Hello all,
Since discovering MMM, one thing I've been doing to save $$$ is trying to buy clothes at thrift/consignment stores (and only when I "need" them, not for shopping-as-entertainment).
I've got a new job and have lost 15 pounds this year so I didn't have any work pants/skirts that fit me, and today I found a pair of Theory wool dress pants for $4 - yay! Apparently they are around $200-$300 new (ridiculous).
Anyway, I didn't buy them for the label, but for the quality + great fit. Only thing is, they are very bootcut, and I prefer a straight leg. I'll probably just live with it, but I thought I would ask y'all for your experiences with tailoring second-hand finds. Any tailors/seamstresses on here able to give me a ballpark figure for what it might cost to have the legs taken in (from the knee down)?
Thanks!
PS because I feel like telling someone and my DH turns his nose up at secondhand: I also found a cashmere sweater (Banana Republic) for $8 and a Nine West silk floral skirt for $12.