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Innovative Design Integrates Traditional Clothing - Tang Suit Can Also Be Trendy

The shop's name comes from the highest rank in judo, "9th Dan", indicating that the sewing craftsmanship has reached its highest level. The first generation owner established Jiuduan Workshop in 1973, originally offering custom-made cheongsams. Between 1995 and 1997, it changed to specializing in Tang suits, mainly targeting customers in religious, academic, and artistic fields, who often need to display grandeur in important occasions. Therefore, Jiuduan chose the wide traditional classic styles as its main products.


Jiuduan Workshop offers a variety of Tang suit styles, but in limited quantities. This is mainly because it takes time to train the master artisans, and to maintain quality, they can't handle large orders. Compared to the mass-produced, dyed-in-the-wool Tang suits, Jiuduan Workshop chooses to start from the fabric, using 100% cotton with cloud patterns woven into the fabric as the main symbol. They insist on using German dyes to ensure the fabric does not fade and to achieve the ideal color tone.

For the previous generation, "Jiuduan" was known for making Tang suits and cheongsams. After the second generation owner, Lin Jiacong, and his brother took over the business, they started to launch various modified Chinese Tang suits for their own brand. Lin Jiacong, who studied graphic design, is responsible for the design, while his brother, who learned the craft from his father, is in charge of the pattern-making. They hope to promote Tang suits as part of daily life, creating more fitted and younger styles. As a result, they have produced many innovative products, such as the trendy "flying squirrel pants" design, which has increased the acceptance of Tang suits among younger customers. This has attracted young people and foreigners to buy Tang suits, increasing the popularity of Jiuduan Workshop. Some overseas tourists even come specifically to the store to purchase Tang suits.