Tailoring, garments and styling
Six services, each with its scope, its turnaround and the rate it starts at. A price written as from is a floor, not an estimate; the exact total is itemised seam by seam on the fitting ticket before any needle touches the garment.
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Bespoke & Made-to-Measure Suiting
from $1,650
A suit, dinner suit or tailored jacket drafted around more than 30 body and posture measurements, cut from Italian and English wool, linen or flannel with horsehair canvas construction. Lapel roll, pockets, Bemberg lining and horn buttons are chosen at the first appointment, and the silhouette is refined across basted and forward fittings. A two-piece suit takes six to eight weeks and three fittings.
Suits a wedding, a milestone or a build that off-the-rack sizes never fit.
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Everyday Garment Tailoring & Invisible Mending
from $32
Care for the pieces worn every week: original distressed hems kept on selvedge denim, full satin linings replaced in winter wool coats, silk slip dresses taken in and split seams repaired. Every everyday alteration is fully pressed before collection, with a five to seven working day turnaround.
Suits hems, waists, darts, linings and repairs on clothes that already fit well in the shoulder.
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Custom-Measured Dress Shirts
from $195
Shirts drafted to the exact neck, sleeve and wrist, with a little extra room on the watch cuff, in two-ply poplins, twills and pinpoint Oxfords from Thomas Mason and Albini with mother-of-pearl buttons. The pattern is kept on a personal card, so reordering is simple. Each shirt takes three to four weeks.
Suits a neck and torso that shop shirts either strangle or balloon around.
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The blind hem. The thread travels inside the folded edge and catches only a few threads of the outer cloth at each rise, which is why a finished hem shows nothing from the front and why the work is measured by the fold rather than by the seam. -
Off-the-Rack Suit, Blazer & Overcoat Restyling
from $145
A well-made off-the-rack suit altered until it reads as custom-cut: back-neck rolls below the collar corrected, jacket sleeves shortened from the shoulder crown where working cuffs must be kept, chest-to-waist suppression shaped, and trouser rise, taper and shoe break balanced. Turnaround is seven to ten working days.
Suits a jacket that is right in the shoulder but long, loose or gaping elsewhere.
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Bridal Gown & Couture Eveningwear Alterations
from $380
Silk charmeuse, beaded tulle and structured crepe handled by dedicated couture hands. Lace appliqués are unpicked and reapplied by hand when a train is shortened, straps and bodices are reshaped so a strapless gown stays secure, colour-coded reception bustles are reinforced, and the gown is steamed in the wedding week. Each gown is itemised and usually needs two to three fittings.
Suits a wedding or gala gown on a fixed date, ideally booked eight to twelve weeks ahead.
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Personal Wardrobe Edit & Occasion Styling
$240
A 90-minute private session with the wardrobe stylist, bringing key pieces from home or planning ahead for a wedding weekend, a keynote or a career change. Fit is audited across existing garments, pieces worth keeping are pinned on the spot for tailoring, fabric and shoe pairings are mapped out, and a written shopping and styling brief follows.
Suits a full wardrobe that needs editing, or an occasion that needs an outfit planned.
Contact about wardrobe styling
How contact works
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01
Send the garment details
The contact form asks what the garment is, what result is wanted and the date it must be ready by. Nothing on this site books an appointment.
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A reply with a time and a figure
The workshop replies with the times a fitting can be held and what the work is likely to cost within the stated scope.
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The fitting confirms both
Price, result and collection date are written on the fitting ticket, in the room, before anything is cut. A 48-to-72-hour rush is possible when the bench has room, for a 25% surcharge.
If two services look equally right
Everyday tailoring and a full restyle can describe the same blazer, and the difference is in how much of the construction has to be opened. Sending a photograph through the contact form settles it faster, and the tailor will say candidly if a garment is not worth rebuilding.
Ask about a garment
Name the garment, the change wanted and the date it must be ready by. The workshop replies with the times a fitting can be held.