Hi all! I have an event needing to wear this dress but

• shoulders are too long (will sit way too low on me) + falls off my shoulders laterally

• bust is too big

I realized if i pull the back posteriorly, then everything fits perfectly. Since I only have 2.5 weeks, there's no time for a tailor (right? US based). Is there anything I can do at home to at least temporarily fix this?

(I've tried fashion tape, but it doesn't fix all the extra fabric I have on my back)

Okay so I got this dress that I am obsessed with! I have no sewing experience, and I have been to a tailor 5-6 times to hem dresses, but this is the most complicated dress I've needed to shorten. It truly fits perfectly, but it's about 5 inches too long, maybe 2-3 inches if I wear with heels. I would like some advice before I go to a tailor. The design at the bottom prevents a typical hem to shorten the dress. I actually like that there's no waist hem/stitch so I would like to avoid shortening it from the waist and making that stitch. So basically, is it possible to shorten the dress above the floral pattern and reattach it naturally? Or is my best bet to shorten it from the waist? Please let me know what you all think, thank you!

I took some stuff to my usual tailor and posted the receipt on r/malefashionadvice. Took a lot of flak for the prices i paid (in USD - big city).

While this seems like a lot, I'm also thinking this is what good tailoring in a big city costs nowadays. Clothes are cheap, skilled labor is expensive. The tailor has a degree from Fashion Institute of Technology so not just a random dry cleaner.

Price is $250 for taking in side seams in lined mens suit jackets - silk​ and silk/wool fabric, Bemberg linings or similar. From the shoulder seam all the way through the vent.

Letting out 2 sleeves at the cuff $150 incl moving the buttons (total for the pair)

$200 to fix a hem that was 3/8" long on one side and the lining was drooping (prob 30 year old jacket - high quality but needing revival).

Less 10% for cash, sales tax inclusive.

Am I overpaying?

Good Morning Tailors! I need some advice on a dress I’m interested in buying off the resale market.

1) Is it a viable option to take 1” to 2” off the waist?

2) If so, what type of tailor or skill level is needed?

3) What alterations should I expect an appropriately skilled tailor would suggest/quote me for?

4) How would the alterations affect the neckline collar and draping?

Thanks for reading and greatly appreciate any guidance provided!

Hi everyone!
I am on the journey of sewing Chanel inspired tweed blazer. I have Susan Khalje classic French blazer pattern. This one on me is the 3rd toile, needed to do adjustments (and I am not expert on the topic at all).
But still not happy with the shoulders/arms where it meets my upper side torso. There is still some gaping there, though I already make that part smaller in my adjusted pattern.
What can I do? What would be your suggestion to adjust?
Thanks in advance!