For many travelers, no holiday is complete without some serious shopping. In that respect, Phuket truly excels.

Custom Made Clothing
Shopping in Phuket offers silks and cottons, ready-to-wear and custom made clothing, batiks, leather goods, jewellery; ceramics and antiques are among the more popular items.

Some of the clothing have been created by craftsmen whose skills have been handed down for generations while others are produced in factories using the latest in advanced technology and quality control.

Choose your own fabrics (you can buy them at Thalang Rd in Phuket Town), insist on multiple fittings and check the quality of work carefully. It makes little difference which tailor shop you choose, since they're all just sales outlets for a few central sweatshops.