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WOW! Congrats. That's brilliant!
^^i was reading that on boston.com last week and i didn't even realize it was her! (though i should have)
congrats to dreamecho!
what an honor... let's hope that Bostonians heed your advice and show some more individuality and confidence with their style
congrats to dreamecho!
what an honor... let's hope that Bostonians heed your advice and show some more individuality and confidence with their style
this is kind of random but does anyone have any recommendations for places to get a nice new pair of eyeglasses?
i've had the same ralph lauren frames for years (i primarily wear contacts but like having a nice pair of glasses for backup etc) and though they're nice it's time for me to get a new pair but i'm not sure where to go....
i'm thinking i might want something by chanel or miu miu or maybe even something quirky by moschino and was wondering if any of you had any advice on where to go because i know a lot of places don't carry a lot of fashion brands...
i was thinking i might check out some shops in Wellesley (i live and work west of boston) but will go into boston if any place comes recommended
i've had the same ralph lauren frames for years (i primarily wear contacts but like having a nice pair of glasses for backup etc) and though they're nice it's time for me to get a new pair but i'm not sure where to go....
i'm thinking i might want something by chanel or miu miu or maybe even something quirky by moschino and was wondering if any of you had any advice on where to go because i know a lot of places don't carry a lot of fashion brands...
i was thinking i might check out some shops in Wellesley (i live and work west of boston) but will go into boston if any place comes recommended
your best bet is to look at magazine advertisements of eyewear in magazines and copy down the specific style number of the glasses/sunglasses. it is on the inside of the glasses. and most advertisements list the style numbers as well on the side of the ad.
you can also browse in a store and copy down the numbers to keep track of the styles you like.
eyeglass stores will have lookbooks of glasses you can leaf through and see if any catch your fancy as well.
a lot of eyeglass places charge more than the manufacturers suggest retail price for frames. (sometimes hundreds of dollars more) this is why it pays to shop around and keep track of the style numbers.
one store that might be good for browsing near you is opticians 3 at the chesnut hill mall. they carry a lot of interesting shades by danish companies (for some reason the danes are good at eyeglass design) but dont buy anything there. they are another store that sell for more than the retail price!
alternatively, you can check ebay for the style numbers. a lot of opticians sell frames on ebay and list the style number in the heading. the same dolce and gabbana frames i had were selling by an optician on ebay for around 160$ on ebay but at a glasses store in downtown boston the frames alone were selling for 300+$.
i spotted some pink chanel sunglass $365 frames at henri bendel. they sold out before i could buy them but after i copied down the style number. a few months later they popped up on ebay for 125$ brand new...finding these rare sunglasses again literally made my year!
another thing you would have to keep track of the width of the frame. a lot of styles come in two widths (for people with larger/broader heads). most ebay sellers will list the widths for your convenience.
you can also browse in a store and copy down the numbers to keep track of the styles you like.
eyeglass stores will have lookbooks of glasses you can leaf through and see if any catch your fancy as well.
a lot of eyeglass places charge more than the manufacturers suggest retail price for frames. (sometimes hundreds of dollars more) this is why it pays to shop around and keep track of the style numbers.
one store that might be good for browsing near you is opticians 3 at the chesnut hill mall. they carry a lot of interesting shades by danish companies (for some reason the danes are good at eyeglass design) but dont buy anything there. they are another store that sell for more than the retail price!
alternatively, you can check ebay for the style numbers. a lot of opticians sell frames on ebay and list the style number in the heading. the same dolce and gabbana frames i had were selling by an optician on ebay for around 160$ on ebay but at a glasses store in downtown boston the frames alone were selling for 300+$.
i spotted some pink chanel sunglass $365 frames at henri bendel. they sold out before i could buy them but after i copied down the style number. a few months later they popped up on ebay for 125$ brand new...finding these rare sunglasses again literally made my year!
another thing you would have to keep track of the width of the frame. a lot of styles come in two widths (for people with larger/broader heads). most ebay sellers will list the widths for your convenience.
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...and once you find your discounted frames dont feel weird about going to another optician/glasses place to fill the prescription only. they are only happy to get your business. this is half their business anyway, just selling frames only or just filling prescriptions only.
also chains like cohen's fashion and lenscrafters or pearle will cut you a deal. if you tell them your have health insurance they will give you 10% off as a courtesy. you may be able to find a coupon for 100$ off glasses. cohen's even has these coupons in stores in the front. or check the coupons that come with the globe every sunday. pearle and lenscrafters and cohens have their coupons there. you can also verbally bargain with them as well for a better deal. these people work on commission so if you are going to be a quick sale you can get major $$$ off.
another place that carries brands such as miu miu and chanel is eyes over copley at the copley mall. the store looks beautiful and the selection is very good.
also chains like cohen's fashion and lenscrafters or pearle will cut you a deal. if you tell them your have health insurance they will give you 10% off as a courtesy. you may be able to find a coupon for 100$ off glasses. cohen's even has these coupons in stores in the front. or check the coupons that come with the globe every sunday. pearle and lenscrafters and cohens have their coupons there. you can also verbally bargain with them as well for a better deal. these people work on commission so if you are going to be a quick sale you can get major $$$ off.
another place that carries brands such as miu miu and chanel is eyes over copley at the copley mall. the store looks beautiful and the selection is very good.
Can this garment be saved?
Turns out, you can make something old almost new again, for a price
By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent | January 8, 2009
With the economy in the doldrums, now's the time to take a second look at what we already have in our closets and ask some tough questions: Can that favorite coat from three years ago, the one with the torn-up lining, be redeemed? Is there any hope for those sexy leather boots we've worn into the ground? We took six common clothing and footwear problems to 10 tailors, weavers, and cobblers in and around Boston.
We asked if the problems are worth fixing, how they could be fixed, and most important, how much it'll cost. We discovered that, in some cases, it's possible to make old clothes new again - and keep a little extra dough in your pocket.
Moths feasted on your sweater.
Antonio Rivas, Newbury Tailoring Company, Boston:
"The easiest fabrics to work with are cashmere and heavy wool. Even if it's a huge hole, we can sometimes take the loosened fabric and knit it back together. If it's another type of fabric, the customer might be able to notice the fix a little more. It's also common that a stitch has come open, maybe at the armpit. We can sew it back together by hand or by machine."
Cost: Around $10-$25.
John Dallas, Fabricare Tailor, Norwell:
"Some holes are fixable, if they're small. If they're big, it might not be worth it. I send clothes to someone in Providence who does invisible weaving, which means you can't tell the hole was there once it's fixed. We're not talking about patching you can go to any tailor and have that done. There aren't too many people around who do this type of weaving."
Cost: $20 and up, depending on size of hole and material.
You've broken the heel of your boot or ground it down so far you might as well be barefoot.
Vadim Kotlyar, Beacon Hill Instant Shoe Repair, Boston:
"In most cases, the heel can be fixed. If the heel is broken, I can put in a completely new metal piece inside and new leather outside. Some people want high-quality Italian lifts that cost a little more but last two or three times longer than other lifts. I can also put a sole guard on the boot and new lining inside, and the boot will be like new."
Cost: Boot heel repair starts at $14; resoling the boot is $35.
Larry Grigoryan, The Cobbler Shop, Newton:
"Around 99.9 percent of the time, a ground-down heel can be fixed. Depending on the problem, it could involve replacing the whole heel, a rip, or just the heel cover. Sometimes we have to take out the heels and replace the cover and the lifts. Whatever material we can keep at the shop to fix shoes, we keep. If we don't have it, we make a special order. Once we fix the boot, it looks the same as brand new."
Cost: Starts around $15; up to $100 for jobs requiring replacement of heel and/or leather cover.
The shoulders in your jacket recall the less desirable features of the '80s.
Bill Kopellas, Frank's Custom Tailors, Downtown Crossing:
"We can reduce the shoulders somewhat. For what we call football-player shoulder pads, we can reduce by half an inch or three-quarters of an inch, depending on how thick the padding is. It also depends on how the sleeve would reattach. For lower shoulder pads, or what are called 'natural shoulders,' it's easier to reattach the sleeve."
Cost: Roughly $20-$40, depending on work involved.
Robert Marcellino, Esquire Tailors, Winchester:
"Usually you can't completely take the shoulder pads out. You usually have to put something in there. If you have very big shoulder pads, you'll probably have smaller ones put in. If you want to spend the money, you can have the pads taken out completely. I'd have to take the fabric in at the shoulder, which will usually end up making the sleeve shorter. Sometimes it's just not worth [the work]. You don't find big shoulder pads so much anymore, though."
Cost: $20 for shoulder pad replacement; up to $120 for more complex shoulder and sleeve alterations
Your wallet rubbed a hole in the back pocket of your suit.
Jordan Tsavalakoglou, Jordan the Tailor, Newbury Street:
"If it's a really nice suit, you would have a better result with a professional weaver. A patch wouldn't look good on nice pants. I recommend Colombo Invisible Reweaving in the North End. But if the customer tells me he doesn't care if it shows a little and wants to save money, we can glue fusible fabric inside of the pants, and sew it from behind. This is if the fabric has a very small hole or has just worn away. The suit jacket could cover [the damaged area]."
Cost: $20-$50; most jobs are between $30 and $40, Tsavalakoglou says.
Michael Narwani, Custom Clothiers, Wellesley Hills:
"If the wallet wears the bottom of the pocket, we can fix that pretty easily, since we carry pocketing material. If the whole pocket needs to be replaced, we can fix that as well. If the material on the outside of the pants has started to deteriorate, we can clip some material from elsewhere in the suit, maybe from the suit jacket. It's like a heart surgeon clipping a vein from a leg. We then can patch the area that needs to be fixed."
Cost: $22-$26 to replace a pocket; cost of patching depends on size of damaged area and difficulty in clipping material.
The strap of your handbag is hanging by a thread.
Mac Odessa, Odessa Instant Shoe Repair, Newbury Street:
"We have to see the problem to know if we can fix it. If the handle is holding on by a piece of metal, we can't fix it - we don't fix rivets. But if it's just stitching the leather, we have a machine that can do that. If we have to take the lining apart to fix it, it'll cost more."
Cost: Around $10-$40
Raz Panossian, co-owner of Pelham Shoe and Luggage Repair, Newton:
"We can fix handbags; how much it costs depends on what's wrong with it. For a stitching problem, it would depend if the lining is involved; if we have to open up the lining and stitch it up afterward, it's more work, so it's more expensive. When the work is done, [the bag] looks pretty new; you can't really tell anything's been done unless you look at it with a magnifying glass."
Cost: Around $10-$20
The lining of your coat looks like it's been in a scissor fight.
Joe Calautti, Rizzo Company, Harvard Square:
"First I take a look at the lining to see if it can be fixed or should be replaced. If it can be fixed, how much it will cost depends on where the rip is. . . . There's no use spending $65 or $70 to fix a lining, but if you've spent $800 or $900 on a coat and it's in good condition, replacing the lining might be worth it. Often, the lining we put in is of better quality than the original."
Cost: Around $25 to fix the lining; around $150 to replace it.
Gregory Chobanian, Gregory's Custom Shirts & Tailoring, Watertown:
"If the lining is ripped, I generally recommend putting in a new one. I'll put in a heavy satin lining that will last five or six years. It'll be a much tighter weaved lining that cuts the air better, so it will keep the customer warmer and be more durable than the original. I'll make the coat brand new."
Cost: $10-$40 to patch the lining; $100-$200 for a new lining, depending on coat length
boston.com
very useful story!!
Turns out, you can make something old almost new again, for a price
By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent | January 8, 2009
With the economy in the doldrums, now's the time to take a second look at what we already have in our closets and ask some tough questions: Can that favorite coat from three years ago, the one with the torn-up lining, be redeemed? Is there any hope for those sexy leather boots we've worn into the ground? We took six common clothing and footwear problems to 10 tailors, weavers, and cobblers in and around Boston.
We asked if the problems are worth fixing, how they could be fixed, and most important, how much it'll cost. We discovered that, in some cases, it's possible to make old clothes new again - and keep a little extra dough in your pocket.
Moths feasted on your sweater.
Antonio Rivas, Newbury Tailoring Company, Boston:
"The easiest fabrics to work with are cashmere and heavy wool. Even if it's a huge hole, we can sometimes take the loosened fabric and knit it back together. If it's another type of fabric, the customer might be able to notice the fix a little more. It's also common that a stitch has come open, maybe at the armpit. We can sew it back together by hand or by machine."
Cost: Around $10-$25.
John Dallas, Fabricare Tailor, Norwell:
"Some holes are fixable, if they're small. If they're big, it might not be worth it. I send clothes to someone in Providence who does invisible weaving, which means you can't tell the hole was there once it's fixed. We're not talking about patching you can go to any tailor and have that done. There aren't too many people around who do this type of weaving."
Cost: $20 and up, depending on size of hole and material.
You've broken the heel of your boot or ground it down so far you might as well be barefoot.
Vadim Kotlyar, Beacon Hill Instant Shoe Repair, Boston:
"In most cases, the heel can be fixed. If the heel is broken, I can put in a completely new metal piece inside and new leather outside. Some people want high-quality Italian lifts that cost a little more but last two or three times longer than other lifts. I can also put a sole guard on the boot and new lining inside, and the boot will be like new."
Cost: Boot heel repair starts at $14; resoling the boot is $35.
Larry Grigoryan, The Cobbler Shop, Newton:
"Around 99.9 percent of the time, a ground-down heel can be fixed. Depending on the problem, it could involve replacing the whole heel, a rip, or just the heel cover. Sometimes we have to take out the heels and replace the cover and the lifts. Whatever material we can keep at the shop to fix shoes, we keep. If we don't have it, we make a special order. Once we fix the boot, it looks the same as brand new."
Cost: Starts around $15; up to $100 for jobs requiring replacement of heel and/or leather cover.
The shoulders in your jacket recall the less desirable features of the '80s.
Bill Kopellas, Frank's Custom Tailors, Downtown Crossing:
"We can reduce the shoulders somewhat. For what we call football-player shoulder pads, we can reduce by half an inch or three-quarters of an inch, depending on how thick the padding is. It also depends on how the sleeve would reattach. For lower shoulder pads, or what are called 'natural shoulders,' it's easier to reattach the sleeve."
Cost: Roughly $20-$40, depending on work involved.
Robert Marcellino, Esquire Tailors, Winchester:
"Usually you can't completely take the shoulder pads out. You usually have to put something in there. If you have very big shoulder pads, you'll probably have smaller ones put in. If you want to spend the money, you can have the pads taken out completely. I'd have to take the fabric in at the shoulder, which will usually end up making the sleeve shorter. Sometimes it's just not worth [the work]. You don't find big shoulder pads so much anymore, though."
Cost: $20 for shoulder pad replacement; up to $120 for more complex shoulder and sleeve alterations
Your wallet rubbed a hole in the back pocket of your suit.
Jordan Tsavalakoglou, Jordan the Tailor, Newbury Street:
"If it's a really nice suit, you would have a better result with a professional weaver. A patch wouldn't look good on nice pants. I recommend Colombo Invisible Reweaving in the North End. But if the customer tells me he doesn't care if it shows a little and wants to save money, we can glue fusible fabric inside of the pants, and sew it from behind. This is if the fabric has a very small hole or has just worn away. The suit jacket could cover [the damaged area]."
Cost: $20-$50; most jobs are between $30 and $40, Tsavalakoglou says.
Michael Narwani, Custom Clothiers, Wellesley Hills:
"If the wallet wears the bottom of the pocket, we can fix that pretty easily, since we carry pocketing material. If the whole pocket needs to be replaced, we can fix that as well. If the material on the outside of the pants has started to deteriorate, we can clip some material from elsewhere in the suit, maybe from the suit jacket. It's like a heart surgeon clipping a vein from a leg. We then can patch the area that needs to be fixed."
Cost: $22-$26 to replace a pocket; cost of patching depends on size of damaged area and difficulty in clipping material.
The strap of your handbag is hanging by a thread.
Mac Odessa, Odessa Instant Shoe Repair, Newbury Street:
"We have to see the problem to know if we can fix it. If the handle is holding on by a piece of metal, we can't fix it - we don't fix rivets. But if it's just stitching the leather, we have a machine that can do that. If we have to take the lining apart to fix it, it'll cost more."
Cost: Around $10-$40
Raz Panossian, co-owner of Pelham Shoe and Luggage Repair, Newton:
"We can fix handbags; how much it costs depends on what's wrong with it. For a stitching problem, it would depend if the lining is involved; if we have to open up the lining and stitch it up afterward, it's more work, so it's more expensive. When the work is done, [the bag] looks pretty new; you can't really tell anything's been done unless you look at it with a magnifying glass."
Cost: Around $10-$20
The lining of your coat looks like it's been in a scissor fight.
Joe Calautti, Rizzo Company, Harvard Square:
"First I take a look at the lining to see if it can be fixed or should be replaced. If it can be fixed, how much it will cost depends on where the rip is. . . . There's no use spending $65 or $70 to fix a lining, but if you've spent $800 or $900 on a coat and it's in good condition, replacing the lining might be worth it. Often, the lining we put in is of better quality than the original."
Cost: Around $25 to fix the lining; around $150 to replace it.
Gregory Chobanian, Gregory's Custom Shirts & Tailoring, Watertown:
"If the lining is ripped, I generally recommend putting in a new one. I'll put in a heavy satin lining that will last five or six years. It'll be a much tighter weaved lining that cuts the air better, so it will keep the customer warmer and be more durable than the original. I'll make the coat brand new."
Cost: $10-$40 to patch the lining; $100-$200 for a new lining, depending on coat length
boston.com
very useful story!!
^^John Dallas is my uncle!
i did a double take when i just read his name there
His tailor does good work...
my cousins (his daughters) get all of their jeans altered and hemmed there and we've gotten dresses altered to fit as well... really good...
thanks for the article lucy!
i did a double take when i just read his name there
His tailor does good work...
my cousins (his daughters) get all of their jeans altered and hemmed there and we've gotten dresses altered to fit as well... really good...
thanks for the article lucy!
this story was very encouraging actually. because the price ranges mentioned are all very much lower than i expected for these services. i had assumed because ive always been warned that re-weaving was a lot more expensive. the story mentions Antonio Rivas of Newbury Tailoring Company, Boston. he is also a very good tailor on newbury street and his prices are low.
forever 21 is opening this saturday, 1/31, at arsenal mall in watertown. doors open at 10 am, and the first 200 customers get a $21 gift card. one person will win a $210 gift card.
i'm psyched -- south shore mall is quite the trek, so i've mainly been ordering stuff online.
i'm psyched -- south shore mall is quite the trek, so i've mainly been ordering stuff online.
The Design Hive Indie Market is having a Clothing Swap March 1st.
More info here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=48938249300
and here:
http://www.designhivemarket.com/clothingswap.html
More info here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=48938249300
and here:
http://www.designhivemarket.com/clothingswap.html
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Madewell 1937 had its store opening last night; it's a subsidiary of J. Crew. It's on 329 Newbury St.
congrats to dreamecho and punky for being mentioned in the current improper bostonian!
i went to the north shore mall last weekend. i hadnt realized they've added a whole new wing. zara is in the new wing. it has a lot of the zara basic items. (less of the trendy pieces).
the nordstrom rack is wonderful by the way. it is by kohls by the liberty tree mall. i couldnt believe the prices on designer sunglasses there! stella mccartney and karl lagerfeld sunglasses were 70$. tom ford sunglasses were more expensive, but not by much. michael kors sunglasses were 20$.
i went to the north shore mall last weekend. i hadnt realized they've added a whole new wing. zara is in the new wing. it has a lot of the zara basic items. (less of the trendy pieces).
the nordstrom rack is wonderful by the way. it is by kohls by the liberty tree mall. i couldnt believe the prices on designer sunglasses there! stella mccartney and karl lagerfeld sunglasses were 70$. tom ford sunglasses were more expensive, but not by much. michael kors sunglasses were 20$.
congrats to dreamecho and punky for being mentioned in the current improper bostonian!
Thanks Love!
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