Personal Styling
Elevate your fashion game and unlock your true style potential with exclusive Styling and Personal Shopping services.
Celebrity tailor and personal stylist, Los AngelesYour story,custom made.
Custom pieces, thoughtful alterations, and reimagined favorites. Made with you, here in Los Angeles.
Introducing The Bespoke Tailor
The Designer
About Karina Cardona
Karina Cardona sees possibility in every piece of fabric. A Los Angeles fashion designer and celebrity tailor, she brings together custom design, thoughtful alterations, and a love for giving clothes a new life. Her process starts with understanding the person, the fabric, and how a garment should move and feel. From a red carpet fitting to reimagining a treasured piece, she knows when to refine a detail and when to try something unexpected. That’s where her magic lives: turning an idea into something you can wear, feel confident in, and recognize yourself in.
Karina CardonaFashion designer and celebrity tailor, Los Angeles
Inside the Atelier
Where the work happens
Downtown Los Angeles studio · By appointment
Iconic Looks for Style Legends in the Making
Three ways to work with Karina, whether you need a full wardrobe rebuilt, a single piece cut to fit, or a red carpet moment start to finish.
Master Tailor
From bespoke suiting to expert alterations, we've got your back covered for all your fashion needs.
KCE VIP Experience
Get the red-carpet treatment in our VIP styling sessions that include expert tailoring for show-stopping looks.
The Process
The Karina Cardona Experience
Every commission is built around one person. Here is how a piece comes together.
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Consultation
It starts in the studio with your measurements and the occasion you are dressing for. Bring a reference or bring nothing at all.
Design and fitting
Fabric, cut and silhouette are settled with you, then successive fittings refine the piece until the drape is exact.
The reveal
Your finished garment is pressed, checked, and handed over ready to wear, whether that is a red carpet, a boardroom, or an aisle.
Specialties
What comes out of the studio
Five kinds of work, all cut and fitted by hand in Los Angeles. If the piece you need is not listed, it is still worth asking.
Bespoke suiting
A suit drafted from your measurements rather than cut down from a size. Jacket, trouser and waistcoat are balanced together, and the canvas, shoulder and sleeve head are built to hold their shape for years rather than seasons.
Red carpet and awards dressing
Full looks built to a specific date and a specific camera. Fittings run right up to the event, because a garment that photographs well standing still is a different garment from one that survives a step and repeat.
Alterations and refits
Pieces you already own, made to fit properly. Shoulders reset, sleeves rehung, waists and rises recut, hems balanced. This is the work that turns a wardrobe you tolerate into one you reach for.
Personal styling and wardrobe editing
A read of what you already own before anything new is bought. What stays, what gets altered and where the real gaps are, followed by shopping that fills them on purpose.
Campaign and editorial styling
Looks pulled, fitted and finished in the studio before they reach a set. Garments are tailored to the model on the day, so the frame never has to be shot around a bad fit.
We Know Every Detail Counts
The Karina Cardona
VIP Day Experience
Testimonials
What people say?
Word on the street is Karina has perfected the art of transforming fabric into magic.
Karina is the best! She is very easy to work with, communicates through every step of the way and goes above and beyond to get things done right. Her passion for the craft clearly shows in her work. I am excited to show off my new custom clothing pieces for my company!
Karina's expertise in altering and repairing my four wedding dresses for both my traditional and white ceremonies within a two-week timeframe was nothing short of exceptional. Her professionalism and impeccable work left me overly impressed. I would highly recommend Karina's services to anyone in need of such expertise. Additionally, her calming presence made me feel at ease during the stressful wedding planning process. She truly made a significant difference during this crucial time.
Karina, understands the Fashion Industry. She is able to perform in any environment; whether it be for an Editorial, Commercial + Campaign, or Production + Film. Her alterations are always tailored to the Client’s needs and she is trusted to suggest valuable advice for any projects that she’s a part of as a Tailor, Stylist or Custom Designer. Her optimism & encouragement is infectious at any time in any place.
Questions
Before you enquire
The things people ask most often before booking a first fitting. If yours is not here, send it with your enquiry.
Do you only work with celebrities?
No. The red carpet work is the most visible part of the studio, but the same bench does bespoke suiting, alterations and wardrobe styling for private clients. The process is identical whichever you book.
Do you make garments from scratch, or only alter what I already own?
Both. A commission can start from measurements and fabric, or from a piece you already own that has never fitted properly. Many clients start with an alteration and commission something bespoke afterwards.
Where is the studio, and do I need an appointment?
The studio is in Los Angeles and works by appointment only, one client at a time. Send an enquiry with the occasion you are dressing for and you will be given a fitting time rather than a queue.
What happens at the first fitting?
It starts with your measurements, the wardrobe you already own and the occasion you are dressing for. Bring a reference image or bring nothing at all. Fabric, cut and silhouette are chosen for your body rather than a size chart.
Can you dress me for an awards night or a red carpet?
Yes. That is what the VIP Day Experience is built for: the full look styled and fitted to a fixed date, with the final fittings scheduled close to the event so nothing has shifted by the time you walk it.
How do I start?
Send an enquiry with your event date and what you need made or altered. Those two answers are enough to tell you whether the date is workable and what the piece would involve.
One client at a time, by appointment
Tell Karina the date you are dressing for and what you need made or altered. Every commission starts with the same conversation.
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