PASADENA, Calif.—“It’s all about the fit.” That unspoken motto has been passed down in my family for generations, from my late grandfather, a tailor, to me.
So through weight gain, weight loss and style changes—no more polyester thrift shop dresses!—I’ve gone to tailors to make sure my clothes fit and flatter my body. Velvet formal gowns and discounted jeans have all been cinched in and hemmed.
Tailoring, an old-school craft with roots going back at least to the Renaissance, can range from pricey alterations at a swanky department store to less-expensive tweaking at a dry cleaning or tailoring business.
