by AlterationsNeeded on May 14, 2012
Okay…kids clothes. I largely ignore them because I find them of poor quality, distasteful style, and boxy shapes that don’t accommodate a bust, hips, rear end, or show off a waist. With that being said, I’ve discovered some pretty good finds recently from brands that carry scaled down versions of their adult styles, like J.Crew [...]
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by AlterationsNeeded on April 23, 2012
Tucking the Blank skinny jeans to see what they’d look like hemmed So, this is far from the biggest issue in the world, but I’ve been mulling the options lately and figured I’d throw the question out there. I was also surprised to hear a few other ladies complain to me about this, so I [...]
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by AlterationsNeeded on February 21, 2012
I love this shot of a model/actress (Anne Hathaway?) getting clamped into a dress for what I’m guessing is a photoshoot (source) I’ve linked to this blog post a few times now, but I haven’t given it a proper look on Alterations Needed until now. I really, really like the point it makes, and it’s [...]
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by AlterationsNeeded on February 1, 2012
For whatever reasons, you may have items in your closet that don’t really fit. Just of a few of the reasons I have these items in my closet are: not being able to find a better fit in an item I’ve been really jonesing for fear of a hefty alterations bill items from cheap retailers [...]
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by AlterationsNeeded on January 18, 2012
Left: sweater without shrinking Right: different sweater after shrinking J.Crew doesn’t usually fit me well, but I’ve been okay with buying their sweaters (especially simple, non-embellished ones) because in the back of my mind, I’m thinking, “oh yeah, that’ll shrink”. I picked up a few of the Honeycomb sweaters on sale, and have been wearing [...]
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by AlterationsNeeded on January 7, 2012
After alterations – can you spot the “mishap”? 2011 was the first year I’ve really had a tailor mess up an alteration. I’ve been incredibly lucky, especially with my beloved Los Angeles tailor, but after moving to San Diego, I had to find a local one. The new tailor I went to had high reviews [...]
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by AlterationsNeeded on August 21, 2011
Banana Republic Linen Vest, size 0 (altered) :: Banana Republic Button Down, size 00P :: Paige Laurel Canyon Jeans, size 24 (altered) :: Ann Taylor Perfect Patent Skinny belt, size xs :: Timex watch :: Cole Haan shoes, size 5 I wore this to the mall the other day and loved it so much that [...]
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