good nyc tailor for hoodies, sweatshirts, track jackets, rugbys, t shirts, etc.?

[despotroast]

I have been collecting vintage Polo Ralph Lauren stuff for years and I have a pretty stacked vault of gear at this point. A lot of it has neve been worn because it's just too big on me and I was wondering if anyone on this board knows of a tailor in NYC that would do a very good job with some old sweashirts and rugbys and stuff like that. I need them taken in at the sides and hemmed mostly but some of the stuff especially with the jackets might be pretty complicated. I was thinking of going to some of the hong kong tailors in flushing queens but I'm not sure if they would be able to do exactly what I need. All of this stuff is completely irreplaceable and if it got screwed up in the process of doing this I would kill myself. I could throw it all on ebay and get lots of money but then I would be stuck walking around in all the crap that's coming out now that I'm not very interested in. Half of it is just trying to emulate classic Lo anyway. If anyone has any ideas they would be much appreciated.

[My Pal the Crook]

Ramon's on Mott

[My Pal the Crook]

Ramon's on Mott

[despotroast]

fresh...I'll head over there tomorrow then...any other suggestions?

[djrajio]

Campos & Campos Custom Tailors,

237 W 14TH St New York, NY 10011-7120 Phone: (212) 989-7620

Currently having them take in an expensive suit. I always give them my more expensive clothing to alter because they never mess up. Beware though: prices are high, so I'd suggest finding a cheaper place for cheaper items. But if you need to get something altered that is very expensive/personal/rare and you cannot possibly chance it getting messed up, these guys are the best.

[despotroast]

haven't tried campos and campos yet, but it seems like this isn't necessarily ramon's kind of job. what I'm essentially looking for here is a place that doesn't mostly work with suit and dress alterations but someone who might have more experience altering more ordinary clothing. At the same time, for the work I would want done there would be some sort of complicated cuts and stitching so I would like to find a good place. I heard there might be a good place for this on nostrand ave. in brooklyn but I couldn't get any specifics from the person who told me about it. I might give ramon a shot, but it didn't seem like the best place for this. Maybe I'll give him one piece I'm not too worried about and see how it goes. Any other suggestions on this? I'm not exactly looking for a high end tailor per se, I am just looking for a good tailor who could take something simple like a sweatshirt and resize it.

[despotroast]

by the way...thanks...ramon's worked out..he's done a lot of pieces for me so far..still has a lot left to do...

[sriracha hot sauce]

Im looking for the samething in SF. Any recommendations?

[1M]

sorry to intrude your thread but, on the subject of altering.

i want to get some jeans shortened...hemmed.

where in nyc would you guys suggest? how much would this cost?

[despotroast]

would just like to add...the one major downside to this is...there are certain stitching patterns on a lot of the sweatshirts that ramon wasn't able to reproduce, so when he altered certain shirts at those seams, I lost a bit of the original quality of the shirt. Also, there are some shirts I would like to shorten without cutting into prints that run to the bottom of the shirt, so I suggested he try to take some length off of the top which he said was completely impossible; I still sort of think maybe something can be done there...perhaps somewhere that it will cost more...who knows..