Tailors Thrive Amidst Fast Fashion's Decline

0:00Tailors like 63-year-old Kill Bay in Manhattan are busier than ever, slimming down thrift fines and tweaking off-the-rack clothes for folks. Ditching fast fashion. Bay's spotting customers dropping 20 bucks on a vintage jacket, but paying $280 to customize it. Demands up from second-hand revamps and weight loss meds like Zepbound and Wigabee Shrinking Wastelines nationwide. Meanwhile, the field's shrinking fast fewer than 17,000 Pro tailors and sewers left in the U.S. down 30 percent in a decade. Media and age hit 54 last year, 12 years older than average workers, as bets retire without enough young hands stepping up. Shoppers love the custom vibe, extending wardrobe life, and adding personal flair, but low pay at around $44,050 a year. Versus 68,000 average keeps teens away. It's tedious, physical work that AI can touch yet. Everybody's unique. Tailors are fighting back, Nordstrom linked with fashion institute of technology for a

1:01nine-week training program that drew 200 applicants. For 15 spots, 10 grads got hired among their 1500 alteration pros. Brooks Brothers rode out women's bespoke tailoring to 40 more stores too. Bay's still pinning and sewing on three machines, calling himself an artist who'll keep at it while his hands hold steady, hoping more, see the crafts, endless, flow. That wraps Durham News Today. Brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with The Story.