Ascot Chang

I’ve been a client of Ascot Chang since 2011, and have ordered shirts from them at their Hong Kong locations, through their biannual traveling shows in the States and through this New York boutique.
Every visit has been a pleasant experience. When I first started ordering shirts from them, they provided much needed sartorial guidance. Beyond this though, they were flexible and accommodating to all requests — unlike some of the Old World tailors that I have met who are extremely set in their ways.
Their fabric selection is large, with their own house fabrics, differing lines of Thomas Mason and Acorn. From my own experience, their house fabrics are usually more unique in the sense that they offer some unconventional color combinations and patterns, while Thomas Mason and Acorn stick to the more traditional shirting designs. One thing I did note is that over time, their house fabrics will stretch, while the Thomas Mason fabrics will usually remain tight. The stretching, however, was a plus for me, since I am prone to occasional bouts of «prosperity» in my midsection from time to time.
The turnaround time is usually around a month from this location, which is reasonable enough. I was able to expedite an order once to around 2.5 weeks from the New York boutique.
It will take several orders to get everything right, as is the case for any custom shirt operation. However, the first shirt was almost perfect, with only slight modifications needed in sleeve length and width for subsequent orders. Note that the shirts will be larger when brand new and will require several washings to «shrink to size», which they will account for in their measurements and is standard.
After four years of use, the shirts have held up well. Out of maybe 20 shirts first ordered in 2011 and worn every single day, only one has had some fraying in the collar. The rest look almost brand new. This was after the shirts were sent to some of the most heinous cleaners in the most remote backwaters of the United States — so this speaks volumes about the quality of the shirts.
Many orders later, I can attest to the superior quality of Ascot Chang and use them as my sole shirtmaker.

Probably the best bespoke shirts and suits I ever own. It won’t come cheap. Average cost is around $ 400 a shirt and $ 3,500 a suit.

I am so glad we discovered this shop for my husband. He is a preppy type and wears button down collar dress shirts, which are difficult to find. Here he was able to get shirts tailored to his size, with choice of fabric. It takes a few weeks to get the shirts, but it is definitely worth it. The price seems comparable to better off-​the-​rack shirts. Excellent service. We went there for shirts but now he buys everything there. They have some excellent seasonal sales as well.

I highly recommend Ascot Chang is you are short, and are looking for high end business wear.
I have gone to the Ascot Chang in Hong Kong, and had personal service when they visit Chicago. The money you spend on bespoke tailoring is worth every penny, especially from Ascot Chang clothiers. I am short. This makes finding well tailored business clothes off the rack very difficult to find.

There’s nothing sexier than a man in a good suit.
Bespoke tailoring equates a high degree of customization and similarly, a high quality of construction. Ascot Chang provides exceptional custom tailoring and caters to their client’s demands –whether it is inserting a seam or selecting from an array of cuffs or collars.
My friend recently purchased a gray suit and the fit was absolutely flawless. He worked with the tailor to design his suit, melding his preference and the tailor’s expertise to create a beautiful and well-​crafted garment.
It is worth the investment because you know this type of clothing, with the detailed customization and crafsmanship, will last a long time. I would rather purchase clothing that I knew was made exactly to my specifications than wear the mass-​produced, generic Thomas Pink shirt that every other low-​level investment banker is wearing on the Street.
Savile Row may be an ocean away but you do need to travel to purchase perfect, bespoke clothing. Ascot Chang on Central Park South is just a subway stop away…

Not sure if I’d go back. Somehow, $ 1,300 for 4 shirts and having them get three of them flat-​out wrong seems off.
That said, the quality is good and they were apologetic, but for that kind of money I’d simply expect it to be right the first time, not apologized for.
Will head to Turnbull & Asser next time.

The turn-​around time is pretty quick here, and the minimum is 4 shirts (one less than Turnbull). Custom shirts are a revelation — no more weird bra-​showing gap in front, no more tugging too-​short shirttails down. Totally worth the price.

Ascot Chang makes some of the finest men’s shirts in the world. The prices are high (though probably in line for custom shirts). But you’ll probably end up wearing the Ascot Chang shirts more than anything else in your closet — they fit perfectly. The price is worth it to me because I’d rather pay $ 100-​something for a piece of clothing that fits just right and is exactly what I want (and that I wear all the time) rather than $ 60 for a shirt that is neither (and that I don’t like wearing).
When I was a poor student living in New York, I would occasionally walk by the Ascot Chang shop on 57^th, and I remember thinking those shirts were just the most bespoke thing on earth. Now that I can afford the occasional splurge, I have to say that everything about Ascot Chang is as great is I imagined it would be. The service is old-​worldly and wonderful. You can choose between literally hundreds of different fabrics, patterns, etc. They take so many measurements — necessary because no one except maybe Denzel Washington is actually symmetrical. They even measure the size of my watch so that the left cuff can hang at the same length as my right. You choose from a dozen different collars, cuffs; you choose whether you want a pocket, whether you want a seam here or a pleat there — it’s actually amazing to see how the subtle differences affect the overall shirt.
I first ordered my shirts at the shop in Hong Kong (the Prince Building shop, not the one at the Peninsula Hotel). Now, when I need more, I wait for my Hong Kong tailor to make his rounds twice a year in major US cities. He charges the Hong Kong price, which is about 20% less than the US shops, and the shirts are made by the same people using the same fabrics. If you email the Hong Kong store, you can find out when their tailors will be in your city.

they really play up the exotic «shanghai» aspect of shop — but they do good custom work here. they also have a good selection of ties — like them better than pink thomas — where it’s neigh near impossible to get any assistance at all from the numerous shop clerks (just because I’m not wearing a suit to go shopping…)