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The Gilded Seam: Custom Women’s Stitching

Colorado Springs · United States

Made-to-measure clothing delivered to Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs spreads out at the foot of Pikes Peak, about an hour’s drive south of Denver, at an altitude of around 6,000 feet. The sun is strong, the air is dry, and the weather can turn from a bright morning to hail or snow within hours. It is also a military city, with Fort Carson to the south, the US Air Force Academy on its northern edge and Space Force installations nearby. The Gilded Seam makes women’s clothing to your measurements in Pakistan and ships it to your address in the Springs.

  • Made in Pakistan
  • Minimum order: one suit
  • Quote in EUR, USD or GBP
Two white kurtas with gold thread embroidery hanging from a tree in daylightInspiration

Local notes

Ordering from Colorado Springs

Sizes, customs rules and sending fabric from the USA: ordering from the USA.

Altitude, sun and sudden storms

At this height, natural fibers that breathe are kinder to dry skin than synthetics: cotton, cambric and linen for most of the year, and khaddar or karandi with a cotton lining for the snowy weeks. Full sleeves keep the strong sun off your arms on a walk through Garden of the Gods. Summer afternoons often bring thunderstorms and hail, so a darker print is easier to live with than pale lawn. If you plan to wear a heavy coat over the kameez, say so in your notes and we allow for it in the sleeves.

Orders that move with you

Military families here often move every few years, and a tailor who knows your measurements has to be found again at every posting. Ordering online keeps your measurements and your design in writing, ready for the next order. Your first inquiry only needs your city, the full delivery address is taken when the order goes ahead, and we ship worldwide. Students at UCCS and Colorado College can order a single piece, and a name or initials can be embroidered, as our custom embroidery page explains.

Getting started

Measure at home in inches using the size guide and fill in the quote form. Choose Stitching Only if you have an unstitched suit to send, once we have confirmed it from your photos, or Fabric + Stitching if you would rather we supply the fabric. Your written quote, in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling, includes delivery to Colorado Springs and any US import charges. Neighbors to the north can read our Denver page.

Custom stitching · Custom design · Colorado Springs

Your dream design, made real

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Cold mornings at 6,000 feet, bright sun by noon and a storm over Pikes Peak in the afternoon: Colorado Springs weather asks a lot of one outfit. If you came looking for custom sewing in Colorado Springs, we make women’s kurtas, suits, abayas and hoodies to your measurements in Pakistan and ship them to the Springs. A hoodie with a name or initials embroidered on it makes an easy first order.

The photos below show designs you can change. Lengthen a kameez to sit under a winter coat, add full sleeves against the high-altitude sun, or choose a darker print that hides a splash on a hail day. Our embroidered hoodies page covers names, initials and placement. You can also send your own design. Your written quote lists every detail and the full price, and we cut only after you approve it.

8 designs shown

  • Design preview of the Ivory Sage Heritage in ivory: two-piece, kameez and trousers, embroidered, ivory£70Regular £89· 21% offDesign preview3 photos
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    Ivory Sage Heritage

    An ivory kameez and matching trousers, with sage green and soft gold floral embroidery at the neckline, sleeves and hem.

    • Two-piece
    • Kameez and trousers
    • Embroidered
    • Ivory
    • Made to measure
  • Design preview of the Teal Heritage in deep teal: two-piece, kameez and trousers, embroidered, deep teal£85Regular £105· 19% offDesign preview3 photos
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    Teal Heritage

    A deep teal kameez and matching trousers, with gold and ivory embroidery at the neckline, sleeves and hem.

    • Two-piece
    • Kameez and trousers
    • Embroidered
    • Deep Teal
    • Made to measure
  • Design preview of the White Brocade Frock in ivory white: frock, brocade, gold, puff sleeves£99Regular £125· 21% offDesign preview2 photos
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    frocks · party

    White Brocade Frock

    An ivory and gold brocade frock with puff elbow sleeves, a fitted bodice and a full skirt.

    • Frock
    • Brocade
    • Gold
    • Puff sleeves
    • Made to measure
  • Design preview of the Grey Resham Frock in grey: frock, resham, grey, satin£75Regular £95· 21% offDesign preview
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    frocks · everyday

    Grey Resham Frock

    A grey satin frock with black resham flowers down the bodice and sleeves, a round neck and a flared calf-length skirt.

    • Frock
    • Resham
    • Grey
    • Satin
    • Made to measure
  • Design preview of the Emerald Vine Cape Kaftan in emerald green: emerald green, embroidered, kaftan, made to measure£120Regular £150· 20% offDesign preview2 photos
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    Emerald Vine Cape Kaftan

    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.

    • Emerald Green
    • Embroidered
    • Kaftan
    • Made to measure
  • Design preview of the Olive Branch tailored abaya in olive green: shawl collar, open front, olive branch embroidery, matching scarf£80Regular £99· 19% offDesign preview4 photos
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    abayas

    Olive Branch tailored abaya

    An open tailored abaya in olive green with a shawl collar, embroidered with soft gold olive branches along the shawl collar and around the cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.

    • Shawl collar
    • Open front
    • Olive branch embroidery
    • Matching scarf
    • Nida, crepe or chiffon
  • Design preview of the Wrap-Neck Racer leather jacket in slate grey: funnel collar, off-centre zip, hem tabs, washed finish£180Regular £225· 20% offDesign preview4 photos
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    jackets · everyday

    Wrap-Neck Racer leather jacket

    A slate grey jacket with a wrap-over funnel collar held by a snap, an off-centre zip and adjuster tabs at the hem.

    • Funnel collar
    • Off-centre zip
    • Hem tabs
    • Washed finish
    • Genuine leather
  • Design preview of the Indigo Geometric Tunic in navy: navy, embroidered, tunic, made to measure£55Regular £70· 21% offDesign preview
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    tops · everyday

    Indigo Geometric Tunic

    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.

    • Navy
    • Embroidered
    • Tunic
    • Made to measure

Two ways to order

Our fabric, or yours

Both are made to your measurements in Pakistan. The minimum order is one suit, and we don’t offer free samples.

  • Fabric + Stitching

    We supply the agreed fabric and make your outfit to your measurements. One parcel: the finished outfit shipped to you.

    • Fabric agreed with you before cutting
    • Minimum order one suit
    • No need to send anything
  • Stitching Only

    You supply suitable fabric, such as an unstitched suit, and we cut, stitch and finish it.

    • Two shipping stages: your fabric to us in Pakistan, then the outfit to you
    • Confirm suitability and quantity before sending
    • Minimum order one suit
Is there anywhere in Colorado Springs to be measured?

No. We have no store, studio or fittings in Colorado or anywhere outside Pakistan. You measure yourself at home with our size guide, or measure a garment that fits you well, and label each number as body or garment.

What if we are posted somewhere else soon?

Tell us your dates when you ask for a quote. The full delivery address is confirmed when the order goes ahead, and because we ship worldwide, it can be your next address if you already know it.

Will I pay anything when the parcel arrives?

No. Your written quote already includes delivery to your address and any US import duties, taxes and customs fees, so the carrier has nothing to collect from you.

Softly wrinkled white cotton fabric in natural light

Ready when you are

Made to measure, delivered to Colorado Springs

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.