Common Questions
Frequently Asked
Wedding gowns are fitted by appointment, which you can book through this site.The fitting fee is $50 for a wedding gown, and $20 for other special event dresses, uniforms, and suits.It comes off the cost of the alteration work.
That depends on the garment, so we price it with the item in front of us.Bring it in and we will tell you before any work starts.We cannot give an accurate price over the phone or from a photograph.
Most work is walk-in: hems, waists, sleeves, zippers, patches, uniforms, curtains and everyday repairs.Appointments are for garments that get fitted on the body, which means wedding dresses, bridesmaids and prom dresses, and suits.Those carry a fitting fee of $50 for a wedding gown and $20 for everything else.
A fitting is twenty to thirty minutes with the garment on you, and it is where the work is decided.The fee is $50 for a wedding gown, and $20 for bridesmaids dresses, prom dresses, uniforms, and suits.If you go ahead with the alteration, the fee is credited toward your total.
We price it at the counter, in front of you, before any work starts.Standard alterations are ready in about five business days.We send you a text when it is done.
Standard alterations are ready in about five business days.Suits, dresses, uniforms and special outfits take 4 to 8 business days.Wedding gowns are the exception: book the first fitting one to two months before the date, so there is room for a second fitting if the gown needs one.
Sometimes, depending on the work and our schedule.Same day is $80 if you drop off before 1 PM, and the next open day is $30.That amount is added to the cost of the alteration, and it covers moving our schedule around, since we plan the week against every customer's promised pickup date.Larger orders, major repairs, gowns, suits and dresses need a look first before we can confirm an earlier pickup.
Bring the shoes you will wear with the outfit, and anything else that changes how it sits.Hem length is set against what you will actually have on that day.
That is a whole page of ours.New zippers and sliders in trousers, jeans, dresses, gowns, jackets, coats, bags and sleeping bags, plus ski shells and packs.No appointment: stop by with the item and we will price it.
Wednesday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with the shop closed for lunch between 1:00 and 2:00 PM.We are closed Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
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