Press

Bangkok 101 magazine is Bangkok’s popular monthly lifestyle and travel guide. The writer approached and got us talking about how we operate our business.  We then further elaborated and explain more on the tailoring scene in Bangkok. How the business has been affected by TUK TUK scams that try to rip off foreigner looking for affordable tailor made suits. Moreover, majority of tailor offering too good to be true deals like “1 suit 1 shirt for 120 USD. The write quoted our line “ You cannot compare a quality suit on the basis of price alone”..  To further add, clients often mention that we are expensive but one should compare our quality suit by apple to apple. Most tailors in Bangkok use cheap canvas, interlining, shoulder pads, lining; etc. If you compare our suits with similar one in Europe or USA, ours is more affordable. Lastly, we didn’t pay the magazine unlike the other three tailors that got the full coverage. But nevertheless, they listed us at the top above other tailors.

We first got featured in Business Travel Asia pacific edition and then after few months Business traveler GERMANY edition approached us. To reveal, Germans accounts for big chunk of our clientele and revenue. They are passionate about their suits and understand quality. We also visit major cities of Germany once a year to meet our fellow client/friends. The content is the same as the Asia Pacific Edition.

We got featured again by Bangkok.com. It seems like we are their favorite tailor. Well, we have been making suits for most of their staff now.  This time they decide to write up about 5 top tailors in Bangkok and we made it to the list expectedly. They did acknowledge the fact that the store is run by father and son duo (aka Ronnie and Raj). We are among the few that do not employ salesman. We deal with the clients directly; take the measurement and always there during the fitting process unlike many stores. But ofcourse he have helpers in store. We would love to believe that we are better than the other tailors in the list. The write appreciated the fact that we carry some finest wools from Italian top mills like Vitale Barberis, Zegna, Loro Piana etc. Bangkok Magazine is the ultimate Bangkok  city guide. Bangkok Magazine brings the openings, weird and wonderful attractions and reveals on places that locals want to keep secret. It’s guaranteed site to make sure that the travelers experience is out of the ordinary. The site is highly popular among expats that is trying to get a hold of the city and the travelers finding the best restaurants and shopping arenas. Its featured stories is a must read.

For those who understand, Italian please email us. We can email you the PDF file in Italian. In English, the Marco Polo magazine simply chose one tailor in Thailand. And that is us. They were indeed satisfied with the content we supplied them and seeing that we got featured in many other travel magazine, they decided on UNIVERSAL TAILORS. We are indeed quite grateful. Marco Polo is synonymous with travel and the perfect brand name for a travel guide publisher. While the company is new, but they have an experienced team with many years of expertise in successfully producing and selling cartographic products and travel guides. They offer an extensive range of high quality publications, including Marco Polo Guides – the guides with Insider Tips, Spiral Guides, Travel Handbooks, traditional folded maps, laminated city & holiday maps, road atlases and phrasebooks.

We got featured in TWO MAGAZINE in their 2015 gift guide. They wrote us under the Great Basics praising our LINEN shirts which they claim is the perfect tailored shirt for travel. They quoted “The linen shirt is the embodiment of effortless style. Especially in the tropics, when the days are longer, and during the holidays, when sunset drinks rolls into dinner, the linen shirt seems to to take the lead. To celebrate the jet-setting months of winter, we suggest you pick up a versatile, linen shirt to pack with you wherever you go. Try Universal Tailors, who offer a beautiful collection of Japanese and Irish woven linen with  stunning, mother of pearl buttons”. Two Magazine quickly earned a reputation as a pioneering English-language publication for men in Southeast Asia. Its unique content mix was always at forefront of fashion and design trends, bringing readers the latest and greatest from the international luxury lifestyle sector. Mindful of an ever-evolving marketplace and conscious of the appeal that much of our content had across gender boundaries, Two Magazine realized that labeling ourselves a “men’s magazine” alienated many readers who could otherwise enjoy our offerings. Style, culture, and the search for unique and alternative perspectives are universal ideals that are valued by both our readers and our team, regardless of their gender.

This was a surprise editorial for us. We weren’t aware of this until the editor emailed us. We got featured in the article “MEN’S GUIDE TO BESPOKE SUITS”. The magazine is aimed for the Thais as it is written in Thai. To read the article: https://www.dooddot.com/mens-guide-to-bespoke-suits/ For those, who cannot read Thai. The article touched upon on the concept of BESPOKE. The writer clear the misconception and clearly stated the difference between MADE TO MEASURE and BESPOKE. For those who are not aware, we are a bespoke tailor as our cutters cut individual pattern precisely based on the measurement, we do not work from fixed patterns like MADE TO MEASURE tailors. They described UNIVERSAL TAILORS as a worldwide tailor. They got it right. We have clients all over world, we do TRUNK  SHOW to almost all continents. And we have online orders shipping overseas everyday. They also mentioned that we are an experience tailor opening doors to client since 1985. Based in Bangkok, Thailand, Dooddot is a one-stop destination for the editorially driven social and cultural. With a creative passion and lifestyle, Dooddot reflects the creative areas by having sought out the best information, news, knowledge and creative movements around the world. Dooddot aims to update and capture the latest news and trends in the content of art & design, fashion, products, lifestyle, music & film, culture, influential people, and other aspects that are culturally-relevant today.Dooddot’s intention is not to provide their readers with mindless fashion trends and entertainment news, but Dooddot’s aim is to provide readers with a comprehensive range of contents that would be truly useful and inspiring to the reader’s knowledge and lifestyle.

We would believe we are the number 1 tailor among Bangkok expats. We boast a clientele of hundreds of expats living in Bangkok. Thus this triggered the leading expat magazine to feature a story on us specifically. Their title “BANGKOK’S BESPOKE TAILOR OF INTERNATIONAL RENOWN – UNIVERSAL TAILORS” is flattering. We completely agree with them. The magazine noticed the flattering reviews we get on Tripadvisor everyday. Those are genuine feedbacks from satisfied client. We must say we are challenged with fussy clients quite so often and it is not easy to satisfy them. We are tested time and time again and we bring our A game out to meet their needs. The writers also inform their readers the vast range of fabrics we carry, our workmanship of suits and our obsession for quality.  The magazine praised us for requiring every client to undergo atleast 3 fittings to ensure a fantastic fit. Contrary to most tailors turning around a suit within 24 hours with no or 1 fitting. We require atleast 3 working days to produce a masterpiece. Bangkok Expat Life is a local city guide of Bangkok for expats and English speaking Bangkokians. Bangkok Expat Life aims to provide the latest happenings in Bangkok. From fancy restaurants to small cafés to fitness studios to bars to news or entertainment, they aim to provide the best possible information to the readers. Their stories and editorial reaches expats, English speaking locals and people who plan to travel or move to Bangkok in future.