On Monday, January 16, 2012 11:06:39 PM UTC+9, CL wrote:
> On 01/16/2012 08:54 PM, Rik Brown wrote:
> > I'm not especially big (6' 1"), but I've never been happy at all with
> > any of the clothing options in Japan unless you go the tailor made
> > route. Part of the reason is not just sizing up, proportions in body
> > parts tend to be different and that affects things such as shirt and
> > slacks lengths.
> >
> > I've always found that its best to stock up when you go home or have
> > family/friends ship over the proper stuff. However, if it is business
> > suits, you can get those tailored for the right proportions. Over the
> > decades, I've used:
> >
> > Ricky Sarani
> > 3-3-12 Azabudai
> > Minato-ku, Tokyo
> >
> > 'Ricky Sarani where suit will always fit' (http://www.rickysarani.com)
> >
> > He's not far from the Russian Embassy in Roppongi. Since the American
> > Club is just behind the Russian Embassy, he gets a bunch of business
> > from the business-types who frequent the club. He's certainly well-known
> > among the business crowd in Japan.
> 
> If you have more money than common sense, buy from Sarani.  When I 
> worked in industries that required suits, there were a group of Indian 
> tailors from Hong Kong that used to bring sample books of whatever you 
> wanted, take your order and deliver your suits and shirts a month later. 
>   All for less than half of Sarani and they fit a lot better.  They used 
> to advertise in the Japan Times and Daily Yomiyuri but the best guys 
> were the ones that were introduced from office to office.
> 

The problem with those guys is that once you get introduced, they come and
bug you to buy a new suit every 3 months or so.

Now that I think of it, when I wore suits, I had 2 business weeks worth made up
at a retailers convention (GDI or something) that was invitation only but
you could bring a friend (I was a friend.)  Go enough times, and they put you
on the mailing list to get your own invite.

They were fairly well made.  Sort of a screw up on one of the embroidered initials but oh well.

No opinion on Sarani.