Position Summary:
The Tailor is responsible for performing alterations/sewing high end mens and womens luxury clothing.
*Essential Job Functions:*
- Record required alterations and instructions on tags and attach them to garments.
- Examine tags on garments to determine alterations that are needed.
- Put in padding and shaping materials.
- Sew buttonholes and attach buttons to finish garments.
- Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding.
- Maintain garment drape and proportions as alterations are performed.
- Take up or let down hems to shorten or lengthen garment parts such as sleeves.
- Repair or replace defective garment parts, such as pockets, zippers, snaps, buttons, and linings.
- Press garments using hand irons or pressing machines.
- Fit, alter, repair and make made to measure clothing according to customers and clothing manufacturers specifications and fit, applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling.
- Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
- Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.
- Sew garments using needles and thread or sewing machines.
- Let out or take seams in suits and other garments to improve fit.
- Trim excess material using scissors.
- Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
- *Measure customers, using tape measures and record measurements.
- *Fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations.
*Fitters only
Job Requirements:
2+ years experience performing alterations on high end mens and womens luxury clothing.
Ability to work with little supervision, prioritize tasks and meet customer/client deadlines
Knowledge of Fitting/basic sewing techniques
Knowledge of merchandise fit and size gradient; brand knowledge; knowledge of more complicated alteration
Understanding of all safety guidelines.