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A strongly recommended Hong Kong Shirt maker

Jetset

New in Town
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There's TONS of great tailors around HK, and even up in Shenzhen who will make shirts for cheap, and to whatever specification you like. I used to get my stuff made there all the time, but it was convenient because I lived there :D You just gotta watch out. As with everything, sometimes you just get a bad item once in a while. You have to be a smart consumer is all, because more often than not, quality needs to be demanded over there, rather than expected.
 
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It's only worthwhile if you're in town. In that case, they take care of you and do what you want, and do it very well! Their internet orders, I don't think they really give a crap. it's a very small part of their business.

When in situ, I had great experiences with Jantzen. I even had them create a pattern for a 1920s shirt so that people here could order online. Rudie got one good shirt from them over t'internets using the 1920s pattern, though it shrunk in the wash … the next one was way too big in the collar. I believe he also had issues with communication.
 

Rudie

Call Me a Cab
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Berlin
When in situ, I had great experiences with Jantzen. I even had them create a pattern for a 1920s shirt so that people here could order online. Rudie got one good shirt from them over t'internets using the 1920s pattern, though it shrunk in the wash … the next one was way too big in the collar. I believe he also had issues with communication.

Correct. The first shirts was near perfect, with the collar a tiny bit too tight. The next one was disaster. I wanted them to shorten the overall length of the shirt and they shortened just the tails. Looks ridiculous. And the collar was about four sizes too big. I contacted them several times about this and never got a reply.
 

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