My Suit Bangkok, a bespoke and made-to-measure tailor in Pratunam, has published two guides for couples and wedding parties in Thailand: one on what makes a tuxedo, and one on ordering suits for a whole group of groomsmen.

What makes a tuxedo

According to the tuxedo guide, a dark suit is not a tuxedo. A tuxedo is defined by its facings, satin or grosgrain on the lapel, covering the buttons and running down the side seam of the trousers, and by what it leaves out: no belt loops, no notch lapel by convention, and one button rather than two. Peak and shawl lapels are both correct. Satin is smooth and reflective, while grosgrain is a fine ribbed silk that is flatter and quieter and photographs with less glare. Because a tuxedo has a clean line and no pattern, the guide says every compromise in the fit shows, and it suggests a high-twist wool in black or midnight blue for Bangkok's heat.

Ordering for a whole party

The groomsmen guide says the hard part of dressing a party is not the tailoring but matching colour across people who arrive on different days. Cloth is woven and dyed in batches, so two rolls of the same named colour ordered weeks apart can look different side by side in a photograph. The shop therefore reserves enough cloth from a single bolt for everyone before anyone is fitted, and groomsmen can be measured whenever they land. To set the groom apart, the guide suggests details rather than a different colour: a waistcoat, a peak lapel when the party wears notch, a contrasting tie or pocket square, or a subtly different cloth in the same tone.

A timeline that works backwards

The schedule runs backwards from the wedding date. At eight weeks the couple sends the date, venue and number of people, and the shop reserves cloth. At six weeks the groom is measured and the details are fixed. At four weeks the groomsmen are measured as they become available. At two weeks come second fittings, and first fittings for late arrivals. The final week is kept for last corrections, because grooms often change shape in the final month. The shop says shorter timelines are workable, but with three weeks there is one chance to correct instead of two.

Pages for getting to the shop

The shop's website has a page for each nearby landmark, with the walking time to Platinum Fashion Mall, where the shop is on the 2nd floor (Google Maps walking directions, checked 27 October 2026):

CentralWorld: about 5 minutes on foot, about 400 metres: https://mysuitsbangkok.com/tailor-near-centralworld/
Pratunam Market: about 6 minutes, about 450 metres: https://mysuitsbangkok.com/tailor-pratunam/
Big C Supercenter Ratchadamri: about 6 minutes, about 450 metres: https://mysuitsbangkok.com/tailor-near-big-c-ratchadamri/
Baiyoke Tower II: about 8 minutes, about 600 metres: https://mysuitsbangkok.com/tailor-near-baiyoke-tower/
Airport Rail Link Ratchaprarop station: about 11 minutes, about 700 metres: https://mysuitsbangkok.com/tailor-near-airport-link-ratchaprarop/
BTS Ratchathewi: about 12 minutes, about 900 metres: https://mysuitsbangkok.com/tailor-near-bts-ratchathewi/
BTS Chit Lom: about 14 minutes, about 900 metres: https://mysuitsbangkok.com/tailor-near-bts-chit-lom/
Platinum Fashion Mall, where the shop is: https://mysuitsbangkok.com/tailor-platinum-fashion-mall/

About My Suit Bangkok

My Suit Bangkok was founded in November 2017 by Soum Bhusal, known to customers as Sam, and works from the same unit in Platinum Fashion Mall. It makes suits, shirts and formalwear for men and women, and alters clothing. English and Thai are spoken and walk-ins are welcome. The shop is rated 4.9 on Google from more than 229 reviews, as shown on its website on 25 October 2026.

Where and when

My Suit Bangkok is at 419/A Oxford 5, Platinum Fashion Mall, 2nd Floor, Phetchaburi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, and is open every day from 10:00 to 20:00. Call +66 85 322 4113. The groomsmen guide is at https://mysuitsbangkok.com/groomsmen-suits-bangkok/, the tuxedo guide is at https://mysuitsbangkok.com/tuxedo-bangkok/ and the shop's website is https://mysuitsbangkok.com/