Laleda Tailor · Bangkok · Since 1989
Guides to women's tailoring, fabrics we love, and places to explore while your clothes are being made. From our atelier on Rama 4.
The Journal
What we tell our own clients: how to choose fabrics, plan fittings and make time for Bangkok while their clothes are being made.
Explore Song Wat and Talat Noi between fittings: 17 cafes, restaurants, shops and heritage stops, with photos, maps and a relaxed route from LALEDA.
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A Bang Krachao day trip between fittings: the park, cycling lanes, floating market, Red Table and riverside lunches, plus RAKxa retreat prices.
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A neighbourhood guide for your fitting trip: 15 hotels with photo galleries, maps, star classes, travel times from the atelier and indicative room budgets.
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A LALEDA gown built for two ceremonies: a mehndi morning and an English church wedding, worn from a Bangkok fitting room to a hillside reception.
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From the rate card: technical fabrics from 13,500 THB, 100% wool at 15,500 THB, then VBC, Zegna and Loro Piana.
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Heat as a design brief: fabric that survives humidity, day timelines magazines skip, and how we cut wedding dresses for real Bangkok weather.
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An atelier opinion: why calm silk usually beats busy lace in Bangkok heat, light and photographs, and when lace still earns a place.
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A tour of the mills in our swatch books, from Holland & Sherry to Vitale Barberis Canonico, and what each cloth is quietly brilliant at.
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Weights, wrinkles, dark linen for the office, and why a tailored linen suit is the coolest cloth for Bangkok heat.
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Jim Thompson, H.M. Factory, Phanthip, Sukjai at Old Siam, ChinaWorld and more: shops, photos, prices and how we tailor the cloth.
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Real starting prices for suits, dresses, wedding gowns and alterations, and what moves the number.
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Custom vs boutique vs off-the-rack, when to start, what a bespoke gown costs, and the fittings.
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Fifteen of Bangkok's most beautiful places to marry, from riverside ballrooms to garden chapels, and the gown each one deserves.
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We carry a curated selection of local and branded women's fabrics, for a choice of fabrics that are great in both quality and price.
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Find the best fabric shops in Bangkok for your tailoring needs.
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Discover the benefits of having a custom-tailored wedding dress.
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Everything you need to know about wedding dress alterations.
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Learn about different fabric types for evening dresses and which to choose.
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Expert tips on selecting the perfect fabric for your dress.
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A comprehensive guide to choosing fabrics for women's suits.
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Key factors to consider when selecting a tailor for your garments.
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Bring an idea, a photo, or a fabric you love. We will help you turn it into a garment made just for you at our atelier near Sukhumvit 24.