retailoring
Adjusting garment fit
Retailoring is the act of tailoring something again—adjusting, altering, or refitting.
The word applies literally to garments that need modification after initial construction: The suit required retailoring after he lost weight.
More often it appears figuratively for revising plans, policies, or approaches: The company is retailoring its marketing strategy for younger consumers.
Improving discarded materials' value
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- refashioningChanging form or style
- reworkingModifying something already made
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
thrifted · vintage · eco-conscious · preloved · deadstock
Changes made to something
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
- dartsThrown pointed missiles
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
waistband · inseam · cuffs · linings · seams · shortening · lengthening · resizing
Changing outward appearance
- modernizingMaking something current
- updatingMaking something current
- revampingThoroughly updating something
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
transforming · redesigning · refreshing · contemporary · silhouette · draping · restructuring · recontouring
Made to individual specifications
- made-to-measureCustom-crafted to specifications
- personalizationTailoring to individual needs
- custom-fitAdjusted to individual specifications
- individualizedAdapted for one person
made-to-order · fitted · adjusted · configured · adapted · modified · personalized
upcycling
Improving discarded materials' value
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- refashioningChanging form or style
- reworkingModifying something already made
secondhand · thrifted · vintage · eco-conscious · preloved · deadstock
alterations
Changes made to something
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
- dartsThrown pointed missiles
tapering · waistband · inseam · cuffs · linings · seams · shortening · lengthening · resizing · restitching
restyling
Changing outward appearance
- modernizingMaking something current
- updatingMaking something current
- revampingThoroughly updating something
reimagining · transforming · redesigning · refreshing · contemporary · silhouette · draping · restructuring · recontouring · fashion-forward
bespoke
Made to individual specifications
- made-to-measureCustom-crafted to specifications
- personalizationTailoring to individual needs
- custom-fitAdjusted to individual specifications
individualized · made-to-order · fitted · adjusted · configured · adapted · modified · personalized
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