Hong Kong has always, amongst other things, been known for its tailor-made suits. I woke up this morning and I was like, “Why?” Anyways, today we’re going to go meet up with one of Hong Kong’s famous tailors and find out why. But first, he’s got to smarten up a bit. That’s more like it. Let’s boogie. My grandfather came to Hong Kong in 1952. He came from India and he worked in a tailor shop for about five years until he had saved up enough to open up his own shop, and he called it Sam’s Tailor. In 1957, he flew my grandmother, my father, my uncle, and my aunt to Hong Kong. This is my father and his two siblings, and my father and my uncle worked alongside my grandfather from a very young age and built Sam’s Tailor into what it is today. Well, I worked in the shop every Christmas, summer, and Easter holiday between the age of 11 to 16, and I saw how dynamic the environment was. We had 20, 30, sometimes 40 new clients every single day, and everyone was generally visiting Hong Kong, so everyone had their own story to tell. Everyone wanted to engage, wanted to share, or also wanted to learn. So it’s just an awesome place to hang around whilst I was that young, and so it was always on the back of my mind that after I finished doing what I think I needed to do, that I would definitely come back and work in a super dynamic environment which people underestimate. Routine, I get. 21 years ago when I first joined, but now I manage my business venture, so I find it’s best interest for my clients for me to be overseeing the process and engaging with them, rather than to be in a workshop just working on one item for one client that I don’t see. With tailors and tailored suits, I think Hong Kong has been associated always for speed, reliability, and dependability. So whatever product we serve up basically satisfies those three categories, and one of them is tailoring. How did Tsim Sha Tsui become such an area where you can find tailors on every street corner? I think my dad would be better set to give you an insight into the history of the development of tailoring in Tsim Sha Tsui. Tsim Sha Tsui was famous for the bars, tailor shops, and there was an influx where the ships used to come up, servicemen from the ships. How did Sam’s Tailor become such an institution? It always started with a lot of people, serving people well. I understand you made suits for David Bowie? Yeah, the most iconic guys. You know, I’m super blessed, it’d be hard-pressed to pick one person. I guess the President of the United States, I mean, you can’t get more iconic than that. I understand that you guys have your own beer? Yeah, Sam’s Ale. I’m glad you like it. I’m always looking for constructive feedback before version 2.0 comes out. Thank you so much for having us. Thank you for having me. This is an honor and a pleasure. That day is coming very soon. Thank you.