Dapper Clothing etc...

**ViroBono** · 13-11-2004, 17:36

Not sure where you are, but there is a tailoress who does a lot of work for RAF Wittering officers who will alter uniform and civ shirt sleeves. PM me for details if you are interested. Most stn tailors should be able to do this, but my experience is that the quality varies and they can be expensive.

**Mr_C_Hinecap** · 14-11-2004, 09:52

Plastic.

If you are aircrew, you never get out of a growbag!

Other than that, pm me for more on the RAF shirt system. Being a dull Stacker, I have some experience in that world that the readers of this Forum would find too dull.

OK - I am back in London for next weekend and will be perusing the boutiques, especially Jermyn St. I'm hopeful!

**PlasticCabDriver** · 14-11-2004, 23:35

Mr_C_Hinecap

Wish I wasn't out of my grobag, but am presently shining the arse of previously very underused blues! PM inbound.

PCD

**BlotBangRub** · 21-11-2004, 00:33

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**Mr_C_Hinecap** · 12-05-2005, 08:49

OK chaps. I'm back in Blighty now and looking to sort out the wardrobe! Bumped this cheeky thread back up to the top again.
The Italians were vertically challenged and therefore had no concept of the requirements of a real man.

Any updates on clothing suppliers? I will also be in the market for a new suit - bespoke recommendations that are reasonable prices??

**ticklishrodent** · 12-05-2005, 09:01

Can any one recommend a good tailor in Hong Kong, as I will be out there in two weeks and require a couple of suits made prior to departing to Civ Div and hints and tips on the place most welcome

TR

**Cynical-Subbie** · 12-05-2005, 10:11

There are no good tailors in Hong Kong. They are cheap for a reason!

**DozyBint** · 12-05-2005, 10:15

Originally Posted by Cynical-Subbie

There are no good tailors in Hong Kong. They are cheap for a reason!

Not true! You just have to find the good ones.

This from a friend who has worked in Honkers for many years:

I'd suggest Yuen's Tailor in Central. Owners are Bonny and Johnny Yuen.

Address is 2nd Floor, Shop 233, Escalator Link Alley, 80 Des Voeux Rd, Central Market.

Not the cheapest in Hong Kong, but quality is good and they use good British cloth. Not the sh#t from Italy that looks good for a month and then shines up like a 70s disco outfit !

They make excellent shirts also.

Contact number is +85 2 2815 5388. Tell him to go early in his trip so he can decide if he likes their stuff / prices & has time for the fittings.

**BlotBangRub** · 12-05-2005, 11:02

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**musicalmarvin** · 12-05-2005, 11:29

Can anyone give any tips on what style/colour etc of suit to go for. At the moment I am the not so proud owner of a crappy Next suit, and am looking to updating that part of the wardrobe department. Is pinstripe de-rigeur? What are the views on double breasted, 3 piece etc. What sort of price should you consider (bearing in mind that I am a stingy student, Â£200 is going to be stretching my pocket!)
Many thanks

**abacus** · 12-05-2005, 11:33

Raja Fashions

http://www.raja-fashions.com/

BUT!!!! Be prepared to negotiate - these boys are fantastic salesmen.

Quality very good on anything I've had from them but if they start off at a special price of Â£9,000 for a couple of suits and half a dozen shirts you know you should be down closer to Â£1500. And they will start off at something ridiculous, bless them.

**MrPVRd** · 12-05-2005, 12:38

Can anyone give any tips on what style/colour etc of suit to go for. At the moment I am the not so proud owner of a crappy Next suit, and am looking to updating that part of the wardrobe department. Is pinstripe de-rigeur? What are the views on double breasted, 3 piece etc. What sort of price should you consider (bearing in mind that I am a stingy student, Â£200 is going to be stretching my pocket!)

Get thee to Slater Menswear! Branches up and down the UK.

http://www.slatermenswear.com/content/

I picked up a couple of three-pieces (not black!) for not much over Â£250. They will be tailored free of charge if required. The quality, range and service are unsurpassed (for off-the-peg) and the prices seem ridiculously low for what you get. The staff are well-trained and excellent at matching the clothing to the occasion.

**CGS** · 12-05-2005, 16:46

As suggested a couple of times, I have made this 'sticky'.

My only condition is that the use of the word 'cheap' is not used out of context!

I will have short words with any officer claiming that they buy/wear 'cheap' clothes. Inexpensive will do!

**CrapSpy** · 12-05-2005, 16:55

Originally Posted by CGS

As suggested a couple of times, I have made this 'sticky'.

My only condition is that the use of the word 'cheap' is not used out of context!

I will have short words with any officer claiming that they buy/wear 'cheap' clothes. Inexpensive will do!

You don't have kids do you. Cheap is the only option.

**Interceptor** · 12-05-2005, 18:08

I had couple of suits made by this guy in 2002. He advertises in Private Eye and, occassionally, the broadsheets.

http://www.raja-fashions.com/all.html

I rocked up to his hotel suite in Manchester, he measured me, took a couple of digital photos (crooked back, one leg shorter than the other, that kind of thing) and before I'd left the hotel he had emailed my measurements to his shop in HK. He has hundreds of swatches of material from across the price range and lots of colours for linings.

A few weeks later, 2 suits arrived. Very good quality wool, well cut and a good fit. Â£500 the lot, and I didn't have to go to HK.

The downside? No fitting to make sure it looked perfect on my beautiful body. Other than that, very happy. Recommended. And a darn sight cheaper than the thief Golding and better than anything that Slater Menswear have for sale.