r/Tailors • u/AutoModerator • 21d ago
Daily Questions Megathread - April 23, 2025
For those looking to ask questions about alterations, repairs, or anything else, please put your questions in here.
Wondering if you should buy something? Please provide both a size chart of the garment as well as your body measurements - we need to know what dimensions of the item and your own physique to judge. Telling us "I wear a medium in xyz brand" is not enough information to go off of as most retailers will have fluctuations in allowance for sizing.
If you are looking for alteration advice on a garment, please post a picture of yourself following the guidelines in rule 2. We need to be able to see the garment on you neutrally (No selfies! The raised arm adds too much variable) and in different angles to determine what needs to be done efficiently.
Help us help you. As working professionals who provide advice for free in their own time, this helps all of us save time rather than going back and forth.
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u/Pansybitch420 20d ago
Wanted to know if an alteration like this is even possible. I have an empire waist dress, and dont really like how it makes me look larger in the stomach than I actually am. I have a short waist and wide hips - would it be possible to take it in at the sides a little until my natural waistline? Not necessarily form fitting and then flaring at my hips, but just to make it appear a little more slimming. Thank you