https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 22 May 2026 09:13:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes#post-27616 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:39:39 +0000 anne 27616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The fabric situation has declined in Australia too. When I was a child there were several good fabric shops nearby. My Mum made most of my clothes and I sewed as a teenager and student too. People used to give fabric as birthday gifts! Most of the shops have now closed down, or have devoted most of their floor space to the craft market. The price of clothing has dropped to the point where there is little economic impetus to sew </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes#post-27614 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:55:27 +0000 Nicole 27614@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good point about the fabric being difficult to find.</p> <p>There are on-line fabric stores, but you really need to be able to feel fabric to decide if it worthy of clothing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes#post-27592 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:09:54 +0000 Ana 27592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with shiny on the fabric issue. I'm a quilter, and have found beautiful cotton fabrics in specialty quilt shops, but finding quality fabric suitable for clothing is difficult. It really depends on where you live. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes#post-27565 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:52:16 +0000 shiny 27565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, yeah... you *could* sew your own clothes BUT... the fabric stores in the US pretty much suck. Great for crafting - not great for clothing. (Unless you live in NYC fashion district or someplace like that).</p> <p>This is yet another reason why I gave up sewing. A skirt is easy and can be whipped up in a single night's effort. It's the fabric that's the issue. Chain-store fabric stores are the worst (and I used to work at one). Selection is just awful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes#post-27560 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:32:26 +0000 Nicole 27560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok so having an entire wardrobe of custom clothing probably isn't realistic for most of us (probably all of us). But some items are easier to create than others. You could find a pattern for a simple A line skirt--or pencil skirt and buy the fabric to make the same skirt in a few different fabrics. I bet it wouldn't cost much more than buying similar items in a store.</p> <p>Items like blouses, dresses and skirts with complicated pleats, some pockets are much complicated to create, so the cost to create a few pieces would be much higher than buying it in a store. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes#post-27547 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:43:34 +0000 Angie 27547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unaffordable First world labour costs – that’s why, Mirah. </p> <p>You can have anything copied in China too. PERFECTLY. It will have to be your special little India stash that’s perfect </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes#post-27525 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:48:42 +0000 Ana 27525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shiny is right, it would be very expensive here unless you knew someone who sews. The closest you can get to it is to be familiar with what can be altered and what can't, and also how much it costs so you can judge whether an item is worth purchasing or not. </p> <p>I probably have to get about 35-50% of the things I buy altered in some way, and I wouldn't say I have any major fit issues that makes finding clothing difficult. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes#post-27521 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:16:35 +0000 shiny 27521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mirah, this would be my absolute dream!!! While I've never been to India, I have heard that this is the way it is in some countries. </p> <p>I do think you can get custom-made clothes here in the US, but it's very expensive. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailor-made-clothes#post-27508 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:50:54 +0000 mirah 27508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay so this is a rant-question..<br /> why cant we get tailor made clothes in the US? and if we do, how do I go about finding a good and affordable tailor?</p> <p>I was doing a closet cleanout and while tucking away my summer clothes realized that every piece that I have from home (India) has been sort of my creation. Its so easy there to..get your own fabric..think up an outfit ..find a good tailor and voila..plus it was always affordable, great quality and perfect fit..even when i was on pocket money from my parents.<br /> Is this a completely obscure concept in the western fashion world? I hear wedding dresses made to order but shouldnt it be something available for clothes we wear everyday? </p>