\u00a0Daniel Esquivel<\/a>, the fashion designer. She works out of her home in South Austin.
\n(512) 441-2287<\/p>\nAlex, he works out of a studio in his apartment near S. Lamar on Manchaca.
\n(512) 703-7445
\nSleeves 25, Sides 25<\/p>\n
Art Alterations on South Lamar (just north of Ben White)
\n3720 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
\n(512) 448-9996
\nSleeves 26.50, Sides 48.50<\/p>\n
My Cleaners & Alterations
\n3100 Guadalupe St Austin, TX 78705
\n(512) 465-9500
\nSleeves 32, Sides 32<\/p>\n
Hope Tailor Shop
\n4315 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745
\n(512) 447-4673
\nSleeves 34, Sides 43<\/p>\n
Marfiels Alterations has been around for\u00a0a long time. She isn’t quick, but she is very good.
\n2703 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702
\n(512) 478-3639<\/span>
\nSleeves 30, Sides 35-55<\/p>\nAustin Alterations
\n700 N Lamar
\n(512) 276-7474
\nSleeves 35, Sides\u00a040-55<\/p>\n
Lee\u2019s
\n718 Brazos
\n(512) 480-0046
\nSleeves 28, Sides 30<\/p>\n
I don’t recommend\u00a0Fine Stitch as I have had a bad experience with her.
\nAce Tailors is ridiculously expensive (I expect\u00a0they have to charge a lot to pay for the expensive real estate they occupy).<\/p>\n
Keep it classy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Not the kind you throw, but the kind you sew. For years, men’s clothes have trended towards fitted, rather than loose. However, if you’ve kept an eye on style trends, you’ll notice that in some fashion circles, larger, free-flowing shirts\u00a0and jackets are starting to find their way back into retailers. Personally, I’m not a fan of the look. IMHO, a man’s shirt or jacket should always be well fitted. If you work hard to keep in shape, you’ll want to show off your best asset; your fit and trim body.\u00a0That’s where darts come in. Darts\u00a0make a shirt\u00a0or\u00a0jacket contour your body, leaving a svelte image. I’ve said before that men should always have their clothes tailored. It is not often that you can pick up a shirt off-the-rack and have it fit you well. It is just too challenging to find a well-constructed shirt that fits great\u00a0in all the right places. The fortunate thing about darting is that it is not a challenging enhancement for\u00a0shirts. I’ve experimented with a sewing machine and was able to dart some test fabric with ease, but I wasn’t quite willing to take the next step to sacrifice\u00a0an expensive shirt to my kill set. I’m considering a trip to Goodwill to buy some cheap shirts so I can\u00a0try my skill, but admitteldy, I am a little weary of the idea and usually just run my shirts to a\u00a0tailor. Generally, I’ll pay about $20 a shirt for professional darting. A tailor will mark or pin your shirt, then run a single dart down each flank; widening the dart in the middle for a slimmer, more tailored fit. It is often cheaper than having a custom shirt made, so take that into consideration the next time you’re out shopping. For those in Austin, here are a few personal notes about tailors that I am familiar with. Ask your friends for references, because sometimes you can find a person\u00a0who does tailoring as a side business and they are\u00a0most always less expensive than a professional shop. Oliva Tailors 3513 Jefferson St Austin, TX 78731 (512) 454-2525 Sleeves – 20, Sides $20-30 Sasa Esquivel, mother of\u00a0Daniel Esquivel, the fashion designer. She works out of her home in South Austin. (512) 441-2287 Alex, he works out of a studio in his apartment near S. Lamar on Manchaca. (512) 703-7445 Sleeves 25, Sides 25 Art Alterations on South Lamar (just north of Ben White) 3720 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 448-9996 Sleeves 26.50, Sides 48.50 My Cleaners & Alterations 3100 Guadalupe St Austin, TX 78705 (512) 465-9500 Sleeves 32, Sides 32 Hope Tailor Shop 4315 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78745 (512) 447-4673 Sleeves 34, Sides 43 Marfiels Alterations has been around for\u00a0a long time. She isn’t quick, but she is very good. 2703 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 478-3639 Sleeves 30, Sides 35-55 Austin Alterations 700 N Lamar (512) 276-7474 Sleeves 35, Sides\u00a040-55 Lee\u2019s 718 Brazos (512) 480-0046 Sleeves 28, Sides 30 I don’t recommend\u00a0Fine Stitch as I have had a bad experience with her. Ace Tailors is ridiculously expensive (I expect\u00a0they have to charge a lot to pay for the expensive real estate they occupy). Keep it classy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76,40],"tags":[330,329,328],"class_list":["post-1368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clothing","category-lifestyle","tag-darting","tag-mens-fashion","tag-tailored-shirts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1368"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3000,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1368\/revisions\/3000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottballew.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}