Sequins, glitter, and tulle, oh my!

Prom season is in fuller than full swing and we’re getting a lot of questions about all things prom alts.

So we thought we’d take a minute to go through some of the biggest questions and give a thorough answer to each of them!

• Do all prom dresses need alterations?

• How long do prom dress alterations take?

• What can a seamstress change about my prom dress?

and more!

In our alterations shop here in Cedar Rapids we are filling our time with prom-related excitement! Our appointment book is filling up, our door chime seems to be constantly ringing, and there are sequins getting *everywhere*. The busy season has arrived!

So as with every season, we’ve got sewing on the mind. *Sew* let us add one more piece of prep to your list of pre-prom to-dos: get your prom dress alterations!

But what all is involved in getting a prom dress altered? If you haven’t had alterations done before, the whole process may be a mystery. And even if you have, there are some differences from having, say, your everyday clothing altered. So that’s what we’re going through in this blog post!

With Spring comes Prom! And with that, the start of a new busy season at our alterations shop in Cedar Rapids. We see prom dresses start to appear as early as late February, but it’s typically mid-March when we see them arriving in throngs. Every color of the rainbow, glitter and sequins, tulle, tulle, and more tulle! The transformation the shop undergoes with the arrival of prom really does mirror the reanimation of Spring outside.

So you’ve got a dress! Or have a friend or daughter with a dress, and you’re wondering what could possibly entail getting prom dress alterations done. This is precisely what we’re aiming to answer in this post.

Of course the prom dress alterations we’ll list and describe here are not all inclusive. If you have an idea of a change you’d like to make to your dress, simply mention it at your fitting, and it’s very likely we can find a way to make it happen.