Before the pandemic Hong Kong’s tailors were a must-visit for many tourists thanks to their reputation for quality — and their ability to turn a bespoke suit around as little as 24 hours. Many of those tailors relocated to Hong Kong in the aftermath of the Chinese Communist Party’s civil war victory in 1949. “People can get 10 suits in Hong Kong with the frequency they get one suit in Saville Row,” said Andy Chan, President of the Hong Kong Tailors Association. “This is why everybody came to Hong Kong to get a custom-made suit for them.”TOURIST DESERTIn recent years Hong Kong’s tailoring industry has struggled against fast fashion and online sales. Hong Kong only scrapped mandatory hotel quarantine in September, long after rival hubs like Singapore had reopened to the world.
