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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.