Stylish elegance to raise the spirits

If the cold and dark fall weather has got you down, international designer styles and fabrics at unbeatable prices just might be just the thing to lift your spirits.

Hong Kong design innovator Raja Fashions is back in Canada this month and next touring major cities in its annual fall tour, offering bespoke cutting-edge designer looks and timeless classics for men and women at massmarket prices. All for an investment of just 20 or 30 minutes in a private fashion consultation and fitting session.

The brainchild of Silk Road tailoring legend Raja Daswani, the Raja Fashions’ formula is simple and compelling: thousands of designer fabrics to choose from, expert individualized tailoring and personalized fashion advice for a fraction of the cost charged by high-end fashion retailers.

“Most of our business is repeat business because customers get the latest hot new looks and classic fashions at about a third of the cost they would pay elsewhere,” explains Daswani. “Male and female customers all get it, designer fabrics and styles, off-the-rack prices plus the expertise and advice of my hand-picked tailors. All at a downtown hotel near you.”

To make the offer even better, Daswani’s team is arriving with an array of fall specials. Sports jackets start for as little as $380 and luxurious topcoats start for as little as $680.

The third-generation tailor sees a number of trends for men and women: the tighter-fitting, shorter-jacketed tailored look remains popular for younger clients while European-influenced, double-vented, two-button riding-style blazers in English tweeds and classic blazers in dark, solid colours remain fashion standards.

While all its garments are stunning and represent the highest quality for the price paid, it is what is not readily apparent that it truly the mark of a Raja Fashions’ handmade suit. Custom finishing touches include working surgeon’s cuffs, a dazzling array of lining colours and materials, made-to-order custom pockets and zippers and reinforced stitching at stress points. It is no exaggeration to say that a Raja suit will be the longest-lasting garment you will ever own.

Raja Fashions also offers the luxury and beauty of leather at great prices, such as a custom-designed sports jacket crafted from soft Italian sheep napa, starting at about $500, compared with designer leather sports jackets running in the $2,000 range.

Thanks to Raja Fashion’s huge warehouse facility, clients can choose from thousands of styles, indulge their personal styles with a myriad of custom linings and detailing Raja’s team of professional tailors craft high-quality fashion for men and women. and select from more than 20,000 fabrics; among those, super-premium designer from famous European design houses.

As well, Raja Fashions can recreate the styles of top international designer names for a fraction of the cost. “We can copy any style such as Hugo Boss, Tom Ford and Brioni,” says Daswani.

Ordering world-class designer fashions at mass-market prices has been made incredibly simple: Customers can book a bespoke fitting and fashion consultation in a luxury hotel suite in major Canadian cities over the next two weeks. Customers are encouraged to bring magazines or pictures of the styles of suits, dresses or outerwear that they would like to be handcrafted to a customfitting session.

In a custom-fitting session, tailors measure and advise clients, take orders and ship measurements and photographs to suit-makers in Hong Kong. Once measurements and custom requests are recorded, your custom garments are shipped within four to six weeks.

Customers can book and order online through Raja