The tailor shop on Stefan cel Mare Street is a place which follows a grounded method of working that has come from the times when the tailors used to spend the night in the workshop if needed to finish the orders. Tailoring is a craft where if you don’t follow the technical process, errors can easily pop up. The creators of pattern are aware of these details. For the tailors on Șoseaua Ștefan cel Mare number 46, no order is absurd order or hard to make it real.
Șos. Ștefan cel Mare, nr. 46
Right on Atelierelor St (The Shops St) in Matache Market we can find Mr Marin’s upholster’s shop. Chairs, sofas, wadding, sponges of all sorts, quilts are there all around the workman. There are plenty of orders coming in that is why Mr Marin hopes that there will be youngsters that will take on this kraft. He does it with joy and is very happy when the client is happy with his work. The sewing machine seldomly stops covering with it’s noise almost complety the voice of the workman.
Strada Atelierului, nr. 21
Mendeleev street is protected by the noise of Magheru Bvd, but has a lot of advantages because it’s vecinity. Next to all the coffee shops here we can find the tailor shop where Mr Alexandru has been working for more than 60 years. The shop keeps the old rules, where the sewing machines are in the back, so the clients can’t see them. In front, where all the orderes are taken, on a mannequin, stands a jacket that tells how skilled the tailor is. Made from scratch, not missing any phase, for a somebody that is not accustomed with details, may seem not a big deal. But just take a closer look to the buttonhole,
Strada Mendeleev, nr. 12
Calea Şerban Vodă, nr. 138
At the main entrance, on the left, in the SIR Complex, works Mr. Moldovan, a watchmaker from the 70s. Mr. Moldovan knows very well the system of trades, during the communist period, he went through all the stages of specialization, working both in the village and in the city.
Complex Comercial SIR, Sos. Virtuţii, nr. 1
Patterns, wooden lasts, pieces of fabric, rulers, everything that is used in the making, restoration or retouching fur coats we can find here in the workshop located on the old part of Calea Mosilor. The fur workers go around heir daily tasks having above their heads, very close to the ceiling, hanged many fur coats, like in a contemporany art instalation. The fur master, Mr Ion, knows to recognise from a glance a quality fur and can transforme an old one perfectly on the sizes of the new owner. This workshop is one of the last remained on this part of the old street, where only the noise of the tram reminds of how busy the street once used to be.
Calea Moşilor, Nr.86
Mr. Petru says that since the passage Grant was built, fewer people step inside his shop for glasses and mirrors. Changes in the urban landscape are most of the time crucial to small family businesses or for workshops of this kind. But thanks to internet , now we can easily bypass the street and to know that around the corner we can find Mr Petru who works with glass.
Strada Crângași, nr 10, bl. 19A
Mr Neagu has been repairing shoes and has worked with leather since highschool. The workshop has all it takes to widen shoes, to chance the soles, to redo stitches or just to clean thoroughly a fancy leather. His passion for the craft can easily be seen in each order and on the Facebook page of the workshop one can find some of this order presented in detail. He is looking for an apprentice, but until now he hasn’t found the right person.
Strada Vasile Lascăr, nr. 77
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