Every day, there’s the decision, “What shall I wear today?”  Clothing plays a big role in a person’s life.  Clothes reflect personality and lifestyle and savvy people always want to look their most successful best. 

People judge your character and your status in life based on what you are wearing, so it's always to your advantage to look your best for first impressions.  Celebrities certainly insist that their clothes be either custom made or custom tailored to perfectly follow the contour of the body.  If the fit were poor, would they look as glamorous or in demand?  

Women especially are very conscious about how they look and they spend an enormous amount of time selecting the clothes they wear.  Unfortunately, store bought clothes seldom fit perfectly, as they are made to fit any number of body differences.  That’s the place for alterations, since a properly tailored garment will give any outfit an expensive look.

Alterations

The simple act of having a garment altered to fit YOUR body greatly enhances a person’s appearance and makes their wardrobe appear custom made. Your body size and shape does not matter.  Every body looks perfect and natural when properly fitted.  As long as your clothes conform, you will look great with your very own unique appearance.

Alterations to women's clothes are done for many different reasons. For women’s suits, alterations are commonly done to lend shaping around the body and set the proper sleeve length.  For dresses, alterations are done to adjust the length, taper the sides, or adjust the waist. For slacks and pants, alterations are normally done to better fit the waist or sides and to set the length. 

All alterations consider a figure’s discrepancies and adjust the garment to conform and flatter.

Dressmaking

Fine custom clothing is an art that honors time, patience and skill. You can have custom made garments for the same price as quality ready to wear, plus you gain these advantages: 

• Custom fit in your own size, which means the garment will fit comfortably, hang attractively and flatter the figure.
• Your choice of design, color, and fabric.
• Expert workmanship—the expensive couture look, not the factory look of imports.
• An original garment that you can wear with the confidence of knowing you will never meet a duplicate.
• A garment with a strong emphasis on detail

Home Furnishings

Soft goods add comfort to your life and put an art frame around your style of living.

There is no faster or more economical way to redecorate than simply switching curtains and decorator pillows.  

You may never want to trade in the furniture, but you can change the decorator look over and over again by your choice of fabric in the room.

Custom made means you get your personal choice in style and color, with a perfect size to boot.

Home furnishings include draperies, cornices, curtains, shades, pillows, bed skirts, duvet covers, coverlets, table cloths and chair covers among others.

Dressmaking, alterations and home decorator services require an appointment for consultation

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Pricing

Alterations

Pricing for alterations is based on an industry standard for the time it takes to perform a particular sewing task.

Dressmaking

Bridal, $700; Evening, $500; Coat, $450; Jacket, $400; Day Dress, $350; Trousers, $250; Skirt, $200

Home Decoration

Pricing for home decorator items is based on industry standards for time applied to the prevailing hourly cost in the Chicago metropolitan area.

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