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Bride & Alter – bridal alterations – bridal restyling – wedding dress alterations – made-to-measure and bespoke bridal wear – restoring and restyling of vintage bridal wear
Bride & Alter, sister company of Design & Alter is one of London’s leading bridal tailoring and wedding dress alteration services based in Battersea. Having established our profession for over 20 years, we are a dedicated team of highly skilled and experienced fitting consultants, seamstresses, tailors and dressmakers trusted by London’s leading bridal designers with their wedding dress alterations. We carry out:
- Wedding dress alterations
- Bridal alterations
- Bridal garment alterations
- Couture bridal alterations – hand finish
- Made-to-measure and bespoke bridal tailoring
- Restyling and restoring of vintage bridal wear
- Mother of bride dress alterations and tailoring
- Groom suit alterations and tailoring
- Jacket alterations and jacket tailoring
- Trouser alterations
- Shirt alterations
Latest News
Bridal Sample Dresses
SHOPPING AT BRIDAL SAMPLE SALES ... and how to choose a bridal sample dress with your budget for alteration costs in mind. Sample sales for bridal sample dresses are on in full swing. We currently book in brides who have been lucky and bought...
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Bridal Vintage & Restyling
Can I alter a Vintage Wedding Dress? Can I restyle my Mum's Bridal Dress? We regularly restyle vintage and family owned wedding dresses. It is always a pleasure to be involved in this very special process. We advise brides in how they can update,...
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Bridal Alterations – Summer Promotions 2018
25% DISCOUNT ON BRIDESMAID ALTERATIONS FREE FITTING CONSULTATION FOR THE BRIDAL FAMILY: Mother of bride, groom and any other family members who need their wedding garments altered We are in the middle of our bridal season and our tailors are busy but we would like...
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What is the most common style mistake a bride makes?
VERA WANG, on weddings Nina Garcia, Editor-in-Chief at Elle interviewed Vera Wang for her 'The little Book of Style' about weddings. We think this is great advice for any bride and therefore would like to publish it on our B&A Blog. Q: What is the most common style...
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Bridal Trends and Alterations
THE IMPACT OF BRIDAL FASHION TRENDS ON BRIDAL ALTERATIONS. Bridal dress trends are often greatly influenced by iconic, memorable gowns of celebrities like Grace Kelly in the 50s or Princess Diana in the 80s. The upcoming Royal wedding in May this year will...
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Bridal Alteration Costs
WHY IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE REALISTIC ESTIMATES FOR BRIDAL ALTERATION COSTS OVER THE PHONE WITHOUT HAVING SEEN THE GARMENT. We are often asked to estimate wedding dress alterations - over the phone - but giving an 'unseen' quotation for an alteration is not...
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The Art of Fitting
THE ART OF FITTING. We regularly get asked the question: “What in fact is the difference between a fitter and a tailor?” The answer is: “A tailor does not necessarily need to be a fitter but a fitter needs to be a tailor and much more than that.” Fitters need to be...
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Bridal Shoes & Accessories
IN THE MAKING ... new bridal veils and capes ... and some of them are already available. Please ask our fitting consultants in your appointment! We are currently working on a small collection of new bridal veils and capes to compliment brides' wedding dresses made...
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Made to Measure
BRIDAL MADE TO MEASURE This beautiful wedding dress will be travel all the way to Australia to be worn for a sunshine Christmas wedding.
read moreExclusive Offers: Alteration of Evening Wear and Re-styling Consultation
Take Advantage of two exclusive D&A Offers 20% discount on any alteration of evening wear for your Christmas party Bring your special dress or suit and let us make it fit perfectly Free 30-minute style consultation or fitting Be creative and revamp your existing...
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