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Chapter 73 Customized Suits (Subscription Request)

The next morning, Lu Feng and Feng Xiaoxiao drove to Chongming Island.

In a small shop run by a couple without a storefront, Lu Feng bought two Chongming cakes that had just come out of the oven.

One piece is made of blood glutinous rice, and the other piece is made of white glutinous rice with lard.

Carrying Chongming cake, Lu Feng came to a community called Taihefang in JA District.

Lu Feng arrived at the 4th floor of a building with familiarity and knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was a kind old lady. Seeing Lu Feng and the others, she asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

"Aunt Chen, long time no see!"

Lu Feng smiled and greeted, then picked up the Chongming cake in his hand and said with a smile: "I brought Chongming cake, it's just out of the pot, it's still hot!"

The old lady was even more confused when she saw how familiar he looked.

But when she saw the Chongming cake in his hand, the old lady's doubts dissipated a little, because this was indeed her husband Zhou Mingtai's favorite food.

"Hey! Come on, come on! Why bring this? That damn old man can't eat it!"

The old lady complained with a smile, but still warmly welcomed Lu Feng and the others into her home.

"What did you bring? What can't I eat?"

A somewhat wealthy old man walked slowly towards the living room.

"Hey! You're not deaf when you hear there's food?"

The old lady scolded him unhappily, but the uncle's eyes were already drawn to the Chongming cake in Lu Feng's hand, and he couldn't pull his eyes away.

"Uncle Zhou."

Lu Feng smiled and said, "I came to you to make a few sets of clothes."

This uncle is the person he wants to visit on this trip.

Zhou Mingtai is one of the leading tailors of Shanghai's Red Gang and a direct disciple of Xu Dachang, the founder of Shanghai's Peromon.

The old Qian family in Shanghai has half of their custom-made formal suits customized by him, and the other half is customized by famous foreign designers.

After hearing what Lu Feng said, the uncle looked up at him and asked in confusion: "I don't know you? Who are you?"

"My uncle asked Uncle Zhou to make custom clothes for you. He introduced me here."

Lu Feng explained casually, then put the Chongming cake on the table in a familiar manner, and greeted with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you don't know me, just know Chongming cake.

My uncle said, if you ask Uncle Zhou to make clothes for you, you don’t have to give him money, but you must treat him to the most authentic Chongming cake.

This is the authentic Chongming cake I just brought from Chongming. It was fresh out of the pan when I took it, and it’s still warm now!”

The hot Chongming cake exudes the aroma of sugar and oil compounds, especially the lard cake. The lard aroma makes Zhou Mingtai's mouth water.

"Hahaha! Your uncle is really thoughtful. He knows I like to eat this."

Zhou Mingtai has made clothes for many people, so it is impossible for him to remember everyone.

It was enough for him to know that Lu Feng came to him to make clothes.

Smelling the aroma, he came to the table, sat down, pointed at the lard cake, and signaled to his wife beside him: "Bring a thread to divide it!"

Chongming cake is soft and sticky, and difficult to cut with a knife, so it is divided into long strips or small pieces by twisting it with thread.

The old lady complained, but she turned around to get a new roll of thread, twisted a piece of lard cake, and handed it to Zhou Mingtai: "You can only eat this one! Otherwise, your blood pressure will rise and no one will take care of you!"

I would be satisfied just to have a piece of Zhou Mingtai.

He took the hot lard cake and ate it all in small bites, then he breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.

Looking at Lu Feng, he laughed and said, "Didn't your uncle tell you that I don't make clothes anymore?"

"is it?"

Lu Feng deliberately pretended to be surprised and sighed with regret: "That's such a pity, it seems that I won't be lucky enough to experience Uncle Zhou's cooking skills!"

The Hongbang tailors are actually called Fengbang tailors, referring to a group of tailors who specialized in making western suits during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China period.

Most of these people came from Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, so they formed a group of Fengbang tailors.

Because the Ningbo dialect is called Fengbang, which sounds very similar to Hongbang, later it became known as Hongbang tailors.

In the history of domestic clothing, the Hongbang tailors have a very important position and have created five firsts.

The Hongbang tailors made the first western suit and the first Zhongshan suit in China, opened the first western-style suit store in China, wrote the first monograph on western-style suit theory, and established the first western-style suit craft school.

And the Magic City is where the Red Gang tailors became famous.

In those days, there was a craze for western-style clothes in the foreign concessions.

The most luxurious shops on Nanjing Road and Yu Qiaqing Road, the most prosperous streets at that time, were the suit shops of the Red Gang tailors.

Xu Dachang, the founder of Perromont, the oldest suit brand in Shanghai today, learned his craft at Wang Shunchang’s suit shop.

Later, Xu Dachang went to Hong Kong and founded Hong Kong Peromon, making Peromon famous both at home and abroad.

Hong Kong celebrities such as Pao Yue-kong, Li Ka-shing, Run Run Shaw, Chen Dianhua, Ronald Arculli, and Stanley Ho all had their suits custom-made at Perromont.

The Zhou Mingtai in front of him is Xu Dachang’s little apprentice. He stayed in the Magic City and guarded the Magic City Peromon. He has been engaged in sewing work for more than 50 years and has trained countless disciples.

Nowadays, half of the people who make high-end custom suits in Shanghai are Zhou Mingtai’s apprentices.

It was only after 05 that Zhou Mingtai retired due to health reasons and basically stopped doing custom-made garments.

Only for some old customers will he personally go there.

He gave most of the orders to his apprentices.

In his previous life, Lu Feng met Zhou Mingtai through the introduction of that noble man and wore clothes customized by Zhou Mingtai.

In the circle that noble person lives in, people don't care about luxury cars, famous watches, and private jets at all. They are taken for granted and just regarded as a means of transportation.

What they value are reliable drivers, caring nannies, skilled private chefs, top-notch doctors, and tailors who know everything about them.

That level of circle, even the top rich, would have difficulty entering without connections. The reason why Lu Feng made a comeback for the third time and became a financial tycoon smoothly was that he entered that circle with the introduction of that noble man.

In his previous life, he went to the United States to avoid debt, and that’s where he met that noble man.

In this life, he might not have the chance to meet that noble person in that way again.

If you want to create another chance, you have to think of a way.

This is also the reason why Lu Feng came to find Zhou Mingtai.

Seeing Lu Feng pretending to be surprised, Zhou Mingtai laughed and raised his hand to nod at him: "You kid, you are really good at acting cute, but I like it."

He patted the lard cakes and said with a smile: "For the sake of these Chongming cakes, I will make an exception for once! Follow me!"

After saying that, he got up and went to the living room.

Lu Feng got up and followed, while Feng Xiaoxiao stayed in the restaurant and chatted with the old lady.

"stand right here."

Zhou Mingtai gestured to Lu Feng to stand in the middle of the living room, then he took out a tape measure and began to measure Lu Feng.

The most important thing when ordering a custom suit is taking your measurements.

In customization, the most valuable thing is the craftsman's skill in measuring the size.

In some semi-custom stores that sell in large quantities, the tailors are even hired as salespersons.

The clothes made in this kind of store are absolutely impossible to fit.

A professional tailor must know how to sew.

As for top-notch custom-made products, they are all personally measured by famous tailors with decades of experience.

Body measurement not only involves measuring dozens of body data based on body shape, but a truly professional expert will also make detailed adjustments based on personal habits.

For example, when Zhou Mingtai was measuring Lu Feng's leg length, he asked Lu Feng which side his penis usually rested on when he wore pants.

This is a very detailed issue, but it is very important.

If you are used to putting it on the right side, then the right trouser line of the pants should be moved a little to the left.

If you are used to wearing it on the left, the left trouser line should be moved a little to the right.

Only by striving for perfection in such details can the clothes be made to fit perfectly and avoid embarrassing situations of inappropriateness.

Clothes made in this way will be very expensive, but they are also very comfortable to wear.

Because it is made to perfectly fit the wearer's physical condition.

The trouble is, the size of the garment doesn't change as the body changes.

So once you gain some weight or lose some weight, your clothes will no longer fit you as well.

But after experiencing the feeling of wearing clothes that fit the body perfectly, people often find it difficult to tolerate clothes that do not fit well.

Therefore, wealthy people who can afford it will always have some custom-made clothes to wear every six months or three months.

This expense is not low, but the purpose of making money is to make yourself comfortable.

It was money well spent.

After taking the measurements, Zhou Mingtai asked Lu Feng about the choice of pattern and fabric.

Lu Feng didn't care much about these.

He first ordered two Italian-style suits, one of which was more Neapolitan style and made of linen, which was more comfortable to wear in summer.

A Roman-style suit, with an additional coat made of cashmere for winter wear.

There are also two sets of British style, which are worn on formal occasions.

After measuring his body, Zhou Mingtai wrote down the data and started chatting with Lu Feng.

Customization cannot be done in one go, it usually takes four or five times.

Measuring the body is just the first step. After the framework is made, Lu Feng will still have to try the size.

The frame of that suit only had the lining, with all sorts of chalk marks on it, and the sleeves weren't attached.

Zhou Mingtai will confirm whether the various sizes are suitable based on the try-on results.

For example, chest circumference, arm circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference, leg circumference, etc., inappropriate places will be marked with chalk for easy modification.

After the modification is completed, Lu Feng will try the lining with sleeves again, and let Zhou Mingtai confirm the size based on the fit and smoothness during movement.

After trying it on this time, I will be able to see the finished garment next time.

But then I have to try the finished garment again to see the overall effect.

If there is something not suitable, it needs to be revised again.

However, Lu Feng had experienced this situation many times in his previous life, so he was used to it.

At Zhou Mingtai's invitation, Lu Feng and Feng Xiaoxiao stayed for a simple meal.

Apart from the woman next to Lu Feng, Zhou Mingtai can be said to be the person who knows his body best.

So in front of Zhou Mingtai, Lu Feng was not at all shy.

Zhou Mingtai's children are all abroad, and his home is seldom visited by anyone except customers.

Lu Feng's casualness actually made them like him very much. They had a meal with laughter and both the host and the guests enjoyed themselves very much.

After agreeing on the next time to try on clothes, Lu Feng said goodbye to Feng Xiaoxiao and left.

Before leaving, Lu Feng wanted to leave a deposit, but Zhou Mingtai refused to accept it and said he would talk about it after the clothes were made.

Lu Feng felt a little unwilling that he hadn't been able to spend the money.

Therefore, after getting in the car, Lu Feng signaled to Feng Xiaoxiao: "Let's go buy a car!"

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