Clothes that fit you, not the size on the label
Banu has been pinning hems and reshaping shoulders for twenty-two years. Bring in a gown, a suit or a pair of work trousers. You will get a real fitting, an honest timeline and a price once the work has been measured.
Formalwear
Suits
Uniforms
Everyday clothes
One tailor, start to finish
Banu has been altering clothes for twenty-two years. She still does the fitting, the marking and the sewing herself, so nothing gets lost between the person who measured you and the person at the machine.
Fittings happen in a private room with a proper mirror and a raised platform, on the shoes you plan to wear. If a garment cannot be altered well, she will tell you at the first appointment instead of taking the job.
What we alter
Every job starts with a fitting, and the price is set once the work has been measured. Most everyday work is ready in three to five days.
Wedding Dress Alterations
Gowns are fitted with care so the shape sits right on the day. Lace, beading, tulle and silk are all handled in the studio.
Bodice taken in, cups and straps adjusted
Hems levelled on your wedding shoes
Bustles, corset backs, sleeve changes
Steaming and a final press before pickup
Priced after the first fitting, once the work is measured.
Dress Alterations
Bridesmaid dresses, prom and pageant gowns, cocktail dresses and mother of the bride outfits, fitted so you can move and sit comfortably.
Side seams, waist and bust adjustments
Straps shortened, necklines raised
Linings and slips rehemmed to match
Zipper and closure repairs
Priced after the fitting. Groups of four or more get one shared appointment.
Suit Alterations
Jackets, trousers, waistcoats and overcoats brought into line with your shoulders and your posture. Interview on Monday, we can usually make it work.
Sleeve length from the cuff or the shoulder
Jacket taken in through the waist and back
Trousers tapered, hemmed, cuffed
Working buttonholes and button moves
Priced after the fitting. Full suit packages quoted the same way.
General Clothing Alterations
The clothes you wear every week. Jeans, work shirts, coats, uniforms and the jacket with the torn pocket lining you keep meaning to fix.
Hems on jeans, keeping the original edge
Shirts darted and slimmed through the body
Zippers, linings, pockets, seams
Coat sleeves and waist adjustments
Priced after the fitting. Same week turnaround on most items.
Uniform Alterations
Work uniforms, scrubs, chef whites and service wear, altered to fit the person wearing them and stitched to survive a wash cycle.
Sleeves and trouser legs shortened
Waists and jackets taken in
Seams reinforced on hard wearing fabric
Repairs to pockets, zips and linings
Priced after the fitting. Team orders welcome.
Logo Placement
Logos, badges and name tapes applied to uniforms and workwear, positioned the same way on every garment in a set.
Company logos applied to shirts, jackets and aprons
Badges, patches and name tapes attached
Consistent placement across a full set of uniforms
Supplied logos fitted to garments you already own
Priced after the work is seen. Bring the garments and the logos.
Your gown, fitted until it sits right
Bridal work is done in the studio from the first pinning to the final press. Bring the shoes and undergarments you plan to wear, and keep them in the studio bag until the wedding.
Fittings in a private room, on the shoes you will wear
One tailor from the first pinning to the final press
The bustle sewn and shown to whoever is helping you dress
Steamed and bagged, ready for pickup
Work from the studio
Navy jacket, sleeves shortened from the shoulder
Tulle ball gown, hem levelled and bustled
The fitting room on Berg Road
Bridesmaid dresses fitted for a September party of five
What customers say
Questions we get every week
When should I bring my wedding gown in?
Whenever you have the gown and the shoes you plan to wear. Call the studio with your date and Banu will tell you what is workable.
Do I need an appointment?
Yes, for anything that needs to be tried on. Drop offs for simple hems can come in during studio hours without one.
What should I bring to a fitting?
The shoes you will wear and the undergarments you plan to wear with the garment. Both change the hem and the fit through the bust and waist.
How long do alterations take?
Most everyday items are ready in three to five days. Suits run about a week. Bridal work depends on the gown and is agreed at the first fitting.
How much will it cost?
The price is set after Banu has seen the garment and measured the work. You get it in writing at the fitting, before anything is sewn.
Do you work on clothes bought online?
Often, yes. Bring the garment in and Banu will tell you at the fitting whether the seams and fabric give her enough to work with.
Book a fitting
Call the studio or send a note with what you need altered and when you need it. Banu answers messages the same day the studio is open.
5131 Berg Rd
Buffalo, NY 14218
(315) 863-8358
customerservice@banualterations.com