By definition, a ball gown is a floor-length dress that is worn to a formal event. There are various different types of ball gowns on the market for you to choose from that are matched for different styles of events. Whether it be a summery occasion where you want something light and floaty to wear, or a winter ball perfect for a sparkly gown and added volume. It can be difficult to decide what ball gown you should buy for your event, which is why we have put together this helpful blog! Keep reading for advice on what style of ball gown you should buy for your next event. 

Having your clothing tailored can make all the difference to how you look and feel in your outfits. Although it may not be realistic to get all of your items of clothing tailored, there are a few staples that can have a big impact on your wardrobe. Essential items such as a fitted pencil skirt, a tight pair of trousers, or a structured blazer can tidy up your wardrobe and style in just a few stitches. We have put together our top four items that we think you should have tailored! Keep reading for the four items you should be taking down to your seamstress.

If your favourite get-up doesn’t look as good as it once did, cocktail dress alterations could be your saving grace.

Whether you’ve put on a few pounds over the festive period or your New Year’s resolution is to get a little slimmer, you might have found that your going-out gear just isn’t fitting as well as it once did. It’s important to remember that no matter what shape your body is in right now, it can still look as good as ever. Cocktail dress alterations are here to save the day!

Dress Alterations Tips For Wedding Guests

You may be one of those people who gets invited to another wedding every month, or someone who has never attended a wedding in their life.

Either way, getting a fancy wedding invitation through the letterbox is a lovely and heartwarming feeling. However, attending a wedding can sometimes feel more stressful than if it was actually you getting married (not really but you know what we mean)!

Old Blouse Alterations

Why buy new when you can give your old clothing a little TLC?

Here are some old blouse alterations tips to get the right look.

It can be upsetting when your favourite piece of clothing starts to lose its sparkle. After all, we’ve all got that one item that has seen us through numerous nights on the town, or one that has given us the confidence to smash a job interview; it makes sense to be a little down about it! However, these days, there’s so much help available to bring our old favourites back to life – your prized blouse is no exception! Old blouse alterations from our Alterations Boutique experts will bring your sparkle back in a whole new way.

How To Repair A Zip: Five Problems and Solutions!

Burst, split or faulty zips can make a perfect garment useless. Follow our handy list of problems and solutions for how to repair a zip.

Our great fitting trousers, dresses, blouses, or anything else with a zip for that matter, are our go-to garments. However, with clothing items such as these, there’s always going to be the risk of a broken or faulty zip. When this happens, it instantly makes an outfit unwearable. It can be frustrating, but it’s not the end of the world. We’ve put together some rules to follow for how to repair a zip, ensuring that your most loved items are back in the wardrobe in no time. Small clothing alterations can make all the difference to your prized garments.

Knowing how to take in a dress can make all the difference, if it is done correctly.

When it comes to dresses, the key is how it fits. Dresses we buy from high-street shops are made to standard UK sizes, categories we do not all fit in to. It is common that we go shopping for a dress and find one size fits in some areas and not the others, which can be extremely frustrating when you thought you had found the perfect outfit. This is where knowing how to take in a dress comes in! When something fits you flawlessly, you look and feel great. Alterations can turn a standard dress into the perfect outfit for you.

There are many alterations that can be made to a gown to achieve your desired result. If you’re looking for experts who know how to take in a dress, then keep reading to find out what we can do for you!

Tips for a Perfectly Tailored Suit

Struggling To Find The Perfect Suit? The Devil Is In The Detail

 Finding the perfect suit can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Today we bring you 5 handy hints to keep in mind to make the process as simple as possible and help you along the way.

Why tailoring your jeans can make all the difference!

We all know that jeans are the ultimate item of clothing – they’re comfortable, go with everything and can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. That is, if they fit well. We’ve all been there before – bought what we thought was the perfect pair of jeans in our regular size, only to try them on at home and be presented with a huge gap at the waist, an awkwardly long hem or an unflattering baggy leg.

While people don’t generally think twice before altering a suit or cocktail dress – what about jeans? The most hard-working garment in our wardrobes, jeans are often thrown away if they’re not the perfect fit.

However, that doesn’t have to be the case. Making alterations to jeans is simple, if you know how. It’s a relatively inexpensive option for a perfect fit, meaning you can purchase a cheap pair and have them tailored specifically for you, for a fifth of the price of a designer pair. So, if you’re looking for an expert denim tailor, read on to find out how we can help.

A wedding is a great time for families to come together. It makes sense, then, that for many brides an inherited wedding dress can be a beautiful thing. You’re wearing a dress steeped in family history down the aisle, all to start your own chapter in the story! However, not every bride-to-be will immediately fall in love with the wedding dress passed down from a previous generation; because fashion evolves and tastes differ, you may end up with a wedding dress you just don’t want to wear!

As your big day should be primarily about you and your partner, don’t feel pressured into wearing a dress you really don’t like just because it has sentimental value to your relatives. However, another solution that may keep everyone happy is to transform your inherited gown into something old and borrowed yet totally updated and new with wedding dress alterations.

Dress shopping is one of the most exciting parts about planning your wedding. Make sure it’s fun and not stressful! Going into your appointment completely clueless about what to expect is a recipe for disaster, which is why we’ve put together a few tips to help you prepare for your first appointment, saving you from making common bridal mistakes.

Buying your wedding dress is just the beginning of the journey, after all that time deciding on your perfect dress it is time to figure out everything that’s wrong with it. Now you’ve found ‘the one’, it’s time to hand your dress over to a skilled seamstress who will do everything they can to make the dress fit you perfectly, and do any other wedding dress alteration you feel necessary! It is important to know what to expect when you go into your fittings, which is why we’ve put together this little guide about what to expect and how to prepare...

When it comes to choosing your wedding dress, what bridal style you’re looking for is essential to know. These range all the way from fairy tale princess to dark gothic queen, with everything else in between. This post will teach you about the four most popular themes for wedding dresses, helping you figure out which style suits your personality. We’ll also throw in tips about how you can use wedding dress alterations  to make the dress even more unique to your style!

You may have heard of the phenomenon of ‘wedding dress regret’, where a bride has doubts about her dress after buying it and before the wedding day comes. There can be several reasons why these feelings of regret occur – perhaps you’ve found a dress style you like more since purchasing your gown, or maybe the dress doesn’t feel comfortable enough for you to feel relaxed and confident on your big day.

A good wedding dress seamstress can help you avoid wedding dress regret! Here at Alterations Boutique, our wedding dress alterations experts can help you feel perfect in your dress. From simple repairs and alterations for a better fit to total restyling procedures, a bridal seamstress can make significant changes to transform a dress.

Here at Alterations Boutique, we believe that even the smallest clothing alterations can make a huge difference to the look and feel of your clothes. From shortening and lengthening to zip or button repairs, we offer a variety of services to ensure you feel fantastic in everything you wear.

Choosing alterations can help you feel more comfortable in your clothes, renew your interest in old wardrobe items, and is better for the environment than repeatedly buying. This is why clothing alterations and repairs are the best options for a diverse range of pieces, from work suits to wedding dresses, especially for items you have invested in for a special event or for lasting use.

It’s no secret that a great-fitting piece of clothing can improve your confidence by leaps and bounds. This is no less true for the work dress; a stylish and professional dress can transport you into business mode, ready to take on that board meeting or deliver that crucial presentation. These are the situations where confidence-inspiring clothing is essential!

Sadly, not every dress you purchase will be the perfect fit; in some places it may be too tight, in others too loose, or just not quite to your liking. You may find yourself relegating a dress you originally bought with excitement to the back of the wardrobe, or wear it only if you must. It doesn’t always have to be so! Thankfully professional dress alterations can give your work dresses a new lease of life.

It’s a common problem: you’ve bought a fantastic suit, but it isn’t completely comfortable to wear. Perhaps it hangs off your frame or is a little too tight. No matter how expensive the suit or luxurious the fabric, if it doesn’t fit properly you simply won’t feel your best!

Suit alterations are key for making every suit a great fit. Our Savile row trained tailors are here to ensure every gentleman has suits that fit perfectly and reflects his style.

Wedding dress alterations are an essential part of the process when choosing the right dress. In most cases (unless you have chosen a bespoke wedding dress tailor-made for you) alterations are required, whether you have decided on a contemporary wedding gown or a vintage dress.

It can feel a little overwhelming getting to grips with the dress alterations process and how it fits with your plans. Alterations Boutique are here to share our knowledge with you! Find out how wedding dress alterations work and how long it will take to get your dress to fit perfectly.

Clothes Alterations Manchester

Located in the heart of Manchester City's shopping district in the iconic Royal Exchange Arcade, Alterations Boutique Manchester specialises in high-quality clothes alterations.

Suit Alterations Manchester

When we are discussing suit alterations, tailors vary significantly in their style of cut and their personal style also. It’s vitally important when deciding which tailor to entrust your wedding suit to, that you feel comfortable that they understand the suit alterations you have in your mind. Our high-trained tailors have the expertise to alter your suit to perfection. If you have purchased a new suit and you are not quite happy with the way it fits you or perhaps one of your old suits needs tweaks to look more contemporary our highly qualified tailors can help.

Wedding Dress Alterations Manchester

Have you been wondering how much your wedding dress alterations are going to cost? This is a problem that every bride faces as they pick up their gorgeous wedding dress from the bridal boutique and then need to trust someone to take scissors and a needle it to make it fit like a glove! If your wedding Dress needs shortening, taking in or is the wrong size our dedicated bridal specialists will work on your dress until it fits you precisely.

Coat Alterations Manchester

We don’t stop at weddings, whether you have an expensive jacket/coat in your wardrobe, or there is an old one which reminds you of an occasion and you never want to loose it, it can have a simple solution. Even though Coats purchased from a department store can be expensive they do not always cater for your build, height or the shape of your shoulders. Our highly experienced coat alterations tailors can improve the fit of your Coat or Jacket by taking in the side seams or rear centre seam, shortening the length of your coat or sleeves or restyling your Coat or Jacket with attention to your taste. You will be amazed at what we can do to revive your coat.

Alterations Boutique Manchester

We are Alterations Boutique, newly opened in Manchester but long-term providers of clothes alterations throughout London and surrounding areas.

Tailoring clothes for years

 With over 30 years of experience in providing clothing alterations our master tailors have the expertise to deal with your requirements no matter how challenging and obscure they may be.

We are located in the heart of Manchester City’s shopping district within the Royal Exchange Arcade, feel free to book yourself an appointment for any alterations you require.

Let’s look at some of the alterations services we have to offer and why we excel at providing them: