A-Z of Style: Altering Clothes

One of the best ways to look put together is to have clothes that fit you well. Everyone looks better in well fitting clothes. No long pant legs dragging on the ground or button-popping tight shirts. Some lucky people can pull things off the rack and it fits perfectly. I’m not one of those people.

A-Z of Style: Altering Clothes

When buying clothes, I often size up and then, if necessary, alter it to fit me. When I was working, this was easy. I would shop and then drop at the dress makers. Now, I work from home and altering can be expensive. But trust me, it is better to have one pair of pants that fit you perfectly than 5 pairs that are ill fitting.

Now that I’m more budget conscious, I do my basic altering myself. A few things that you should be able to do yourself at home with a sewing kit and machine:

1. take up hems
2. take in waists on dresses
3. move buttons
4. shorten straps
5. create darts

Anything more tricky, I still send to the dress maker.

Do you take on your own altering?

If you are interested, here is a maxi dress I altered to make it more wearable.

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