Cardiff · Wales
Cardiff’s old docklands, around Butetown and Tiger Bay, have a long-established multicultural community, and South Asian families now live across the city, from Riverside to Grangetown. The Gilded Seam makes women’s clothing to your measurements in Pakistan and delivers the finished outfit to your Cardiff address, or anywhere else in Wales, with everything arranged online.
InspirationLocal notes
Sizes, customs rules and sending fabric from the UK: ordering from the UK.
Cardiff rarely gets very cold, but it does get wet, with rain blowing in off the Atlantic through much of the year. Cambric and cotton blends are good everyday choices because they cope with damp days better than fine lawn, and a cotton lining keeps a light print from showing through in a shower. Straight trousers at ankle length stay clear of wet pavements. On a warm summer day, lawn is still the most comfortable choice there is; our lawn fabric guide explains why.
Many unstitched suits in Cardiff arrive from Pakistani brands’ UK websites, or in the suitcase after a family trip to Pakistan. For students at Cardiff University or Cardiff Metropolitan University, a cotton kurta with jeans is an easy choice for lectures, and a two-piece co-ord looks neat for a placement or interview. Our campus outfits guide has more ideas.
Your outfit is made in Pakistan and shipped to your address in Wales, arriving as an import just as it would elsewhere in the UK. With Stitching Only, contact us with photos before posting anything: we confirm the fabric, the quantity and how to send it, and the finished outfit then comes to you as a separate delivery. With Fabric + Stitching we supply the fabric, and only the outfit travels.
Your written quote confirms the design, production time and shipping cost, and includes any import duties and taxes, so there is nothing extra to pay when the parcel arrives; our UK page sets out what GOV.UK says.
Custom stitching · Custom design · Cardiff
Cardiff is mild but wet, and families from Riverside to Grangetown know how hard it can be to find a ladies tailor in Cardiff who will make a kameez the way they picture it. We work differently. You send us the design and your measurements, and we stitch it in Pakistan and courier it to your Cardiff address, or anywhere else in Wales, so there are no trips into town and no waiting for a free slot.
Choose from the photos below and change a detail or two. Designer dresses lined against a rainy evening, a Pakistani suit with ankle-length trousers, an abaya in crepe in whatever colour you like. You can also send a screenshot and let us work from that through stitch your own design. Once the design is settled, the written quote sets out the fabric, your measurements and the full price, and cutting only starts after that.
8 designs shown
£96Regular £120· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFtwo-piece · eid
An ivory kurta with wide bell sleeves and scalloped edges, over wide palazzos, both embroidered with pink and white daisies and finished with lace insert lines.
£96Regular £120· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFtwo-piece · everyday
A long maroon shirt in a textured weave with ivory flowers embroidered down both sleeves and pearl buttons, worn with white palazzos.
£100Regular £125· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFfrocks · party
An ivory and gold brocade frock with puff elbow sleeves, a fitted bodice and a full skirt.
£76Regular £95· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFfrocks · everyday
A grey satin frock with black resham flowers down the bodice and sleeves, a round neck and a flared calf-length skirt.
£76Regular £95· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFdresses · everyday
A lilac tiered midi dress with a round neck, long gathered sleeves and a floral embroidered bodice, finished with an embroidered scalloped hem.
£100Regular £125· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFabayas
An open-front kimono abaya in pearl grey, embroidered with a fine cream diamond lattice down both front edges and around the sleeve cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.
£157Regular £225· 30% offDesign previewSale30% OFFjackets · everyday
A dark brown flight bomber with a leather stand collar, zip and snap front, flap pockets, a sleeve zip pocket and ribbed trims.
£56Regular £70· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFtops · everyday
A navy tunic with a band collar and short button placket, a geometric embroidered yoke in red and cream, balloon sleeves with embroidered cuffs and a curved hem.
For Cardiff
Custom design, fabric, stitching, fancy work and customisation, all arranged online and shipped to Cardiff.
Searched in Cardiff
The styles people in Cardiff search for most on Google. Each is made to your size or measurements in Pakistan and shipped to Cardiff.
Two ways to order
Both are made to your measurements in Pakistan. The minimum order is one suit, and we don’t offer free samples.
We supply the agreed fabric and make your outfit to your measurements. One parcel: the finished outfit shipped to you.
You supply suitable fabric, such as an unstitched suit, and we cut, stitch and finish it.
FAQ
Also in United Kingdom
No. There is no shop, studio or showroom in Cardiff, in Wales or anywhere else in the UK. You order online, and the outfit is made in Pakistan and delivered to your address.
Yes. Customers in the UK, including Wales, are quoted and pay in pounds sterling. Your written quote sets out the design, production time and shipping cost before you agree to anything.
Ready when you are
Tell us the garment, the service option and your city, and add a photo if you have one. We reply with a written quote in GBP, including delivery and import charges.
No commitment until you approve your written quote.
