My latest adventure in alterations was taking this H&M dress (copycatting Tanya) to the tailor today for an overhaul. I wanted it to fit like it does on the model, but I'm about 6 inches shorter. Ended up having the size 6 altered down in the bust and hips (the size 4 was skin-tight across my rear) as well as shortened several inches to hit above the knee. Here is a "before" photo, although the too-large fit issues aren't visible.
I remarked laughingly to my tailor, who likes to make conversation as she pins, that I wanted the dress *shorter* so that I could wear it to work. Seems ironic given the difficulties that others have finding dresses with enough length, but my work dress code is strongly casual (California tech culture) and I don't want to look more overdressed than I already do when I decide to dress up for the day.
The cost of alterations will be about double the price of the dress itself, but thankfully it was an inexpensive purchase. And the print is unique, in my very favorite colors, so I'm willing to pay for a perfect fit. I trust my tailor implicitly and she does amazing work, although it's priced accordingly. Once I had a pair of jeans taken in at the waist; they did it by splitting the seat and the alteration is totally invisible, but I ended up paying $40 for a waist alteration, eek. Anyone have a tailor recommendation on the SF peninsula?
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