(Baonghean.vn) - The sound of sewing machines running, colorful rolls of thread, clothes piled up all around with tailors working hard... that is a familiar image on Dang Thai Than Street, Vinh City.
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| Although ready-made clothes are available in abundance today, they do not always fit customers. This is also the time when customers need the skillful hands of tailors. As one of the streets specializing in clothing for a long time in Vinh city, the demand for clothing alterations on Dang Thai Than street is very high. |
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Ms. Ngo Thi Hien Luong, a tailor here, said she has been in the profession for more than ten years. She used to work in a garment factory before opening her own shop, specializing in sewing and repairing clothes. |
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Customers mainly come to cut pants hems, change zippers... and fewer come to order tailoring, mainly office workers or middle-aged people. Depending on the customer's requirements and the sophistication of the clothes, the tailor will offer different prices. On average, the wages a tailor receives for each alteration ranges from 20,000 VND to several hundred thousand VND. |
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| For tailors on Dang Thai Than Street, on busy days there are up to 20-30 customers, but there are also days when only a few people stop by. However, almost every day the tailors have work to do, providing enough income to support themselves and their families. |
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| Ms. Le Thi Hoai, a tailor with more than 20 years of experience, shared that this profession requires skill and meticulousness, but at the same time, it also requires speed and a little bit of customer satisfaction. Because once the customer's wishes are met and the product is beautiful, the customer will definitely be satisfied and come back. |
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| Tailors mainly work from 8am until 6-7pm or later to deliver clothes to customers on time. |
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| Any guest who comes by will be measured by the tailors, asked about their requirements, or given additional advice on clothing styles to suit their taste and body shape. |
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| Not only can they fix clothes to fit their body shape, under the skillful and diligent hands of tailors like Mr. Huy, Ms. Hoai, Ms. Luong... they can also skillfully "turn old into new" with old leather jackets... |
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| Not only Dang Thai Than street, many other streets and roads throughout Vinh city still have tailors quietly working on sewing machines, carefully and meticulously fixing each stitch for customers, beautifying each shirt and pair of pants. |
Chu Thanh
