Are you a person who always has to get their clothes professionally altered? Are you always looking for the perfect fit and just can't find it? Here's a way to get the look you want with the aid of a tailor.
Check The Hem
All trousers, in order to be tailored properly, need to have a certain excess of fabric along the hem for adjustment. A few inches, hemmed with special seam tape or a blind stitch, are the easiest for a tailor to utilize.
Embrace the Gap
Do you know that gap that you can get with some trousers along the lower back? I used to have problems with all of my jeans, but once I realized that my jeans could be taken in, I stopped trying to squeexe my thighs into one-size-too-small pants. You tailor can either take in the very back seam or adjust along the waistband for a good fit.
Look for "Self Adjusting" Pieces
I once got a pair of trousers that were unusually long, but weren't marked as tall on the tag itself. I discovered much later that these jeans had a jeweled snap to cuff them, which works so well on tall women and can be flattered with round-toe shoes.
- Trousers can also have customized features such as ruched seamlines and snapped areas.
Search for the Stretch
Denim and dress fabrics alike benefit from Spandex or Elastine additions. If you're trying on a piece and it doesn't fit quite right, you can find a pair with a higher percentage of stretch that will form to your body over time.
- For jeans that require a few wearings to fee comfortable, try to wash them less. Home dry cleaning kits are perfect for steaming your pieces are taking out trapped scents.
Silhouette Means a Lot
Do you like trousers with a certain shape-- cigarette, wide-legged, skinny, or regular? Don't forget that quick tailoring can give you the shape you're looking for. If you find a straight leg pair of black jeans on sale, for example, you can have them shaped to fit against your legs just so.
"Extras" Can Be Altered
If you aren't a big fan of specific buttons, zippers, or other closures, you can get many of these replaced for less.
