April 28, 2008

One Size Fits All

Steve’s Old City Cleaners & Tailors

There are some people in your life that you could not live without. (Hint: They’re not related to you.)

However if tailor/magician Steve Davis isn’t one of the few, he should be.

To call him experienced is an understatement: He’s been working since the tender age of 18. His former boss encouraged him to buy his own son’s tailor shop — and 34 years later, Davis is still turning out fabric masterpieces. (Exactly how can he put original hems back on jeans and perfectly match the thread color?)

We wouldn’t trust our denim or vintage dresses to anyone else. The city’s best stores (Charlie’s Jeans, Sugarcube, Vagabond) keep him on speed-dial.

If you need another reason to love Davis, he’ll deliver when you can’t make it over.

Because he’s the freaking man.

Steve’s Old City Cleaners & Tailors, 105 Chestnut Street (215-427-2550).