Best denim tailor in LA?

coopster · Jan 26, 2009

I dropped off a pair of jeans and cords the other day. They charged me $35 for "de-boot-cuttng" the jeans and $45 for taking the waste of the cords in 1.5". I will gladly pay that because to me it seems like a small price to put unwearable clothing back in the rotation.

mordecai · Jan 26, 2009

i haven't read through this entire thread to see if it was already posted, but the converse repair store on hyperion (next to trader joe's and the cheese shop) can resolder/rescrew jean buttons that have fallen off for about 5 dollars. I brought in a pair of Corpus jeans this weekend and they were ready in a few minutes. they do a good job too.

poly800rock · Jan 26, 2009

Originally Posted by CityHunter

This might have (and probably has already) been asked before in this thread...

In regards to crotch blowout, what are the advantages of taking my jeans to a denim specialist like Denim Doctors over a run-of-the-mill laudramat's alteration person?

denim doctors know what they're doing....

whodini · Jan 26, 2009

Originally Posted by coopster

I dropped off a pair of jeans and cords the other day. They charged me $35 for "de-boot-cuttng" the jeans and $45 for taking the waste of the cords in 1.5". I will gladly pay that because to me it seems like a small price to put unwearable clothing back in the rotation.
If that's what Denim Doctors are charging, good lord that's robbery. My guy would charge 1/4th of that price.

Originally Posted by mharwitt

i haven't read through this entire thread to see if it was already posted, but the converse repair store on hyperion (next to trader joe's and the cheese shop) can resolder/rescrew jean buttons that have fallen off for about 5 dollars. I brought in a pair of Corpus jeans this weekend and they were ready in a few minutes. they do a good job too.
Sounds like a good place. Odd I've never seen it.

coopster · Jan 26, 2009

Originally Posted by whodini

If that's what Denim Doctors are charging, good lord that's robbery. My guy would charge 1/4th of that price.

Yeah it is pretty steep, but I didnt feel like I had too many options.

whodini · Jan 26, 2009

Originally Posted by coopster

Yeah it is pretty steep, but I didnt feel like I had too many options.
Except of course the second post in this thread...

coopster · Jan 26, 2009

Originally Posted by whodini

Except of course the second post in this thread...

denim docs specialize in denim your guy specializes in wedding attire. to each their own, but he was not an option.

whodini · Jan 26, 2009

Ha. Had you looked him up you probably would have found out he also does denim alterations for most of the Hollywood Hills/Los Feliz area and was on TV because of it, but yeah, to each their own.

Guess he must have been horrible if I gave him as a personal rec.

coopster · Jan 27, 2009

Originally Posted by whodini

Ha. Had you looked him up you probably would have found out he also does denim alterations for most of the Hollywood Hills/Los Feliz area and was on TV because of it, but yeah, to each their own.

Guess he must have been horrible if I gave him as a personal rec.

I think you are looking too deeply into this. I wanted a quick fix to my problem and the denim doctors came highly recommended. I really didn't put much thought into it I just wanted my pants fixed.

Maybe I need to look for another denim tailor but I will wait to see how these first ones turn out.

C.Bleep · Jan 28, 2009

Do they repair converse? Or is it just called converese?

Google'ng...

Originally Posted by mharwitt

i haven't read through this entire thread to see if it was already posted, but the converse repair store on hyperion (next to trader joe's and the cheese shop) can resolder/rescrew jean buttons that have fallen off for about 5 dollars. I brought in a pair of Corpus jeans this weekend and they were ready in a few minutes. they do a good job too.

Spencer · Jan 28, 2009

Dr. Blue Jean in Sherman Oaks on Van Nuys Blvd & Moorpark

Althis · Jan 28, 2009

didnt see if anyone mentioned this, but rising sun opened in old town pasadena, i've taken several pairs to be hemmed, my PBJs and APCs, without asking they saved the denim from the PBJs but their chain stitching machine must have been broken or somethin when they hemmed my PBJs cuz they gave me the loosest chain stitch and it actually dropped a stitch, but on the APCs it was spot on, it was 16$ for a hem and they said 50$ish for a taper http://www.risingsunjeans.com/ took back in my PBJs and they happily took them and are currently restitching the hem with a tighter stitch, heavier thread, and smaller hem size (the original size which they accidently did not replicate)

poly800rock · Jan 30, 2009

madeline from chuck's vintage mentioned she did chainstitching as well
http://www.chucksvintage.com/contact.html

Bona Drag · Jan 30, 2009

Slightly OT, but what are Rising Sun's prices/fabrics like?

mechanical pencil · Jan 30, 2009

Originally Posted by poly800rock

madeline from chuck's vintage mentioned she did chainstitching as well
http://www.chucksvintage.com/contact.html

I had some LVCs hemmed here, really bad job. Nice folks but, yeah....

Denim Doctors however, great work! Sounds like their prices may have gone up though.

Want to check out the guy Who mentioned....

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