Elhoffer Atelier - Add-On Extending Length - Adding Length to a Dress, Skirt, Pants or Top
- Handmade in Los Angeles
- Custom Orders Take 4-8 Weeks to Make & Ship
Add this listing into any Atelier Purchase if you want us to adjust our pattern to add length to a piece.
Here's the catch: We limit this to 4" in length in any given adjustment. This price is for our digital pattern adjustment. Once we make an adjustment can save that pattern as your custom piece and won't have to pay this fee again. We would just have a minor fee on future orders for the additional fabric on skirt pieces.
We also can't guarantee that adding length won't affect fit on crops, any adjustment around the waist area will change the fit of a piece, and we won't test any fit changes on Atelier pieces.
If you'd like us to add length to the body of a dress or pinafore this add-on would also allow for that change.
If ordering Multiple Custom Made Pieces
We get it, if you like something you want it in a million colors. If you want to grab them all on the same order and you're worried your notes are too confusing you can just let us know you're sending an email with details and write it all out there. If we don't understand any notes we will reach out to you to clarify. We also can reach out with additional charges added to your invoice if you haven't added the correct add-ons, so please don't worry about getting it all correct on your own!
All sales are final.
If we are not able to create what you desire we only offer store credit.
We do not refund to card/paypal/etc
Depending on the style you can go down or up based on your own personal preference for fit and look. Different body shapes may also fit better in a different size. Our pieces tend to have very nice stretch.
If you're unsure of what to size off of, the chest for tops/dresses tends to be the most important measurement to check as our pieces have such a good stretch that even if you're more rectangular shaped with a waist nearly matching your bust, the waist of the garment will very likely stretch to fit!
Also the larger a garment gets the more it can stretch as it has even more spandex in it! So smaller sizes can stretch 3-5" while larger sizes can stretch 5-10".
Are you Petite? You likely will want to size down in spandex dresses and tops as they're so stretchy. So if our models with similar measurements to you but tall are wearing a given size you may prefer to go down one size in spandex. Knitwear cardigans and tops may be similar but if something says it has less stretch than our usual knits we wouldn't recommend sizing down. And of course additional hemming may be necessary for things with skirts.
Are you Tall? We don't recommend sizing down as the garments will be shorter on you. We wouldn't recommend sizing up as the shoulders and body may be too large for you. We recommend ordering the size comparable models are wearing.
When we have combined sized styles it means you should still buy the size intended for your measurements. However combined sizes tend to be oversized so you can go down if you'd like a less oversized fit. (It's best to only go down if you are the smaller of the two combined sizes, if you're the second size in a combo size you may hate the tighter fit)
Care: Nearly everything we make is recommended to be hand washed on cold water and dried flat.
For BEST care: Dry Clean if you have a cleaners you like and trust.
We personally throw almost everything in the wash (often with color catcher sheets) inside out on cold; then we drape over our chairs or on a drying rack to let it all dry. This is the best way to care for most RTW Apparel.
Stretch Vinyl: Spot cleaned and sprayed with vodka if you don't want to dry clean yet (Vinyl doesn't do well around ANY kind of heat)
Spandex/Ponte de Roma: Cold Wash, hang or dry flat (hanging to dry can cause it to stretch out). We also recommend color catching sheets when washing Spandex or Ponte as color in the fabric can be shed over many washes.
Velvet: We've turned our velvet pieces inside out and washed them in delicate wash on cold and in garment bags, then laid the piece across our bed to dry. Velvet hates heat so never put in the dryer. We've been fine steaming velvet with a hand steamer. Best care is to dry clean.