| The other day I did a wardrobe consultation with a | | | | eyes met, and she laughed. Her decision was made |
| client. She had recently purchased some new | | | | – she would return it. |
| clothes on her own and felt unsure about a few of | | | | It is always (whether the item costs $5 or $500) |
| her choices. She asked for my feedback to help her | | | | worth it to tailor something you love to make it fit |
| decide what to keep and what to return. | | | | perfectly! If it needs tweaking and you are not |
| A few things were obvious to her one way or the | | | | willing to invest in the tailoring, don’t buy it. You |
| other, and I quickly validated what she already | | | | will always regret it or not look your best wearing |
| knew. But, there was one jacket, in particular, that | | | | it. As an example, a few years ago I bought a |
| she felt confused about. | | | | casual top that I really liked except it was too long |
| She put it on and I knew immediately from her face | | | | and the sleeves were these huge wild ruffles. The |
| and body language what the outcome would be but I | | | | top cost $29. I took it to the tailor and had her |
| wanted to help her come to that realization rather | | | | shorten it and reduce the ruffle by half so they were |
| than have me just declare it one way or the other. | | | | not so voluminous. The tailoring cost $35 (more |
| I asked her how she felt in it. She said it was soft | | | | than the original cost of the top). But, I wore it |
| and she liked the color, but it felt tight in the sleeves | | | | endlessly and felt great in it every time. |
| and clingy on her hips. I explained that we could | | | | Do you have something in your closet that could |
| alter it on the sides to give her more room. Her | | | | benefit from some tailoring? Do you like it enough |
| very quick response was “I don’t like it | | | | to make that investment? |
| enough to invest money in the tailoring.” Our | | | | |