Our expert tailors in Takapuna will repair, alter, and modify your garments to fit your preferences and specifications. We’ll take your measurements, arrange fittings, and offer fashion advice to achieve your dream fit.

At LookSmart, we transform off-the-rack clothing into perfect-fitting pieces that make you feel comfortable. We offer a wide range of alteration services to give your pre-loved outfits a tailored, high-quality look.

We meticulously tailor your dress or suit to your exact measurements and body shape. Instead of throwing out old garments, let us restore them to their best quality, highlighting your best features and boosting your confidence.

Our experienced tailors will ensure your custom suit fits you perfectly and matches your personal style, while also concealing any areas you’re self-conscious about. We often recommend wearing your casual, everyday clothes when getting measured for a custom suit or other garment.

When you visit our Takapuna store for a custom suit or clothing alteration, here are a few tips:

• Wear the shoes or footwear you plan to wear with the garment. This helps the tailor get the right fit.
• Bring a dress shirt that complements the suit. This will allow the tailor to see how the full outfit will look.

This way, our experts can do the tailoring and alterations while considering the complete ensemble, ensuring the final result looks and fits exactly how you want.

If you’re getting a dress, wedding dress, or anything altered above the waist, be sure to wear the bra and shapewear you plan to use with the garment. This helps the tailor make the proper adjustments.

The time it takes to alter a garment or suit depends on the complexity of the alterations and our current workload. Simple suit alterations and bespoke tailoring are typically completed within 24 hours, with our expert tailors providing fast turnaround for most services.

Whether you need last-minute alterations for a special event, like a local musical in Auckland or a dinner celebration, even when you’re looking to have an entire bridal party outfitted at Shore City Shopping Centre, LookSmart Alterations offers swift and expert tailoring services to help you look your best.

The timeline may be longer for larger-scale tasks, such as altering multiple suits or fitting out a bridal party. To get an accurate estimate, visit our store location today. We’ll be happy to answer any questions about our alteration services.

We assess your suit or clothing and consider your requests before determining the cost of the alteration. Here’s how we do it:

Type of Alteration
Altering everyday clothing is simpler than altering a wedding dress. Shortening or taking in a suit is easier than lengthening or letting it out.

Number of Alterations
The more jobs needed, the higher the cost. A suit needing only one alteration (like hemming) costs less than one needing multiple adjustments (like fitting, taking in, and shortening).

Condition and Age
The condition and age of the suit affect the cost. New suits are easier to alter, while older, worn-out suits might need more repairs. Matching fabrics for lengthening or letting out old suits can be challenging and costly.

Fabric Type
The type of fabric influences the cost. Delicate materials like silk and lace are harder to work with and may incur extra costs.

Extra Details
Adding details like beading, tulle, and embroidery enhances the look but adds to the cost. The complexity of these additions will also impact the price.

A seamstress sews clothes and fabrics for a living, while a tailor alters outfits to fit a customer perfectly. Our Takapuna tailors also offer restyling and remodeling services and can create custom-fitted clothes, but most of our work involves hemming and mending. We specialise in bespoke suits, dresses, and ball gowns, as these outfits often require custom alterations to fit your body shape perfectly.

Yes, a skilled tailor can take in the seams of your suit jacket and trousers to achieve a slimmer fit based on your body shape. You can visit out nearest shop and we can get you started with your measurements to determine the adjustment we need to do to make your suit even perfect, and get the best look you deserve. At LookSmart Takapuna tailor, we don’t leave you hanging with customer care, we believe that experienced tailors with years of practice in the profession can handle business suits for men who desire to look incredibly sharp, defined and well-composed as they walk down the aisle. LookSmart acknowledge that every client has different and unique fitting qualities and needs, some may prefer tight, bland, loose, and chic to stand out in important events. We can’t just stop simply by getting your measurements and merely customizing it. We will give you the style that perfectly matches you, our store stylists are here to give you expert advice on achieving the glow and a glamorous look with your new tailored suit.

We specialise in a wide range of alterations no matter what your preferred style, the events you’ll be going or the outfit you would like to wear. LookSmart can guarantee that the various alterations you need will be in the most capable and expert tailors and seamstresses.

We can provide the following:

• Clothing alterations
• Wedding dress alterations
• Suit alterations
• Pants and Jeans Alterations
• Invisible mending for clean and seamless finish
• Bespoke tailoring

At LookSmart we also provide dry cleaning services so that you can be glam-ready and confident with your various events, meetings and important occasions of a lifetime.

We understand the impact that loose threads and seams can have on your style and confidence, especially in high-pressure situations like shows or performances. Our seamstress and master tailors go above and beyond to ensure every detail is perfect, creating a masterpiece that boosts your confidence. Our tailors expertly restyle and repair all types of garments, leaving no trace of alteration. With our alteration services, your pre-loved and off-the-rack clothes will fit perfectly, helping you look and feel great.

Once we’re done with the alteration, we can dry-clean your garment as an additional service for a small fee. We can offer dry cleaning for delicate fabrics like suede, silk, velvet, satin, premium wool, and cashmere. Trust us with your perfectly fitted suit, and pick it up within days in fresh and pristine condition.

At LookSmart Alterations, we’re proud of our stellar reputation for high-quality work and exceptional service. We offer a quadruple guarantee on all your garments and alterations to ensure your complete satisfaction.

Re-alteration Guarantee: If you’re not satisfied with the alteration, we’ll re-alter it for free on the spot or deliver it to you at no extra cost. All hems are guaranteed for the life of the garment.

100% Money Back Guarantee: If you’re still unsatisfied, we’ll refund 100% of the cost.

Competitor Guarantee: Not happy? We’ll pay for your garment to be altered by another tailor or shop of your choice, within our price range.

Damaged Garment Guarantee: If your clothes are damaged or lost during alteration, we’ll reimburse you based on the receipt or fair value.

Claims must be made within 4 weeks from the receipt date.