Practice sustainability by visiting alteration and restoration services that extend the life of your favorite garments and accessories.
Sustainability in fashion is often framed around consumption. Common recommendations include shopping less, choosing vintage, and renting clothing. However, these practices don’t cover the full spectrum of sustainable fashion. Before buying something new, it’s worth reassessing what you already own. Garments with minor damage, or those that no longer fit, don’t have to be discarded. Visiting alteration and restoration specialists can extend the life of your clothes and ensure they fit and feel even better.
We understand the value of a well-fitted garment and the sentimentality attached to cherished clothing. Which is why we’ve carefully shortlisted four exceptional alteration and restoration services to help you find a trusted place where your clothes can be expertly repaired, tailored, and restored.
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Alter Cesh
Alter Cesh is the Philippines’ premier experiential alteration boutique, dedicated to delivering exceptional service through a meticulously crafted experience and customer-focused operations. It aims to make clothing alterations more accessible among Filipinos by offering an aesthetically pleasing environment, spacious fitting rooms, a cozy lounge, and informative social media content.
Alter To Fit
Established in September 2002, Alter To Fit is renowned for its “original finish” hemming. The company offers comprehensive clothing alteration services, including repairs, resizing, remodeling, zipper replacements, and mending tears, missing buttons, and loosened garters. Its expert team provides personalized fitting advice tailored to each client’s personality and lifestyle. Beyond apparel, Alter To Fit also handles alterations for curtains, pillowcases, and various other textiles.
Doctor Leather
Doctor Leather is arguably one of the most well-known leather repair and restoration experts in the Philippines. The brand has built a strong reputation through years of research, hands-on experience, and continuous upgrades to its tools and techniques. You can feel confident knowing your leather goods are in expert hands.
Vintage Restore
Vintage Restore continues a family’s legacy of working with leather. Trisha Cruz Cuason conceptualized the brand and presented the idea to her mother, Edna Cruz, who owns a leather goods manufacturing company. Trisha, along with her late sister, Lally Cruz Dizon, co-founded Vintage Restore. The company heavily honors and respects the craftsmanship of every piece entrusted to them—ensuring that the same respect is reflected in quality of their work.
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