Visit Zhangli Workshop

There are not many tailoring shops with their own workshops in China, and most of them are sent to factories or other people’s workshops for OEM. Of course, this does not mean that these tailoring shops have no opinions and higher requirements for their products. For example, in the field of dress shoes, Sendra, a Spanish Goodyear shoe factory, OEM brands in various regions, but these brands still have their own characteristics.

Zhangli workshop is well-known all over the country, and it is a relatively high-end workshop, and many well-known tailoring shops are using it.

I add Ms. ZHANG Li on WeChat long time ago and had some exchanges, but we have never met. Knowing that she has a workshop in Hongqiao World Center, I have been thinking about it for a long time and finally got what I wanted.

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An Interview with Bespoke Tailor, Sam HU

Sam is the pioneer who studied bespoke tailoring in Italy, because of their progress that more Chinese people will think of a more mature route to learn arts abroad in the future. No matter whether they will go back to China or not, they will have more exchanges with China, so that our clothing level can quickly meet the international standards.

Learn his story together.

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Shiyi Is French Style?

Many people are impressed by my suit made by Shiyi (meaning Pick up the art/craft), which has been widely praised by everyone!

Such tight clothes, but they don’t affect the activity and comfort too much.

Aesthetically, I don’t like it.

But when I often see Cifonelli’s clothes (on Instgram), I am stunned.

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Visit HMH Studio

HMH is a classic menswear bespoke studio, located on the Bund in Shanghai. More than a year passed before I made time to follow up and visit again.

HMH was originally in Ruikang apartment, but later the landlord took it back for his own use and moved to Riverside Building, separated from Ruikang apartment by a post and telecommunications museum.

Just a short section of Suzhou River, from west to east, is located the Fujian Road and Bridge, Henan Road and Bridge, Sichuan North Road Bridge and Zhapu Road and Bridge with the same long history … The old and the new are mixed and unique.

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Visit Atelier Brio Pechino

Brio is regarded as the most avant-garde Italian buyer’s shop in China, and its owner, WANG Xiaoxiao, is one of the most internationally renowned classic menswear icon. Many internationally renowned tailors hold Trunk Show in China, and they will all settle in Brio.

On the contrary, the media coverage of Brio in China is not as much as that in the west. I read on Die Workwear blog that Brio opened his own workshop named Atelier Brio Pechino.

When I came to Beijing, I came to this most famous Italian style buyer’s shop in China.

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An Interview with YI Tian, the Founder of ZHUOLV

If we talk about the most popular dress shoe brands in China in 2025, AXEN thrones the entry level, and ZHUOLV the highest end. (fp in the middle).

Perhaps many people have met the founders of ZHUOLV, YI Tian, but few people know his background and why he founded this brand.

Let’s get to know the boss.

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