James bond tailor

I wandered into the shop my first morning in Chiang Mai and met James. Yes the shop keep goes by James. I wasn’t looking for a suit, I was looking to copy another outerwear jacket. But I kept seeing this fabric while talking with James. It was this linen wool/linen/silk blend. It had this amazing texture that I normally don’t see in suits. James was like “That fabric looks great as a suit”and pointed to one of his mannequins and a jacket from another client that used the same fabric. The problem was, I’ve had bespoke suits before. To be honest most Thailand tailors usually can’t fulfill all my requests. Tailor techniques that usually require skilled and well versed tailors. I was convinced since the shop was a bit campy with a name like “James Bond Tailor” wouldn’t be able to build a suit how I like it. James politely asked what I required. So I gave him my list. - 3 roll 2 - Roped shoulders - A curved Barchetta breast pocket - Gauntlet cuffs - Pic stitching - Dinner button - 5 button sleeve - Accent colors on the button holes - A big accent button on the end of the sleeve - Half canvased (I only had 4 days in town, some tailors I met can’t do half canvased in this amount of time) James kindly pointed out most of the features I asked for were on the mannequins outside or on existing client clothes on the rack waiting to be picked up. He assured me that there would be no issues to do a half canvased construction in that amount of time. So I pulled the trigger literally, please check the photos. James created the green suit in the photos and I was blown away. He delivered on everything I wanted. It came out better than expected. And he did it in less than 3 days! I was so happy I immediately ordered another one. I always wanted to try the new trend of an oversized lapel. I sent him photos of what I was thinking and he said “No Problem” In less than 48 hours he created my: wide detached lapel, double breasted, charcoal pinstripe suit pictured below. Don’t let the name fool you, this is a full service tailor shop that can accommodate any request. And the best part… THEY LET YOU POSE WITH A GUN!

I had a great experience ordering two tailored suits and several tailored shirts from James. He has a great eye for detail and was extremely accommodating to requests for minor changes. He was flexible with the time for fitting (which we changed several times) and flexible with payment methods he would accept. Now that he has my measurements, I look forward to ordering more shirts from abroad when the time comes.