Tailoring at Tom Nox

Have a suit that doesn’t fit you quite right? Not sure if it can be fixed? At Tom Nox Men’s Shop we are excited to help. Whether it's a suit, sport coat, slacks, or any of the other great clothing options, they aren't complete without the perfect fit. Lucky for our customers items purchased at Tom Nox come with free tailoring services to ensure that perfect fit and flawless style. Typically tailoring takes about a week. We feel incredibly fortunate to have the services of our very own Tailors in house.  Our tailors collectively have been tailoring for over 30 years. They never cease to amaze us with their tailoring abilities and the speed in which they are able to complete all of the tailoring needs. 

The most common alterations that we complete is on suits, sportscoats and pants. Below is a breakdown on Suit Tailoring and our other most common tailoring services.

It’s important to remember that taking in or reducing the amount of fabric is doable, however, you can’t make something bigger, at least not by much. What determines what’s possible is the extra material found under the seams or hems of the garments. Well made pants and jackets,  will usually contain more allowances, future-proofing for the changing size of the wearer over time. Less expensive items usually have little extra material to let out as a means of keeping costs down.

Jacket Alterations

-Taking in and letting out what is available at the seams of a jacket is fairly simple and routine alterations. Lengthening, and Shortening Sleeves on a jacket is one of the easiest parts of a jacket to change.  Making sleeves slightly longer or shorter, by a 1/2″ to 1”  is a pretty routine procedure. 

-Shortening a Jacket

While lengthening a jacket is impossible due to the lack of fabric, shortening from the bottom is possible provided you are only reducing length by a small amount. If you take off too much length, the pockets and bottom button will be close to the bottom.

Alterations to Trousers

-Hems, Cuffs, Leg Length Tapering Leg Width 

Pant legs can be made shorter, they can also be lengthened depending on what hem material was left at the bottom. Quality dress pants are sold unhemmed with a lot of extra fabric at the bottom, but a tailor will not leave more than a couple of inches under the hem when they’re finished.In most cases pant legs cannot be made larger, they can however easily be tapered, especially from the knee to the bottom if the leg opening is too wide at the bottom. 

-Taking in/Letting out the Waist

Pant manufacturers are usually generous in providing extra material to let out the waistband and upper part of the seat from the waist toward your rear end. The exact amount varies by the size, but at least 2-3″ is found at the center rear seam. 

Men’s clothing items purchased at other stores can also be altered at Tom Nox Men’s Shop. Suits and other clothing purchased from other stores generally take 2 weeks to complete tailoring unless we have a large workload of other alterations. Contact us about the items you need to be altered by phone or by bringing the item into the store and we will let you know what the capabilities are and timeframe for completion.

At Tom Nox we keep track of all measurements and alterations made to get you fitted even quicker on your next visit. 

Stop by Tom Nox Men’s Shop today to find some new items for your wardrobe and see for yourself the amazing abilities of our world class tailors!