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CityViewNC.com | 45 Simply defined, tailoring is an art form that utilizes specific methods of cutting, fitting and altering clothes to each individual's specific measurements. It gained its popularity when people began to trade-in the long custom of wearing elaborately draped fabric in favor of cutting and sewing together a piece that better accentuated the body. Tailors, along with weavers and fabric dyers became sought after to create these coveted and made-to-fit garments. I n today's fast paced and tech driven world however, society as a whole has become less patient and more demanding of immediate and sat- isfying results. Hence the practice of walking into any old mall or boutique and simply buying what we want, usu- ally in a pre-measured and severely gen- eralized size. Unfortunately, this means that more oen than not, young men today are shopping in stores that offer relatively low cost and seemingly decent looking suits. ey have a hope of find- ing one that fits them well enough to look as if it is a high-end product and was finely tailored with their fitting needs in mind. We have all seen the disastrous results that oen ensue. At Otrebla's Tailoring & Haberdashery in Haymount, one may discover that this is not such a lost art form aer all. Customers will walk-in under a bold red and white striped awning and into Otrebla's Tailoring. Inside, the vintage signs, Ralph Lauren writing desks and antique furniture lend themselves to an almost old-timey feel. According to Horace Hudson, the longtime business and accounting manager at Otrebla's, this was done on purpose so as to cre- ate an atmosphere where clients can walk-in and no-longer feel as if they are in Fayetteville but rather in a vintage New York or California shop. Business Alberto tailors all kinds of finery. Alberto assists a young lady with her beautiful dress for an Indian wedding.

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