Your inspiration. Your measurements. Made for you.
The Gilded Seam makes custom abayas, embroidered suits, frocks, shirts, shalwar, trousers and everyday essentials to measure, around your style. Send us a photo of the outfit you want, or pick one of our designs and change what you like, and we deliver it wherever you live.
Customize This Product from our designs, or Manufacturing for Your Brand.
Single pieces welcome, made one at a time in reliable, comfortable fabric. Full payment in advance, 5 to 7 working days to make, then courier time. Made in Pakistan. Delivered worldwide, with delivery and import charges in your quote.
Single pieces welcome
One outfit is enough. No minimum bundle.
Full payment in advance
You pay once you’ve approved your quote, before we cut anything.
5 to 7 working days to make
Production time only. Shipping is added on top.
Delivered worldwide
£30 delivery per item. Any import charges are included in your quote.
On now · until 30 November
20%OFF
Everything in the shop
30%OFF
Genuine leather jackets
The sale ends in
Prices on the site already include the discount. Every piece is still made to your size or measurements. Regular prices are back on 1 December.
Sale30% OFF£157Regular £22530% offDesign previewjacketsPrincess Seam Racer leather jacket
Sale20% OFF£39Regular £4920% offeverydayButton-front shirt dress
Sale20% OFF£71Regular £8920% offDesign previewtwo pieceSage Meadow
Sale20% OFF£36Regular £4520% offDesign previewtrousersPaisley Cuff Harem TrousersTwo ways to start
Either way, it is cut to your measurements, every detail is agreed with you in writing, and you pay only after you have approved your quote.
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Upload a photo, a screenshot or a sketch. We’ll make it as a single piece, cut to your measurements, and agree every detail with you before we start.
InspirationYour written quote shows
You pay only after you have approved it. Payment and policies
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Pick a design from our collection and change what you want: neckline, sleeves, length or lining. Same care, your version.
£79Regular £99· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFabayas
An open tailored abaya in olive green with a shawl collar, embroidered with soft gold olive branches along the shawl collar and around the cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.
£100Regular £125· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFfrocks · party
A powder blue frock with a pearl-studded sweetheart bodice, pearl straps that cross at the back and a full tulle skirt scattered with pearls.
£96Regular £120· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFtwo-piece · everyday
A long chocolate brown shirt with an ivory leaf spray down one side of the front, over wide trousers with an elasticated waist.
£120Regular £150· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFabayas
An open tulip abaya in navy with petal sleeves, embroidered with soft blue irises in a spray over one shoulder and down the front, and on the sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.
£100Regular £125· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFabayas
An open tulip abaya in black with petal sleeves, embroidered with cream jasmine flowers and gold leaves in a spray over one shoulder and down the front, and on the sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.
£79Regular £99· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFabayas
An open tailored abaya in dusty mauve with a shawl collar, embroidered with pink rosebuds on a cream vine along the shawl collar and around the cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.
How ordering works
Six steps, with nothing made until you have approved your quote and paid.
Send a reference photo, choose one of our designs, or just describe what you want.
Enter them in centimetres or inches, or ask us to help you measure.
We agree the fabric, neckline, sleeves, lengths and finishing with you in writing.
One written total, with delivery and import charges for your country included.
Full payment is made in advance. Your 5 to 7 working days start once it reaches us.
We finish, check and ship it. Delivery time depends on where you live.
What we stitch
Abayas, shalwar kameez and embroidered suits, frocks, kurtas, shirts, shalwar and trousers, co-ords, Eid outfits, casual party wear, T-shirts and Western pieces, with custom embroidery on any of them. We supply the fabric, or you send your own once we have confirmed it.
We make custom women’s clothing to your measurements: shalwar kameez, kurtas, co-ords, Eid outfits and Western pieces, cut and stitched in Pakistan and shipped to you wherever you live.
Seen an outfit you love on Instagram, at a wedding or in an old family photo?
With Fabric + Stitching, we supply the fabric and make your outfit to your measurements in Pakistan.
With Stitching Only, you supply an unstitched Pakistani suit or suitable fabric, and we cut, stitch and finish it to your measurements in Pakistan.
We make abayas to your measurements in Pakistan and ship them to you wherever you live, including Dubai and the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the rest of the Gulf, the UK and the USA.
We add embroidery in two ways.
Your inspiration.
A frock is all about the cut: how many panels, where the flare begins and where the hem falls.
Sometimes you only need one piece: a kameez to wear with trousers you already love, a shalwar to replace one that has worn out, or trousers that are finally the right length.
We make plain women’s T-shirts to your measurements, and we embroider T-shirts: one we make for you, or your own T-shirt sent to us once we have confirmed it will take the embroidery.
We make women’s leather jackets in genuine leather, to your size or your own measurements.
A jalabiya should fall cleanly from the shoulders and stop exactly where you want it.
A kaftan is the easiest dress you will own: wide, light, and on in a second.
We make women’s hoodies to your measurements or a standard size, then embroider them with your name, your initials, a short word or a small motif.
Your name, initials or a small motif, stitched into a women’s hoodie by hand or by machine.
Women’s hoodies for your staff, your business or your team, with your logo embroidered and, if you like, each person’s name or initials.
Send a photo, a sketch or a screenshot of the dress you want, or pick one of our designs, and we make it to your measurements in Pakistan and send it to your door in the UK or anywhere else.
A made to measure dress is cut from your numbers, not from a size chart.
NecklineEmbroidered karandi suit
ButtonsButton-front shirt dress
Tier seamTiered maxi dress
Sleeve cuffTiered maxi dress
Sleeve cuffEmbroidered karandi suitFabric, comfort, stitching
We care about three things: fabric that holds up, clothes that feel good all day, and stitching that lasts wash after wash.
Fabric chosen for how it wears and washes, agreed with you from photos and descriptions before cutting. Or your own, once we have checked it.
Cut to your measurements with the ease you like, lined where it helps, in a weight that suits your climate. See our fabric guide for choosing well.
Seams neatened, pressed and checked against your agreed design and measurements before it is packed and shipped.
Shop by style
Every dress is cut in Pakistan to your size or your own measurements and sent to the UK and worldwide.
Shop by type
Women’s hoodies made in Pakistan and embroidered with a name, initials or your logo, delivered to the UK and worldwide.
For brands and boutiques
Abaya brands, modest fashion labels, traditional wear brands and boutiques: we develop your designs, make samples, and produce them with embroidery, your labels and packaging. Quantities, costs and timelines are quoted for each project.
Where we deliver
We make your outfit in 5 to 7 working days, then courier it to you. Shipping time depends on where you live; delivery is a flat £30 per item, and it is already in your quote with any import charges. Each guide covers addresses, fabric for the climate and local import rules.
Somewhere else? We deliver worldwide. How processing and delivery work, or see all locations.
Good to know
Can’t see yours? Message us; you don’t need to have decided anything yet.
Yes. A single outfit is a normal order for us, and it gets the same attention as a bigger one: cut to your own measurements, with every detail agreed with you first. If you’d like a few pieces, put them on one request and we’ll quote them together. We don’t offer free samples, so your first order is the real thing.
Yes. Upload the photo, screenshot or sketch with your quote request and tell us what you love about it, whether that’s the neckline, the sleeves, the length or the embroidery. If a detail won’t work well in your fabric, we’ll say so and suggest an alternative. Everything is agreed with you in writing before anything is cut. Your garment is made to the agreed fabric, construction, measurements and design details, so it follows the style of your photo rather than copying it exactly.
Yes. Every design in our collection is a starting point. You can ask for a different neckline, sleeve or length, or a lining, and tell us anything else you would like changed. Press Customize This Product on any design and the form opens with that design’s details filled in, ready for you to change. Every change is written into your quote before you pay.
Yes. We ask for full payment in advance, before any garment is made. You see everything before you pay: your written quote sets out the design, fabric, measurements, any changes you asked for, the total price, delivery and the processing time. You can pay by card on our secure online payment page. Once you approve your quote and your payment reaches us, we start.
No. The 5 to 7 working days cover making your outfit. Shipping time comes after that and depends on your country and the courier service, so plan for both if you need it by a date. The cost of delivery, with any import duties and taxes, is already included in your quote.
Yes, we deliver worldwide. Everything is made in Pakistan and shipped to you, and we have delivery guides for the UK, the USA, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and much of Europe. If your country isn’t on the form, choose Another country and we’ll confirm the delivery details in your quote before you pay anything.
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Ready when you are
Upload a photo of the outfit you want, or just describe it. We’ll help with fabric, style and fit, then send one written quote. Nothing is charged until you approve it.
Single pieces welcome · Full payment in advance · 5 to 7 working days to make · Delivered worldwide
