Tailor, clothing repair and dry cleaning for Amsterdam Noord

Clothing repair for Amsterdam Noord

Clothing repair in Amsterdam Noord is scarce. That is why many people from Buiksloterham, NDSM or Nieuwendam cycle to the centre or to Oost. With us you can come for anything that is broken: a hole in the knee, a loose seam, a torn coat pocket, a lining coming away or a zip that will not close.

Repairing a seam, closing a hole or knee, a new zip in trousers, jeans or a coat: it is daily work in the workshop. We also reinforce the crotch of jeans, so your favourite pair lasts for months to come.

Not sure whether something can still be saved? Send a photo via WhatsApp. Pierre takes a look and tells you honestly whether a repair makes sense.

Tailor for Amsterdam Noord, for alterations and made to measure

A tailor in Amsterdam Noord mostly comes in the form of small alteration services. If you are looking for someone who really brings a suit to your measurements, takes in a dress without it showing or adjusts a garment of a loved one so you can wear it yourself, the trip to Oost is worth it.

Pierre spent five years at Elie Saab, where precision is the norm. You notice it in the small work: hemming trousers, taking in a dress, taking in a shirt, taking in a jacket. And in the big work: made to measure for a wedding, a gala or simply a suit that finally fits.

Bring the garment with you and put it on in the shop. Pierre pins it while you stand there, so you know for sure it will fall exactly right.

Dry cleaning for Amsterdam Noord

A dry cleaner in Amsterdam Noord that also repairs clothing does not really exist. At Small Couture you can combine the two. You bring your suit for dry cleaning and have the trousers hemmed or a button replaced in the same visit. One address, one trip, one collection.

We clean shirts, trousers, jackets, complete suits, coats and down jackets, dresses and evening gowns. We also take duvets, single and double.

Dry cleaning usually takes 3 to 5 working days. Need it sooner, a suit for a job interview for example? A rush job within 48 hours is usually possible.

Cobbler for Amsterdam Noord

There are cobblers in Amsterdam Noord, but if you are coming to Oost for your clothes anyway, bring your shoes along. Heels, soles and zips in boots are taken care of at the same address, so you do not have to make another trip.

We replace women's heel tips and men's heels, as well as half soles for women's shoes and rubber or leather soles for men's shoes. A new zip in a boot is possible too.

Good shoes deserve a second and third life. Have them repaired before the sole has worn right through, then the job stays small and the result looks good.

From Noord to Wagenaarstraat

By public transport it is easier than you think. Bus 37 runs directly from Noord to the Dapperstraat stop, a 4 minute walk from the shop. You can also take metro 52 and change to tram 3, which also stops at Dapperstraat. Allow around 25 minutes from the middle of Noord.

By bike, take the ferry behind Centraal Station and cycle via Sarphatistraat or Czaar Peterstraat to Oost. From Overhoeks or Buiksloterham that is about 20 minutes. From NDSM it is a little further, but the ferry to the Houthavens or to Centraal gets you a long way.

Coming by car? Street parking is paid from Monday to Saturday from 09:00 to 24:00. On Sundays it is free. Q-Park Oostpoort is a 5 minute walk from the shop.

Why customers from Noord come to Oost

The honest answer: because they can drop everything off here in one go. Clothing repair, alterations, dry cleaning, leather, bags and shoes at one address. If you are coming from Noord, you do not want a separate trip for every job, and here you do not have to.

The photo in advance saves another trip. You send a photo via WhatsApp, Pierre takes a look and you know whether it is worth it. Only then do you come by, and you hear the price in the workshop, always in advance. If it is urgent, a rush job within 48 hours is usually possible, so you do not have to go back and forth twice.

And then there is the craftsmanship. Pierre spent five years in the atelier of Elie Saab and gives honest advice. Sometimes that is: this is not worth repairing. More often it is: this can look better than you think. That is what people from Noord, Zuid and West come back for.

Neighbourhoods in Noord we see regularly

We see customers from all over Noord. From the new builds in Buiksloterham and Overhoeks, where young families live who miss having a good tailor nearby. From the NDSM wharf, where creative businesses and studios have costumes and workwear repaired. And from Nieuwendam, De Banne and Tuindorp Oostzaan, where people had often been looking for years for the same trusted tailor and have now found one in Oost.

For those living near the ferry or Buikslotermeerplein, the journey is shortest. But from Tuindorp Oostzaan or De Banne it is easily done with bus 37 or metro 52 too. Combine it with the Dappermarkt or a walk through the Oosterpark and the trip feels less like a chore.