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Toolkit Tailoring Studio

Robin Chalfin provides a private, specialized fitting experience at your chosen location. Her expert

09/18/2024

I love couture. I recently worked with a client to recut a Chanel duster. Usually the conversation starts with, I put it on, but it doesn’t feel right, so I take it off. First of all, this client is petite, the proportion may have been different in black, but in cream, it was overwhelming her. We shortened the jacket by 8 inches. The sleeves were too long as well. With a bound sleeve hem, the entire sleeve is removed and it’s shortened from the sleeve cap. The sleeve was also slimmed. Ok, one more thing, weird pocket placement. We decided to drop the upper pocket, as situated on the bust was not flattering. This Chanel jacket can be dressed down with a jean and Tshirt or up with a cashmere turtleneck and a beautifully cut pant. Sometimes less is more. Now it’s perfect.

02/23/2024

Here’s a perfect before and after. In a pinch, a client sent off a new pair of black Frame jeans to the dry cleaner down the street for a hem. Not all original hem alterations are treated with the care they deserve. If you look at the first 3 pics in the sequence, you will see 2 rows of topstitching. This might slide on a black pair but what if it were a blue denim? The next frame is what the inside looks like, this pic is darker in color, a thick overlocked edge on the inside. The finished product is a wavy, stretched out hem. I had to remove the additional topstitching, a row of straight stitch where they attached it, and the thick overlock edge they used to finish the seam. I then started from where I always begin by removing the original stitch and attaching from there. The 3-6 images are the new straight hem, the inside and outside. It’s always more work for me to fix other’s mistakes but the payoff is a straight hem and a happy client.

02/07/2024

Oh Dries, how I love thee… We started with a stunning zebra print dress with a jaw dropping neckline and a strong shoulder. In order to fit this dress close to the body, the bodice was shortened, taken in, shoulders adjusted and the sleeves were hemmed to a bracelet length. When you visit your local trusted tailor and their first instinct is to grab up at the shoulders in order to shorten the bodice, take a breath. If the dress has a waist seam, this may be the better option. It’s less likely to affect the armhole and shoulder. However, ……, it may also need to be adjusted at the shoulder, like this one. It does involve unpicking the zipper below the waist and reattaching and some tailors don’t have enough time for that. I always take the time to do it right. Slide through to see start to finish. This now fits like a glove, especially that neckline. It’s a jungle out there, always be prepared for the red carpet. ( I couldn’t help myself)

01/12/2024

Another legend in the books. Had a fun few days sewing with old friends, meeting new ones, and being a small part of the traveling circus stop in Boston. Couldn’t believe I was in the presence of Bob the drag queen! Saw a glimpse of the show on my way out, Madonna’s tribute to all the artistic souls we have lost to AIDS during Live to Tell brought more emotion than I could fathom. She will always be the OG Queen Mother.

01/03/2024

Oh Ben Platt, why? I’m just catching up on some recorded television, I always love watching the Kennedy Center Honors. Ben Platt performed for Barry Gibb with an amazing rendition of a classic. This ill fitting tux does the handsome, talented man no favors. The shoulders are giving a Grace Jones vibe, not in a good way, and the full pant is all sag. When you buy off the rack, you need a tailor. Every good Broadway boy knows that. Bring that shoulder in, hem your sleeve, and buy a pair of pants that fit. Someone did you dirty on such a big night.

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