Genuine Thai silk bolts showing two-tone shimmer at Om Fashion, a Thai silk tailor in Bangkok

A Rare Specialty in Bangkok Tailoring

Thai Silk Tailor in Bangkok

A Thai silk tailor in Bangkok making silk suits, shirts, dresses, and accessories to measure.

Genuine Thai Silk, Cut to Your Measurements

Om Fashion Bespoke Tailor is a Thai silk tailor in Bangkok, based on the first floor of the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel in Bang Rak. We tailor genuine Thai silk into suits, jackets, shirts, dresses, and blouses, all cut to your measurements, with free hotel pickup and in-room fittings. Most garments are ready in 3 to 5 days.

The same silk is made up into ties, scarves, and pocket squares, and into custom silk pajamas, robes, and kimonos, which are the easiest way to take genuine Thai silk home in a suitcase.

Bolts of genuine Thai silk showing two-tone shimmer at Om Fashion Bangkok

The Fabric

Why the Cloth Shimmers

Thai silk is reeled from the cocoon of the Bombyx mori silkworm, traditionally by hand, which leaves small thickness variations along the thread. Those variations are not defects. They catch light unevenly and give the finished cloth a depth that machine-spun thread cannot reproduce.

The second signature is the two-tone effect. Weavers frequently run one color in the warp and another in the weft, so the fabric shifts between shades as you turn it. Hold a genuine piece to a window and it changes; hold a synthetic and it stays flat.

Understanding this matters when you are buying. Most of what is sold to visitors on market stalls as Thai silk is polyester with a sheen printed onto it.

Real Thai Silk or Imitation

Four checks you can do standing at the counter, before anyone measures you.

Genuine Thai Silk

  • Colour shifts as you move it under light, because warp and weft differ
  • Slight irregular thickness along the thread from hand reeling
  • Warms almost instantly against your palm
  • Burns to a fine ash and smells faintly of hair
  • Priced accordingly. Real hand-woven silk is never cheap

Synthetic Imitation

  • Flat, uniform colour from every angle
  • Perfectly even weave with no variation
  • Stays cool and feels slippery in the hand
  • Melts into a hard bead and smells of plastic
  • Suspiciously low market-stall pricing

Caring for Thai Silk

Treated correctly, a silk garment outlasts most of the wardrobe around it.

  • Dry clean rather than machine or hand wash
  • Cool iron on the reverse side, or use a steamer
  • Store on a padded hanger, never a wire one
  • Keep out of direct sunlight, which fades the dye permanently
  • Air it after wearing rather than returning it straight to a closed wardrobe

What a Thai Silk Tailor in Bangkok Makes

Silk Suits and Jackets

Evening jackets and full suits with a sheen only genuine silk produces.

Dresses and Blouses

Occasion dresses and everyday blouses that drape beautifully.

Ties, Scarves, and Cufflinks

Silk shirts, hand-finished ties, scarves, pocket squares, cufflinks, and silk jacket linings.

Pajamas and Kimonos

Silk sleepwear, robes, and kimonos cut to measure for men and women.

Thai Silk Questions

Authenticity, garments, care, and shipping.

Where can I find a Thai silk tailor in Bangkok?
Om Fashion Bespoke Tailor is a Thai silk tailor in Bangkok on the first floor of the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel in Bang Rak, making silk suits, shirts, dresses, and blouses to measure with free hotel pickup along the riverside.
How can I tell real Thai silk from imitation?
Genuine Thai silk has slight irregularities from hand-reeled thread and shifts color as the light moves, because warp and weft are often different shades. Synthetics look uniform and stay flat. Real silk also warms to the touch, while polyester stays cool and slippery.
What can be made from Thai silk?
Suits, jackets, shirts, dresses, blouses, and ties, along with scarves, pocket squares, and silk pajamas, robes, and kimonos. Silk is also used as a jacket lining, which is a quieter way to wear it if a full silk suit feels bold.
Is Thai silk suitable for hot weather?
Yes, at the right weight. Lighter Thai silks breathe well and are comfortable in Bangkok, while heavier weaves suit evening wear and air-conditioned settings.
Do you make silk accessories as gifts?
Yes, and they are among our most requested items. Ties, scarves, and pocket squares can be made from the same silk as your suit lining, and silk sleepwear packs flat for travel. We can ship directly to a recipient if the order is a gift.
How do I care for a Thai silk garment?
Dry clean rather than wash, use a cool iron on the reverse or a steamer, and store on a padded hanger away from sunlight. Treated properly it lasts decades.
Do you ship Thai silk garments internationally?
Yes. Many visitors order silk as a gift and have it shipped home. Shipping is quoted at cost and measurements stay on file.

Have Something Made in Thai Silk

See the range at our Thai silk tailor in Bangkok, or we will bring samples to your hotel.

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