Silk tailors in Hoi An

Silk here is not only for dresses. The Vy makes robes, kimono and traditional Vietnamese sleepwear sets in silk, Bari Tailor makes silk pyjamas, and Maya Tailor Hoi An works in silk and brocade. Many shops will copy a garment you bring: at The Vy one reviewer had a gown made from a dress they already owned.

Reported prices give a rough guide. A long silk dress cost €100 at Blue Eye Tailor, a double-lined silk dress cost VND 2,800,000 at the Blue Eye Tailor on Nguyễn Thái Học and was made in under 24 hours, and a silk dress cost US$125 at Be Li Tailor. Prices go lower too: a 1-star reviewer of Shine Tailor later found a silk dress for US$60 at another Hoi An shop. Larger orders are often priced as a bundle: at 45 Thu Tailor three pure silk dresses plus an ao dai set came to about US$600. Silk also turns up in suits, as at BeBe Tailor, where one couple paid about US$265 for a suit in a Thai-silk blend.

The word silk covers both pure silk and blends, and the price should reflect which one you get. A 1-star reviewer at Be Li Tailor paid US$76 for a silk-cotton dress. Ask whether the cloth is pure silk or a blend, touch the bolt it comes from, and check the finished piece against it. At Blue Chic Tailor a 1-star review describes a fabric delivered that did not match the one agreed at the consultation. Most shops here, 105 of the 113, include adjustments in the price. For more prices, see the Hoi An tailor prices guide.