Alteration

We recommend booking a fitting so a specialist can give your garment proper attention and discuss the result you have in mind. Drop-offs and quick assessments are welcome without an appointment, though booking ahead means you're seen without waiting.

Bring the garment clean, and — where it matters — the shoes and undergarments you intend to wear with it. For hemming, eveningwear, and tailoring, a few centimetres change the entire line, so this makes a real difference. For a restyle, any reference image of the look you're after helps us interpret it precisely.

We don't quote or commit to work from a photo. Fabric behaviour, construction, and how a piece actually sits on you can only be judged in person, and an honest assessment protects both your garment and the result. All work begins once the garment is with us in the studio.

Most standard alterations are ready within 2 to 3 days depending on our current works. Detailed work — restyling, beadwork, bridal, or several garments at once — takes longer and is scheduled around the care it needs. You'll have a collection date at your fitting. We do provide express services subject to additonal charge.

When the studio's schedule allows, we can prioritise urgent work for an expedited fee. Tell us your deadline at the fitting and we'll be honest about what's achievable without compromising the finish.

A few of the most requested: hemming and shortening, taking garments in or letting them out, sleeve and strap adjustments, waist and seat adjustments, zip and lining replacement, resizing, and full restyling. This is only part of what we do, call us now for the full range.

Yes, within the seam allowance the garment was built with. At your fitting we'll tell you exactly how much room there is to work with and what's realistically achievable while keeping the garment's proportions correct.

Often, yes — though substantial resizing is closer to reconstruction than a simple adjustment, and some designs have far more give than others. We'll assess the construction and advise honestly on what will look right versus what will look altered.

Yes. Tailored pieces are among the most rewarding to get right, and small adjustments to the jacket, trouser, or waist often transform how a suit reads. These typically involve more than one fitting.

We do, including beaded, embellished, and structured pieces. These require particular techniques and time, which we'll talk through at your fitting. Some of this work is by assessment only — bring the piece in so we can advise.

Yes. We regularly handle abayas, kaftans, and traditional and occasion garments — length, fit, and detailing alike — with the finish each piece deserves.

Of course. Most of what we alter are pieces our clients already own and love — that's the heart of the work.

Yes — these are among our most carefully handled pieces, often needing several fittings as the date approaches. Bring your gown in well ahead of time and wear your chosen shoes to every fitting so the length and line are exact.

Yes. Fine and high-value garments are exactly the work we're built for, handled by specialists who understand how each fabric and construction should be treated. We'll always advise before we proceed, never after.

In many cases, yes — recreating a well-loved piece in fresh fabric is part of our new-stitching service. Bring the original in and we'll talk through what's possible.