What I know about sewing could fill a thimble, but I'm sure others on this Forum know a lot more than I do. I have quite a few business suits (ladies pants and jackets) that I'm going to want altering, but I understand there's a limit to how many sizes one can reduce by. For example, I don't think you can alter a size 16 down to a size 4, since that would just be too much altering (although correct me if I’m wrong in assuming that).
I suspect by the time I get to my final weight, most of my pants/jackets will need to come down 2 sizes (let's say from a 10 to a 6), although some will need to come down 3 sizes (say from a 12 to a 6). Is that too much of a reduction? Or do you think a decent tailor should be able to handle that? Perhaps I might be ok with the 10's but out of luck on the 12's? Or perhaps both the 10’s and the 12’s could be altered, except it will simply cost more to do the 12’s than it will for the 10’s?
Any thoughts you might have would be helpful!