Custom Clothing Is Becoming More And More Expensive.

Over the years, many wealthy, well known and well versed costumes have begun to make clothes in tailor shops in Hongkong, Singapore and other places.

For men, the seaward street, the world's best suit, is a good choice for hand sewn custom sanctuary.

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This is slowly affecting the entire garment industry, and the prices of these hand-made customized garments are rising.

The W.W. Chan &Sons clothing custom store from Hongkong is one of the first stores to raise prices.

According to Patrick Chu, the chief trimming division of the shop, a standard VBC wool two piece suit has been sold to 9000 Hong Kong dollars (about 1160 US dollars), up 10% in two years.

Although the quality of Vitale Barberis Canonico manufactured in Italy is excellent, VBC has not yet reached the top level.

The most fundamental reason for the rise in clothing prices is the rise in fabric prices.

In 2010, the price of cotton fabrics increased by 91%, while the price of hybrid wool rose by nearly 50% in 15 months, reaching its highest level in 14 years in October.

Patrick Chu said that these high-quality wool fabrics produced by Loro Piana have also risen by 10% over the past six months.

But the rise in fabric prices is only part of the problem. Increasing demand is another reason why prices continue to grow.

"The business of the shops is so good that we have to refuse orders from some customers," said Mark Cho, one of the founders of The Armoury in Hongkong. "In the middle of the month, prices will rise by 10-20%."

The Armoury set up a service desk for W.W. Chan &Sons in the corner of the shop to investigate the impact of price rise from the perspective of consumers.

Lee Baron, a custom shop in Kowloon, is almost the same. Peter Lee, the shop owner, says that more and more consumers want canvas lined suits, about 5000 Hong Kong dollars.

The demand is getting bigger and bigger, and each garment needs 50 hours to make. It costs HK $2200 more than a semi canvas suit, and the shop pays more for the employees.

At present, Lee has begun to lower the price. He promises that the price of his shop will drop, but he still needs to talk with his employees. After all, the higher wages of employees are caused by the increasing consumption in Hongkong.

In Singapore, the price of clothing is also rising.

In Pimabs, Leslie Chia's premium brand has risen 30% since 2009.

At the beginning of 2009, the price of a shirt in Singapore was 229 Singapore dollar (about 177 US dollars), but now it needs 330 Singapore dollar.

Chia said that the prices in his shop are steady at this stage, and his suppliers have begun to stock wool and cotton cloth.

He also pays close attention to the fluctuation of the price.

In addition to price increases, for the customization industry, in Asia,

We can still maintain higher growth and higher output.

Because the price of customized garments is relatively low compared with luxuries in western countries.

For example, the price of Singapore is relatively high. For a higher Custom Shop Kevin Seah, a two piece suit is the most expensive in shops, about 7000 to 8000 Singapore dollars, or about 5400 dollars.

Compared with some top brands, such as Kiton in Italy, it costs nearly $10000 for a two piece suit.