I was lucky enough to purchase a second hand Burberry coat, but sadly the shoulders were a throwback to the 80's -very padded and wide. I loved everything about the coat except for that. My sewing skills are limited so I knew I couldn't tackle the job and looked for a local tailor to help. I was so lucky to find Mr Distilo- he's a genius! While I tried on the coat in his shop he marked the shoulder with tailor's chalk and told me that removing the shoulder pads alone wouldn't fix the problem like I thought- there was too much material there. He said he could fix it and it would take only two weeks.
I picked up my coat Friday and was thrilled. It looks beautiful- I can't even tell anything was done to it- the mark of an excellent tailor. He had to pick apart the lining, redo the shoulder pads, cut down the shoulders of the coat and put it back together, then do the same with the lining and then put that all back in place. It was a very labor intensive job indeed. And the cost for all this beautiful handwork was only $25! I'm telling all my friends and relatives about Mr Distilo and I know I'll use him for every future tailoring job I have. Now I can wear my beautiful new to me coat- and believe me, when I do I'll be mentioning Mr Distilo as the gentleman who made it look new again!
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