Tailored trousers, cut to your measurements

Questions people ask

Can I order trousers without a suit?

Yes, and it is a normal order rather than a favour. Trousers alone are also the cheapest way to test a tailor: one garment, two to three days once the pattern is cut, and a fitting that shows you as much about the cut and the finish as a full suit would. The pattern is kept afterwards, so a jacket ordered later begins at the cloth rather than at the tape measure. It is also the quickest way to find out whether the rise and the break suit you.

What rise should I choose?

Higher if you want the waist at your natural waist, which is more comfortable seated and keeps a shirt tucked in; lower if you prefer them on the hip. Rise is the decision that changes how trousers feel all day and the one most often left to the tailor by default. Say which you want. Bring a pair you already own and say whether you want them higher or lower. A garment in the room settles it faster than a description.

Pleats or flat front?

Pleats add room through the thigh and read as more traditional; flat front is cleaner and less forgiving. Neither is more correct. Choose by build and by what you do in them: if you sit all day or have heavier thighs, pleats earn their keep, and if you do not, flat front looks sharper. A single pleat is the middle answer almost nobody asks for, and it suits people who want the room without the fullness.

How long do trousers take?

Two to three days once the pattern is cut, which is the shop’s ordinary turnaround. You stay fully clothed for the measuring. If you are flying out sooner, say so at the order and you will be told plainly what is possible. Ask what date you are being given at the order rather than assuming the standard one.

Why do my trousers always end up the wrong length?

Almost always because the hem was set against different shoes from the ones you wear. Break is measured against a specific heel height, so a trouser hemmed over trainers is short over dress shoes. Bring the shoes you will actually wear to both the measuring and the fitting, and the problem does not arise. If a pair will genuinely be worn with two kinds of shoe, say so and the length is set as a deliberate compromise rather than an accident.

Can you copy a pair of trousers I already own?

Yes, and it works as well as it does with shirts. The garment answers questions a conversation struggles with. Nothing is cut up and the original goes home with you. We will also say where the original was cut in a way we would change, so you can choose between a copy and an improvement.

Belt loops or side adjusters?

Side adjusters allow a small change in the waist without a belt and give a cleaner line under a jacket; belt loops are more versatile day to day. You can have both. The one fixed rule is dinner trousers, which take no belt loops at all and are held by side adjusters or braces. Braces need buttons inside the waistband, which have to be asked for at the order rather than added to a finished pair.

What cloth weight works in Bangkok?

It is a genuine trade rather than a single answer: lighter is cooler and creases sooner, heavier holds a press and hangs better through a long day. Put your hand on two of them in the shop and the difference decides itself. Weight is one of the few things about cloth an untrained hand judges correctly in seconds, so the books on the table answer it faster than a number would.