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what area are you looking for and what type of alterations?
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what area are you looking for and what type of alterations?
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Mostly denim (some are fairly expensive pairs). I remember asking Haven before and they had pointed me to Studio Kim.
Looking for tapering.
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I've been going to Professional Alterations and Dry Cleaning (5261 Highway 7) the owner is a real magician, tapered and hemmed a pair of jeans for me for about $15-16. If you live in or around Markham I would highly recommend it.
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You could try Sydney's on Queen, though it's pretty close to Studio Kim, so the location issue doesn't change. I believe they do alterations in house. It was either there or Klaxon Howl that had the only chainstitch machine in Toronto for a while.
Other options are to call shops close to you that sell quality denim, and ask who they use/refer people to.
Could also try asking in the Toronto thread on Styleforum, as you'll likely get more responses.
If they're fairly expensive pairs though, personally I'd go with what I know and have been happy with, versus trialling a new spot with good pairs.
Other options are to call shops close to you that sell quality denim, and ask who they use/refer people to.
Could also try asking in the Toronto thread on Styleforum, as you'll likely get more responses.
If they're fairly expensive pairs though, personally I'd go with what I know and have been happy with, versus trialling a new spot with good pairs.
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According to one of Kai Bent-Lee's videos New Fashion Shop at Dundas and Bathurst is great for alterations. You can be sure that he's taking some pretty expensive stuff there. I've got quite a lot of dress trousers repaired there and its been good quality. I don't normally watch his videos but a "Best Tailor in Toronto" one popped up in suggested and checked it out, turned out it was the same place I was already going.
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I kinda stuck out as I was the only guy in office clothes.
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I use fancy care cleaners at Spendid China mall 2nd floor. They do great work at a really good price.
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Actually come to think of it Dutil, just west of Sydney's, does denim alterations. Not sure they if they do tapering though. They have a chain stitch machine I think. https://www.dutildenim.com/more/hemming-repairs/
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Might be better to find a shop and try them out. You can check the Kobe AD thread but seem sizing on the NXT have been mixed and all over the place.
https://niketalk.com/threads/the-of...life-after-kobe-out-now-time-to-shine.649743/
If you had to choose though seems TTS seems a relatively safe bet.
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I swear by Studio Kim, but will go to Magic Tailor on Yonge as an alternative if Kim's busy.
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haha I may have seen you as my buddy and i swung by Haven probably as you were checking out.
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Last Kobes I had were 6s. Liked the white NXT but didn't see myself keeping it clean so I went with the red joints. Crazy grip on the sole. Was surprised how tight it felt. Went TTS. Haven't balled in them yet. Jury is still out.
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Got the same shorts from probably the same spot. Will most likely do the same thing with the pockets.
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Anyone know where to get a pair of these leather air max 90s in Toronto. Or anything similar? https://sneakerbardetroit.com/nike-air-max-90-leather-white-black-red/
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Kim is a magician with the needle. Tapering, European hemming, tightening the waist.
With tapering, I explicitly tell her not to cut the outside, but the inseam. When I get them back, everything is aligned.
I've spent enough cash there to buy a new pair of denim at retail and it's worth the drive and hassle of going there and finding parking.
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Whoa kim can do taper from the inseam? I have some raw denim and would love to taper them but most the time the tailors tell me they can't do it from the inside instead of outside and I don't want my selvedge to disappear. how much for a pair of tapering raw denim without losing selvedge?
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all tailors should be able to do the inseam but it requires more work on their part so they don't normally offer up that service right off the bat. If they don't do the inseams i would suggest a new tailor tbh. I use a tailor in Scarborough at the Brimley/Sheppard plaza who's pretty good. She's fair in price and does pretty good work
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Ya those are the ones, didnt realize they dropped the swingman raptors already. Cats in the m&n thread been saying the quality is not very good. The authentics can def be had at least 30% off and imo quality wise they are well worth it. Better off spending a lil more for better quality.
@elijahdukes andDYNAMICS can vouch for it
Joints are kinda addicting thoim up to like 8 pairs smh
Yeah pretty much all I wore this past summer was M&N shorts when I could. My advice would be just stick to your budget. If you don't have a good Champs/FL plug for those 50% employee sales, check the M&N thread. It's regularly updated with sales, and my guess is the next ones will pop-up around Black Friday. Authentics are better quality wise, but swingmans have pockets. Certain teams you can see the quality/detail differences, others the average person can't.
Studio Kim is my #1 option always. Like you she's out of the way for me, but it's worth it. She's the absolute best. In most cases when I get things done by her I'm never in a rush so I'll drop stuff off and come back a week or 2 later when I'm in the area.
This. if for some reason I can't go to SK, I do MT. There's also a tailor in the Atrium a few of my friends use and another one in Yorkville (I have to get store's name). But if you're looking for a tailor specifically to get pockets added, SK is the one. I believe I was the first customer to get pockets added to my shorts, and since then I've just sent a bunch of people to go there and get theirs done.
Yeah I do this even after I added pockets. Just on Sunday my car keys dropped out of my shorts pockets while hanging out at a bar. Thank god I didn't move around much so I found them. I should've just threw them in my shoulder bag.
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Anyone win the online draw for the 1st 5 pairs from the Nike x OW collection today?
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Wasn't this NYC only?
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use code VIP for 25% off the bay
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My bro won for blazers. He is planning on taking a flight there but is scared they might turn him away. Under rules and regulations it says for US residents only. He's not sure if he should take that risk now, pay for flight, take day off work. Any suggestions?
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If you have a NDC USA account (and USA phone #) you could enter. Just have to make sure your ID matches up with the name you entered.
Yeah I was concerned about this. If I had won I was still going to go down there and take the risk. The fact that Nike NYC's Twitter account replied to Canadians stating they can enter as long as they provide ID gave me hope.
