Does Men's Wearhouse do free alterations?
Fact-checked 2026-09-07 · every claim links to its source below
What Men's Wearhouse says
- The price list is published on the brand's own blog with a stated publication date of February 5, 2026.1
- Headline prices: pant hem $20, waist and seat $25, taper leg $32, jacket sleeves $35, take in jacket sides $35, shorten coat $60, re-cut pant $110.1
- Garments bought elsewhere are accepted on the price list, at roughly $10–$20 more per seam; skirt and casual-dress prices are the same either way.1
- Re-alteration is free: "Once a seam has been altered, we will re-alter that same seam within the garment's constraints, free of charge." Lifetime pressing is complimentary on any tailored garment purchased there.1
- Rush fees: coats $25 for one day or $15 for three days; slacks $25 for one day or $10 for three days.1
- The brand's two pages disagree on outside garments. The price list carries an outside-retailer column, but the brand's own tailoring explainer says "Tailoring services are typically reserved for items purchased from Men's Wearhouse." Read together: the list is the price if the store takes the job, and the explainer is the store's discretion to decline it.12
- The list is identical to Jos. A. Bank's, its Tailored Brands sister, line for line and dollar for dollar.13
What an independent tailor charges
- A published New York shop list (Alterations.com, NY 10017) prices a suit-jacket sleeve shortening at $65, taking in jacket sides at $65, tapering arms at $65, reducing shoulders at $195 and shortening jacket length at $200; trousers are $30 for a hand-finished hem, $35 to take in or let out the waist and $65 to taper the legs. The shop states an average total suit alteration of $165.4
- A mid-market shop list (Sew Boise, Idaho, dated January 2022) prices a plain trouser hem at $18, tapering a coat or blazer at the sides or back at $40, shortening shirt sleeves at $18–$25, with a $10 minimum invoice, a $10 surcharge per seam set on lined garments, and rush fees of 30% (72 hours), 50% (24–72 hours) and 100% (under 24 hours).5
- Airtasker's US cost guide estimates a hem at $15–$35, a basic sleeve shortening or lengthening at $30–$70, waist work at $25–$50, a two-seam leg taper at $25–$45 and side seams at $45–$85. The page is titled for 2026 but its body is dated March 2022.6
- Thumbtack puts the national average cost of a tailoring job at $73–$232, with hemming or cuffing at $73–$107 and shortening or lengthening sleeves or pant legs at $82–$122. Those are whole jobs booked through its marketplace, not per-seam shop rates, which is why they sit above every shop list here.7
| Alteration | Bought at Men's Wearhouse | Bought elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Coat: shorten or lengthen sleeves | $35 13 | $45 13 |
| Coat: taper both sleeves | $40 13 | $50 13 |
| Coat: take in both sides | $35 13 | $45 13 |
| Coat: both sides through blades | $45 13 | $55 13 |
| Coat: center seam | $20 13 | $30 13 |
| Coat: shorten coat | $60 13 | $70 13 |
| Coat: change all buttons | $15 13 | $25 13 |
| Pant: hem, plain or cuff | $20 13 | $30 13 |
| Pant: waist and seat | $25 13 | $35 13 |
| Pant: waist, seat and crotch | $35 13 | $45 13 |
| Pant: taper leg | $32 13 | $42 13 |
| Pant: extreme taper leg | $37 13 | $47 13 |
| Pant: lower waistband | $50 13 | $60 13 |
| Pant: re-cut pant | $110 13 | $130 13 |
| Pant: replace zipper | $30 13 | $40 13 |
| Vest: both sides | $20 13 | $30 13 |
| Vest: shape chest | $20 13 | $25 13 |
| Vest: add new back | $50 13 | $60 13 |
| Dress shirt: shorten sleeves | $25 13 | $35 13 |
| Dress shirt: taper sides through sleeves | $25 13 | $35 13 |
| Dress shirt: add darts | $20 13 | $30 13 |
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Questions people ask
Will Men's Wearhouse alter a suit I bought elsewhere?
The published price list says yes, at $10–$20 more per seam, but the brand's tailoring explainer says the service is "typically reserved" for its own garments. Expect it to be at the store's discretion, priced from the outside-retailer column if accepted 12.
How much is a pant hem at Men's Wearhouse?
$20 for a pant bought there, $30 for one bought elsewhere, plain or cuffed 13.
Does Men's Wearhouse re-do an alteration for free?
Yes, on the same seam: once a seam has been altered they will re-alter it within the garment's constraints at no charge 1.
How fast can Men's Wearhouse turn an alteration around?
The published numbers are rush fees: $25 for one-day service on a coat or slacks, $15 (coats) or $10 (slacks) for three-day service 1.
Sources
What Men's Wearhouse publishes
- Men's Wearhouse Alteration Services Pricing — Men's Wearhouse, 2026-02-05brand-stated
- Tailoring and Alterations Near Me: Everything You Need to Know — Men's Wearhouse, 2026-09-07brand-stated
- Alterations — Jos. A. Bank, 2026-09-07brand-stated
What buyers and the press report
- Men's Alterations price list — Alterations.com Tailor Shop, New York, 2026-09-07third-party
- Alterations Price List 2022 (PDF) — Sew Boise, 2022-01-05third-party
- How much do suit alterations cost? — Airtasker US, 2022-03-08third-party
- How much does tailoring cost? — Thumbtack, 2026-09-07third-party
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