Perhaps the opening of Shanghai came a bit early, so suits were still premature. When I was a child, I loved wearing suits because they felt generous and easy to move in. At that time, my parents had me make a brown suit. I always carried a handkerchief in the upper left pocket, stood straight and elegant. I even took a group photo with my brother at Park Photo Studio. That yellowed photo is still in my album today.
After economic constraints hit our family, most of our clothes and shoes were handmade by my mother. Especially sweaters—both for my brother and me—were knitted by her. So I jokingly called her the "sweater factory director." Even though she has been gone for years, I still wear her knitted sweaters from time to time. Of course, she couldn't make a suit. The famous Shanghai suit, like Raymond, was considered top-tier.
Recently, I read a story about how Shanghai's famous restaurants, such as Raymond, were relocated to Beijing. Fifty years ago, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ordered a suit in Beijing but wasn’t satisfied, changing it multiple times and feeling uncomfortable. Eventually, officials from the Foreign Ministry brought him to Shanghai to have it adjusted by local tailors. I was born in Shanghai, from Yuyao in the south and Zhenhai in the east. I’ve heard that “Fengbian tailoring†was the master of suits.
Nehru ended up being very satisfied with the final product. In response, Premier Zhou Enlai ordered the relocation of several key service industries, including Raymond, Weibo, Hongxiang, and others, to Beijing. Later, many well-known clothing stores merged into one, focusing on producing garments for important leaders and overseas officials.
During the difficult years, because the store was located near East Interchange, some people wanted to rename it "Anti-Imperial Clothing Store," but since there were foreign customers who requested custom-made clothes, the name didn’t fit. So it was renamed "Red Clothing Store."
In the early days of reform and opening up, people mostly wore blue or gray tunics, but dual-use shirts improved greatly. Bell-bottoms and miniskirts became trendy, and suits began to appear. Some "leftists" were extremely dissatisfied and launched the "Spirit Removal Campaign," banning bell-bottoms and miniskirts, but couldn’t stop people from wearing suits. At that time, my unit gave each employee a custom suit. This reignited my interest in suits, and I planned to buy one.
Coincidentally, I went to the China Association for Science and Technology for an interview. They had a service department in the Friendship Hotel Science Hall, selling daily necessities. A friend took us there. I saw a particularly eye-catching blue-gray wool suit, and the price wasn’t too high, so I bought it.
Later, a colleague who had given an international presentation introduced me to a tailor in Sanlitun. I found a small private shop in an old building with wooden floors. The owner was a slender elderly man, around 1.7 meters tall, wearing glasses, and speaking in a Ningbo dialect. Through conversation, I learned he was retired from the "Red Clothing Store." He had once been a master tailor, and I asked him to make a suit for me. His craftsmanship was exquisite, and I was satisfied just by wearing a sample.
Unfortunately, in 1985, I went to Japan with a delegation of technical personnel, and my suit wasn’t finished yet. I had to wear regular clothes, which wasn’t bad. But the suit never got completed. I only wore it on formal occasions. Two years later, my uncle from Taiwan visited Beijing, having not seen me for thirty years. Naturally, I gave him a grand reception. I wore my new suit, invited him to dinner, and took him to Tiananmen Square.
He said to me, "You look great in that suit—tight, neat, and beautiful. Did you get it made by a tailor?" I replied that it was done by a master tailor. He was delighted and kept saying, "Good! Good! The stitching is authentic!"
Over twenty years ago, I remember visiting Tung Wah Street. There were famous stores like Peilomé and Weft. The shops were stylish, decorated with white marble and ceramic tiles, carved columns, bright and spacious, but suits were expensive, so I wasn’t interested. Now, prices in brand-name clothing stores are common. Fortunately, my own suit is still preserved.
Last year, I tried it on, and the pants looked thin, with some damage, so I can't wear them anymore. But the jacket is still crisp, and I treat it like an antique.
Though the dress is worn, my heart is still Chinese. Zhang Mingmin sang "My Chinese Heart," and the melody always echoes in my ears.
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