The Hong Kong BaoTou Tailors and Fabric Shops for CMT Thread

[Gatsby]

Are there any CMT/Baotou tailors that do fittings in Shenzhen? I figure with the current logistical issues in HK maybe it’s easier to quality control if there is someone on the same side of the border as their workshop?

 

[Warrant_Buffet]

Random thought: @PekingRoadHK can definitely mention in his blog that Sham Shui Po is a great place to be in if you don't mind the hassle of searching out vintage fabrics and accessories in beat-up stores. I'm bringing home 3+yds of Dormeuil Tonik at <10USD.

 

[PekingRoadHK]

@Gatsby

There are Baotou working in HK and Baotou working in Shenzhen.

Traveling crossing borders is not easy for the moment. If you are located in HK, find your HK Baotou. If you are located in Shenzhen, find your Shenzhen Baotou.

My blog tells a few working retails in Luohu Commerical City (Lo Wu Shopping Plaza).

Due to COVID-19, Cao sifu and Mao sifu's tailor are now working in their Shenzhen workshops. I am not sure if they will take retail orders before Chinese new year.


@Warrant_Buffet

Please let me know the addresses and locations of your said SSP fabric shops (traders), I will update my blog later.

I receive many feedback, many are buying brand names online for low price.

 

[Warrant_Buffet]

@Gatsby

There are Baotou working in HK and Baotou working in Shenzhen.

Traveling is not easy crossing borders for the moment. If you are located in HK, find your HK Baotou. If you are located in Shenzhen, find your Shenzhen Baotou.

My blog tells a few working retails in Luohu Commerical City (Lo Wu Shopping Plaza).

Due to COVID-19, Cao sifu and Mao sifu's tailor are now working in their Shenzhen workshops. I am not sure if they will take retail orders before Chinese new year.


@Warrant_Buffet

Please let me know the addresses and locations your said SSP fabric shops (traders), I will update my blog later.

I receive many feedback, many are buying brand names online for low price.

FWIW there's a couple of stores on Ki Lung Street that occasionally sell good vintage lengths (H & S, Scabal, Dormeuil, Schofield & Smith, etc.). Buy at your own risk though because you may sometimes end up with cheap terylene fabrics that are labeled as high-end.

 

[PekingRoadHK]

FWIW there's a couple of stores on Ki Lung Street that occasionally sell good vintage lengths (H & S, Scabal, Dormeuil, Schofield & Smith, etc.). Buy at your own risk though because you may sometimes end up with cheap terylene fabrics that are labeled as high-end.

I have been there, I cannot verify if they are real stuff.

3 years ago, I found Japanese Denim there. Then, I found the (same ???) in Shenzhen Dongmen fabric market selling MIC farbics. You can order your selvedge with foreign brand names in this market.

 

[Warrant_Buffet]

I have been there, I cannot verify if they are real stuff.

3 years ago, I found Japanese Denim there. Then, I found the (same ???) in Shenzhen Dongmen fabric market selling MIC farbics. You can order your selvedge with foreign brand names in this market.

It's best to look for old / dead stock with the company tags, but of course you do have to touch the fabric and see if it “feels right”. That's how I previously found a 7.5HKD piece of Crispaire.

Alternatively, you can visit the nearby Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar. More choices are available there but you'll have to pay a bit more (~60-120HKD / yard IIRC so still a steal).

And of course, bring the length to your sifu and let him feel it. They should have enough experience to judge if the fabric is real.

 

[dygital]

Had a fitting today at Ng Sifu (I think I may have seen another forum member there as I got there? 6pm ish)
Quite happy with the fit. My shoulders look uneven because there is padding on one side and one without, but both were removed after. The neck gap should just be from the pins in the back. The short sleeves are by my request as I like my shirt sleeves shorter than average.

Thoughts?

 

[Warrant_Buffet]

Had a fitting today at Ng Sifu (I think I may have seen another forum member there as I got there? 6pm ish)
Quite happy with the fit. My shoulders look uneven because there is padding on one side and one without, but both were removed after. The neck gap should just be from the pins in the back. The short sleeves are by my request as I like my shirt sleeves shorter than average.

Thoughts?

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I'd like the jacket to be 1/8 inch longer but it's just my own preference. Perhaps the waist can be suppressed some more also.

 

[dygital]

I'd like the jacket to be 1/8 inch longer but it's just my own preference. Perhaps the waist can be suppressed some more also.

Yeah I had a similar thought about asking for a longer jacket, but Ng Sifu mentioned that since I like the sleeves so short, it would be disproportional. Funny thing about the waist suppression... Ng sifu asked me if I wanted it tighter 2-3 times too haha, but I decided against it.

 

[Warrant_Buffet]

Once I thought I'm sticking with British tailoring but Liverano has changed my mind. Here are shots from the first fitting before the jacket was even ironed. A few changes will be made from shorter sleeves (by 0.75inch for my own taste) to a lower button stance so the lower part doesn't “flare out” as much. Given the sifu's sharp eye for detail, I'd say the jacket is worth every penny it costs. (Hopefully he doesn't retire too soon...)
One thing you can't tell from the photos is that the lapels are actually nearly cut straight so
they should look concave once the jacket's ironed and ready to be put on.

 

[PekingRoadHK]

@Warrant_Buffet

which baotou is that? thanks.

 

[dukenukem4ever]

Which sifu ah?

 

[Warrant_Buffet]

This particular sifu would like to keep a low profile so I'm afraid I can't share. Sorry folks...

FWIW he's semi-retired and only returns to the workshop once / twice a week. Shares the workshop with 2 other shirt sifus somewhere below the 10th floor.

 

[Petey]

Who else are the sifu known for their contemporary french style? Thanks

This particular sifu would like to keep a low profile so I'm afraid I can't share. Sorry folks...

FWIW he's semi-retired and only returns to the workshop once / twice a week. Shares the workshop with 2 other shirt sifus somewhere below the 10th floor.

 

[Warrant_Buffet]

Who else are the sifu known for their contemporary french style? Thanks

I'm not sure what you mean by “contemporary French”. Mind telling me more? As in a more nipped in waist? Cut close to the body? Roped shoulders? If that's the case, my gut feeling is that Fung may be of help