First class tailor repair service

[jayboy]

Many decades ago I acquired a jacket from a Bangkok tailor, now out of business. The jacket is great but I haven't worn it for at least 15 years and it needs some extensive work done to it, mainly restitching.I rather like the jacket and would like it to be repaired professionally.Any recommendations? Much more interested in a first class job than low pricing. Thanks in advance.

[SingAPorn]

90% of those indian run tailor front shops in Thailand in general rarely have in house tailors. They use contracted tailors in small called sweat shops in back streets, I think around south bangkok or Chinatown to do the job. 

 

What happened since COVID, these tailor shops are using cheaper labour who does a sloppy job and of course they cheat you with the cloth. 

 

A common scam that used to be around, but had stopped but seems to be back, is to show a fine material cloth at the shop, but they will usually have a highly cheaper grade cloth hidden that will be used. 

 

Thus always....always ask for a proper sized cloth sample at order. 

 

But this rarely solves the issue of the sloppy tailoring. The standards in Bangkok have highly dropped all around Nana Area but prices are same or higher, 

 

Since a few years to get a proper job in Bangkok, or places like Hua Hin or Phuket, Pattaya that used to offer good work..... you will end up in paying almost the same as say in Italy or France. To the sole exception that if you make your suit with a tailor in Italy, you will get 1000 times better work, cuts and material at the price of a top market tailor of Bangkok,

 

But as there will always be the falang who will be happy of any crappy thai job done, the business is still running.