Emily Engel

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About Emily Engel

Clothing was not made to fit human beings; they were made to fit mannequins for storefront displays. This is an unfortunate reality, seeing as though the human body comes in all different shapes and sizes and very rarely can we walk into a store and find clothing that fits perfectly. So in many cases, we settle for "almost." We lose weight, we gain weight. We get taller, we get smaller. Sadly, our clothes do not follow. suit. So that's why there are seamstresses, people who know how to make clothes fit, and I am proud to call myself one of them; and even more proud to say that I am completely self-taught with an insurmountable passion for this work. Seamstresses are typically 60+ nowadays and all on the brink of retirement. They are hard to find, few and far between. I represent new blood, new ideas and a new way of reusing while at the same time, showing you don't have to throw your money at buying new. I want to show my generation and younger that you can MAKE DO AND MEND. I fix your favorite jeans, hem your dress, patch up that hole in your t-shirt that you just can't get rid of (or make a pillow out of it) and make sure you look perfect on your wedding day.