Giving clothes a new lease of life: The Valet, Re...

May 31st 2019

If you love clothes, it’s not easy to resist the call of a new season. As much as you know the value of what you own, and want to wear it forever, shiny new things are tempting. The best defence, I find, is to invest time and energy in your ex...

Giving clothes a new lease of life: The Valet, Re...

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Many thanks Lindsay...

ShoesMay 31st 2019

Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and re...

September 5th 2018

One of the most frequent questions I get asked on the site is where I would recommend for getting suits altered - or knitwear repaired, or shoes resoled. I’ve been meaning to create a single page with all these recommendations for a while, so ...

Clothing Resources: Places to clean, alter and re...

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Perhaps Pinnas & Needles - though I'm a bit worried by how much you say it needs taking in. A few inches in the body would make a big difference to the silhouette, and shortening a lot might affect the proportions as wel...

Reader questionsSeptember 5th 2018