Can you alter my dress?

I love altering dresses! They test my creativity and ingenuity because they are all made differently and each alteration is unique which I thrive on.

Fashion designers work on ‘fit models’, this doesn’t mean they are fit people, it means that the designers make clothes to fit them. Each clothing company chooses a different fit model to suit the market they are targeting. For example, Rip Curl will have a very different fit model to Suzanne Grae. When you shop look for clothes that suit your particular size, shape and style, this will reduce the amount of alteration that is required.

Most alterations are possible, with limitations, and until I see how the dress is made, how it fits you and what sort of change you’d like to make I won’t know if it is possible or not. Have confidence that it is very rare for me to turn away a dress because I cannot work on it.

Rather than ‘how it’s supposed to look’, I always try to make a dress look its best on you. Be aware that when you buy clothes online you don’t get the chance to try them on. Often the models they use are young, tall and slim. Then the images may have been altered. If you aren’t sure about your dress alteration the best thing to do is bring it to the shop so we can discuss it and I can have a look.