ah larry, he is a common tailor. he will sew anything you hand him. the shopping bags behind him hold the supplies and also finished work. the set up doesn't differ a bit from all the street tailors here.
a common alteration, like making the pants legs shorter, will cost about 50 cents u.s. sewing in a zipper and fitting a pillow cover also 50 c. (that includes a zipper)
this is a very wonderful and thought provokin image, Peter..it tells as much abbout the photographer(you)...as it does about the subject (him).....great work!)