Pakistani suits in Bahrain: a made-to-measure guide

What you can order

Everything is women’s clothing, made to measure, and one piece is a normal order:

• three-piece and two-piece shalwar kameez
• kurtas and kameez for everyday and work
• co-ords, Eid outfits and casual party wear
• abayas, made to measure (see custom abayas)
• Western pieces: dresses, skirts, tops and trousers, such as our shirt dress

Your fabric or ours

With Fabric + Stitching in Bahrain we supply the agreed fabric, so a single parcel comes to you. With Stitching Only you send us fabric you already own, perhaps a suit bought in a Manama market or a gift from family, after we have confirmed it suits the design and there is enough. That adds a shipment from Bahrain to Pakistan, which you arrange.

Not sure which? Think about whether the fabric matters to you. If it does, send it; if you simply want a lovely outfit, let us source it. Our guide to choosing fabric helps you describe what you want.

Briefing the design

Most orders start from a picture. Upload screenshots and say what you would keep and change, or pick one of our designs and ask for a different neckline, sleeve, length or trouser through customisation. If you have something entirely your own in mind, custom design for Bahrain explains how a sketch or description becomes an outfit. Our tips on briefing a tailor with screenshots apply here too.

For the first enquiry we only need your name, email, country and city, the garment, how many, your service choice, design images and any notes. Your full address is taken once the order goes ahead.

What Bahrain customs says, and what you pay

Bahrain’s Customs Affairs FAQ states that total taxes on imports are 15 per cent, made up of 5 per cent customs duty and 10 per cent VAT, and that lower-value personal parcels are treated differently. We do not give tax advice, and we do not publish a threshold because we could not confirm one officially.

What matters for you is simpler: your written quote includes delivery to your address in Bahrain and any import duties, taxes and courier fees on the parcel, so you have nothing to pay when it arrives. If a courier ever asks you for money, contact us first.

Currency, payment and timing

Customers in Bahrain choose whether their quote is issued in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling. Payment is in full, in advance, by bank transfer, Wise or a card payment link, once you have approved the quote. We then make the outfit in 5 to 7 working days; for Stitching Only, the count starts when your fabric reaches us. Courier time to Bahrain is added and varies.

Bahrain addresses use building, road and block numbers; have them ready, with a mobile number you answer, when the order goes ahead. Measure with the size guide, then start on the Bahrain quote form.