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Hong Kong is a city where East meets West. The making of western clothing has a long history. Western clothing was called “fan yi” (foreign clothing) in the 19th century and later took its current name, “suit”. Over the last century, the world’s fashion trends have changed in several eras. A century later, what actually is the value of suits? Have people changed their perception on the value of suits?

In the past, it cost employees a month’s salary to get a tailor-made suit for dressing up for the Chinese New Year. There were tailor shops all around in the 1950’s and tailors could feed their whole family by working day and night.

Nowadays, suit shop owners have to cater to fashion trends and preferences of buyers, as well as focusing on interaction with customers. Meanwhile, some young suit designers see that suits are still a symbol of professional identity, and so they invest in technology in the hope of tailor-making a perfect suit for customers with a more accurate tape measure.

The handmade suit tailoring industry is a craft industry and also one that involves working with people. It can maintain its foothold for a century all because suit tailors, sellers and wearers have played their parts at different times. Just as sewing a suit, everyone adds a stitch to keep the industry going.
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문화 - Culture
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Hong Kong, fan yi, foreign clothing
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