ALTERATIONS Tailor in SAN FRANCISCO

[gimpwiz]

I am confused. Isn't (wasn't) Martinez some how connected w/ Tailor's Keep.
Never used either, because I had Bob five min from my house.

As far as I understand:

Tailor's keep: bespoke etc. Alterations done by Martinez.

Martinez: alterations. Gets sent tons by Tailor's Keep. Will take your other stuff if you visit directly.

 

[gettoasty]

Back to Ricardo's in Sunnyvale. Anyone use them for anything
complicated like reducing the shoulder padding in a jacket so
the result looks like it was the orignal cut?

If I'm thinking of the right place (they have a big store with racks of jacket and suits), I visited 2-3 times and didn't like the vibes. Too pushy.

(Just looked it up, yah, I think father and son run it. I visited 6+ years ago.)

 

[Mr Stevens]

Back to Ricardo's in Sunnyvale. Anyone use them for anything
complicated like reducing the shoulder padding in a jacket so
the result looks like it was the orignal cut?

He's my go to at this point. Not blown away, but seems fairly competent. Admittedly, I feel like I have no idea what I'm going to be charged. He seems to have a decent eye though. At least for fit. A lot of the suits they sell there look tacky AF.

 

[comrade]

He's my go to at this point. Not blown away, but seems fairly competent. Admittedly, I feel like I have no idea what I'm going to be charged. He seems to have a decent eye though. At least for fit. A lot of the suits they sell there look tacky AF.

"A lot of the suits they sell there look tacky AF."
No surprise. Independent clothiers in the area, eg Cassara Bros
in Los Altos, seem to stock that kind of merchandise. Not that i would
choose many of the offerings at Wilkes and Nieman's, or Nordstroms at Stanford either.

 

[lemonpotty]

What are people being quoted for Martinez? I was quoted $600 in alterations with $200 being for four functional buttons. Not sure if that is expected

 

[Aquafortis]

What are people being quoted for Martinez? I was quoted $600 in alterations with $200 being for four functional buttons. Not sure if that is expected

What are the other alterations and of what complexity?

 

[lemonpotty]

What are the other alterations and of what complexity?

$160 shortening jacket, $80 shortening sleeve, $80 taking in waist, $80 removing some fabric in shoulder sleeve (delt)

No alterations over 1 inch.

 

[Aquafortis]

The last time I had alterations done by him, it was through Tailor's Keep, and certainly not cheap. Superb work, however.

$50 per buttonhole does seem high, but everyone has to make a living and skilled handwork should be valued highly. And...SF is an expensive locale.

 

[lemonpotty]

The last time I had alterations done by him, it was through Tailor's Keep, and certainly not cheap. Superb work, however.

$50 per buttonhole does seem high, but everyone has to make a living and skilled handwork should be valued highly. And...SF is an expensive locale.

Agreed $600 just seems steep for a $1000 suit

 

[Aquafortis]

Agreed $600 just seems steep for a $1000 suit

That is true. The cost/value of the garment dost really have much bearing on cost of alterations though.

 

[UrbanComposition]

$160 shortening jacket, $80 shortening sleeve, $80 taking in waist, $80 removing some fabric in shoulder sleeve (delt)

No alterations over 1 inch.

That sounds about right.

 

[ppk]

Lately, I've been going to Ali at Center Tailor & Alterations in Mountain View. He's done a handful of alterations for me, taking in/out sleeves, legs, and waists. I've been mostly happy with the work. Besides some minor communication issues, the thing that's given me pause is, after he let out the sleeves on one of my jackets, there's a crease visible on the outside (around where the sleeve used to end, I think). He said he had ironed it a bunch and it still wouldn't come out -- I suppose that's understandable, as the jacket is linen, and thus keen on a crease. I later noticed, too, that he had added some stitching that holds the formerly-functional sleeve cuffs closed. I'm not sure whether that was meant to be permanent and can't think of why it should be.

I've been using Ali as well. He has done a good job with my orders most have been lengthening sleeves, taking in the back, and hemming/cuffing trousers. He did one where i asked him to shift the shoulders inwards which was a complicated job and he did that reasonably well.

 

[gimpwiz]

For $600 in alterations on a $1000 suit ... if that's new MSRP I would strongly consider a different suit.

 

[Aquafortis]

For $600 in alterations on a $1000 suit ... if that's new MSRP I would strongly consider a different suit.

Agreed. However, the OP did not pose the question if $600 in alterations made sense for a $1K garment.

 

[AHS]

Suggestions for a reasonably priced tailor in SF? I need to find someone in the city to shorten sleeves…