Looking for a tailor in Chicago.
May 4, 2009 5:20 PM Subscribe
Chicago-filter: Can you recommend a competent and not too expensive tailor? (Bonus questions about alterations inside.)
Looking for a tailor, preferably one near UIC / Greektown / Little Italy, but one in the Loop would be good also. Will travel for the right place.
As for the alterations:
I've realized the sleeves on one of my suit jackets are too short by about an inch. Luckily* it's a cheaper suit so there aren't faux button holes, just buttons which can be moved without weirdness. What should this alteration run me, money-wise?
The other issue concerns some dress shirts. I have three that are too long. I wear a 33 sleeve and these are 35. Can yo take in dress shirt sleeves? It's probably a lost cause, but I did pay a lot for these shirts and they fit fine in the neck and shoulders...
Thanks for any advice!
*Then again if I had paid more it probably would have been altered right the first time.
Looking for a tailor, preferably one near UIC / Greektown / Little Italy, but one in the Loop would be good also. Will travel for the right place.
As for the alterations:
I've realized the sleeves on one of my suit jackets are too short by about an inch. Luckily* it's a cheaper suit so there aren't faux button holes, just buttons which can be moved without weirdness. What should this alteration run me, money-wise?
The other issue concerns some dress shirts. I have three that are too long. I wear a 33 sleeve and these are 35. Can yo take in dress shirt sleeves? It's probably a lost cause, but I did pay a lot for these shirts and they fit fine in the neck and shoulders...
Thanks for any advice!
*Then again if I had paid more it probably would have been altered right the first time.
You can totally take in dress shirt sleeves - as long as the circumference is fine, this should be pretty basic.
I wouldn't totally vouch for these guys yet, but the tailor at UIC Village Cleaners on Halsted and 16th seems good.
He did a great job on some bedding that I brought in last year, though that involved super-basic changes. And the price was definitely right.
I actually just dropped off some other items there for alterations, so drop me a line next week, and I can tell you how they turned out.
posted by asuprenant at 10:08 PM on May 4, 2009
I wouldn't totally vouch for these guys yet, but the tailor at UIC Village Cleaners on Halsted and 16th seems good.
He did a great job on some bedding that I brought in last year, though that involved super-basic changes. And the price was definitely right.
I actually just dropped off some other items there for alterations, so drop me a line next week, and I can tell you how they turned out.
posted by asuprenant at 10:08 PM on May 4, 2009
Tino's Tailor Shop at 948 W. 18th St. Not glamorous at all, but excellent work and service. I *think* they used to do tailoring for one of the high-end men's stores in town. I had all my clothes tailored a few years ago when I lost a ton of weight, and the quality and pricing was amazing. Highly recommended.
posted by rtodd at 9:26 AM on May 5, 2009
posted by rtodd at 9:26 AM on May 5, 2009
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