September 2020 by Miranda Geisinger
I would not recommend coming here. I brought in a bridesmaid dress with straps that were far too long, falling off of my shoulders and causing the dress to fall forward. I explained this problem and that everything else fit well. She told me the straps were fine and it was the waist that needed to be taken in. As I am not a tailor, I assumed she knew best. I came back 1wk later and the dress could not hook, physically not fitting my body. She told me I must be retaining water weight since it’s summer, and that she would take it out 0. 25” on each side. The next week the dress still barely hooked, I could not take a full breath, and the straps were still falling off. She told me she did not want to let it out any further because then it would be the way it was when I brought it in, but she did alter the straps. The next week the straps fit great, but obviously the dress was still far too tight. She once again said I must be retaining water weight. Rather than argue, I thanked her, paid, and decided to take my dress elsewhere for help so I could be comfortable wearing it. The second tailor was shocked at the work done. She took it out another 2” before it fit properly, meaning the waist really never did need to be taken in. She redid most of the stitching on the inside because it was not tapered and stitches were loose/torn, the lining was sewn into the stitching where it shouldn’t be, and the straps were not reattached well. Lots of hassle, not worth the money or stress.
