Hoi An is an old, formerly major, port town in central Vietnam, known for it's Chinese and Japanese influences on its architecture. Today it is primarily known among tourists as the place to get clothes custom made as well as for its multiple cooking classes. My first afternoon there, I scoped out the many clothing stores (seemed like they were every other storefront). In the end, I didn't have any clothes made. My overall take was that the women's clothes looking interesting, but at least as far as men's dress shirts go, the materials were not particularly exciting. Although it only cost about $10 to have a custom made shirt made, ultimately, it seemed to me that you would end up with a shirt that looks like it cost $10 that fit really well. Once again,
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