
“Tailoring is about a long-term relationship rather than a quick date,” says Dylan Chong, Director of bespoke tailoring house Dylan & Son—which he built up after taking over and rebranding his father’s tailoring business in 2010. Walking the talk, the spiffy 40-year-old infuses his métier with plenty of personal touches that foster enduring affiliations—personally attending every consultation and cutting every pair of trousers, and having the same cutter serve each client. In true craftsman fashion, he wishes for Dylan & Son to remain a small-scale business when it hits its 20th anniversary, “with a tight-knit team of tailors who put forth their best efforts for our clients”.
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“… anywhere in his early 30s to early 50s. He has substantial experience in the realm of tailoring, and is very clear about his preferences, likes and dislikes. He enjoys dressing for himself and is not easily swayed by the opinions of others.”
“I draw inspiration from Cary Grant, Prince Charles, Alain Delon and Giorgio Armani.”
“My first fashion memory was of myself flipping through tailoring catalogs from the 1960s. I was about 10 then, so I didn’t really know what I was looking at, but I’ve always had an interest in clothes.”
“The item I wear most often is a simple navy suit that I wore for my wedding.”
“My go-to brands are Yohei Fukuda for shoes, 金子眼鏡 for spectacles and Vanda Fine Clothing for ties.”
“My favourite designers are Dries Van Noten and Ralph Lauren.”
“If someone were to play me in a movie, [I would like it to] be Tony Leung. I’ve always felt he projects a similar aura—a little reserved and private; not easily understood. Maybe a tinge of aloofness, not because he’s arrogant, but because putting his arm around strangers while sharing a drink is really not his thing.”
“If my life were a song, it’d be Dan Fogelberg’s ‘Leader of the Band’. I even have a line of the chorus tattooed on myself as a tribute to my dad, who was instrumental in providing the platform on which I launched my career.”
“If I didn’t have Dylan & Son, I’d probably still be a cabin crew with Singapore Airlines.”