The Most Trusted Tailor Porirua Has To Offer
LookSmart Porirua has a team of skilled professional tailors and dry cleaners who can handle all your clothing alterations, repairs, and dry cleaning. The one-stop shop for all your tailoring needs.
Whether you need a new dress or suit altered for a better fit, or a favorite outfit requiring repairs, look no further than LookSmart Alterations located next door to Just Jeans near Kmart in North City Shopping Centre, Porirua.
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The Most Trusted Tailor in Porirua (North City) Has to Offer
Experience the LookSmart difference in North City, and transform your off-the-rack clothes into custom-fitted masterpieces. As the most trusted clothing alterations brand in New Zealand, our stores take pride in providing fast, high quality, expert tailoring loved by leading fashion retailers, corporate brands, and 1M+ satisfied customers.
Whether you’re looking for clothing alterations or repairs for everyday wear, office wear, or a formal dress or suit for a special occasion, LookSmart can help you get that perfect fit. Our tailors are experts in pants and dress shortening, taking in waist and sides, restyling, repairs, resizing suits and more. Experience the LookSmart difference today!
High Quality Dry Cleaner in Porirua
Experience fast and high quality dry cleaning service at LookSmart Alterations North City in Porirua and witness how we take excellent care of your clothes from business suits to delicate wedding dresses.
When you’ve invested in high-quality clothing, proper care is essential to maintaining its longevity and pristine condition. The best way to keep your garments and other several items looking vibrant, soft, and perfectly fitted is through professional dry cleaning.
At LookSmart in Porirua our dry cleaner specialise in handling delicate fabrics like silk, cashmere, suede, lace, velvet, satin, chiffon, and wool. Entrusting these delicate materials to a household washing machine risks irreversible damage from shrinkage or stretching. Instead, allow our tailored dry cleaning service to meticulously clean and care for your investment pieces.
Get Any Type of Alteration Done in No Time
If you’re in a hurry to get your dress fixed or pants shortened, take them to LookSmart Alterations in Porirua. Our professional tailors are waiting to make the necessary repairs in the shortest time possible.
Ask us about the LookSmart Express add-on service if you have a clothing alteration or repair emergency.
Our team of professional tailors and seamstresses in Porirua are capable of completing simple alterations and repairs within 24 hours or less. For more complex tailoring like resizing a wedding dress or suit, speak to our tailors for a quote and time-frame.
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Clothing Alterations
We can alter and tailor-fit your everyday garments and favourite pieces, so you feel comfortable in your clothes. We’ll turn anything in your wardrobe into a perfectly fitting garment, altered by our master tailors in Porirua.
Dry Cleaning
Leave your delicate garments to us, and we’ll ensure it’s professionally cleaned with no risk of stretching, shrinkage, or chemical damage. Our experts will care for your clothes when dry cleaning so you can wear them longer.
Wedding Dress Alterations
Have your wedding gown fitted and altered to your exact shape and size so you look stunning on your special day? Our master tailors will also fit your entire wedding party, so the whole ensemble matches perfectly.
Suit Alterations
Always look professional and stylish with a tailor-fitted suit altered to your shape and size. We’ll take care of all adjustments and alterations to ensure your suit fits the way it should.
Dress Alterations
Finding a dress that fits perfectly and creates a flattering look can be difficult. Let us help you with our dress alterations so you look your best in a dress that compliments your body, highlighting your best features and concealing any trouble areas.
Invisible Mending
Do you have a valuable piece of clothing that needs a flawless fix? With our invisible mending, we will take individual threads from the garment’s unseen interior and meticulously reweave them to the damaged areas.
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LookSmart’s Quadruple Guarantee
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Re-alteration Guarantee
If you’re not satisfied with the results of your alteration, we will re-alter it for free. This means you can always count on a perfect fit without any extra cost.
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100% Money Back Guarantee
If you are still unhappy with the re-alterations, we will refund 100% of your money. We stand by the quality of our work, giving you peace of mind with every alteration.
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Competitor
Guarantee
Still not satisfied? We will also pay for your garment to be altered by a tailor of your choice. Your satisfaction is our top priority.
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Damaged Garment
Guarantee
In the unlikely event that your garment gets lost or damaged while in our care, we will reimburse you the fair value of your garment.
*Claims against our guarantees must be presented within 4 weeks of the date of the receipt. Click here to view full T&Cs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a tailor do?
At LookSmart Porirua our expert tailors will alter, repair, and modify pieces and garments according to your needs. Visit us next to Just Jeans in North City and we’ll arrange fittings, take your measurements, and give style advice about which adjustments will achieve your desired fit.
At LookSmart Alterations, we transform off-the-rack outfits into the perfect piece that fits your shape and compliments your body. Our wide range of services provides a tailored-fit appeal and quality out of ready to wear and pre-loved garments.
What do you wear to get tailored?
We anticipate that many customers will be local shoppers who can’t find a perfectly fitting store-bought piece. Hence, you can wear your everyday shopping outfit or casual clothes when fitted.
But if you have more time and room, you can also bring the footwear and dress shirt you plan on wearing with the piece. Doing so lets us take perfect measurements and give you an idea of how you look in your bespoke suit/dress once alterations are finished.
How long does an alteration or tailoring take?
The timeframe for alterations depends on whether it’s a minor or major repair, not to mention the type of fabric, size of the clothes to repair, and what type of alterations are needed.
Nevertheless, we’re here to help with all your dry cleaning and alteration needs as quickly as possible. We work fast but carefully, ensuring not to cause further damage to the dress being repaired.
All basic alterations generally require 24 hours to be completed so that customers have their garments back promptly, and perfectly tailored.
More complex alterations or custom tailoring of clothes might take a bit longer, depending on the request in hand and our workload at that moment in time. Our tailors are highly qualified and work hard to make sure the quality isn’t neglected in an effort to stay on schedule for our customers.
How much will the alteration cost?
Before giving you a quote, our professional tailor will inspect your item first. The following variables affect the price of customisation and alteration:
Type of Alteration
Adjusting or shortening the length of a dress or suit trouser is much easier than resizing a wedding dresses or working on their style.
Condition and Age
It requires different levels of craftsmanship when dealing with both new and worn-out garments. To achieve a seamless finish, it’s essential to repair damaged suits and shirts and leave a seamless finish.
Finding matching materials and patterns for patchwork on older suits and dresses can be challenging. However, our skilled specialists can do miracles on your clothes and dresses.
Fabric Type
Sourcing luxurious materials like silk, lace, velvet, suede, wool, and cashmere may be a bit pricier and need a little extra TLC compared to more versatile and budget-friendly options.
Extra Details
By using tulle fabric, embroidery, beading, and custom laces, we’ll embellish your outfit with stunning highlights and accents.
These extra details make the job and the sewing task more intricate, but our talented tailors are more than up to the challenge!
What is the difference between a seamstress and a tailor?
Even though there are clear distinctions, seamstresses and tailors can have overlapping roles.
Both experts have technical expertise in sewing and making clothes, and they might divide tasks based on their workplace and customers.
Seamstresses predominantly concentrate on sewing and modifying various clothing items, frequently following patterns in manufacturing environments.
Tailors are experts in crafting personalised clothing, especially formal attire, by emphasising meticulous attention to detail and unique designs.
Can a tailor make my suit slimmer?
Absolutely! Our expert tailors in Porirua specialise in resizing ready-made suits to fit individual body shapes and sizes. Our stylist tailor will measure you and make adjustments as needed for the perfect fit.
You can rely on our experienced tailors to alter your business suits and trousers to your specific liking by just leaving them at our stores. If you want to make a good impression with a stylish outfit for a presentation or a significant event, we have what you need!
What type of alterations do you specialise in?
LookSmart tailors in Porirua are experts in providing high quality tailoring. Here’s what we do:
- Clothing alterations
- Custom tailoring
- Wedding dress alterations
- Suit alterations
- Clothing Repairs
- Restyling dresses
You can also have your garments ready to wear as soon as you pick them up from our store with our dry cleaning service at LookSmart Your Stylist Tailor and Dry Cleaner in Porirua.
Will my alteration be noticeable?
It is crucial to pay careful attention to every small detail to uphold a high level of performance. Our expert tailors guarantee that our services have seamless and unnoticeable seams or alterations.
When we’re sewing and showing off our work, we ensure that we steer clear of loose threads and messy seams.
These can lead to a subpar final result and an ill-fitting garment, affecting your self-assurance and mobility.
Our quality service involves carefully removing individual threads from the interior of your clothing and expertly stitching them back onto the affected areas, guaranteeing seamless repairs.
Is dry cleaning included in the alteration service?
Do you offer any guarantee on your alterations?
If you are a first-time or repeat customer, you can trust LookSmart Alterations for any alterations you may need.
We are extremely proud of our work and ensure that we recruit and educate skilled employees, offer excellent service, and promise full satisfaction for our customers.
Re-alteration Guarantee: If you’re not satisfied with how the alteration comes out, we’ll re-alter it on the spot for free. If it’s impossible to finish the alteration within the day, we’ll deliver it to your address at no extra cost. All our hems are guaranteed for the life of the garment.
100% Money Back Guarantee: If you’re still unsatisfied after the re-alteration, we will refund 100% of the cost.
Competitor Guarantee: Still not satisfied? We will pay for your garment to be altered by a different tailor or suit shop of your choice, not exceeding our prices.
Damaged Garment Guarantee: In the unlikely event that your clothes get damaged during alteration or get lost while in our store, we will reimburse the amount presented with the garment’s receipt or the fair value.
Note that claims against these guarantees must be presented within 4 weeks from the date of receipt.