Derby · England
Derby’s Silk Mill, on the River Derwent, is often called the site of the world’s first factory, and it is part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Cloth helped make the city. The Gilded Seam keeps the craft personal: we cut and stitch women’s clothing to your own measurements in Pakistan and deliver the finished outfit to your Derby address.
InspirationLocal notes
Sizes, customs rules and sending fabric from the UK: ordering from the UK.
Derby is close to both Nottingham and Leicester, so an unstitched suit here might come from Belgrave Road in Leicester, from a brand’s UK website or from a relative’s suitcase after a trip to Pakistan. Before you post anything, send us daylight photos of every piece, with the lengths if the fabric was cut from a roll.
We confirm the fabric is suitable, that there is enough for your design and how to send it. With Stitching Only there are two separate shipping stages: your fabric goes to Pakistan, and the finished outfit comes to you. With Fabric + Stitching we supply the fabric, and only the outfit travels.
Derby is an engineering city, home to Rolls-Royce and a long history of building trains, as well as the University of Derby. Whether your day is spent in an office, a lab or a lecture theatre, a plain kurta that washes well is worth having. Cotton, cambric and dobby cotton cope with regular washing, a straight kurta ending mid-thigh works with trousers, and pockets can be added in the side seams. Our guide to adding pockets to kurtas shows the options.
North of the city the land rises towards the Peak District, and winter days can be raw. Lawn is lovely for the warmest weeks; for the rest of the year, khaddar, karandi or a lined cambric kameez is more comfortable, and the winter fabrics guide compares them. Your written quote confirms the design, production time and shipping cost, and includes any import duties and taxes, so nothing extra is due when your outfit arrives; our UK page sets out what GOV.UK says.
Custom stitching · Custom design · Derby
Derby is an engineering city, and people here tend to like things built properly. Clothes are no different. If you are looking for a dress maker in Derby who will make Pakistani clothes or an abaya to your measurements rather than to a size chart, that is exactly what we do, in Pakistan, before sending the finished piece to your Derby address. The raw winters up towards the Peak District are one more reason to choose your own sleeves and lining.
Pick any piece in the photos below and tell us what to change: pockets in the side seams, a mid-thigh kurta for the office, a higher neckline on a dress. Embroidery can be done by hand, by machine or in zari, and names and monograms can be stitched on too. Or skip the photos and send your own design. Before we cut, the written quote confirms every choice and the total.
8 designs shown
£84Regular £105· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFtwo-piece · eid
A jet black kameez and matching trousers, with gold embroidery in a traditional border pattern at the neckline, sleeves and hem.
£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.
£127Regular £159· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFfrocks · party
A lilac tulle frock with three-dimensional butterflies over the bodice and skirt, puff sleeves and layers of tulle to the knee.
£100Regular £125· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFfrocks · party
An ivory and gold brocade frock with puff elbow sleeves, a fitted bodice and a full skirt.
£120Regular £150· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFdresses · eid
A floor-length emerald green kaftan with a V-neck and wide cape sleeves, embroidered in gold with flowering vines down the front, along the sleeve edges and around the hem.
£120Regular £150· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFabayas · eid
An open pleated abaya in deep teal, embroidered with gold and teal waves with small shells down both front edges and above the pleated sleeve ends. Comes with a matching scarf.
£157Regular £225· 30% offDesign previewSale30% OFFjackets · everyday
A charcoal grey rider jacket with quilted shoulders, a chest zip pocket and two buckled belts stacked at the hem.
£96Regular £120· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFtops · everyday
A relaxed white shirt with a chest pocket, embroidered with trailing blue flower vines over one shoulder and up from the hem on the other side.
For Derby
Custom design, fabric, stitching, fancy work and customisation, all arranged online and shipped to Derby.
Searched in Derby
The styles people in Derby search for most on Google. Each is made to your size or measurements in Pakistan and shipped to Derby.
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 or studio in Derby or anywhere else in the UK. You order online, and the outfit is made in Pakistan and delivered to your address.
Yes. Say in your notes that you want pockets, usually set into the side seams, and they are included in the design agreed in writing before cutting.
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.
