About The Havant Tailor
Meet Debella
Debella Baker has 20 years’ tailoring experience, and every fitting at the studio is with her.
She pins the garment on you herself, does the work herself, and hands it back to you herself. There is nobody else for it to be passed to — which is the whole reason the studio works by appointment.
The machines
Debella works with professionally electrified vintage Singer machines, which she prefers for the control and precision they give her when altering garments.
They are working tools, not display pieces. For Debella, feeling the fabric move under the needle and being able to follow a pinned line accurately are part of achieving the right finish — and after twenty years, these are the machines that let her work the way she wants to.
The studio
The studio is a private working space in Havant, not a shop floor. It has a large, well-lit fitting area with a full wall-height mirror, giving you plenty of space to try on your garment comfortably while the alterations are discussed, pinned and marked.
We work by appointment so we can manage the fitting diary carefully and give each garment the attention it needs. Appointments keep the studio calm, personal and well organised.
Garments are kept covered and securely stored while in our care. The studio is insured and protected by intruder and smoke alarms and camera monitoring.
Book a fitting
Bring the garment to the studio and we will try it on, talk it through and pin it in place. You will have a clear price and a completion date before any work begins.
- Fittings and consultations are free and without obligation.