rdaws
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First, a little background: I bought a BBBF suit, and not having had anything tailored in the city of Chicago before, naturally turned to SF for recommendations. The consensus appeared to be 1) Despos and 2) Tailor's Touch (a few doors down from Despos), and since Despos wasn't taking alterations, TT was the way to go.
So, I take it in, get measured up, and ask for the sides to be taken in, the pants hemmed, sleeves lengthened, and sleeves finished with working buttons.
Came in about a week after the promise date, ready to wear for an event - not finished, so I couldn't pick it up. A bit pissed that I wasted my time coming in and that I won't be able to wear the suit as expected, but I can live with that.
So I go in today to pick it up, and here's what the new buttonholes look like:
Here's what I was expecting, based on the buttonfly of the suit:
These buttonholes look like ****. I could have done a better job myself with a ballpoint pen and a bottle of scotch. The rest of the alterations are only "ok" -- doesn't look nearly as good as it did when it was pinned up, but at least they didn't ruin anything there.
So, two questions for the forum:
1) Can this be fixed, or has it been mangled too thoroughly?
2) If it can be fixed, who would you recommend to fix it and what might the cost be? (It was $120 to have it mangled by Tailor's Touch)
So, I take it in, get measured up, and ask for the sides to be taken in, the pants hemmed, sleeves lengthened, and sleeves finished with working buttons.
Came in about a week after the promise date, ready to wear for an event - not finished, so I couldn't pick it up. A bit pissed that I wasted my time coming in and that I won't be able to wear the suit as expected, but I can live with that.
So I go in today to pick it up, and here's what the new buttonholes look like:
Here's what I was expecting, based on the buttonfly of the suit:
These buttonholes look like ****. I could have done a better job myself with a ballpoint pen and a bottle of scotch. The rest of the alterations are only "ok" -- doesn't look nearly as good as it did when it was pinned up, but at least they didn't ruin anything there.
So, two questions for the forum:
1) Can this be fixed, or has it been mangled too thoroughly?
2) If it can be fixed, who would you recommend to fix it and what might the cost be? (It was $120 to have it mangled by Tailor's Touch)