Atelier Online
A tailor in your pocket.
Most online shops stop at the sale. A suit store does not: the fitting, the altering and the second look are the part that makes a suit yours. All three happen here, through the screen in your hand.
We alter garments made by anyone, not only ours. If a job cannot be done well we say so and refund it rather than do work we are not happy with.
Alterations by mail
From $25 · 3–10 days at the atelier
Any jacket, trouser or waistcoat, whoever made it. Choose the work, send photographs, get an instant quote and a prepaid label.
- 1.Tell us the garment and what needs changing
- 2.Send photographs — front, back, side, and anything pinned
- 3.Pay, and print the prepaid label we generate
- 4.Post it, and watch it move through the atelier
Fit Check after delivery
Free · Reviewed within 48 hours
Four photographs and a tap on a body map. A tailor reads them and tells you what they see, in plain language.
- 1.Wear the suit properly once
- 2.Take four photographs: front buttoned, back, left side, seated
- 3.Tap where it feels tight or loose
- 4.A tailor replies: it fits, we will alter it, or we will remake it
Live consultation
Free · 20 minutes, by video
Measuring help, style advice or a fit review, with a tailor who has your measurements in front of them.
- 1.Pick a twenty-minute slot in your own time zone
- 2.We send a calendar invitation and a link
- 3.Have a tape measure to hand and wear something fitted
- 4.Nothing to buy at the end of it
What it costs
The alteration price list.
| Alteration | Garment | Turnaround | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
Trouser hem | trousers | 3 days | $8 |
Hem with a 4 cm cuff | trousers | 3 days | $35 |
Trouser waist in or out Up to 4 cm either way. | trousers | 4 days | $20 |
Seat in or out | trousers | 4 days | $20 |
Taper the leg | trousers | 4 days | $20 |
Shorten the sleeves | jacket | 5 days | $45 |
Lengthen the sleeves Limited by the cloth left inside the cuff. | jacket | 5 days | $50 |
Sleeve length with working cuffs Adjusted from the shoulder, which is the correct way when the cuffs open. | jacket | 7 days | $85 |
Jacket sides in or out | jacket | 5 days | $55 |
Shorten the jacket Shortening changes the balance of the pockets. We will tell you if it cannot be done well. | jacket | 6 days | $75 |
Shoulders Limited by construction. The sleeve head has to come off and go back on; we will only do it where the result will be clean. | jacket | 9 days | $125 |
Collar lift Closes a gap between the collar and your neck. | jacket | 6 days | $65 |
Waistcoat sides | waistcoat | 4 days | $40 |
Replace the lining | jacket | 10 days | $145 |
Replace the buttons | jacket | 3 days | $30 |
Add a monogram | jacket | 3 days | $25 |
The Bronte Fit Guarantee
Everything here is free on your first Bronte suit, for 90 days.
Send a fit check, and if it needs altering we do it and pay the postage both ways. If it needs remaking, we remake it. You keep the first one.