Chanel Fitting Tailor

Chanel is a privately held French luxury maison renowned for haute couture, ready-to-wear, accessories, fragrances and beauty. The brand is celebrated for its artisanal ateliers and uncompromising standards of craftsmanship; as an employer it emphasizes technical excellence, discretion and the transmission of traditional savoir‑faire across its global retail and couture operations.

1. Conduct precise client fittings for couture and ready-to-wear garments, ensuring perfect silhouette, balance and comfort.
2. Execute hand and machine alterations to couture standards, including pad-stitching, hand basting, hemming, lining adjustments and invisible mending.
3. Collaborate closely with boutiques, sales advisors and the atelier to schedule fittings, communicate client preferences and track garment workflows.
4. Interpret pattern modifications and implement accurate structural changes while preserving the integrity of couture construction.
5. Perform final finishing, pressing and quality-control checks to deliver garments meeting Chanel’s exacting standards.
6. Maintain confidentiality and provide discreet, high-touch service to private clients.
7. Manage tools, couture supplies and alteration records; ensure meticulous documentation of measurements and interventions.
8. Advise clients on garment care, fit options and alteration timelines.

1. Formal vocational qualification or apprenticeship in tailoring, dressmaking or a related craft.
2. Technical mastery of couture sewing and finishing techniques (hand stitching, pad-stitching, hand-pressing).
3. In-depth knowledge of luxury textiles such as silk, tweed, cashmere and delicate linings.
4. Strong eye for fit, proportion and garment balance with meticulous attention to detail.
5. Professional demeanour with experience delivering high-touch client service and confidentiality.
6. Ability to read and modify patterns and to work from technical fittings notes.

1. Hand basting
2. Pad-stitching
3. Invisible hemming
4. Pattern alteration
5. Machine and hand-sewing to couture standards
6. Pressing and steaming
7. Client measurement and fittings
8. Garment finishing and quality control

Several years of hands-on experience in couture or luxury tailoring environments; prior work within a couture house, bespoke atelier or luxury retail tailoring team is highly desirable.

Vocational diploma or completed apprenticeship in tailoring, dressmaking or an equivalent technical qualification.

Chanel’s workplace culture prioritizes artisanal excellence, discretion and interdepartmental collaboration between boutiques and ateliers. The environment values mentorship, precision and the preservation of traditional couture techniques while delivering exceptional client service.