Your clothes define your individual style and AltEm Stitches alterations prolong the life for those unused and unloved clothes. When your clothes are ill-fitting because they are not the right length, too loose, or too tight discarding them is wasteful and expensive. AltEm Stitches alters your new or unused clothes, so they fit you perfectly.
AltEm Stitches clothes alterations places the focus on care and rewear, instead of consumption. Our tailoring, mending, repairing, and altering services allow clothing to be worn repeatedly. Vintage clothes repairs can be altered to last and to prevent future damage.
AltEm Stitches’ top alterations requests are:
- Hems are too long or short.
- Waist is too tight or too loose
- Pant is too tight or loose
- The dress is too tight or loose
- Sleeves are too big, long, or Ill-fitting
There are many benefits of getting your clothes professionally altered including:
- Improves Appearance
AltEm Stitches alters your clothes to fit you perfectly and look like they are made for you. As well as adding noticeable changes to your looks, AltEm Stitches alterations boost your self-confidence. Professionally altered clothes allow you to feel better and fall in love with the person in the mirror.
- Saves on Clothing Costs
AltEm Stitches alterations recycle your underused and unloved clothes. We are budget friendly as we alter clothes cost-effectively and increase your wear per item. Spending a little on dress alterations saves you from spending a large amount on new clothes. Clothes that are too loose are a bad look, and if they are too tight, they may pop at the seams. And a small investment in alterations is a great investment in style.
- Individualises Personal Style
AltEm Stitches custom tailors your clothes to individualise your style and to help you become more fashion savvy. We include your creative ideas and unique clothes preferences to make you look like “one of a kind’’.
- Improves Clothes Fit
Poor clothes fit is the major reason why clients come to AltEm Stitches for clothes adjustments. Our skilled clothes alterations transform outfits to perfectly fit your body type, size, and fashion preferences. As well as comfortable fit, clothes alterations save you money on impulse clothes spending.
- Updates Clothes Fashion
Rapid changes in fashion encourage rampant spending and make your current wardrobe items appear outdated. Simple adjustments such as raising the hemline, adding, or removing shoulder pads or replacing the buttons can give your clothes a more current and youthful appearance. AltEm Stitches offers alterations and repairs that add wardrobe value and connection to modern-day fashion.
- Increases Longevity
AltEm Stitches repairs and mending allow you to keep your favourite clothes for longer and reignite your garment enjoyment. Mending clothes has environmental and financial benefits as it decreases garment purchases, frees you from wasteful fast fashion and removes financial support for industries that often do not pay workers a living wage.
- Reduces Environmental Impact
By opting for clothes alterations and mending, you are making a conscious effort to reduce your carbon footprint. The fashion industry is known to be one of the most polluting industries in the world, and by extending the life of your clothes, you are helping to reduce textile waste and the harmful impact of production on the environment.
- Preserves Clothing Memories
Clothes hold sentimental value and can remind us of special moments and people in our lives. Altering and repairing cherished clothing items allows you to preserve those memories and keep them close. AltEm Stitches understands the importance of sentimental value in clothing and strives to maintain the integrity and history of each garment.
- Supports Local Businesses
Choosing to get your clothes altered and mended by AltEm Stitches supports a local, small business. By doing so, you are investing in the community and helping to keep skilled tailors and seamstresses employed.
In conclusion, getting your clothes professionally altered and mended by AltEm Stitches has numerous benefits. It improves appearance, saves on clothing costs, individualises personal style, improves clothes fit, updates clothes fashion, increases longevity, reduces environmental impact, preserves clothing memories, and supports local businesses. So, the next time you find yourself with ill-fitting or damaged clothing, consider the benefits of clothes alterations and mending with AltEm Stitches.
More Information
AltEm Stitches
P: 0401 726 993
A: City Arcade Shop 12 City Arcade, 120 Hunter St Newcastle NSW 2300