Please recommend someone to hem jeans in Chicago. I'm not that short (5'5" ish); I wear heels (2-3 inches most days), yet all my jeans are 5-6 inches too long. Have you found a tailor/drycleaner in Chicago that hems jeans without making them look disastrously altered? [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2008 - 11 answers

Best New York tailors for alterations? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 6 answers

Recommendations for tailor/alterations (for bridesmaid dress) in Manhattan? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 5 answers

Do suits wear out quicker if you wear them on alternate weeks rather than alternate days? [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 9 answers

Which is better, a Hong Kong tailor made suit, or a high-end off the rack suit? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2008 - 8 answers

I'm looking for recommendations for a good tailor around Queen and Spadina in Toronto. Nothing fancy - I just need some dress pants hemmed - but recommendations any places you personally know to be good/not too expensive would be appreciated.
posted on May 13, 2008 - 5 answers

Where can I find a good mens tailor in Minneapolis/St. Paul? [more inside]
posted on May 11, 2008 - 5 answers

Suggest a good tailor in Toronto? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2008 - 3 answers

What are your experiences with tailors in Portland, Oregon? I'm looking for a place I can trust with expensive garments, and preferably on the west side of the river. Thanks!
posted on Mar 12, 2008 - 1 answers

I would like to set up an appointment, get some fashion suggestions, get a tailored business suit, and become a satisfied customer. (Sydney, Australia) [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 2 answers

I want tailored shirts. Where can I find a good tailor? [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2008 - 11 answers

Which country, and preferably area, in Southeast Asia is best to get tailored clothing? As in, "Here is a picture from a movie. Please make the suit therein and charge me a very low price." [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm participating in a wedding shortly and am thinking of buying a tuxedo online, then having it locally altered in Toronto. Has any one had experience or tips in doing this? Is it worth my time (and money) to buy online? [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2008 - 1 answers

I think I need a seamstress or seamster, but I am not sure how to find one. [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2008 - 7 answers

I need recommendations for a tailor in Montreal for women's clothing. [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 1 answers

Where can I buy a reasonably priced suit in Chicago that I need to wear on Monday and Tuesday? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - 13 answers

Can a tailor do anything about the shoulder pads in my suit? [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2007 - 5 answers

I've heard rumors that there's a talented Chinese bespoke tailor that comes to SF and books a meeting room where he takes orders and measurements. He then flies back to China (or possibly it was Hong Kong) and assembles the suits. A month or two later, when the suit is completed, he ships it to the customer. Supposedly this man makes a superior quality product for a reasonable price. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2007 - 24 answers

Can anyone recommend a good tailor in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn (North Slope section and on Fifth Ave. ideally)? I need a suit taken in and some cuffs on suit pants that I recently bought. Thanks.
posted on Sep 5, 2007 - 2 answers

How does one go about getting a tailor to clone one's favorite item of clothing? [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2007 - 7 answers

Alterations/Tailor in Chicago. Anyone have a personal recommendation? The drycleaner in my building does it, but I want to know if anyone can recommend a tailor personally. It's a dress (made of a recycled polyester with a water repellent finish) which needs some refitting through the bodice. Doesn't have to be a commercial tailor, either. If you know a good seamstress who is willing to do piecework, that's great. I just want someone I trust picking apart & resewing my dress.
posted on Aug 1, 2007 - 5 answers

How do you alter a dress into a skirt? Or should to go to a tailor? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2007 - 8 answers

I need to make myself a full-size tailors dummy - suggestions for material and construction please? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2007 - 7 answers

What are your favourite failed flight inventions? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2007 - 22 answers

Can anyone recommend a tailor in Seattle or the Eastside? I need alterations done on several pieces of women's clothing, somewhat more complicated than just doing hems, so I would like a real tailor, not a dry cleaning shop that does alterations. I've already Googled, but would much prefer a referral to someone whose services you have actually used.
posted on Apr 16, 2007 - 5 answers

Tailor recommendation in Montreal. [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm leaving for Bangkok in a few days. Although there's info online already , I'd like MeFi specific recommendations on good tailors. I'm looking for business & casual clothing. I am fashion-challenged, so any advice on materials, cuts, and what clothes look good on a not-very-tall guy are appreciated as well. [more inside]
posted on Dec 24, 2006 - 5 answers

I would like to buy a suit. But I don't know what kind of suit I want. I'd love some help with deciding. [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2006 - 44 answers

I'm looking for a good dry cleaner in Northern New England. And an excellent tailor as well. Any recommendations? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2006 - 1 answers

I am having a suit and/or tuxedo made tomorrow in Shanghai. I don't know squat about fashion, and I am a pretty big guy. Help me pick some clothing that will look good on me. [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2006 - 9 answers

It would be great if people could share their favourite suppliers/retailers/tailors for affordable, quality shirts. I'm talking about shirts which are either interesting, different or vintage. I'd be especially keen on those with detachable collars - this was in fact the reason for my asking the question. [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2006 - 1 answers

Is there a site on the web that rates workmanship and prices of overseas tailors? [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2006 - 2 answers

Anyone know of a service or business that will reverse-engineer an existing piece of clothing, and either produce a pattern, or be willing to copy it in a different material? Oh yeah, and for not an exhorbitant fee. [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2006 - 11 answers

Your experience with Hong Kong Tailors. [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2006 - 11 answers

Help me with my China vacation! [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2006 - 19 answers

Can anyone recommend a skilled, reasonably-priced tailor in Los Angeles (preferably on the westside)? Mostly I'm looking for someone who can do some significant suit alterations and occasionally make an outfit from scratch if I provide the material and pattern. I really like the seamstress at my dry cleaners and am happy to have her hem skirts and pants when needed, but I'm looking for someone to do some more advanced work. Any ideas? Thanks!
posted on Feb 10, 2006 - 2 answers

Best tailors in New York? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2006 - 6 answers

How to shorten blue jeans and keep the cuff? [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2005 - 7 answers

I want to own a suit that looks like it was made for me. As I see it, there are two ways to do this, one involving buying a good suit that's pretty close in all the important ways and then multiple trips to a good tailor to have it altered to fit, the other involving a made-just-for-me suit. How do I decide which, or is there another path I'm missing? Once that decision's out of the way, how do I find a tailor I trust to walk me through one process or the other? [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2005 - 15 answers

I'm at the point in my career where I'll need to buy more business attire. I've had a little trouble buying off the rack stuff that fits well, due to my build (athletic, but stocky, rather thick-necked. 10 years of rugby will do that). So I'm curious about tailored clothes What can I expect? In what price range should I expect to pay? Are there some things that just aren't worth seeing a tailor for?
posted on Mar 3, 2005 - 14 answers

Weddings and formal affairs oh boy! This next year will be chock full and since my regular job attire does not include a suit I am clueless when it comes to what is necessary and/or nice to have. I do not need anything different or special, but well-fitted is a must. What type of suits are best all year round, easy to alter (by a tailor, not myself), and just look good?
posted on Feb 24, 2005 - 22 answers

My favourite pair of shorts is about to die. They're the best shorts I've ever owned and seem to be irreplaceable in this age of cargo-style saturation. How bizarre, difficult and pricey would it be to approach a tailor/seamstress and ask them to dissect the pattern and clone the shorts with new material?
posted on Nov 23, 2004 - 9 answers

ClothingFilter: I need to find a tailor to make some alterations to an expensive sportcoat. The retailer I bought it from only does alterations to new items, and their tailor works for them... I've always had good experiences with that tailor, but the other things I've gotten done (through the place that dry cleans my clothes) really sucked. How can I find a good tailor besides trial and error?
posted on Jul 20, 2004 - 10 answers

Wow, this is like popcorn. OK then.

All youse New Yorkers: anybody recommend a decent tailor? This is for some detail work. My wife got this amazing Vivienne Tam skirt at a secondhand store in the East Village, which needs to be taken in a little, and the fabric is like neoprene. She doesn't feel right just bringing it in to the local drycleaner/tailor/laundry, and I can't say I blame her.
posted on Jan 10, 2004 - 5 answers