Clothing Repair & Alteration
Clothes Alterations for Men
Fit is the single most important part of looking good in your suit. Without fit, even the richest man in the finest vicuña-cashmere blend suit comes across more as a rube than a rake. And short of having a suit-custom made specifically for your measurements, you will always have fit issues with any off the rack suit purchase. Making that off the rack suit fit you perfectly requires a few alterations.
1. Sleeves Shortened
Many off the rack suits have sleeves that are many inches too long. Ideally, you should allow 1/4″ to 1/2″ of shirt cuff (known as “linen”) to show when you rest your hands at your side. In most people, this equates to having the suit jacket end at the bump on the pinky side on your wrist, where your arm meets your hand.
2. Pants Hemmed
Normally, pants on off the rack suits are unfinished and run about 38” long – too long for anyone to wear. You must have these hemmed.
3. Waist Suppression
Waist suppression is the descriptive term for the cinching of a jacket’s waist to accentuate the ideal “V” shape of the male torso. Many off the rack suits are rather boxy, so your tailor can rectify this by suppressing the waist of your jacket. When your tailor suppresses the waist, he helps the jacket hide whatever flaws you might have in order to make you appear that much closer to the masculine ideal.
Women's Clothes Alterations
Many gowns need at least some sort of alteration, but keep in mind that your alteration issues can vary greatly, depending on where you got your gown and how many changes need to be made. But if your expectations are in order and you go to the right seamstress or tailor, you should be ready for your wedding day with a gown that fits flawlessly.
No matter where you purchased your gown or dress, you can bring it to us to ensure that perfect fit. The premier alterations house, Russian Tailor is where a dress becomes your dream gown.
Many gowns need at least some sort of alteration, but keep in mind that your alteration issues can vary greatly, depending on where you got your gown and how many changes need to be made. But if your expectations are in order and you go to the right seamstress or tailor, you should be ready for your wedding day with a gown that fits flawlessly.
No matter where you purchased your gown or dress, you can bring it to us to ensure that perfect fit. The premier alterations house, Russian Tailor is where a dress becomes your dream gown.
Custom Tailoring
We offer Bespoke Custom, Made to Measure, Customized Off the Rack and Favorite Clothing replication Services.
At Russian Tailor, we strive to provide clothing of top notch quality at very reasonable prices and excellent customer service.
Our Motto? excellent quality, efficient service, superb workmanship and great value! Our Mission? to provide real solutions to ill-fitting off the rack clothing for all!
For Women, we offer custom tailored bridal dresses, skirt suits, pantsuits, blazers, shirts, dresses and evening wear that is fully customized to individual tastes.
We offer Bespoke Custom, Made to Measure, Customized Off the Rack and Favorite Clothing replication Services.
At Russian Tailor, we strive to provide clothing of top notch quality at very reasonable prices and excellent customer service.
Our Motto? excellent quality, efficient service, superb workmanship and great value! Our Mission? to provide real solutions to ill-fitting off the rack clothing for all!
For Women, we offer custom tailored bridal dresses, skirt suits, pantsuits, blazers, shirts, dresses and evening wear that is fully customized to individual tastes.
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