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Two-button jacket into three

DPDNYC

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Has anyone had a two-button suit jacket recast as a three button? Can it be done well and at a reasonable cost (say, $100)? Any recommendations for tailors in NYC who can do this?
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I have done it a couple of times. I think it was around $20 when I did it. Well worth it. I also saw it done on Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.
 

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Another thing, the two existing buttonholes are likely to be machine made. An additional handmade buttonhole would stick out like the proverbial sore thumb.

Even if they are handmade; nobody is likely to match exactly the color of the thread nor the "handwriting" of the original seamstress.
 

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