Boston · United States
Boston runs on students, researchers and hospitals, and it has a proper New England winter to dress for. The Gilded Seam stitches women’s salwar kameez, kurtas, co-ords and Western pieces to your measurements in Pakistan and ships them to you anywhere in Greater Boston, from Back Bay and Dorchester to Cambridge, Somerville and the suburbs along Route 128.
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Sizes, customs rules and sending fabric from the USA: ordering from the USA.
Boston winters are cold and windy, and a nor’easter can bury the city in snow overnight. Khaddar, karandi and marina are the natural choices, dense enough to hold warmth and soft enough to layer, and a cotton lining adds one more layer. Full sleeves sit neatly under a parka cuff, and a kameez that falls to the knee keeps you covered on a windy T platform. If you wear a thermal underneath, measure over it or mention it on the form. Our winter fabrics guide compares the options.
Students and researchers at Harvard, MIT, Boston University and Northeastern, and staff across the Longwood Medical Area, need clothes that last through a long day and plenty of washing. A cotton or cambric kurta over straight pants, or a matching co-ord, goes from a lecture to a lab meeting to dinner, and a structured kurta with a band collar looks sharp in a Financial District or Seaport office. Summers are warm and can turn humid, so unlined lawn and linen come out in June.
Many people here order unstitched collections online from Pakistani brands or bring suits back from trips home. To have yours made up with Stitching Only, send photos and your measurements in inches through the quote form; we confirm the fabric, the quantity and how to send it before you ship anything to Pakistan. The finished outfit then comes back as a separate shipment, with delivery and any US import charges included in your quote, so there is nothing extra to pay when it arrives; our United States page covers the details. Starting from scratch? With Fabric + Stitching, we supply the fabric.
Custom stitching · Custom design · Boston
Boston is full of students and hospital staff a long way from home, and Eid can land in the middle of exams or a run of night shifts. If you want a custom dress in Boston, or a Pakistani suit for that Eid, you do not need to go looking for a dressmaker between lectures. Send us the idea and your measurements, and we stitch it in Pakistan and ship it anywhere from Back Bay and Dorchester to Cambridge, Somerville and Route 128.
The photos below are a place to begin. For a New England winter, ask for khaddar or karandi with a cotton lining and full sleeves that fit under a parka cuff; for summer, the same shape in lawn. Our custom shalwar kameez page covers necklines, lengths and trouser styles. You can also send a photo of your own design. The written quote lists every detail and the full price before cutting begins.
8 designs shown
£84Regular £105· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFtwo-piece · eid
A deep teal kameez and matching trousers, with gold and ivory embroidery at the neckline, sleeves and hem.
£96Regular £120· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFtwo-piece · everyday
A long slate grey shirt and wide trousers, with outlined white flowers in a deep border along the sleeves, the shirt hem and the trouser hems.
£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.
£100Regular £125· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFfrocks · party
A fuchsia tulle frock with silver sequin vines, a V-neck, sheer short sleeves and a full skirt.
£256Regular £320· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFdresses · everyday
A fitted maxi dress with a round neck and long sleeves, shaped by curved seams from the shoulders to the hips, then flaring gently to the ankle. In six colours.
£79Regular £99· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFabayas
An olive green butterfly abaya with a round neck, embroidered with soft gold olive branches around the neckline and on the sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.
£157Regular £225· 30% offDesign previewSale30% OFFjackets · everyday
A slim cognac racer jacket with raglan sleeves, a stand collar, centre zip and two horizontal zip pockets at the hip.
£96Regular £120· 20% offDesign previewSale20% OFFtops · everyday
An oversized powder blue shirt with a chest pocket, embroidered in ivory with flowering branches and small pearl beads that spill from the shoulder across the chest.
For Boston
Custom design, fabric, stitching, fancy work and customisation, all arranged online and shipped to Boston.
Searched in Boston
The styles people in Boston search for most on Google. Each is made to your size or measurements in Pakistan and shipped to Boston.
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 States
No. There is no store, studio or address in Boston or anywhere else in the US, and nobody measures you in person. You order online, and the outfit is made in Pakistan and shipped to your address in the city or the suburbs.
Early, ideally by the start of fall. If you are sending your own fabric, it travels to Pakistan and the finished outfit travels back separately, and your written quote confirms the production time and shipping cost.
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 euros, US dollars or pounds, whichever you choose, including delivery and import charges.
No commitment until you approve your written quote.
