Ladies Alterations and Ladies Tailoring from Alterations Boutique Manchester

With over 40 years of experience, Alterations Boutique has established itself as Manchester's foremost specialists in ladies alterations. Whether you have purchased a new dress and you are not quite happy with the way it fits you or perhaps you have an old work skirt and it needs a slight tweak our talented seamstresses can help. If your clothes need to be altered, restyled, resized, remodelled, or repaired visit us for a complimentary consultation and our highly experienced seamstresses will work on your garment until it fits you flawlessly. Our meticulous attention to detail, reasonable prices and outstanding customer service is what makes us the number one choice for ladies alterations in Manchester. Our customers include leading fashion brands as well as celebrities from all over the world who entrust us with their delicate and intricate work.

Below are just some examples of ladies alterations we can perform:

• Dress alterations

• Skirt alterations

• Bridal Alterations

• Bridesmaid Dress Alterations

• Coat relining

• Jacket relining

• Coat alterations

• Blouse alterations 

• Trouser alterations

• Jeans alterations 

• Ladies suit alterations

• Prom dress alterations

• Leather/Suede alterations and repairs

• Fur coat alterations and repairs

• Jumpsuit alterations

• Ball Gown alterations

• Zip repairs

Ladies Alterations and Repairs

Our highly qualified seamstresses recognise that different fabrics and materials require different alterations methods that is why we only use traditional and perfected alterations techniques. Our wealth of experience allows us to perform garment restyling, resizing, remodelling and neat repairs of any complexity. 

Dress Alterations

Alterations Boutique Manchester specialises in Dress Alterations. Whether you have purchased a fashionable cocktail dress or a simple work dress Alterations Boutique Manchester has the expertise to alter it to perfection. Our highly trained seamstresses have the skill to perform any type of dress alterations from a simple hem shortening to dress resizing. We can also work with any type of embellishments like beads, sequins or any other detail. Have you bought a luxury beaded gown or a sequined evening dress for a special occasion and it doesn't fit you correctly? You can trust our experienced seamstresses with such delicate dress alterations.

Whether we are altering or resizing your dress we have decades of experience in working with delicate laces, luxury fabrics, and materials that overall are not easy to alter. Our seamstresses will pay close attention to ensuring that your dress is altered to perfection and that it compliments your figure as well as looks flattering, without any trace of alteration. 

• Take in or Let out Dress sides

• Narrow Dress shoulders

• Shorten / Lengthen Dress

• Shorten / Lengthen Dress Straps

• Reshape Dress neckline

• Replace Dress Zip

• Restyle Dress

• General Dress Repairs

Skirt Alterations

When it comes to skirt alterations, Alterations Boutique Manchester has the skill to alter your skirt beautifully. Our seamstresses are trained in working with any type of fabric and material including leather, suede, silks, lace, denim, sequins and beads.  If your skirt is too loose or too tight on the waist or hips, too long or too short our experienced seamstresses can skillfully alter your skirt to ensure it fits you perfectly. Our experience allows us to shorten any type of hem while keeping the original design of your skirt intact. Visit us for a complimentary consultation if your skirt needs to be altered or restyled. 

• Take in or Let out Skirt waist

• Shorten / Lengthen Skirt

• Replace Skirt Zip

• General Skirt Repairs

Coat/Jacket Alterations

Visit Alterations Boutique Manchester for a complimentary consultation if your coat or jacket requires alterations. Our highly experienced seamstresses have the skills to alter your Coat or Jacket to perfection. We can perform any type of coat or jacket alterations including shortening, taking in (tapering) or letting out, sleeve shortening and coat or jacket restyling. As we have more than 30 years of experience in jacket and coat alterations, we can assure you that your garment will be in the best possible hands. If you have purchased a new coat and you would like us to perform some alterations to define the silhouette or improve the general fit of your coat our seamstresses can skilfully perform the adjustments while ensuring the stitch pattern and the colour of the thread are matched perfectly. 

If your jacket or coat has a worn or damaged lining or a broken zip and it needs replacing our seamstresses can perform such alterations to a very high standard.

• Take in or Let out Coat/Jacket sides

• Narrow Coat/Jacket shoulders

• Shorten / Lengthen Coat/Jacket sleeves

• Shorten / Lengthen Coat/Jacket

• Adjust Coat/Jacket lapel shape

• Reline Coat/Jacket

• Replace Coat/Jacket zip

• Replace Coat/Jacket buttons

• General Coat/Jacket repairs

Trousers alterations

Alterations Boutique Manchester has the expertise to alter your trousers to perfection. If your trousers that are loose or too tight on the waist, too long or too short our seamstresses can skilfully alter your trousers while ensuring that the stitch pattern and the colour of the thread are matched perfectly. When it comes to trouser shortening we perform such alteration by hand so that the stitching is invisible from the outside.

After a one-to-one fitting, our seamstress can also determine the best possible fit for your body shape.

Our ability to work to a factory finish, outstanding customer service and reasonable prices is what makes us the number one choice for trouser alterations in Manchester. 

• Lower Trouser waistband

• Take in or let out Trouser waist and seat

• Take in or let out Trouser waist, seat and fork

• Shorten / lengthen Trouser with a plain hem

• Shorten / lengthen Trouser with a turn up

• Add tape to the Trouser hems

• Take in / let out Trouser seams

• Install a front Trouser lining

• Fully line Trouser

• Replace Trouser zip

• General Trouser repairs

Jeans Alterations

With over 40 years of experience, Alterations Boutique Manchester specialises in high-quality jeans alterations. When it comes to Jeans Alterations we can perform any type of adjustments including shortening, tapering (narrowing), seat adjustment and any other bespoke requests you might have.  When we perform Jeans Alterations we always pay close attention to ensuring that the original stitching and thread colour are matched perfectly. We are able to retain a pre-worn finish when we shorten Jeans making sure that the hem looks completely original.  We can also replace lost jean buttons and rivets.

• Lower Jeans waistband

• Take in or let out Jeans waist and seat

• Take in or let out Jeans waist, seat and fork

• Shorten / lengthen Jeans with original hem

• Take in / let out Jeans seams

• Replace Jeans zip

• General Jeans repairs

Blouse Alterations

If you are not quite happy with the general fit of your blouse there is a number of alterations that are possible to improve the way your blouse fits you. Our experienced seamstresses have the skill to alter any type of blouse whether it's made of silk, cotton, chiffon or any other material, with or without embellishment. Whether your blouse is too loose or too long visit us for a complimentary consultation and our seamstresses can advise you on what alterations can be performed to ensure your blouse fits you in the most flattering way. 

• Take in or Let out Blouse sides

• Narrow Blouse shoulders

• Shorten / Lengthen Blouse sleeves

• Shorten / Lengthen Blouse

• General Blouse repairs

Leather Jacket Alterations and Repairs

Our alterations specialists have the expertise to alter your leather jacket to perfection. Whether you have purchased a new leather jacket and it doesn't fit you correctly or your old leather jacket has a rip our talented seamstresses can perform high-quality leather alterations. We believe that such specialist work like leather alterations should only be performed by experts, like ourselves.  Our experienced seamstresses have the ability to replace panels on your leather jacket if such bespoke work is required.

• Take in or Let out Leather Jacket sides

• Narrow Leather Jacket shoulders

• Shorten / Lengthen Leather Jacket sleeves

• Shorten / Lengthen Leather Jacket

• Repair Leather Tears

• Replace Leather Jacket Zip

• Narrow Leather Jacket sleeves

• General Leather Jacket Repairs

Fur Coat Alterations and Fur Repairs

Alterations Boutique Manchester specialises in fur coat alterations. Whether you have bought a new fur coat and it needs to be altered or your old fur coat requires repairs or restyling our skilled furrier have the expertise to perform such alterations to a very high standard. When it comes to performing fur alterations and repairs a furrier is required to use specialised equipment as well as traditional alterations techniques to ensure the best possible result is achieved. Our fully qualified furrier is trained to work with fur using equipment which is specially designed for unique properties of this material. 

We can also restyle your old fur coat by giving it a more contemporary design. 

Visit us for a complimentary consultation and our talented furrier will help you to find the best possible fit for your fur coat.

• Take in or Let out Fur Coat sides

• Narrow Fur Coat shoulders

• Shorten / Lengthen Fur Coat sleeves

• Shorten / Lengthen Fur Coat

• Adjust Fur Coat collar shape

• Restyle Fur Coat

• Repair Fur Coat tears

• Replace Fur Coat hooks

• General Fur Coat repairs

Reassurance & Protection

Founded in 1983, Alterations Boutique Manchester Limited is a quintessential British tailoring company with a comprehensive insurance policy that fully protects your garment whilst it is on our premises. We are immensely proud to be a British company and we take great care to ensure that we comply with all rules and regulations to provide reassurance and peace of mind to our customers. 

The Team

For over 40 years we have been working on putting the best possible team to work on your garment. As our seamstresses are qualified in every aspect of tailoring you can trust us with any type of ladies alterations from a simple hem shortening to major modifications. 

Prices

At Alterations Boutique Manchester we believe in charging our customers fair and reasonable prices, therefore, we perform regular research to ensure our rates are reasonable and competitive. We appreciate that you would like to know in advance how much the costs are going to be but as garments can vary with regards to cut, construction, type of fabric, detail and finishing we prefer that customers visit us so we can provide a free, accurate and no obligation quote. At your appointment, we will provide you with a breakdown of costs so you have a clear understanding of what you are being charged for and do our best to make sure we quote within your budget. Our Fair and Reasonable Price policy means that our customers receive the best possible service and outstanding quality workmanship, without having to pay premium prices. Please book an appointment by clicking on the link below or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.