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A great tailor can be your best friend
    All wardrobes, no mater how luxe or stylish, can benefit form a good tailor. Tailors and seamstresses have long been relied upon to fix formalwear. But even though they're an extra step and an extra expense, don't discount them from your everyday wardrobe, too.
    Here are five things you need to know before you walk into a tailor shop with a clossetful of clothes.
    l Communicate clearly and precisely. "Hem these pants" might mean "fix them so that they're just above the floor" to one tailor and "fix them so they sit at the top of my ankle" to another. Finding a tailor who will learn your likes and dislikes, and appreciate your personal style, is paramount.
    l A good tailor can do more than just sew. He or she should understands fit and be able to suggest design changes that will make clothes look better.
    l But the best qulity clothing you can and choose classic styles, especially with garments such as suits. More-expensive clothing is usually easier to tailor because it has more fabric in the seam and the fabric is of higher quality.
    l Be realistic about what to take to the tailor. Can a tailor fix a pair of pants that are four sizes too big? Yes. Is it practical and cost-efficient? Probably not, unless they have special significance. Also: Fixing shoulders is one of the most expensive and time-consuming alterations.
    l Know basic fit guidelines. Men should be able to just grasp the bottom of suit jackets with their fingertips at their sides, and the jacket should just cover the seat. Women's skits should fit through the chest and waist.
    Word
    Wardrobe (n) the clothes that a person owns
    Alteration (n) the act of adjusting clothing so that it first better