Bespoke suits in Bangkok, cut from your own pattern

Questions people ask

How long does a bespoke suit take?

Two to three days on the bench, with two fittings as standard. The calendar around that depends on when you can come back: most people are measured on one visit, fitted a few days later, and collect after the second fitting. Twelve hours is possible if you are flying out, and what you give up is the second fitting rather than the construction. If you have a fixed date, say so at the order and the timetable is planned backwards from it.

What does a suit cost?

From 6,000 THB, and from 12,000 to 22,000 THB in premium cloth. Three things move the number at any tailor: the cloth you choose, whether the jacket is canvassed or fused, and what is actually being made. Every jacket here is canvassed, so the cloth and the garment decide it. Tell us both and you have the exact figure before anything is cut.

Do I need an appointment?

No. Walk in any day between 10am and 9pm, including weekends. Messaging on WhatsApp first is still worth doing in three cases: you are on a deadline and want to know before you travel whether it is possible, you are bringing several people and would rather not wait, or you have a question whose answer decides whether you come at all. The number is 085 048 7655 and it is the same for WhatsApp.

Where is the shop?

Inside BTS National Stadium station, on the ticket-hall level, in front of the ticket office, between Exit 3 and Exit 4 on Rama I Road in Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, beside MBK Center. You do not leave the station to reach it, which is the part people get wrong: come up to the station level and the shop is at the exits rather than out on the street below. If you are already at MBK you are about two minutes away, and Siam is one stop along the line.

Are the suits canvassed or fused?

Canvassed. A layer of stiffened cloth is stitched between the outer cloth and the lining rather than glued to it, which is what lets a jacket take the shape of a chest and keep it after it has been worn, cleaned and hung many times. Ask at the order whether it is full or half canvas. You can also check any jacket yourself: pinch the front below the buttonhole and feel for three layers moving independently.

Can I order again after I go home?

The pattern is kept after the first suit, so a repeat order starts at the cloth rather than at the tape measure, and every correction made at your fittings is already in it. That is the case where ordering remotely genuinely works, because the pattern has been proved on your body. Ask at the order how long the pattern is kept. The shop does ship finished garments abroad; ask about the countries and the cost before you plan around it.

Do you make suits for women?

Yes. Suits, jackets, shirts and trousers, cut from a paper pattern drafted for your body by the same hands and the same method as the men’s tailoring, with two fittings as standard. Nothing is a men’s block resized. Trousers on their own are a sensible way to see whether the fit suits you. Dresses and bridal alterations are done here too. Ask before you travel whether a woman on the team can take the measurements.

What should I bring to the first appointment?

The shoes you will wear with the suit, which is the single most useful thing, because trouser length is set against a heel height and a suit hemmed over the wrong shoes needs altering before it is ever worn. Bring a garment that already fits you well if you own one, since it answers questions a conversation struggles with. A photograph of anything you want it to look like helps. And bring your dates: when you fly, when the event is, when you need it finished.