When I started planning my trip to Bangkok to get my clothes tailored, I did not expect the place to be filled with tailors. Literally, they were everywhere, and most of them were trying to drag me into their shops.
So out I went, walking into several tailor shops, not liking any, until I finally decided to duck into one just because I saw another foreigner coming out of it. This one was smaller; more cluttered and had a more workman like look to it, which seemed to be a good sign. Similar sales pitches were heard, but this time, it seemed like if I bought or not, it didn’t matter, as long as I was there. He asked me to quote him a price, which I did, but this only got me to one section of the materials, so I asked him for his best stuff, and he gave it to me for just 9000 Baht, an amazing $225. So I was satisfied and what I liked best was he never once uttered a word of annoyance as he pulled our roll after roll of material for me to choose and told me that the suit would take time to do and not just 24 hours, which was exactly what I was looking for.
I came back for the fitting about a day and a half later, and the fitting was perfect already, just some minor changes which he joyfully did for me. He then asked me to come to pick it up the evening after, but I didn’t have time, so he offered to deliver the clothes to my hotel, which to my joy, came on time and he was even there waiting for me to try it on for any other problems, which were none of course.
Best thing now is that he has my measurements, and I can just mail him when I want to get a suit, shirt or pant done up. Awesome service I reckon. The shop that got me my long lasting suits: Crown Tailor, inside Sukhumvit Road soi 8, www.crowntailor.com sam@crowntailor.com
Tips: Make sure you tell the tailor what you want, and he'll offer you the materials. Make sure you have time for fittings. It’s best to have 1, maybe 2 fittings to be sure that your suit is made to perfection. Never go into the tailor shops that say 24 hours the suit can be ready. If it is ready in 24 hours, then that’s what the suit will look like. It’s not going to be worth the money you paid for it.