Dress alterations

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Re: Dress alterations

Posted by: babochina on Aug 31, 2008 11:18am

first point, tailors are EVERYWHERE,
it s not like asking for a KFC but ...

- look around
- ask dry cleaners, most of them have some sewing solution
- a really good tailor for alterations, if the item is really worth money, because they don t come cheap : shin kong plaza, basement, go all the way down to the food corridor, after the new watson, u ve, but EXPENSIVE

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Lola123

Joined: May 21st, 2008
Posts: 205

Re: Dress alterations

Posted by: Lola123 on Sep 22, 2008 5:05am

I went to a tailor in 3.3 and they charged me 100 kuai for alterations on a dress. Pretty sure all of them on the 5th floor are the same.

Whatever

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eeaton

Joined: Sep 21st, 2008
Posts: 4

Re: Dress alterations

Posted by: eeaton on Oct 10, 2008 12:41pm

Hello I brought a new dress to my kid but it is so long to wear. I want to alter ate but cost is so much I went to so many shops but no use. Please give me a best place for alterations.Thanks.
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manekineko

Joined: Sep 2nd, 2008
Posts: 5

Re: Dress alterations

Posted by: manekineko on Oct 10, 2008 1:10pm

To emphasize what babochina says above, i suggest you check your local dry cleaners. I frequently have clothes altered at my neighborhood DVD store/dry cleaners and they do a great job--at least at hemming and taking in the waist of pants that are too big. I am drawing a blank on the exact cost, but I know that it is usually between 10 and 50 kuai depending on the difficulty of what you are asking to have done.

Another option is the 3rd floor (i think) of Yaxiu Market in Sanlitun. There is a small section near the center/back of the floor near the bathrooms where they do alterations. I believe hemming is around 20 kuai and taking in the waist around 50-70 kuai. Also, when hemming pants, they will re-use the original hem so that your pants don't have that "i've obviously been hemmed" look. Simple jobs can also been done while you shop in less than 30 min.