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Old 09-04-2012, 04:14 PM   #1
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Best place to get a suit altered?

Picked up a new suit and need to get the sleeves and pants shortened. Just wondering where is a good place to get it done, and cost.
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Old 09-06-2012, 07:50 AM   #2
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have you tried the search button?

oakridge tailors in vancouver apparntly is best place around, i brought my suit there a few days ago and im waiting to get it back
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Old 09-06-2012, 08:59 AM   #3
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+1 Oakridge Tailors
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Old 09-06-2012, 12:52 PM   #4
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Old 09-06-2012, 01:21 PM   #5
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Don't mean to shit on the thread but why the hype over Oakridge Tailors? 3 week turnaround times to touch up a suit?
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Maybe it's busy season, mine took a week.
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Grad & artona's comin up haha, maybe that's why. I gotta get mine touched up a bit too
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Old 09-06-2012, 11:15 PM   #8
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go to the levi's store in metrotown. in the back theres some vietnamese/chinese guy (really can't tell) cheap and he does amazing work. i got my suit altered there based on a reccomendation from a tiptop salesmen(over tiptops own tailor)
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Vietnamese guy. Robert, I think is his name.

Classically trained tailor by the French in Vietnam.
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thanks for the suggestions guys, went to the levi's store in metro
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Anyone know the turnaround time from the guy at Levi's?
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Anyone know the turnaround time from the guy at Levi's?
Days.

The store beside it will take 1 hour. At least when I went to get my dress pants shortened
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Days.

The store beside it will take 1 hour. At least when I went to get my dress pants shortened
By days, i hope within 2 days or so.
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get it done for free from the place you bought it from
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get it done for free from the place you bought it from
it's been months since i bought it lol.
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