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With a careful eye for proportion and detail, every wedding dress is altered to honour its original design while creating a fit that feels completely personal to you.
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Specialising in bridal alterations means your gown receives patient, detailed care from the first fitting to the final press. Fine lace, delicate beading and structured bodices are handled thoughtfully, whether your dress needs subtle refinement or a more involved transformation.
From a floor-skimming hem and beautifully balanced bodice to custom straps, sleeves, reshaping or carefully placed finishing details, the aim is simple: a gown that fits naturally and lets you move with confidence.
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These prices are guidelines. The exact cost depends on the construction, fabric, embellishment and work required. You will receive a personal quotation after your dress has been assessed at the first fitting.
For a small size adjustment, plain hem and bust refinement, most brides should allow approximately £450–£550.
For more extensive fitting changes, strap or sleeve alterations, detailed beadwork or a complex lace hem, a typical budget is £500–£650.
Bespoke style changes, such as custom sleeves, a thigh split or significant restyling, are generally around £550–£800.
Appointments are limited during wedding season, February to October, so a minimum alteration charge of £200 applies. If your dress only needs a small adjustment, please mention this when enquiring and a shorter appointment may be offered where availability allows.
A separate £80 fitting fee covers your bridal fitting appointments, planning, measurements and administration throughout the alteration process.
Plain hem£150–£250
Lace or complex hem£240–£340
Reduce or remove trainfrom £300
Bust darts£60–£85
Bust cups£35
Take in bust seamfrom £60
Additional bodice boningfrom £45
Plunge infillfrom £40
Shorten spaghetti strapsfrom £40
Lift shoulders without sleevesfrom £70
Lift shoulders with sleevesfrom £90
Attach strapsfrom £35
Create custom strapsfrom £90
Attach sleevesfrom £85
Alter sleevesfrom £60
Create custom loose sleevesfrom £100
Create custom fitted sleevesfrom £160
Side seams by 1–2 sizes£120–£200
Reduce by 3+ sizesfrom £200
Alter additional seamsfrom £80
Add a corset backfrom £140
Beadwork, lace & hand sewing£40/hr
Hook & eye or poppers£5/pair
Add buttons, excluding buttons£1.50 each
Attach belt£40
Bustlefrom £40
Hidden wrist bustle£35
Statement bustle£85
Your gown can remain safely at the studio between your first and final fitting at no additional charge. Storage requested before the first appointment or after the final fitting is charged at £10 per week, as studio space is limited.
Altered areas are pressed or steamed as part of the work. A complete gown steaming service is also available before your wedding day.
Please bring a large, clean duvet cover when collecting a steamed gown to help prevent fresh creases during transport.
From the studio
A glimpse of the careful handwork, alterations and finishing that go into making every dress feel entirely your own.
Private appointments in Derby
When enquiring, please include your wedding date, the alterations you expect to need and a few photographs of the gown where possible.