Long Beach · United States
Long Beach sits on the coast at the southern edge of Los Angeles County, with one of the country’s busiest ports, the Queen Mary moored in its harbor and neighborhoods from Belmont Shore to Bixby Knolls. The ocean keeps it milder than the inland valleys, and many early summer mornings start under a gray marine layer. The Gilded Seam makes women’s clothing to your measurements in Pakistan and ships it anywhere in Long Beach, Lakewood or Signal Hill.
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Sizes, customs rules and sending fabric from the USA: ordering from the USA.
Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia, a short drive north, is well known for South Asian clothing and fabric, and plenty of unstitched suits in Long Beach closets came from there. Send daylight photos of the shirt, dupatta and trouser fabric with your measurements through the quote form. We confirm the fabric is suitable and enough for your design, and agree how to send it, before anything is posted to Pakistan. Stitching Only in the USA explains the two shipping stages.
Lawn, cotton and linen work for most of the year here. A cotton kurta with full sleeves copes with a gray June morning by the water, and the same shape with elbow sleeves suits a warm September afternoon. Winters are mild and bring most of the rain, so a lined cambric kameez is usually as warm as you need. Keep chiffon for evenings out; a cotton dupatta stays put better in a sea breeze.
Students at Cal State Long Beach, people working around the port and downtown, and commuters on the Metro A Line into Los Angeles all need clothes that wash well and keep their shape. A straight kurta over cigarette pants, or a matching co-ord, does that job. For Eid or a wedding where you are a guest, a long kameez with detailed embroidery at the neckline, sleeves and hem is a good place to start. Our Los Angeles page covers the rest of the county.
Custom stitching · Custom design · Long Beach
The A Line into downtown LA, a lecture at Cal State Long Beach, an evening walk in Belmont Shore: a Long Beach day covers a lot of ground. If you were searching for a ladies tailor in Long Beach who will make a kameez or a dress from your own idea, you can do it from home instead. We cut each piece to your measurements in Pakistan and ship it to Long Beach, Lakewood or Signal Hill.
Prefer to start fresh? The photos below are designs we can make with fabric we supply. A cotton kurta with full sleeves suits a gray coastal morning, and a lawn co-ord works for a warm afternoon. If you have a suit of your own, Stitching Only in the US explains the two shipping stages. Every detail and the full price are in your written quote, and nothing is cut until you approve it.
8 designs shown
£100Regular £120· 17% offDesign previewtwo-piece · eid
A mauve kurta with a pearl-button placket and soft pink flowers at the neck, cuffs and hem, over wide palazzos with an elasticated waist.
£100Regular £120· 17% offDesign previewtwo-piece · everyday
A long chocolate brown shirt with an ivory leaf spray down one side of the front, over wide trousers with an elasticated waist.
£99Regular £125· 21% offDesign preview2 photosfrocks · eid
An olive green frock worked all over the bodice and down the front with bronze threadwork, with a sweetheart neckline and short puff sleeves.
£99Regular £125· 21% offDesign preview2 photosfrocks · eid
A green and gold jamavar frock with puff elbow sleeves, a fitted bodice and a full skirt finished with a gold woven border.
£85Regular £109· 22% offDesign previewdresses · everyday
A long sage green kaftan with a band collar and a straight, relaxed line, embroidered with arch motifs down the front and around the wide cuffs.
£99Regular £125· 21% offDesign preview4 photosabayas · eid
A chocolate brown butterfly abaya with a round neck, embroidered with gold and bronze palm fronds around the neckline and on the sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.
£180Regular £225· 20% offDesign preview4 photosjackets · everyday
A chestnut brown moto jacket shaped with curved seams to the waist, with an off-centre zip, studded lapels and zipped cuffs.
£100Regular £120· 17% offDesign preview2 photostops · 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 Long Beach
Custom design, fabric, stitching, fancy work and customisation, all arranged online and shipped to Long Beach.
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. We have no store, studio or fittings in California or anywhere in the US. You measure at home with our size guide, everything is agreed in writing, and the outfit is made in Pakistan and shipped to you.
Yes. Abayas are made to measure in nida, crepe or chiffon, in any color, and collection designs come with a matching scarf. You can also send a photo of an abaya you like.
Making takes 5 to 7 working days after your quote is approved and paid in full, or after your fabric arrives for Stitching Only. Shipping to Long Beach is extra and varies, and its cost is in your quote.
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.
