Seeking professional to repair vintage 50s/60s wedding dress

[Laurella]

I won’t admit how long my silk organza wedding dress (that was first worn by my aunt and mother in the late 50s/early 60s) has been sitting crumpled in a closet. However, I finally understand that unless I find a W Seattle person to repair it, it’s not going to get done. The seamstress who altered it for my new millenium ribcage is just too far away. The wedding dress skirt was torn several times during the enthusiasic father-daughter dance. Seeking someone talented and experienced working with vintage gowns for repair, ideally in W Seattle or as close to W Seattle as possible.

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[cjboffoli]

Laurella: I can’t speak to the vintage part. But I recently took a heap of clothes to Mrs. Kim in Morgan Junction (near the corner of California at Frontenac) and I was very impressed with her work. Some of it was fairly technical. She took trousers with frayed cuffs and was able to somehow remove the frayed area and add fabric to make a new cuff. Likewise, she was able to fill in an area where the fabric had worn through, stitching in new fabric that matched perfectly without any obvious seams. It is a tiny little shop packed to the gills with stuff. So while the decor lacks polish there is definitely an artisan at work there. If you have the time I’d definitely recommend taking your dress into Mrs. Kim to discuss whether or not she can take care of what you need done. Best of luck!

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[add]

Mrs. Kim’s praises have been sung on these forums for quite some time now. She is very talented, reasonably priced (maybe even “cheap”) and FAST! Definitely check her out. Good luck!

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[acemotel]

If this is the same talented seamstress at The Gold Thread, 4045 California, I agree! She’s done some miracle work on our clothes.

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[Gretchen]

I would call Isadora’s on First Avenue in Seattle. They specialize in vintage gowns and wedding dresses and would have the best resource for such a thing.

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