tailoring

10Jan

Customer Profile: Beth

By Kristen
Posted on January 10, 2014
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Beth brought in her mother’s dress to have it tweaked and updated.

It didn’t need much but in general there was just too much fabric!

30Dec

Customer profile: Stephanie

By Kristen
Posted on December 30, 2013
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Meet Stephanie! Being a 6’1″ tall woman, she often has trouble finding clothing that will fit her height and torso. She brought in this green dress knowing about the creative alterations we do, and after seeing some of our other blog posts, she was hoping we could get creative in a way that would not be too noticeable.

06Dec

Customer Profiles: The Cardi-Blazer

By Kristen
Posted on December 6, 2013
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As we begin the yoyo weather the DC winter season is know for, it’s definitely time to break out the old blazers! One minute it’s 60, the next we have winter storm watches!!! We’ve had several customers bring in their beloved go-to-blazer for a nip & a tuck, a Ginger Root face lift if you will.

23Nov

Customer Profile: Georgia

By Kristen
Posted on November 23, 2013
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Georgia’s daughter got her a tailoring giftcard as a gift so she could bring something in to revamp. She brought in this jacket from her closet that she has had for many years. She originally purchased it from a weaver who not only make the jacket but also the fabric. Her weaving was absolutely amazing, but her garment construction and tailoring was not quite on the same level.

11Nov

Customer profile: Jaqueline

By Erin
Posted on November 11, 2013
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Jaqueline came to us with a beautiful vintage dress that had belonged to her mother. Made from midnight navy silk organza and faille, it was gorgeous! But there were some minor fitting issues, and Jaqueline felt like she was wearing a costume. Our mission was to perfect the tailoring, and make the dress feel more modern, while still paying homage to its fabulous 50s flair.

21Oct

Customer profile: Katherine

By Kristen
Posted on October 21, 2013
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Katherine came in with a few items and this jean dress stuck out because it had so much potential! She had it in her closet for quite some time, but it was too small to zip up, the black band was trying to pull itself free from the dress (gotta love crappy construction from the factories!), and those buttons were just meant to get stuck on something and rip a hole in the dress.

11Oct

Customer Profile: Two revamps in one!

By Kristen
Posted on October 11, 2013
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This customer profile has 2 revamps! That’s right, Jamie’s got two items, you’ll see why in a sec, so be sure you get to the bottom of this post! The first was her sister’s dress. It had stains on the bottom but both Jamie & her sis agreed, it had some potential with that awesome pattern. We brainstormed a few creative repairs, but all of the options would look like we were trying too hard (you never want a creative repair to look forced!).

23Sep

Customer Profile: Andrew

By Kristen
Posted on September 23, 2013
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Andrew brought in one of his well-loved shirts, but the problem was that it had a hole on the elbow and a small hole by the shoulder. The nice thing about holes at the elbow is that they are excellent opportunities to bring that garment to the next level with snazzy elbow patches!

23Sep

Customer Profile: Lindsay

By Kristen
Posted on September 23, 2013
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Lindsay came to us with a few of her mother’s old blazers that were over-sized and boxy. She wanted them to fit in with her modern wardrobe, and she had one jacket in particular that grabbed my attention. . . How can you go wrong with a statement fire-engine red blazer?! As you can see the fit was just way too big for her.

01Feb

Customer Profile: Kate’s Sweater

By Kristen
Posted on February 1, 2013
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Kate brought us a few dresses on her last visit, and this time she needed some sweater rehab. She brought in 3 sweaters–two were simple and we fixed with a bit of reweaving. The third however needed more attention and used to be her grandpa’s. Kate mentioned that she usually just wore the sweater around the house, the only problem was that it developed a huge hole in the armpit. Bummer!

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