Boys' first suits often need to be altered in the spring when they make their first communions, tailors report. Girls in high school also visit tailor shops in the spring to have their prom dresses worked on. In the fall, after a summer of diet and exercise, people are often happy to visit tailors to have their clothes taken in. On the other hand, after consuming the holiday season's rich foods, people visit tailors to have their clothes let out. We didn't have slow times this year.
People patronize tailors because they are particular about their clothes.
If it takes longer to become a tailor than a physician, Patris and Montevideo might tell you that's because some of their customers want their measurements to within a quarter inch. And tailors and seamstresses know that the time they spend fitting their customers is crucial, that there are no shortcuts in measuring clothes to be altered. All rights reserved.