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Dressing the groomsmen in one cloth

One cloth, cut for each body. How a group order works, how long it takes, and what to do about a groomsman who lives abroad.

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A close view of a navy plain cloth swatch

One cloth, chosen once, cut to a separate pattern for every man. That is the whole method for a groomsmen order, and it is why a party photographs as a party rather than as six men who each bought a navy suit.

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One cloth, cut per body

The whole party is cut from one bolt of cloth, each man on a pattern of his own, because matching cloth by eye does not survive daylight. Two navies from two different books will read as the same colour under shop lights and as two colours in the photographs, because they are two weaves taking the same light differently. Choosing one bolt for the whole party removes the problem at its source, and everything that differs between the men is then handled where it belongs, in the cut.

  • Tall and slim, short and broad, in the same party. Different patterns, same cloth. Nobody is fitted into someone else’s block.
  • A groomsman who does not wear suits. Say so at the measuring. Rise and trouser break are where comfort is won or lost.
  • The groom standing slightly apart. Usually a detail rather than a different cloth — a waistcoat, a different lining, a buttonhole.

Which cloth suits the heat is covered in cloth for a wedding in the heat. Each groomsman is measured and cut on a pattern of his own, which is how tailoring for the whole wedding works here.

Five men in black tie standing under a garden arch

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How long a group takes

A party runs on the same three weeks as a single suit: measurements and cloth three weeks out, a first fitting at about two weeks, a second at about one, and finishing in the last few days. Six men measured in one visit is six patterns on one timetable. What stretches a group order is not the number of people, it is the number of visits — every man who comes in a week after the others starts his own sequence, and the party ends up with fittings running into the wedding week. how far ahead to order has the full countdown.

A groom in a blue suit walking with his groomsmen behind him

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The groomsman who is not here

A groomsman who lands three days before the wedding can still be measured and made for, but he gets one fitting rather than two, so tell us he is coming at the start rather than at the end. If he can only be measured by another tailor abroad, raise it on WhatsApp before you plan around it.

Fathers, and guests who are in the photographs without being in the party, are a separate question: father of the bride.

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Booking the party in

  1. Message the date and the number of people. Say who lives in Bangkok and who is flying in, and when.
  2. Bring the party in together for cloth and measurements. One visit, about an hour for a group.
  3. Block out the two fitting dates for everyone before anybody books flights.

Then it is our problem rather than yours. If the party includes women, women’s suits is the same method on the same timetable, and suit or tuxedo for a wedding settles the garment before you choose cloth.

Our wedding work

A groom in a black tuxedo and bow tie against a dark floral backdrop
A groom in a black tuxedo standing beside a floral arrangement
Three studio views of the same man in a black tuxedo — standing, buttoning and side on
A bride and groom close together, the groom in black tie
A bride and groom beside a white decorative gate hung with flowers
A couple in cream and white tailoring standing together indoors
A bride and groom walking through falling confetti, the groom in a navy suit
A groom in a black tuxedo with a boutonniere, arms folded
Three men in tuxedos and bow ties photographed in black and white
A bride in a champagne dress greeting guests holding a ribbon
A bride and groom standing together in a garden setting
A bride and groom photographed in black and white, the groom in a dark suit

Questions people ask

Should the groomsmen all wear the same cloth?
Yes, and from the same bolt rather than from cloths that look alike. Two navies chosen from two books will match under shop lights and separate in daylight, which is exactly where the photographs are taken. One cloth across the party removes that risk, and the differences between the men are handled in the cut instead. Strong sun makes this worse rather than better, because it lifts every colour a shade and exposes a mismatch that looked invisible under shop lights.
Can groomsmen of very different builds wear one cloth?
That is the normal case. A pattern is drafted for each man, so a party of six is six patterns and one cloth. Nobody is fitted into someone else’s block, which is the reason a group order does not end with one man looking like he borrowed the suit. Tell us at the measuring if one of them does not normally wear suits: rise and trouser break are where comfort is won or lost, and they are decisions rather than defaults.
How long does a group order take?
The same three weeks as a single suit, provided everyone is measured in the same visit. Measurements and cloth three weeks out, a first fitting at about two weeks, a second at about one, finishing in the last few days. It is the number of separate visits that stretches a group order, not the number of people. Block the two fitting dates out for everybody before anyone books flights. That single step is what keeps a party order out of the wedding week.
Is there a discount for a group?
Yes. Four people or more dressed for the same wedding get a free shirt with every suit: 6,000 THB per person rather than 7,200 THB, on the standard cloth books. Send the date and the number of people, and you will have a figure for the whole party before anything is cut. Ask for the figure for the whole party rather than per man, because that is the number you are actually budgeting against.
What if one groomsman lives overseas?
Tell us at the start. What works reliably is planning around his arrival: a man who lands a week before the wedding gets a proper fitting, and one who lands three days before gets one fitting rather than two.
How should the groom be distinguished from the groomsmen?
Usually by a detail rather than a different cloth. A waistcoat when the others have none, a different lining, a working buttonhole, a different tie. Putting the groom in a separate cloth reintroduces exactly the daylight mismatch that one bolt across the party was chosen to avoid. A tie of a different colour is the cheapest version of this and it photographs clearly, which is usually the whole point of distinguishing him at all.
Do all the groomsmen need to come to both fittings?
Yes, and it is worth blocking the dates out before anybody books flights. Fitted together, a party of six needs one visit per fitting; fitted individually across two weeks, the same party is what pushes a wedding order into the wedding week.
Can you make the bridesmaids’ outfits too?
The shop makes women’s tailoring — jackets, trousers, shirts and dresses — on the same method and the same timetable as the men’s. Whether that suits a particular bridesmaid brief is a conversation to have with the cloth in front of you. Bring the party in together and it is one visit rather than two. Bringing the whole party in on one visit also means the cloth for the men and the women is chosen in the same light, side by side, rather than on two different days.

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