Beijing’s premier bespoke tailoring experience.  Whether it’s traditional Savile Row or avant-garde Dior Homme, we make your suiting and coating visions into reality.

Appointments:

Phone Number: 1391-009-2410
Email: tailoring@stylites.net

Address

1/F, Yaxing Building,46A Liangmaqiao Lu

From the Lufthansa Centre go east 200 meters along Liangmaqiao Lu, to the second traffic light (the first major intersection). Take a right at the same corner that has the Somerset apartment tower on its southeast corner (take a left and you would be heading toward Women’s Street and the US embassy) and walk fifty meters. The shop is on the left – on the first floor and is visible from the street.  It is in the same building with both a Japanese and a Korean Restaurant.

亮马桥路甲46号亚星大厦1层
在燕莎友谊商城东二百米路口东南角五十米左右

Time Requirement

Senli and Frye is by appointment only so please call or email to schedule a time.  A small enterprise relying on one highly-skilled tailor who gets to know your specific style and body type, Sen Li and Frye suits are typically completed in ten days, at the fastest.  Some customers on a tight schedule will opt to have the suit shipped, after the fitting.  In this case, four days are required.

No Outsourcing

Sen Li measures every client and cuts every suit.  Our competitors in Beijing, whether on low or high end, almost all send measurements out to factories or workshops in other cities.  The cutting is usually done by someone different from the shop assistant who took your measurements. this produces and inferior, less customized result, which is called made-to-measure as opposed to true bespoke, which is what we offer.

Materials

Our 100% wools are imported from England and Italy and tend to be super 100s, 120s and higher.  Those suits for under 1,000 at Ya Show and the Silk Market are made from poly-blends.  We also offer linen and linen blends from Italy as well as wool and wool and cashmere blend tweeds from Scotland.  You will be pleasantly surprised to see the amount of choice that we offer.  Our cashmere wool blends for coating are produced domestically.

Materials: Our linings are made from Bemberg Rayon.  This is the most durable lining fabric.  In addition to tearing faster, the poly lining used by other tailors will leave you sweaty and uncomfortable.  The buttons we use are either horn or the highest end synthetic materials.

Details and Construction

Just to name a few: Our button-holes are hand-sewn.  Our suits include sweat guards and cuff guards for the trousers.

Our construction is mostly hand-made.  When we do rely on machines, it is mechanical rather than modern sewing devices.  This offers much more precision.

Service and Flexibility

We know the difference between Neopolitan and a Saville Row shoulder is and we also know the styles of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Comme des Garçons, and Dior Homme.  The most expensive tailors usually only give you their house style, while the cheap ones just make a mess.

Tailoring in China

To learn more about tailoring in China, please take a look at this article that Nels Frye wrote for China International Business magazine and this one from the China Daily.

A Note on Shirts, Alterations and Female Clients

Our focus is bespoke suits and coats for men.  Since we rely on a small workshop and a single cutter, we do not have the capacity to produce shirts.  However, for our clients, we can source shirts from a reputable producer.  The price is RMB 350 and the materials are domestic and do not match the level of our suiting fabrics.   We would like to note that it does not make sense to order a shirt with us as a trial in order to understand the level of our quality and service, since we do not actually make the shirts.

We are very sorry, but we do not have enough capacity to perform alterations of existing clothing.

Though Sen Li does have the ability to cut dresses, he has decided to focus his talents on suiting.  We do not make dresses, wedding gowns, etc.  What we can do is traditional suiting for women.

Pricing and Payments:

The price for business suits and cashmere overcoats typically range from RMB 3,500 to  5,500, depending on the fabric selection, though there are fabrics priced as low as 3,000 per suit and as high as 12,000.  Casual blazers start at RMB 1,600.   We regret to inform you that only cash is accepted.  We ask for a 50% deposit at the time the order is placed and the remaining 50% upon completion of the suit. 

Photos of Clients:

Please note that these are mainly photos from daily life and not studio shots.

Whereas in the West those of modest means must turn to ill-fitting rentals, in China the average businessman can have a tailor create a bespoke, high-quality ensemble that will be immeasurably more attractive than what they might wear back home. This allows for a significant addition to the wardrobe, to be worn with pride rather than mere obedience, and not reserved solely for very formal events.

Karim Morcos wore a Senli and Frye black tie ensemble to his wedding in late 2008.  See the Cosmo Bride right up on their wedding in our press clippings section.  The most reliable choice for younger men like Karim, who are in good shape, is probably a single-breasted, peak lapel dinner jacket, though shawl lapels and double breasted are other good options.  Karim has opted for a slim fit and flat-fronted trousers.

Mr. James Whelan wears a two-button, peak lapel suit in a classic Prince of Wales check.  As per Mr. Whelan’s taste, the jacket and trousers are made in a very slim-fitting style with narrower lapels with the shoulders and chest being quite structured.  The fabric is an super 120s, weighing around 300 grams per meter and made in the United Kingdom.

Seven of this light gray suit were made for the Martha’s Vineyard wedding of Mr. Justin Reynolds.  Here, Mr. Joel Burgos, one of the groomsmen, wears this two-button, two vented suit a super 100s, weighing around 280 grams per meter and made in the United Kingdom.

To look his best at a major annual art show in Beijing, Mr. Michael Hatch commissioned this navy, slim-fitting, suit from Senli and Frye.  The suit uses a Chinese fabric in a 280 gram weight.

In this whimsical photo shoot for 1626 magazine, Mr. Nels Frye, creator of Stylites.net and Marketing Director for Senli and Frye, wears a heavy corduroy suit in navy blue.  The style is straight from the 1970s, minus the bell-bottoms.  Wide lapels, roped shoulders and a heavily suppressed waist are key features.

Another great option for this season is tweed. The classic herringbone sport coat we make is a staple, but we offer a big range of tweed options like birdseyes and houndstooth, checks and plaids, and solids.

Mr. Frye wears a casual tweed sport coat in a heavy-weight herringbone.  The coat is 2 and a half button design where the top button is not intended for use.  The patch pockets and stitching along the lapels make the jacket more casual.  This jacket is one of the favorite casual pieces from Senli and Frye, and has been made by countless clients in variety of styles.

Reviews (from City Weekend, Beijing):

“I got a beautifully made charcoal black costume at Senli and Frye, and have had no complaints about it. My good friends, Riel and Colin, have also had numerous costumes and jackets made at this place and keep coming back for more! If you need clothes to ‘wow’ your colleagues or friends, Senli and Frye is the place to go to!” -Wimm

“Senli and Frye have a singular penchant for providing tailored perfection and style at reasonable prices; in Beijing certainly, but perhaps all of China, they are unrivaled in this regard. I nor anyone I know who have had custom tailoring done here, have ever complained about fit or quality or price; on the contrary, meticulous needle work, high quality fabrics, and a perfectly customized fit conspire to make the wearer look outstanding, without lightening the wallet. If you are thinking of taking advantage of the cost savings attributed to having custom tailoring done in China, it would be unwise to settle for anything less than Senli and Frye.” – Colin

“A friend recently asked me about the difference between paying $6,000 and $800 for website design in China. I told him it’s like the difference between Sen Li & Frye and Silk Market. How important is customized detail and a willingness to listen to you? I bought a denim-esque green blazer at Sen Li & Frye, and will never hail a cab to the Silk Market for this kind of thing ever again.” -Matt