Tailor Clothes for a Great Fit

Our eighth tip to being a ViejaswithStyle is about tailoring - the art of adjusting your clothes so it fits your unique body shape.

1. Have an organized Closet

2. Know your body shape

3. Experiment with clothes and create new outfits

4. Shop anywhere and everywhere

5. Read fashion magazines, articles, blogs and look at Instagram reels

6. Wear only what makes you feel comfortable and confident

7. Shop with your sister or best friend

8. Tailor clothes for a great fit

Corina- We do not need to spend lots of money on clothes, but we do need to make sure they fit right. Well tailored outfits show you care about yourself and are conscientious and detailed. Clothes should never be too tight, too lose, too long and like we have shared before never too short. Most garments are sized to fit good enough most people. However, tailoring changes good enough to fits your body perfectly. I often must have the top of my dresses or tunics adjusted by a seamstress since I need a bigger size for my hips.

Ana- There are times when you find something you love and it is too big or the fit is not quite right; that is when I take it to the tailor. There are other times we you love something so much you do not want to give it up. I bought this mini dress in the late 1970's- early 1980's in a store in Caracas Venezuela and I just discovered it is an Eva Kayan dress. Inexplicably, this dress has been with me for some 40 years. Recently the dress became too short and too tight on my hips; so what was I to do? I took a pair of scissors and cut the skirt off. I transformed it into a long top and I use it with jeans. I am no tailor (no kidding) but I was able to give this garment new life. Viejas do not give up on your favorites!