Clothes & Fashion — Buying, Tailoring & Kitting Out Your Wardrobe

Dressing yourself in Chiang Mai is easy at the two ends of the spectrum and slightly fiddly in the middle. At one end you have the international high-street brands in the big malls — Uniqlo, H&M, Zara, MUJI, Mango and the rest — where sizing, quality and prices are broadly what you'd expect back home. At the other end you have cheap, characterful stuff in the markets and the growing scene of local designers, vintage shops and custom tailors, where the value is genuinely excellent. The one thing worth managing expectations on is Western sizing: standard Thai retail runs small, and if you're tall, broad, or above roughly a UK 14 / US 12, you'll lean more on the international brands, a few dedicated larger-size shops, and — the real Chiang Mai secret weapon — an affordable tailor. This page covers all of it.

Prices are in Thai baht; USD equivalents are generated from one working rate held in the site config, so they stay consistent across the wiki. Shop line-ups, mall tenants and hours change constantly here — the addresses below are as published by the businesses themselves, but confirm before making a special trip.

International brands in the malls#

If you want familiar labels with familiar fits and card payment, the malls are the answer. Central Festival (on the east/superhighway side of town) is the flagship and has the deepest line-up; Central Chiang Mai Airport (south, by the airport — note it's been mid-renovation) is smaller but convenient; MAYA and One Nimman in Nimman skew more boutique and lifestyle, as does Think Park across the junction from MAYA.

Kad Suan Kaew is gone

Older guides — and some brands' own store locators — still send people to Kad Suan Kaew on Huay Kaew Road. Chiang Mai's first shopping complex (opened 1992) suspended trading on 1 July 2022 and never reopened; the last operating part of the site, the Lotus Pang Suan Kaew hotel, closed in January 2025 and the whole plot has since been listed for sale by its creditor bank. Treat any Kad Suan Kaew shop listing as dead, whoever is publishing it.

Brands you can reliably find, mostly clustered on the ground/first floors of Central Festival:

• Uniqlo — the default for basics, everyday wear, and (crucially) the widest reliable range of Western-ish sizes. Also at Central Chiang Mai Airport.
• H&M and Zara — fast-fashion for men and women; Central Festival is the main location.
• MUJI — a large store at Central Chiang Mai Airport plus a presence at Central Festival; good for minimalist basics, loungewear and homeware.
• Marks & Spencer, Mango, Lacoste, Jaspal (a well-regarded Thai brand), plus sportswear from Nike and adidas — mostly at Central Festival, some at Airport Plaza.
• Calvin Klein opened a store at MAYA on 3 July 2026 — ground floor, room 117/2 — carrying menswear and womenswear, the brand's well-known underwear line, denim, footwear and accessories. Worth knowing about since MAYA's fashion line-up has otherwise skewed more boutique.
• The anchor Central and Robinson department stores carry a wide mix of mid-range Thai and international labels, cosmetics, shoes and underwear under one roof.

Prices are similar to Western retail once VAT is included — occasionally a touch higher on imported lines, but Uniqlo and the Thai brands are genuinely good value. Everything here is fixed-price and card-friendly, and the department stores run frequent seasonal sales. For the malls as destinations in their own right, see Markets, Malls & Walking Streets.

Local & Thai designers, boutiques and markets#

This is where Chiang Mai gets fun, and where your money goes furthest. The city has a strong craft and design culture, so beyond the malls you'll find independent labels and handmade pieces at very reasonable prices.

• Nimman (Think Park, One Nimman, and the side sois off Nimmanhaemin) is the hub for small independent boutiques, streetwear and Thai designers — good for browsing on foot. See Neighborhood Guides for the lie of the land.
• Jing Jai (JJ) Market on weekend mornings has a craft/maker section with independent clothing, natural-dye and handmade labels alongside the farmers' market.
• The Sunday Walking Street (Ratchadamnoen) and Saturday Walking Street (Wualai) are wall-to-wall with cheap cotton clothing, hill-tribe-style pieces, printed tees, harem pants and handmade accessories — fine for casual and holiday wear, variable on quality, and easy to haggle a little.
• ChiangmaiCotton is a long-standing favourite for loose, natural-fabric cotton, linen and hemp clothing — hand-woven and botanically dyed, cut to Western sizes, and notably carrying larger and looser cuts that suit bigger frames. It is a fixed shop at 141/6 Ratchadamnoen Rd (the road that becomes the Sunday Walking Street, which is why older listings describe it as a market stall) and it trades every day, not just Sundays. There is a second branch, Peace of Mind by ChiangmaiCotton, on Nimmanhaemin Soi 4.

For made-in-Chiang-Mai womenswear, Parichart Design sits in the clothing-market cluster on Kuang Men Road off Tha Phae, near Warorot. Its Google listing is unclaimed and carries no hours or phone, so treat it as a browse-if-you're-passing rather than a destination. The bag maker Le Leezu, which older guides place in the same Warorot cluster making bags from leather and antique textiles, is no longer there — the only current listing is up in Mae Rim, roughly 30 km north, it is marked temporarily closed, and its recent reviews describe a café and guesthouse rather than a bag workshop. Prices for local designer pieces are a fraction of European equivalents, and much of it is genuinely one-off.

Shoes & footwear#

Footwear follows the same story as clothing, only more so: Thai shoes run small and stop early. Local shops rarely stock much above a men's EU 44 / US 10.5 or a women's EU 40 / US 9, and if you have wide feet you'll struggle even below that. Plan accordingly.

Where to look:

• The malls — Central Festival and Airport Plaza have the usual suspects (Nike, adidas, Skechers, Crocs, Clarks, Bata, plus the department-store shoe floors). Fixed price, card-friendly, and the safest bet for standard Western sizes up to around EU 45.
• Decathlon (see below) — quietly the single best option in the city for large sizes: it stocks sports shoes up to around EU 47–48 and is often the only place locally carrying anything above 45.
• Markets & walking streets — cheap sandals, canvas shoes and flip-flops for a few hundred baht; great for the hot-season uniform of "sandals you don't mind ruining in a downpour," useless if your feet are large.
• Buying online (Lazada/Shopee, or brand apps) is the realistic answer for big or wide feet — you can filter by exact size, though returns are a faff so check the brand's size chart carefully. See Essential Apps for the shopping and delivery apps worth having.

If a favourite pair wears out, repair before you replace — see Laundry, dry cleaning & repairs below. Local cobblers will re-sole and re-heel leather shoes for a fraction of replacement cost, which matters when your size is hard to buy here anyway.

Sportswear, activewear & outdoor gear#

Chiang Mai is an outdoorsy, gym-and-Muay-Thai kind of town, so this is well covered. See Health & Fitness for the gyms, camps and studios the kit is for.

• Decathlon is the anchor, and there are now three branches in the city, not one. The full-size Experience Store at 17/17 Moo 4, Nong Pa Khrang (09:00–21:00 daily) is the one worth the trip: the French sports-everything chain with running, cycling, hiking, swimming, gym, badminton, football and camping under one roof at genuinely low fixed prices, with its own house brands (Kalenji, Quechua, Domyos, Kipsta). Crucially it's also the city's most reliable source of larger shoes (up to ~EU 47–48) and XL–XXXL clothing, so plenty of Western expats end up here just for the sizing. Two smaller Convenience Store branches — Tha Phae (Chaiyapoom Rd, by the gate) and Hang Dong (171 Moo 7, Mae Hia, on Highway 108) — carry a curated range plus four-hour click-and-collect, so they're better for picking up an order than for browsing. You can also order on the Decathlon Thailand app for delivery.
• Nike, adidas, Under Armour, New Balance and similar have brand or multi-brand stores in Central Festival and Airport Plaza for branded activewear and trainers.
• Supersports (the big Thai sporting-goods chain) has two Chiang Mai branches — Central Festival (2nd floor, room 215) and Central Chiang Mai Airport (3rd floor) — carrying a broad mix of brands, footwear and equipment. Its own store locator still lists a Kad Suan Kaew branch; that mall is closed, so ignore it.
• Muay Thai & boxing gear — gloves, shorts, wraps and pads are cheap and excellent here; buy from your gym, from stalls around the stadiums, or from dedicated shops. It makes a good souvenir as well as kit.
• Hiking, camping & trail gear — Decathlon covers most needs; for more technical or brand-name gear the selection thins out, so serious trekkers often bring their own or order online. Day Trips & Getting Out has the trails and parks you'd be buying for.

Tailors — the Chiang Mai secret weapon#

If nothing off the rack fits, or you just want good clothes made to your measurements, custom tailoring here is affordable and fast — one of the best reasons to shop locally rather than ship things in. Most tailor shops cluster around the Night Bazaar / Chang Klan Road area, with others on Loi Kroh Road and in the Old City. They handle men's and women's suits, shirts, trousers, dresses and jackets, and most offer alterations too.

A realistic picture on price and turnaround, taken from the shops' own published price lists where they have one (most don't, and fabric drives the number more than anything else — confirm on the day):

• Custom suit: the lowest published two-piece price found in September 2026 is ฿9,000–10,000 ($266–295), rising through ฿12,000–20,000 ($354–590) for better wool, silk and finer construction and around ฿25,000 ($738) for imported Italian or English cloth. The "from four thousand baht upwards" figure that older guides — including earlier versions of this page — still quote no longer matches any tailor's own price list, so budget accordingly. Allow several fittings and 3–5 days.
• Custom shirt: published shirt prices sit around ฿1,800–2,000 ($53–59), sometimes cheaper by the multiple; frequently ready in 24–48 hours.
• Alterations: cheap and quick — taking in a waist or hemming trousers is usually a few hundred baht.

A few long-running names — there are many good ones, and quality varies shop to shop, so read recent Google and Tripadvisor reviews before committing:

• Tony Tailors, 104/1 Chang Klan Rd at the Night Bazaar. Unusually for the trade, it publishes baht prices on its own site, which is where the suit and shirt figures above come from.
• Tomford Tailor, 43 Loi Kroh Rd — one street north of the Night Bazaar strip, not on Chang Klan. It is a local shop and has nothing to do with the Tom Ford fashion house despite the name; its own site gives three different sets of opening hours across three pages, so ring ahead.
• VIP Custom Tailor, by the Night Bazaar near Kalare. Its own site publishes the same street number as Tony Tailors while its own map pin sits several hundred metres away, so navigate by landmark rather than by house number.
• CM Custom Tailor, on Ratchaphakhinai Rd opposite Wat Chiang Man in the Old City — the outlier from the Night Bazaar cluster. It has no website; several unaffiliated Chiang Mai shops trade as some variant of "CM Tailor", so the temple is the only reliable identifier, and any price you see quoted for it online is second-hand.

Practical tips: bring a photo of exactly what you want and, ideally, a garment you love the fit of to copy; insist on at least two fittings; agree the price and what's included in writing; and don't be rushed into "today only" fabric upgrades. Many shops offer hotel fittings and worldwide shipping if you're setting up before you arrive.

Fabric & textiles#

If you sew, or you're commissioning from a tailor and want to choose your own cloth, head to the Warorot Market (Kad Luang) area — Chiang Mai's fabric district, open daily roughly 5am–6pm (go early for calm). Streets around the market are lined with shops selling everything from cheap dress fabric to good cotton, silk, and traditional Thai and hill-tribe textiles. Prices are a revelation — plain cotton can start around ฿35 ($1) a metre, a fraction of Western prices. Warorot is also the place for vintage Hmong fabric, hand-stitched quilts, indigo-dyed cloth and embroidered pieces. For handwoven cotton and dyeing/shibori workshops, the San Kamphaeng handicraft area east of town is worth the trip; Learning Thai & Classes covers the craft-workshop scene more broadly.

Larger sizes & Western fits#

Standard Thai clothing runs small, so this deserves its own note. Your most reliable options:

• The international brands above — Uniqlo, H&M, Zara, M&S — carry Western size ranges and are the safest bet for most people.
• 71 Export — a big glass-fronted factory-outlet clothing store at 217 Huay Kaew Rd (10:00–21:00 daily), stocking export overruns and mislabelled stock across a broad range of sizes for men, women and children. A second branch trades inside Chiang Mai Premium Outlet out on the Hang Dong road. It does not have branches at Airport Plaza or Kad Suan Kaew, whatever older guides say — the Airport Plaza shop is a different retailer called Export Shop, and the Kad Suan Kaew one died with the mall.
• Dr.Zu.Cm. (the Facebook page is "Dr.zu big size") at 111/12 Moo 10 on the Chiang Mai–Hang Dong road, 11:00–18:00 daily, is a dedicated big-and-tall menswear shop — shirts to 6XL, cut for Western frames, with alterations done on the spot. It's one of very few local options aimed specifically at larger men rather than women. Note it is in Pa Daet, not Mae Hia, and its old Central Airport Plaza counter is permanently closed. It's a small independent shop rather than a chain, so check the Facebook page for current stock. For a much deeper range, Bangkok's Krung Thong Plaza in Pratunam bills itself as the country's largest plus-size clothing centre — XS to 7XL, an entire plus-size floor, 300-plus specialist tenants — though it is a wholesale market first and a retail mall second, and it is not exclusively plus-size. Worth a trip or an online order if you're hard to fit.
• ChiangmaiCotton (Ratchadamnoen Rd) — loose natural-cotton cuts that work for bigger frames.
• Secondhand shops (below) — because much of the stock is imported from the US, Europe and Japan, they're often the easiest place to find genuinely larger Western sizes, plus tall/long fits.

Two shops that older guides (and earlier versions of this page) recommend here could not be confirmed as trading in 2026 and have been dropped: Up Size on Huay Kaew Road, whose only traceable source is a Tripadvisor forum post from 2012 in which the poster already hedged that it might be gone, and the similarly named Size Up on Nimmanhaemin, which Google marks permanently closed. If you find either still open, it's news to the internet.

And, again, a tailor solves the problem entirely — made-to-measure sidesteps the sizing lottery for anything that matters.

Underwear, bras & swimwear#

The sizing squeeze bites hardest here, so it's worth its own note — especially for women needing larger cup sizes.

• Everyday underwear in standard sizes is cheap and everywhere: the department stores (Central, Robinson), Uniqlo, and market stalls. Wacoal — a big, quality Thai/Japanese lingerie brand — has counters in most department stores and is the go-to for well-made bras, though its band-and-cup range still favours smaller Thai proportions.
• Larger cup sizes (D+ and up) are the classic pain point. Local stock thins out fast above a C/D cup. Your best local bets are Marks & Spencer at Central Festival (imported UK sizing, but pricey) and the department-store lingerie floors; beyond that, most expats buy online (bring favourites from home, or order via Lazada/Shopee and the M&S/ASOS-style international sites) or wait for a trip home. Made-to-measure is also possible through some lingerie specialists if you ask.
• Swimwear is seasonal in the shops — easy to find around the hot season and school holidays, harder mid-cool-season. Malls (department stores, Speedo/Arena counters) and Decathlon (good, cheap, and better for larger and sportier cuts) are the reliable options; markets carry cheap fashion swimwear in smaller sizes. If you swim laps or need a specific size, don't leave it to the last minute.

Jewelry, accessories & silverware#

Chiang Mai has a genuine craft tradition in metalwork, so buying finished jewelry locally is a step up from generic souvenir stalls.

• Wualai Road, the old silversmithing quarter south of the moat (and home to the Saturday Walking Street), is lined with shops that have made and sold silver here for generations — necklaces, bracelets, rings, bowls and traditional Lanna-style pieces. Wualaisilpa is one of the longest-running names, a family workshop whose own trade description claims over 65 years of selling silverware and Shan silversmithing ancestry before that; you can watch the smiths work on the premises. It has no website — the only web presence is Facebook — and quality and pricing vary shop to shop along the road, so compare a few before buying anything expensive, and ask whether a piece is solid silver or plated.
• For contemporary and bespoke work rather than traditional silverware, Nova Collection (179 Thapae Rd) and Metal Studio (237 Chang Moi Rd, with a second store on Ratchadamnoen near Wat Phra Singh) design and make custom pieces to order — a nice option for an engagement ring, a wedding band or a one-off gift. Both teach, but differently: Nova runs a scheduled, priced day-class at its ArtLab bench on weekdays only, while Metal Studio's teaching happens by appointment at a private studio with no published fee. See Art & Hobby Supplies for the wider workshop scene. Metal Studio's own homepage still mentions a Nimmanhaemin branch that no longer appears on its locations page — the second store is the Ratchadamnoen one.
• Everyday fashion accessories — sunglasses, watches, costume jewelry, bags — are cheap and plentiful at the malls, the walking streets and Warorot; for anything you want to be sure holds its value, stick to the department stores or a known silversmith rather than a market stall.

Rain gear, sun protection & seasonal kit#

The clothes that actually get the most use here often aren't in the wardrobe at all — they're the practical bits for Chiang Mai's two defining weather stretches: the intense sun (worst March–May, and again a factor in the October–February "cool" season's clear skies) and the rainy season (roughly May–October, with the heaviest downpours July–September). Festivals & Annual Calendar maps the year if you're planning around it.

• Sun protection — a wide-brim hat, good sunglasses and a lightweight long-sleeve UV/rash-guard-style shirt are more useful day to day than sunscreen alone, especially for anyone out on a scooter, cycling, or doing manual work in the garden. These are easy to find cheaply at Decathlon, the malls' sportswear counters, and market stalls; UV-rated "cooling" arm sleeves (popular with Thai motorbike riders and market vendors) are a genuinely useful, inexpensive local trick worth adopting.
• Rain gear — a compact poncho (covers you and a backpack, doesn't trap heat the way a full rain jacket does) is the local go-to over a Western-style waterproof coat, which tends to be too hot and humid for actual use here. Ponchos and cheap folding umbrellas are sold everywhere — 7-Elevens, markets, and Decathlon (which also carries proper breathable rain jackets and dry-bags for scooter commuters and hikers who want something more durable). If you commute by scooter through rainy season, a two-piece rain suit (jacket + trousers that go over your clothes) from a motorbike-gear shop is worth the small extra cost over a poncho — see Getting Around.
• Burning-season considerations (roughly February–April, worst in March) are more about what you breathe than what you wear — see the air-quality notes in Setting Up Home and Health & Fitness — but a scarf or light buff to cover nose and mouth on bad-AQI days is a cheap, easy addition to the wardrobe for anyone walking or riding outdoors.

Kids' & baby clothes#

Children's clothing is cheap, plentiful and easy — Thai kids' sizing fits Western children well up to around age 8–10, after which older/taller kids start hitting the same size ceiling adults do. The malls (department stores, Uniqlo, H&M, plus dedicated kids' floors), the markets and the walking streets all cover it, and secondhand shops are excellent for barely-worn kids' clothes you won't feel bad about outgrowing. For a fuller rundown — including English kids' books, shoes and gear — see Kids in Chiang Mai.

Buying clothes online#

For anything hard to find in person — larger sizes, specific brands, big shoes, plus-size bras — online is often the real answer. Lazada and Shopee are the dominant platforms (fashion is one of their biggest categories), Uniqlo, Decathlon, Nike, adidas and most mall brands run their own Thai apps/sites with delivery, and international shipping from the likes of ASOS, Zalando or Uniqlo's overseas stores is doable if you're patient.

Two things to keep in mind. First, sizing charts vary wildly between Thai and international sellers, and returns are more of a hassle than back home, so read the measurements (not just S/M/L) before ordering. Second — in force since 1 January 2026 — Thailand has scrapped the old duty-free threshold on low-value imported parcels, so imported clothing now attracts import duty plus 7% VAT from the first baht, typically collected at checkout by the platform or on delivery by the courier. Clothing and footwear sit at the higher end of the duty bands (the Customs Department's own worked example puts both at 30%), so a cheap overseas fashion order can land noticeably dearer than the sticker price. Buying from local-warehouse or official-store listings on Lazada/Shopee usually sidesteps the surprise. See Shipping, Post & Couriers for the full customs picture and Cost of Living for how this lands on a monthly budget.

Secondhand, vintage & thrift#

Chiang Mai has a lively secondhand scene — partly sustainability-driven, partly because imported bales yield great finds and Western sizes. The densest concentration is Atsadathon Road, running north from the Si Phum corner of the moat towards Jing Jai, which is lined with thrift warehouses; Time Out's round-up is a good current map of the scene. Worth a rummage:

• Love70s (54/5-7 Singharat Rd, Old City) — a large, well-known 70s/psychedelic-and-boho store, strong on denim and cowboy boots. Mon–Sat 12:00–21:00, Sun 12:00–20:00.
• Toro — the small Toro Secondhand Market branch on Atsadathon Road is the one most people find, but the two-storey flagship, Toro Clothing, is 20-plus minutes out on the Chiang Mai–Doi Saket road in San Sai and is the one worth the trip. Both close on Sundays, which catches people out.
• Melon Second-hand — on Atsadathon Road right beside Toro's small branch, open daily 09:00–19:00; large stock, often including bigger US sizes.
• The Clothes Dumpster, the literal bargain-bin rummage that older guides recommend, is permanently closed — its most recent reviews are five to seven years old. Several of the Atsadathon warehouses fill the same niche.

Prices range from a few baht in the dump-bins to boutique pricing for curated vintage. Bring cash and low expectations of air-conditioning. Note also that Fashion Therapy, a curated thrift shop that guides (including earlier versions of this page) place at Think Park, has no listing anywhere in Chiang Mai and does not appear in any current round-up — every mention traces to a single travel article from around 2017. Treat it as gone.

Laundry, dry cleaning & repairs#

Once your wardrobe's sorted, keeping it clean is one of Chiang Mai's small daily pleasures — laundry is cheap, fast and everywhere, so very few residents own a washing machine.

• Wash-and-fold ("laundry shops") are on nearly every soi. The normal rate is around ฿30–50 ($1–1) per kilo washed, dried and folded, usually next-day; ironing is often an extra ฿10–20/kg, and same-day express can cost roughly double. Many offer free pickup and delivery, and several app-based services (WashDrop and similar) will collect and return to your door.
• Self-service coin laundries (Otteri and similar chains, open 24h) are widespread if you'd rather do it yourself — roughly ฿40–50 a wash and ฿40–60 to dry.
• Dry cleaning for suits, delicate dresses and winter coats runs around ฿80–140 ($2–4) per item and is available at dedicated dry-cleaners and inside the department stores. Handy after the tailor's finished your new suit, or before a wedding.
• Repairs & alterations are cheap and quick, and worth defaulting to given the sizing hassle of replacing things here. Tailors handle clothing alterations (a hem or a taken-in waist is a few hundred baht — see the Tailors section). For shoes and leather, Pattana Sin at 18/1 Ratchiangsaen Rd, just across the moat from Pratu Chiang Mai, is the long-standing name — boots, bags, jackets and especially zips, at Thai prices. It's easy to walk past: the shopfront sells noodles and magazines, and the repairman works at the back. There is also a long-standing cluster of small cobblers along the Chiang Mai–Lamphun Road / Nong Hoi side of town who will re-sole, re-heel and restitch bags and belts for very little. For leather-craft and bag repair, Dawood Leather Craft is the shop older guides place on Sridonchai Road; it has moved to 131 Moon Muang Rd in the Old City (roughly 13:00–17:00, worth a call first), and the Sridonchai listing is closed.

A practical note: the hot, humid, dusty climate (and burning-season grime) is hard on clothes and shoes — quick-drying fabrics, and re-proofing/repairing rather than binning, will serve you well.

Dressing for the occasion — temples, formal & traditional Thai wear#

A few situations call for something specific:

• Temples & formal Thai settings — shoulders and knees covered, nothing see-through or too tight; you'll want at least one modest, breathable outfit for temple visits, and sarongs are sold cheaply at market stalls near the big temples if you get caught out. See Things to Do for temple etiquette.
• Weddings, work & formal events — this is where a tailor pays for itself: a made-to-measure suit or a smart dress, run up cheaply and to your exact fit, beats hunting the racks. Thai formal events can be dressier than Western equivalents, so err smart. If you'd rather rent than buy or commission, a small cluster of rental shops around Chang Phuak Gate (the north side of the moat — often transliterated "Chiang Puek") stock Western-style suits and gowns alongside the more numerous Thai-costume studios — worth a look if you just need a one-off outfit for someone else's wedding rather than a permanent addition to your wardrobe.
• Renting a traditional Lanna / Chut Thai outfit — a popular thing to do here is hire a full traditional costume (the northern Lanna pha sin and suea pat, or the eight formal Chut Thai styles) for a photoshoot around the Old City temples; Instagrammable Photo Spots covers the backdrops. Studios bundle the costume, hair and makeup, and sometimes a photographer or guided temple walk. On the studios' own published 2026 price lists, costume-only hire starts at about ฿200 ($6) for an hour or ฿390–490 ($12–14) for a full day; a solo styling-plus-photoshoot package runs ฿2,850–3,500 ($84–103), and speciality options such as a vintage-car shoot reach ฿12,900 ($381). Sabai Thai Dressing (Khang Ruan Jum Rd) and Love Season Studio (127/6 Ratchaphakhinai Rd) both publish full price lists; Baan Orjao sells only through booking platforms and publishes no baht prices, but does take a ฿1,000 ($30) deposit plus your passport. Book a day or two ahead in high season.

Every place named on this page#

• Central Festival Chiang Mai
  The city's largest mall, on the northeast superhighway; Major Cineplex with IMAX, and the default air-conditioned refuge in hot or burning season.
  99/1–99/2 Moo 4, Super Highway Rd, Fa Ham, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50000 (near Arcade Bus Terminal) · Map
• Central Chiang Mai Airport (Airport Plaza)
  The city's main full-service mall, 15–20 min from the southwest suburbs; the Airport Plaza junction is a daily traffic pinch point.
  2 Mahidol Rd, Hai Ya, Mueang, Chiang Mai · Map
• MAYA Lifestyle Shopping Center
  Nimman's anchor mall at the Huay Kaew corner; cinema, food hall, rooftop bars and the most walkable indoor option from Nimman.
  55 Moo 5, Huay Kaew Rd, Chang Phueak, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50300 (corner of Huay Kaew and Nimmanhaemin) · Map
• One Nimman
  Nimman lifestyle complex that frequently hosts pop-up craft and clay classes on its events calendar.
  Map
• Think Park
  Small open-air retail village at the Huay Kaew/Nimmanhaemin corner opposite MAYA - cafes, bars and craft stalls, with a night market from 20:00. Facebook-only web presence.
  165 Huay Kaew Rd, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 · Map
• Calvin Klein (MAYA)
  Opened 3 July 2026; menswear, womenswear, underwear, denim, footwear and accessories. Floor and room number are from MAYA's own store directory.
  MAYA Lifestyle Shopping Center, ground floor room 117/2, 55 Moo 5 Huay Kaew Rd, Chang Phuak, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50300 · Map
• Jing Jai Market (JJ Market)
  Weekend organic farmers' and handicraft market north of the Old City; hosts Chiang Mai Coffee Week each January.
  46 Atsadathon Rd, Pa Tan, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50300 · Map
• Sunday Walking Street
  Old City craft-and-food market; dense with buskers and stalls — shoot at blue hour as the lights come on.
  Ratchadamnoen Rd, Old City, Mueang, Chiang Mai (Sundays from late afternoon) · Map
• Saturday Walking Street
  Silver-quarter craft-and-food market on Wualai Rd; best at blue hour.
  Wualai Rd, Haiya, Mueang, Chiang Mai (Saturdays from late afternoon) · Map
• Warorot Market (Kad Luang)
  Working local market of flower garlands, dried goods and food stalls; great daytime colour and characterful vendors.
  Wichayanon Rd, Chang Moi, Mueang, Chiang Mai · Map
• Chiang Mai Night Bazaar
  Nightly tourist market on Chang Khlan Rd; classic night-street subject.
  Chang Khlan Rd, Chang Khlan, Mueang, Chiang Mai (nightly) · Map
• Chang Phuak Gate Food Stalls
  Famous night food-stall cluster by the north gate (home of the 'Cowboy Hat Lady' khao kha moo); a classic night-street shot.
  Chang Phuak Gate, Mani Nopharat Rd, Si Phum, Mueang, Chiang Mai · Map
• ChiangmaiCottonabout THB 790-2,490 per garment
  Hand-woven, botanically dyed cotton, linen and hemp cut to Western sizes, with looser cuts that suit bigger frames. A fixed shop trading every day, not a Sunday Walking Street stall - the road it sits on becomes the walking street, which is where that confusion comes from. Its own site and its Google listing disagree on the Sunday closing time (19:00 vs 20:00-22:00).
  141/6 Ratchadamnoen Rd, Si Phum / Phra Sing, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 · Map
• Peace of Mind by ChiangmaiCotton
  ChiangmaiCotton's second, Nimman branch. Daily 10:00-19:00.
  14/24 Nimmanhaemin Rd Soi 4, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 · Map
• Parichart Design
  Made-in-Chiang-Mai womenswear in the clothing-market cluster off Tha Phae near Warorot. Low-confidence entry: the Google listing is unclaimed, with no hours, phone or website and only two reviews - though one is dated February 2026, so it appears to be trading.
  Kuang Men Rd, Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50300 (no house number published) · Map
• Le Leezu Tribal Design
  Older guides place this bag maker (leather and antique textiles) in the Warorot clothing market; it is not there. The only current listing is in Mae Rim, roughly 30 km north, it is flagged temporarily closed, and recent reviews describe a mountain-view cafe and accommodation rather than a bag workshop. Facebook-only web presence, so the shop's own account of itself could not be checked.
  57 Moo 6, Mae Raem, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai 50180 · Map
• Decathlon Chiang Mai (Experience Store)
  Full-size Experience Store and the city's most reliable source of EU 47-48 shoes and XL-XXXL clothing. Open 09:00-21:00 daily (not 22:00, as older guides say). Coordinates and short link are Decathlon's own, from its store page.
  17/17 Moo 4, Nong Pa Khrang, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50000 · Map
• Decathlon Tha Phae
  Small Convenience Store format by Tha Phae Gate - curated range plus four-hour click-and-collect, not the full catalogue. 09:00-21:00 daily.
  Building 2, Chaiyapoom Rd, Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50300 · Map
• Decathlon Hang Dong
  Convenience Store format on Highway 108 near Royal Park Rajapruek. Despite the name it is administratively in Mae Hia, Mueang district, not Hang Dong district. 09:00-21:00 daily.
  171 Moo 7, Mae Hia, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50100 · Map
• Supersports (Central Festival Chiangmai)
  Multi-brand Thai sporting-goods chain; floor and room number are from Supersports' own store locator. 10:00-22:00.
  Central Festival Chiangmai, 2nd floor room 215, 99/1-2 Moo 4, Fa Ham, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50000 · Map
• Supersports (Central Chiang Mai Airport)
  Second of two live Chiang Mai branches, 11:00-21:00. Supersports' own locator still lists a third at Kad Suan Kaew; that mall is permanently closed, so the listing is stale.
  Central Chiang Mai Airport, 3rd floor, 2 Mahidol Rd, Hai Ya, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50100 · Map
• Tony Tailorstwo-piece suits THB 9,000-10,000; cotton shirts THB 1,800-2,000
  Night Bazaar tailor, men's and women's, and one of very few in the city that publishes baht prices on its own site - the price anchor this page's suit and shirt bands are built on. Daily 10:00-23:00. Coordinates are self-published, from the map embed on its own contact page.
  104/1 Chang Klan Rd, Night Bazaar, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50100 · Map
• Tomford Tailorsuits from THB 10,000 (cotton) to THB 25,000 (imported Italian/English cloth)
  On Loi Kroh, one street north of the Night Bazaar strip - not on Chang Klan. Unrelated to the Tom Ford fashion house despite the name. Its own site publishes three different sets of opening hours across three pages, so ring ahead; the site is also heavily SEO-templated, sharing boilerplate with other local tailors' sites.
  43 Loi Kroh Rd, Chang Khlan, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50100 · Map
• VIP Custom Tailor
  Busy Night Bazaar tailor, 13+ years. Deliberately recorded without a house number: its own site gives 104/1 Chang Klan - the identical number Tony Tailors publishes - while its own map pin sits several hundred metres away, and third-party listings say 89/2. No coordinate stored for the same reason. It publishes no price list; prices are posted in store.
  Night Bazaar, near Kalare, Chang Klan Rd, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50100 - street number disputed, navigate by landmark · Map
• CM Custom Tailor
  The Old City outlier from the Night Bazaar tailoring cluster; reviews run to 2026, so it is trading. No website. Several unaffiliated Chiang Mai shops trade as some variant of 'CM Tailor', so the temple opposite is the only reliable identifier, and every price and opening hour quoted for it online is second-hand.
  Ratchaphakhinai Rd, opposite Wat Chiang Man, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 (the widely repeated house number 212/1 has no primary source) · Map
• Wat Chiang Manfree
  Chiang Mai's oldest temple, founded 1296 by King Mangrai; the Chang Lom elephant chedi, the Phra Sila bas-relief and the Crystal Buddha are the draws. Daily 06:00-17:00. Listed here as the wayfinding anchor for CM Custom Tailor opposite.
  Ratchaphakhinai Rd, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 (northeast quarter of the walled city) · Map
• 71 Export (Huay Kaew Rd)
  Big glass-fronted factory-outlet store selling export overruns and mislabelled stock across a broad size range, men's, women's and children's; the building doubles as a vintage-Americana collection. 10:00-21:00 daily (one local directory says 09:30-21:30). Address confirmed against the Thai company register as well as its Google listing. Facebook-only web presence.
  217 Huay Kaew Rd, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 · Map
• 71 Export (Chiang Mai Premium Outlet)
  Concession inside Chiang Mai Premium Outlet rather than a standalone store, and the second of only two confirmed Chiang Mai branches. It is not registered as a VAT branch of the 71 Export partnership, so the operating entity is unconfirmed. Note there is no 71 Export at Central Airport Plaza or Kad Suan Kaew, despite what older guides say.
  Chiang Mai Premium Outlet, Chiang Mai-Hot Rd (Highway 108), Ban Waen, Hang Dong District, Chiang Mai 50230 (no house number published) · Map
• Dr.Zu.Cm. (Dr.zu Big Size)
  Dedicated big-and-tall menswear - shirts to 6XL, cut for Western frames, with alterations done on the spot. Open 11:00-18:00 daily. Two corrections worth carrying: the sub-district is Pa Daet, not Mae Hia, and the shop's former counter at Central Chiang Mai Airport is permanently closed. Facebook-only web presence, so stock claims could not be verified.
  111/12 Moo 10, Chiang Mai-Hang Dong Rd, Pa Daet, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50100 · Map
• Krung Thong Plazaroughly THB 100-300 per garment
  Bangkok, not Chiang Mai - recorded because this wiki actively routes hard-to-fit readers there. Self-described as Thailand's largest plus-size clothing wholesale centre: XS-7XL, 400+ shops, an entire plus-size floor and 300+ plus-size tenants. Two caveats: it is wholesale-first (most tenants are the manufacturers, though retail is available) and it is not exclusively plus-size. Mon-Sat 08:00-18:00, Sun 08:00-16:00 - the English text on its own contact page is a broken translation reading '8 PM - 6 AM'; the Thai is correct.
  813/8 Phetchaburi Rd, Thanon Phetchaburi, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400 · Map
• Wualaisilpa
  Multi-generation Wua Lai silversmith house with the workshop and shop in the same premises, so you can watch the smiths work; ancestors were Shan silversmiths from Mong Pan. Its own trade description claims over 65 years selling silverware, so the '60+ years' in older guides understates it. Facebook-only web presence and no published prices - silver purses and bowls are sold by weight. Two conflicting phone numbers circulate; call before travelling.
  Wua Lai Rd, Hai Ya, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50100 (house number unverified; the '108' that circulates has no primary source) · Map
• Nova Collection Jewelry (ArtLab)one-day ArtLab workshop THB 3,500 plus silver at THB 110/gram
  Established 1994; bespoke and remodelling work in 9k-18k gold, silver and platinum, plus a teaching bench. Classes run weekdays only, 10:30-16:30 - no weekend classes - and stone setting requires a ring- or pendant-making class first, so a stone-set ring is a two- to three-day commitment. 50% deposit, no refunds. Shop Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-19:00. Coordinates are self-published, from the map embed on its own contact page.
  179 Thapae Rd, Chang Khlan, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50100 (next to Kasikorn Bank Thapae) · Map
• Metal Studio Jewelry
  One-woman contemporary studio (designer Sirilak 'Boom' Samanasak, since 2010) working silver, gold and brass with opal, druzy, ruby, sapphire, labradorite and moonstone. Two corrections: the Nimmanhaemin branch its own homepage still mentions no longer appears on its locations page, and its teaching is appointment-only at The Bench with no published fee - not a scheduled drop-in class. Chang Moi store Mon-Sat 09:30-17:00, closed Sunday.
  237 Chang Moi Rd, Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50300 (flagship). Second store: 161/1 Ratchadamnoen Rd, Si Phum, 50200, near Wat Phra Singh. Teaching studio 'The Bench': 2/6 Chang Moi Kao Rd, 50300, by appointment · Map
• Love70s
  Large 70s, psychedelic and boho vintage store, strong on denim and cowboy boots. Mon-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-20:00. No website. The 'warehouse with fresh shipments weekly, the city's best-known vintage store' framing in older guides traces to one c.2017 travel article and is not supported by any current source.
  54/5-7 Singharat Rd, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 · Map
• Toro Clothing (San Sai)
  The two-storey secondhand flagship, 20-plus minutes out of the city and the branch actually worth the trip. Mon-Sat 09:00-18:00, closed Sunday.
  Chiang Mai-Doi Saket Rd, San Na Meng, San Sai District, Chiang Mai 50210 (no house number published; plus code R3H2+PF4) · Map
• Toro Secondhand Market (Si Phum)
  The small satellite branch on the Atsadathon thrift strip north of the Si Phum moat corner - the one most visitors find, and the less interesting of the two. Mon-Fri 09:00-21:00, Sat 09:00-18:00, closed Sunday. Aggregators give a Manee Nopparat Rd address that conflicts with the postcode on its own listing; treat it as unconfirmed.
  Atsadathon Rd, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50300 (no house number published; plus code QXXV+JV7) · Map
• Melon Second-hand
  Large secondhand shop on the Atsadathon thrift strip, immediately beside Toro's small branch; often carries bigger US sizes. Daily 09:00-19:00. Facebook-only web presence.
  Atsadathon Rd, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50300 (no house number published) · Map
• Pattana Sin
  Long-standing cobbler and leather repairer - boots, shoes, bags, jackets and especially zips, at Thai prices. Easy to walk past: the shopfront sells noodles and magazines and the repairman works at the back. No published hours; the street address comes from GT-Rider's long-running shop list, the Google listing carries only a plus code.
  18/1 Ratchiangsaen Rd, Phra Sing, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 (south side of the moat, slightly west of Pratu Chiang Mai) · Map
• Dawood Leather Craft
  Custom leather work and repairs - belts, bags, straps and zips, with a heavy-duty leather sewing machine and made-to-order work. HAS MOVED: many guides still place it at 44 Sridonchai Rd, an address traceable only to an unverified 2012 directory listing and a motorcycle-forum thread; that listing is closed. Now at 131 Moon Muang Rd inside Lux Hotel, on the same phone number 081 882 3709. Opens 13:00; full week unpublished. The wiki's Art & Hobby Supplies page was corrected on 11 Sep 2026.
  131 Moon Muang Rd, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50100 (inside Lux Hotel Chiang Mai) · Map
• Sabai Thai DressingTHB 200/hour or THB 390/day costume-only; THB 2,850 solo styling-plus-photoshoot; up to THB 12,900 for a vintage-car package
  Full published price list on its own site, last updated January 2026; no deposit required, all rentals back by 18:30. Daily 08:00-17:00. Its Klook channel currently shows as unavailable and a 2024 review mentions a move between premises, so confirm the address on the ground - no street number is published anywhere.
  Khang Ruan Jum Rd, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 (no house number published anywhere) · Map
• Love Season StudioTHB 490/day costume only; THB 1,390 with hair and makeup; THB 2,900 solo photoshoot package rising to THB 11,500 for five people
  Founded 2008 as a wedding studio, relaunched as Thai dress rental post-COVID; also runs a Thai classical dance class at THB 1,890 per person. Daily 09:00-19:00. Its site is maintained but still carries a Loy Krathong 2025 promo banner.
  127/6 Ratchaphakhinai Rd, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 (about 300 m from Tha Phae Gate) · Map
• Baan Orjao
  High-volume Thai costume and photography studio selling only through booking platforms - no website of its own, and its Facebook and Instagram could not be checked. Publishes no baht price; terms via KKday are 4/8/24-hour rentals in three daily rounds, a THB 1,000 deposit plus passport, THB 90/hour overtime and 150-250 photos delivered in about two days. Address conflict: two live sales platforms give 130/1 Si Phum, a 2023 local guide gives 11 Prapokklao Rd Soi 1 in Phra Sing - a different quadrant of the Old City. Likely a relocation; the platform address is the more current.
  130/1, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 - disputed, see note · Map

A quick chooser#

• You want familiar brands and reliable sizing → Central Festival (Uniqlo, H&M, Zara, MUJI, department stores).
• You want something unique and cheap → Nimman boutiques, JJ Market, the weekend Walking Streets.
• Nothing fits, or you want proper clothes → a tailor near the Night Bazaar; bring a photo and a garment to copy.
• You sew or are choosing cloth → the Warorot (Kad Luang) fabric district.
• You're a larger or taller size → the international brands, 71 Export on Huay Kaew, Dr.Zu.Cm. for big-and-tall menswear, or (best) a tailor and the secondhand shops.
• You love a bargain hunt → Love70s, the Atsadathon Road thrift strip (Toro, Melon), or Toro Clothing out in San Sai.
• You need big shoes, XL kit or sports gear → Decathlon Nong Pa Khrang (also the best local source of large sizes generally).
• You need larger-cup bras → M&S / department-store lingerie floors, or buy online.
• You want real silver or a bespoke piece → Wualai Road silversmiths, or Nova Collection/Metal Studio for custom work.
• You need a poncho or sun protection → Decathlon, 7-Elevens/markets for cheap ponchos, UV arm sleeves for scooter riders.
• You just want it washed → any neighbourhood wash-and-fold, ฿30–50/kg, next-day.
• You want the traditional-costume photoshoot → Old City studios (Sabai Thai, Love Season, Baan Orjao), from about ฿200 ($6) an hour.
• You need a Western suit or gown just for one event → rental shops around Chang Phuak Gate.

See also: Markets, Malls & Walking Streets for the malls and markets as destinations in their own right, Electronics & Tech for the same fixed-price-vs-negotiable split applied to gadgets, Setting Up Home for homeware, and Barbers, Salons & Nails for the rest of getting yourself presentable.