I’m so tired of seeing “style guides” for shorter people that basically just suggest wearing monochromatic outfits and avoiding baggy clothes like they’re radioactive. It’s such a reductive, boring way … Read more
Category: Fit and Sizing
Standard Sizing Assumes an Average Nobody Is
I spent three years in a cramped shared studio, surrounded by the smell of plastisol ink and the constant hum of an industrial serger, before I realized that most “inclusive” … Read more
Shoulders Are the Expensive Alteration
I remember sitting on a milk crate in that cramped shared studio, staring at a stack of “premium” heavyweights that looked great on a hanger but fit like a cardboard … Read more
Shortening at the Cuff Costs More Than at the Seam
I was staring at a stack of vintage 90s blanks in my studio last week, absolutely gutted because the sleeve length was just off—too long, too baggy, and completely killing … Read more
The Side Seam Is the Usual Adjustment
I was standing in the middle of my shared studio three years ago, staring at a pile of perfectly decent heavyweight blanks that I’d just ruined because I thought I … Read more
Keep the Original Hem if You Can
I was hunched over a vintage Singer in my shared studio last Tuesday, staring at a pair of heavy-weight twill trousers that looked incredible until I actually tried to finish … Read more
Hemming and Tapering Cover Most Needs
I remember sitting on a milk crate in my first shared studio, surrounded by the smell of industrial steam and burnt polyester, staring at a “designer” jacket that cost me … Read more
Twenty in Alterations Beats Two Hundred in Regret
I spent three hours last Tuesday hunched over a vintage 90s work jacket, trying to figure out if a structural adjustment would actually hold or if I was just wasting … Read more
Sizing Up Changes Length Too, Not Just Width
I remember standing in a cramped shared studio last year, staring at a pile of “premium” heavyweights that I’d just finished printing. I had tried sizing up for oversized looks … Read more
Two Sizes Down Is a Common Rule and Often Wrong
I still remember the first time I tried to scale a pattern for a small-run drop using imported blanks. I had ordered what I thought was a standard Large, only … Read more









