Pakistani clothes in New Zealand: a made-to-measure guide

Dressing for four seasons in a day

New Zealand weather changes fast. Auckland is humid with sudden showers, Wellington is famous for its wind, and Christchurch and Dunedin get crisp frosts in winter. The common thread is that you need outfits that layer, rather than one perfect weight for one temperature.

• Kurtas with trousers are the everyday backbone: a cotton or cambric kurta with straight trousers works under a rain jacket and on its own when the sun comes out.
• Co-ords look put together with a cardigan or trench on top. Our co-ord sets guide covers fabrics and cuts.
• Shorter dupattas or stoles behave better in Wellington wind than a long chiffon dupatta; see dupatta sizes and styles.
• Lined winter pieces in khaddar or marina for the South Island from June to August.

Sizes and measurements

New Zealand shop sizes follow the same even numbers as Australia, but they shift from label to label. For a made-to-measure kameez you skip the size altogether and give your measurements in centimetres or inches. The size guide shows each point, and measuring yourself without help is handy if nobody is around to hold the tape.

Tell us how you like things to sit, too. Someone layering a jacket over a kurta every day may want a slightly slimmer sleeve; someone wearing it on its own in Auckland humidity may want a little more ease through the body.

Your fabric, or ours

With Fabric + Stitching for New Zealand, we suggest a fabric for your design and climate and only the finished outfit travels. This is often the simplest route from New Zealand, because it avoids posting fabric halfway round the world.

If you already have an unstitched suit, perhaps a gift or a purchase from a trip, Stitching Only works too. Send daylight photos with your enquiry, wait until we confirm the fabric is suitable, that there is enough and how to send it, and then post it to us in Pakistan yourself. The finished outfit comes back as a second shipment.

Currency, payment and delivery

The quote currency for New Zealand is agreed with you per enquiry. When you approve the written quote, you pay in full in advance by bank transfer, Wise or a card payment link. The quote includes delivery to your address plus any import duties, taxes and customs or courier fees, so the parcel is delivered duty paid. We do not describe New Zealand import rules; we simply include the charges.

Production takes 5 to 7 working days from approval and payment, or from your fabric arriving for Stitching Only. Shipping time is extra and varies, and no delivery date can be promised, so start early for anything with a date attached. For Eid, our guide to Eid outfits in the Southern Hemisphere covers the seasons.

Getting started

Your first enquiry needs only your name, email, city, the garment, how many you want, the fabric route, design images and any notes; the full address comes later, once the order goes ahead. Customers order the same way from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. When you are ready, request a quote for New Zealand.