At some point, most people need clothing alterations. It is because the clothes you purchase at department stores and the like are mass-manufactured according to a “standardized size,” which means that, from time to time, details of clothes here and there may not match your personal body shape. Other times, you simply want to revive the clothes that have been stored in your wardrobe for a long time—your dresses can easily be re-styled into new look.

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An alteration is a change, modification, or an adjustment of clothes. It often involves making a garment shorter or longer for your body shape, mending or repairing a garment, or transforming a garment into another.