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Leather Jacket Saved
This torn leather sleeve has been repaired so expertly by Ernest at our Fountain Gate store that it’s hard to believe that the jacket was previously unwearable. Great save!
Look At Our Beautiful Beadwork
Maria at our South Yarra store recently did an amazing alteration on this heavily beaded dress. The dress needed significant shortening which Maria did by carefully unpicking the beading
Luxe Backgammon Set
We love creating interesting pieces. Our St Kilda store recently designed and made a custom leather travel backgammon board with a zipped storage compartment to hold the dice and pieces. The photos
Masks at South Melbourne
Alter It South Melbourne has a stock of reusable cotton 3 layer facemasks with a pocket for a filter, made in-store ready for purchase. They cost $28 with a choice of colours as displayed.
Meet Jasmine At Camberwell
Jasmine is one of our franchisees at Camberwell. Prior to purchasing Camberwell she worked at our Malvern store. She is talented, swift, can achieve any type of alteration and has a good sense of
More masks we have made
Here are some photos of masks made at our Eastland, Chirnside Park and Melbourne Central stores.
New Epping Store
Our Epping store has recently moved to Shop 226A (next to Big W) at Epping Plaza Shopping Centre. Come and visit the team at the new store and receive our famous friendly and
New Hampton Store
Our Hampton store is moving just down the road. Our last day in the current store will be this Friday, 22 February 2013 and the store will be closed on Saturday 23 February 2013. From Monday 25
New Melbourne Central Store
Come and check out our stunning new store and meet our new franchisee Trinh and her team. We're located at Melbourne Central in Menzies Place, on the ground floor between Pandora and the
New Store At The Glen
Our fabulous new store at The Glen Shopping Centre opens this morning at 10. Come and check out our opening specials. We're located on the upper level near David Jones.
Our First Pick Up And Delivery Customer
Lusa Wustenberg was the first customer to sign up for our dry cleaning and shoe repair pickup and delivery service. The service was launched at GPT's Melbourne Central Towers on 25 September
Our New Pick Up And Delivery Service: How It Works.
Alter It now offers a daily dry cleaning and shoe repair pick up and delivery service for the tenants of GPT’s Melbourne Central Tower, and to residences and workplaces in the postcode region 3000.
Perfect Jeans Fit
Love jeans, but can't seem to find the perfect fit? We're here to help.
Perfect Start To The Week
Perfectly tailored suit and pant hems + coffee = the perfect start to the week. Thanks @stylesofmelbourne and @thefilteredfit for this Monday inspiration.
Perfect Wedding Dress
Nice work by Kere White at our St Kilda store who recently received an email from bride Lauren: “Thank you for all your brilliant help with my wedding dress recently. You transformed it from
Pocket Repair On Jacket
Another miracle from Ernest at our Fountain Gate store. Ernest was able to replace this jacket’s torn pocket using fabric from the inside of the pocket, and then making a replacement lining for the
Pom-Pom Beanie Repair
Wasn’t it cold in Melbourne this morning? Lucky this beanie was repaired in time. Perfect pom-pom re-attachment performed by Dipika at our Richmond store.
Purplicious Dress
Sam, a talented dressmaker/costume maker at our St Kilda store, created this dress. Hasn’t she done a beautiful job?
Rave Review Of Fountain Gate
Congratulations to Ernest and his team at Fountain Gate! Today we came across a fantastic review of Alter It Fountain Gate. The Narre Warren customer wrote: “Expertly and very
Retro Caravan Cushion Cover
Loved the retro caravan makeovers this week on The Block. At Alter It we’ve also recently been part of a customer’s retro caravan revamp. The team at our Fountain Gate store restored this
School Finished For The Year?
Most of our stores offer dry cleaning. Now’s a good time to dry clean school blazers before they are put away for the summer.
Sewing Hack - How To Sew Beaded Fabric
Who would have thought that a gentle hammering can help to flatten heavily beaded fabric to make it easier to sew? Keep reading to see the elegant dress made by Ali at Alter It South Yarra from
Teddy Bear Surgery
We’re happy to report that this well loved teddy bear has survived surgery and has returned home to be adored by our grateful customer. From worn out to dapper - how handsome he is now! Thanks go
Thank You
A big thank you to all our customers at Richmond who waited patiently for the Lennox Street store to reopen. The area around us was closed off for 3 days to allow the damaged crane next door to be
The Alter It Difference
At Alter It we are proud of our expertise and attention to detail.
The Clothing Exchange: Fashion Swap Meet
The Clothing Exchange - A sustainable fashion swap meet! The Clothing Exchange is a professional swapping service that promotes the simple notion of swapping instead of shopping for a
Thumbs Up OK
You’ve got to hand it to Santha and the dexterous team at our Hawthorn store who recently created this thumbs up costume for a customer.
Trash The Dress Regret?
Lace on your wedding dress ruined? We may be able to help. Dipika at our Richmond store can expertly mend lace on an otherwise ruined dress.
Unique Patchwork Jacket
We adore this photo that captures a special moment from our customer Esther’s wedding day. The patchwork jacket worn by the bride’s mother was created by Santha at our Hawthorn store. Thank you
Updated Highpoint Store
Finally here is a photo of the fabulous new look Alter It store on level 3 at Highpoint Shopping Centre. Come and check out the Highpoint store's fresh style and say hi to our franchisees Long and
Updated Leather Coat
Don't get rid of your leather jacket just because its style is out of date. It is possible to change the look of your old leather jacket - right on trend for this winter. See how our
Vintage Wedding Dress Transformation
Another gorgeous wedding dress alteration by Alter It St Kilda. Kere transformed Joh’s mother’s vintage wedding dress into a stunning dress for Joh’s wedding day.
Visit From MP
Frances, our store manager at Camberwell was delighted to serve the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, the Federal Member for Kooyong, when he dropped in the other day to arrange some clothing alterations.
We Mend Soft Toys
We don’t just rescue clothing at Alter It! We also do shoulder reconstructions for gorillas!
Wedding Dress In The Press
One of Alter It's lovely brides was featured in the Weddings section of the Age. The article describes Zoe's dress: "Zoe wore an ivory strapless gown
What To Do If Your Dog’s Coat Does Not Fit
Ginger’s winter coats weren’t fitting her “perfurrctly”, so she came in to Alter It St Kilda where our talented team shortened each coat’s sleeves and adjusted the waist to fit Ginger’s body
Yes - We Do Make Costumes
We can make costumes for Halloween, fancy dress parties, school plays, book week or any other fun event you are attending. Here’s a gorgeous kimono made recently by Simone at our Camberwell
