Ascot Chang, HK custom shirtmaker, opens Manhattan store. (Hong Kong)

From: Daily News Record | Date: July 24, 1987| Author: Palmieri, Jean E. | Copyright information

Ascot Chang, HK Custom Shirtmaker, Opens Manhattan Store

NEW YORK--What do George Bush, Larry Hagman, Alexander Haig and Kirk Douglas have in common? They all shop in Ascot Chang.

But instead of crossing the glove to visit this custom shirtmaker in his native Hong Kong, these personalities now need only make a short trek to midtown Manhattan. The reason? At the end of May, Ascot Chang opened its first U.S. store at 7 West 57th St.

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