Indian Tailors

[greenorange4 0]

Always being accosted by these fellows as i walk up the beach road,just wondering are they any good,as listening to there patter they sound like con men to me??

[Sailfast 503]

Some are, some are not. Like everything else in life. Maybe most sound like con men because of the amount of competition?

 

Siam Tailors are good.

 

Go left out the FLB, cross about 100 yrds (or so) down walking steet.

 

Tell him Robert and the casino boys from CT sent you. He will probably through you out on your ear when you tell him that

 

The shirt guy is kind of annoying and really sounds like a con man but in the end he did reallly good work.

 

I never even tried on the final cut and everything was pre paid and shipped to the US. No complaints and I (we) will be buying more suits from him soon I hope.

 

I paid $85 US/ two piece suit. and $10 US/shirt. I did however buy a decent quantity.

 

Sailfast

[Walt 0]

Sometimes the tailoring can be pretty good, but the materials are often poor.

Shock of shocks some fabrics pitched as being 100% wool are actually blended.

Test it ...take a small narrow corner of the fabric and put a match to it.

Wool won't form a bead and melt like synthetics and the smell it gives off differs.

Of course the !00% honest goods does vary in quality and that's where

the "trust me" factor comes in

That solved although it's a pain, would be to take a suit from home that is done

and fits exactly how you like em ..show them how it fits you.. point out the cut,sizing,padding,linings and say..make like this 100%

Or concentrate on what's important and have any follow up fittings with "miss right

...of the night" rather than some tailor

Edited January 12, 2006 by Walt

[jballstate 326]

Always being accosted by these fellows as i walk up the beach road,just wondering are they any good,as listening to there patter they sound like con men to me??

I had a suit and 7 shirts made by one who trades under the name of George in the south end of Pattaya last March and the work and fit were both terrible.

 

Actually the Indian guys don't make the clothes. They sell the material and take the measurments and out source it to a Chinese sweat shop where all the sewing is done.

 

I did have very good results from one directly across from the Nana Hotel in Bangkok on a prior trip. I think the name was Nana Tailors or something like that. I recall the place had Nana in it's name.

[Sailfast 503]

Sometimes the tailoring can be pretty good, but the materials are often poor.

Shock of shocks some fabrics pitched as being 100% wool are actually blended.

Test it ...take a small narrow corner of the fabric and put a match to it.

Wool won't form a bead and melt like synthetics and the smell it gives off differs.

Of course the !00% honest goods does vary in quality and that's where

the "trust me" factor comes in

That solved although it's a pain, would be to take a suit from home that is done

and fits exactly how you like em ..show them how it fits you.. point out the cut,sizing,padding,linings and say..make like this 100%

Or concentrate on what's important and have any follow up fittings with "miss right

...of the night" rather than some tailor

I will have to give the fabric the trial by fire next time. Good idea!

 

In my situation the fabric, even if not 100% wool, seems to do the job. Bear in mind that I put my suits through hell. An $85.00 suit will get retired almost as quickly as a $500.00 suit, I just won't feel the guilt.

 

Ten tailored suits that last a year (or longer) cost me 850 bucks. That is a bargain for me.

 

If I was getting one or two suits for weddings, funerals and the occasional formal I would spend the money and get a very high quality custom suit. You can still do this in LOS and save $$ by going to a highly reputable tailor.

 

In Bangkok: www.Ravistailor.com Not sure if it's all hype but supposedly he has made dresses for Barbara Bush, etc. and loads of Secret Service guys go to him because he fits the suit so perfect you can't see the weapon(s).

 

The $85.00 suit I buy seems about equal to the $250.00 - $350.00 "on sale reg. $500.00" suit I would buy at home. Plus I would have to pay for tailoring.

 

Your mileage may vary.

 

Sailfast

[Gus 97]

First of all, don't those dummies in the windows look fucking hideous, some of the clothes are shite and the hair styles...well

 

When I first went to LOS I got involved with suits etc, but now I don't bother. The materials and workmanship can be a bit shoddy.

 

Shirts are possibly OK but the collars usually let Thai shirts down.

[redwood13 56]

Often wonder about the visa status of these "tailors" - who seem to be way more salesman than tailor. I suspect a lot of them are cheap labor, cousins, grand-nephews etc. brought over by the Thai branch of the extended family to sell, sell, sell and if they don't it's bye-bye and a one-way ticket back to the sub-continent

 

-redwood

[cowboy 0]

I have had several suits, all my dress shirts (about 30) my casual pants ( cotton, linen, and wool) made by a tailor in bkk. I pay about 1000 baht per shirt, 1200 baht or cotton pants, 1800 baht for english wools, 5000-6000 baht for english wool suits. usually super 100's. TAilor in bkk does fantastic job. I have had many compliments from people on my shirts and suits here in the US asking where I got them. I could pay less but then they would use cheaper quality materials.

 

The shop operates on repeat customers and references. they do not use sidewalk hawkers. They measue the suits and have their thai workforce do the cutting and sewing everything is made on site.

 

I could be wrong but I always feel that the places that use hawkers do so becuse the quality and service is poor. The price may be good but they don't get many return customers or word of mouth referals.

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

I had some suits and silk shirts done by a tailor in the Made in Thailand market on 2nd road. No complaints, it's nice to have some clothes made to measure.