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Alterations, repairs and fittings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Hems, waists, sleeves, zips and linings, wedding and formalwear, and made-to-measure suits. Every job starts with the garment pinned on you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Alterations, measured out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The jobs we do most, with the price they start from. The final price depends on the fabric and how much needs to change, and we tell you before we cut anything.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Trousers, jeans and skirts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Hem trousers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

from $18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plain or turn-up hem, measured with your shoes on.<\/p>\n\n\n

Ready in 48 h<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Hem jeans with the original hem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

from $24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The worn factory hem is kept and set back on.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Take in or let out a waist<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

from $28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up to 4 cm either way, depending on the seam allowance.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Replace a zip<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

from $22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trouser, skirt or jeans zip, matched to the fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n

Ready in 48 h<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Jackets, coats and dresses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Shorten jacket sleeves<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

from $38<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the cuff. Working cuff buttons are priced at the fitting.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Take in a jacket at the sides<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

from $45<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a closer fit through the waist.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Shorten a dress or skirt<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

from $30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lined, pleated and bias-cut hems are priced at the fitting.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Replace a coat lining<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

from $95<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full lining in a colour you choose from our swatches.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Example prices. We confirm the price when we pin the garment on you, before any work starts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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When it will be ready<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You get a ticket with the ready date when you drop the garment off. We send a text when it is done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Standard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

5 to 7 working days (example)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every alteration and repair on the price list. Coat linings and wedding dresses take longer, and we agree the date at the fitting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Express<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ready in 48 h<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For trouser hems and zips, when you need them for a trip, an interview or an event. From $10 extra per garment (example).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Getting married or going to a formal event? Tell us the date at your first fitting and we plan the fittings back from it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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Repairs for clothes you want to keep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bring it in and we will tell you honestly whether it can be mended, what it will cost and how it will look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tears, split seams and moth holes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mended by hand or machine, as invisibly as the fabric allows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Linings for coats and jackets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A torn or worn-out lining replaced, so a favourite coat goes on for years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Zips, buttons and buttonholes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Broken zips replaced, buttons sewn back on and buttonholes re-stitched.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Letting out and resizing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When there is enough seam allowance, we let garments out as well as in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Restyling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Update the cut of a dress or jacket you love but no longer wear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Pressing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Suits and dresses steamed and pressed, on their own or after an alteration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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Wedding and formalwear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A wedding dress or a hired suit rarely fits straight off the rail. We fit it on you, plan the changes around the date, and keep it pressed and hung until you collect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n