Sam's Tailor

Sam's Tailor is a tailor in Hong Kong. It is noted for the roster of its clientele, which includes British royalty, American presidents, and international celebrities.[1]

Sam and Roshan with LA Galaxy outside the store in Kowloon
Left to right - Sham, George Bush Senior, Manu and Roshan inside the store

History

The shop was founded by Sam Melwani in 1957. This was after he signed a contract to produce the uniforms of British soldiers stationed in Hong Kong.[1] The shop is still run by his sons, Manu and Sham Melwani, as well as his grandson Roshan Melwani.[1] It is located in Burlington Arcade on 94 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Clientele have included Queen Elizabeth II, Ronald Reagan, Prince Philip, King Charles, U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, UK Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair.[2] The tailoring shop also dressed celebrities such as Naomi Campbell,Bruno Mars, Russell Crowe,[2] John McEnroe, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Boris Becker, Bob Hawke, Kylie Minogue, David Bowie, Richard Gere, Michael McElligott and Luca Marchesi. Until the handover in 1997, it was one of the few official uniform tailors for British troops in Hong Kong, along with Yuen's Tailor, etc.[3][4] Sam's Tailor was honoured with a postage stamp on the 50th anniversary of its founding.

Trivia

Michael Palin had his suit made there while doing his travel documentary, Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin.[5]

The location was a site of the Detour in the eleventh leg of the reality TV show The Amazing Race 27 with Roshan Melwani making an appearance.[6]

Richard Ayoade visited the shop and had a suit made with Jon Hamm in Travel Man.

See also

References
  1. "A suit in 24 hours? Bespoke Hong Kong tailor 'Sam' Melwani gets an MBE". South China Morning Post. 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  2. Jacobs, Harrison. "A day in the life of the world's most famous tailor, who works 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, and has made suits for Bill Clinton, Russell Crowe, and Bruno Mars". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. "An Interview". HK01.
  4. "An Interview". HK01.
  5. "Around the World in 80 Days".
  6. Walker, Jodi (December 5, 2015). "The Amazing Race recap: It's Not Easy Beating Green". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 11, 2020.


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