Vintage Tips & Addresses
Tailor It, Clean It, Repair It, Take Care of It!
Here is a list of the best in Paris, New York, Los Angeles and London to take care of your beloved Re-SEE pieces!
Paris
DRY CLEANING :
The Magic Touch
26 rue Freycinet, 75016
Efficient and affordable, Eric at the Magic Touch is great for your every day pieces and vintage items. If there is something he can’t do, he will tell you.
Teinturie de l’Etoile
20 rue Jean Giraudoux, 75016
For more complicated pieces or stains, working with Paris’ top Houses and magazines, they are well versed in delicate or complicated fabrics.
Delaporte
62 rue François 1er, 75008
When everyone else says it’s impossible, go to Delaporte and they will find a solution. They are also great with cleaning canvas / leather bags. Be prepared to pay the difference.
TAILOR :
Avine Retouches
2 rue de Penthièvre, 75008
Anne Laure, an old ‘petite main’ at Dior. Mme Anne Laure is called upon by Vogue for do last minute ‘retouches’ on clothing shoots. She also makes much house calls and you can go through all your pieces with her, just beware a hefty price tag attached. Number upon request.
SHOE REPAIR :
Cordonnerie Vanneau
44 rue Vanneau, 75007
BAG & LEATHER REPAIR :
Parsac
31 rue Marbeuf, 75008
Highly skilled at leather goods repair, Parsac was created in 1956 and continues to be the best atelier to repair Hermès and or exotic skin pieces.
New York
DRY CLEANING :
Jeeves New York
9 East 65th Street (Between 5th and Madison)
For more complicated stains and delicate pieces
Madame Paulette
1255 Second Avenue (between 65th and 66th Street)
For your couture
TAILOR :
Sorelle Tailoring
307 West 36th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)
Located in the garment district this small tailor shop is run by two sisters who offer timely and precise tailoring. They also know their ‘70s Saint Laurent and are capable of alterations on leather and suede.
SHOE REPAIR :
Angelo’s Shoe and Leather Specialists
666 Fifth Avenue, at 52nd Street
Barneys sends all the clients here and with good reason.
BAG & LEATHER REPAIR :
Superior Leather Cleaners
141 Lexington Avenue (between 29th and 30th)
They can fix the unfixable!
Los Angeles
TAILORING :
House of Tailoring
171 S. Beverly Drive
Contact: Leonard : 310.271.6426
An insider favourite known for carefully handling vintage couture pieces
DRY CLEANING :
Effrey’s Cleaners
8917 Melrose Avenue
Beverly Hills
310.858.7400
A longtime, family-owned business that offers green dry cleaning services. You can trust them even with the most expensive, hard-to-clean pieces.
DRY CLEANING :
Art Cleaners
11039 CA-2
Los Angles, CA 90025
310.477.3733
A reliable, everyday dry cleaner. They claim to have never ruined anything!
London
DRY CLEANING & TAILOR :
BLANC
Marylebone 79 George Street W1U 8AQ, London
Notting Hill77 Lonsdale Road W11 2DF, London
Contact: [email protected] T 020 8004 2630 / SMS 078 6005 3976/
Family-owned business that offers green dry cleaning services and more services such as tailoring, bag and shoe repair
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