leather jacket alteration

Hi all, I have two leather jackets and one non-leather jacket that need new zippers (and one that’s right on the edge). I live in NYC — are there any repair shops local to me that can be trusted with top tier Japanese jackets? Or is the general sense that it’s worth just paying to ship to Dena...

Let’s say I’m looking at a LW jacket in heavy HH but it’s a size or two bigger for me. Let’s also assume I know of a jacket maker who has spent 30 plus years machining leather jackets. Let’s say the cost for buying the larger size jacket plus and alteration cost is like 60% of a new jacket by...