https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:58:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring#post-1166779 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:48:28 +0000 Anonymous 1166779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm in UK and I tailor for a living. For a lined skirt I charge £12 to £14 to shorten. which equates to around $20. That's for hand hemmed. Machined hems are cheaper. Skirt style vary a lot, so pleats and very full styles can be more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring#post-1166739 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:07:53 +0000 Mo 1166739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hemming pants is around $10 or $12 in my recent experience, so I imagine hemming a skirt would be similar. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring#post-1166737 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:07:06 +0000 adorkable 1166737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks! I'm pretty sure the last time I had an unlined skirt shortened it was more like $5, so it's very good to know that I need to revise my expectations! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring#post-1166716 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:48:40 +0000 April 1166716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would check the reviews on Yelp and look for specific comments about the work they had done&nbsp;(not just the "great service" review that you suspect was posted by someone's brother-in-law). &nbsp;That's how I found my seamstress, and she's a genius. &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring#post-1166712 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:45:37 +0000 Mo 1166712@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found the alterations here in a little town in FL more expensive (and badly done!) than at home in CA, so costs might really just vary. &nbsp;I'd take in one you don't care so much about as a trial run before bringing in your prized possessions, if you don't already have a trusted tailor. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring#post-1166673 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:13:13 +0000 Angie 1166673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It depends on the style of the skirt and whether it's lined. Anything between $10 and $20.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/tailoring#post-1166610 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:05:55 +0000 adorkable 1166610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't gotten much fixed in a long time, and suddenly I have half a dozen skirts that are a few inches too long.</p> <p>Would someone be able to give me a good sense of what I should expect it to cost? (I'm looking at a range of materials, some lined and unlined, so I know they will vary.)</p> <p>If only I knew how to use a sewing machine!</p> <p>Bonus points (eternal love, really)&nbsp;if anyone has a not-too-expensive&nbsp;tailor they like in West LA. </p>