$170 Tailored Suit In Pakistan 🇵🇰

Harry has his brother’s wedding coming up in January, so he has a suit made in Lahore — at a tailor inside his own hotel, which is the whole reason he chose it.

The negotiation is the useful part, and so is what he concedes afterwards. He opens knowing nothing about what a suit should cost in Pakistan, is quoted 45,000 rupees, argues that he could beat that in England, and settles at 30,000 — about $178. Then he says on camera that it is a lot of money anywhere and a great deal of money here, that he probably went the wrong way on it, and that what he actually bought was convenience: perfect English, five minutes from his room, and a fitting he didn’t have to plan.

The detail worth carrying: the men he was negotiating with were the owners, and they told him staff are not permitted to give any discount at all. The price only moved because the people who could move it happened to be standing there.

Obs: the tailor is not named — Harry publishes their phone number in the video description, so under this bundle’s rule the business goes unnamed and only the travel content is recorded. Auto-generated subtitles; ambiguous amounts carry the unverified marker.

Key moments

• [00:30] He goes in admitting he has no idea what a suit costs in Pakistan, which is the position the whole negotiation runs from.
• [01:01] Choosing for a hot-country wedding: thin fabric, a navy jacket with light trousers or a cream suit, slim fit, with the cut left to the tailor.
• [02:39] The fabric is made in Pakistan, and the suit made in Lahore; one cloth he is shown is described as Italian.
• [03:40] The shop has been running about twenty years and claims to be the oldest suit-makers in the country (from video – unverified).
• [05:14] 45,000 rupees asked. Harry counters at 25,000, is told off-the-shelf suits run about 30,000, and argues he can buy cheaper in England — the reference price he actually has.
• [06:46] 30,000 agreed, about $178, described as a special price for a YouTuber. Harry says out loud that the comments will tell him whether he did well.
• [07:16] Only the owners can discount. The two men he has been dealing with turn out to own the shop, and they tell him plainly that staff aren’t allowed to give anything away.
• [07:47] Three to four days’ turnaround, a deposit up front and the balance on collection. He wants to carry it home rather than have it shipped.
• [09:21] His honest summary: he paid for convenience — five minutes from his hotel room, fluent English, no arranging — and knows that is what he paid for. A tailor he had found earlier in Lahore spoke no English, which he is careful to say is his problem and not the tailor’s.
• [10:53] The finished suit, worn with a shirt bought off a market stall because the tailor couldn’t source the linen he wanted.

Extracted pages

• Lahore
• Pakistan