Tailor, clothing repair and dry cleaning for Amsterdam West

Clothing repair for Amsterdam West

Clothing repair in Amsterdam West mostly comes in the form of small alteration services on the Kinkerstraat or the Jan Evertsenstraat. For a hem that is fine. For a lining, a leather jacket or a dress you want to wear for years to come, people from Oud-West and De Baarsjes prefer to come to Oost.

Repairing a seam, closing a hole or knee, a new zip in trousers, jeans, a coat or a leather jacket: it is daily work in the workshop. We also repair and replace coat linings.

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 West, for alterations and made to measure

A tailor in Amsterdam West who also designs and makes to measure is rare. 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 West

There is a dry cleaner in almost every shopping street in Amsterdam West. What you rarely find there is a dry cleaner that also repairs and alters your clothes. At Small Couture 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 rush job within 48 hours is usually possible. Let us know when you drop it off.

Cobbler for Amsterdam West

There are cobblers in Amsterdam West, 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 West to Wagenaarstraat

From the Kinkerbuurt and Oud-West it is a single tram. Tram 1 runs through the centre to the Dapperstraat or 1e Van Swindenstraat stop, both a 4 to 5 minute walk from the shop. Tram 19 stops at Wijttenbachstraat, a 7 minute walk. Allow about 25 minutes.

From Bos en Lommer and De Baarsjes you board the same lines at Jan Evertsenstraat or Admiraal de Ruijterweg. From the Westerpark and the Jordaan, tram 3 from Frederik Hendrikstraat is an option, running via Zuid to Dapperstraat, or you take the bike.

By bike it is about 20 minutes from the Kinkerbuurt, straight through the centre or via Sarphatistraat. Coming by car? Street parking is paid from Monday to Saturday from 09:00 to 24:00 and free on Sundays. Q-Park Oostpoort is a 5 minute walk away.

Why customers from West 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 West, 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 West, Noord and Zuid come back for.

Neighbourhoods in West we see regularly

Most customers from West come from Oud-West and the Kinkerbuurt, where tram 1 stops almost at the door. From De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer we see lots of coats, jeans and children's clothes: hemming, zips, knees. From the Westerpark we more often see dresses and suits for a wedding or a party, and vintage pieces that need a new lining or a different fit.

Customers also come to Oost from the Jordaan, on the edge of the centre. A dry cleaner is easy to find there, but a tailor who also does leather and bags far less so. Combine your visit with the Dappermarkt or the Oosterpark and the trip from West is more of an outing than a chore.