Formal Wear Rental Review!…read more My husband and I worked with Gerry from Essence Formal Wear to rent his wedding tux (jacket, pants, vest). Gerry was kind to let my husband come into the store a couple of times to try on the rented pieces with other items he purchased to wear. We were both impressed by the styles they offered, quality of pieces, and pricing. They allowed us to pick up the tux a couple days before the wedding and return it 3 days after. I highly recommend looking to Essence for men's formal wear rentals!

Gerry is the man! I went to Essence for my wedding and rented tux's for me and all the groomsmen…read more Gerry got us all looking real nice and I got a ton of compliments on my tux. 10 out 10 recommend using Essence Weddings!

A great place in the suburbs with a good selection of clothing. We went there to shop for my…read morefiancé's sherwani for our wedding. We could not find something in his size. Priti patiently showed us our options and helped us order a custom outfit from India. We are very pleased with the sherwani that we received. It was exactly what we wanted - it was good quality fabric and good design at a reasonable price. I also ended up getting some kurtis and kurti sets from here. Again, good quality clothes at reasonable prices. Also, Priti provided good customer service. She never pressured us to commit to/purchase anything. She definitely made wedding shopping easy for us. This place is going to be my go to Indian clothing store from now on. I no longer feel the need to go all the way to Devon to get Indian clothes! FYI, the boutique is located in the basement of Priti's house. And, for all my fellow Indians in the Yelposphere, prices are fixed! But they are reasonable, do not hesitate to check out this place.

We visited this business today and very pleased with the services and also prices with the nice…read morequality of the products too. Very well organized business place and I would like to recommend all who don't want to go to Devon, instead choose this Bombay Boutique and fulfill your expectations with the help of nice person there. Thank you Mrs Jha, for your service and help to us today. Hope to see you soon. All the BEST.

Daniela is phenomenal to be honest when I picked up my dress for the last time I hugged her twice…read moreshe went ABOVE AND BEYOND. To help me with my dress. I was looking for a plus size wedding dress and she absolutely made my dream dress come true. She custom made the top of my dress to fit me better! Her jewelry and head pieces are phenomenal I received so many compliments on my dress and headpiece. Daniela should absolutely be trusted to take care of your dress her style and taste is amazing. my partner also chose her jumpsuit from daniela where daniela added sleeves!! she is also amazingly patient!

There are not enough words to express how thankful and just in awe of everything I was while…read moreworking with Dame Couture! I had the extreme pleasure of working with Holly - to pick out my dress (Carolina, Truvelle) - and then again with Dani during the move, the arrival and alterations for my dress. Dani was the best part of my experience. I can not rave enough about her helpfulness, quick communication, easy adjustments, and just overall amazingness! Her exquisite work on my alterations - quick and way under what I thought for expenses! - was everything, and she was definitely the most calming part of my wedding planning. She even added pockets into my skirt, because YES! I will forever rave about Dame and forever recommend you go. Seriously the best decision I've made. (Photographer: Katy O'Dell Photography)

We went to Gentlemen's Quarters Formalwear for our wedding tuxes. We went to their Schaumburg…read morelocation. We had gone to another shop and when we came to this store we were immediately impressed with their tie and tuxedo selection. We were able to try on tuxes and find the styles that we wanted. Ed was able to spend a lot of time with us. We chose the style we wanted and decided on having each of our groomsmen wear a different tie color. The only difficulty came when our groomsmen waited until the last minute to get measured for their tuxedos, but blame should go to our wedding party and not the shop. My sister wanted to be dressed like everyone else in the wedding in a tuxedo and they were able fulfill her request without any issues. Most people cannot say that they have a two year relationship with their tuxedo rental company but that's what happened to us. We first went into their store in early March 2020. After the pandemic hit we were forced to delay our wedding twice. Ed and everyone at Gentlemen's Quarters Formalwear were easy to work and communicate with. Phones, voicemails, and emails were answered timely. Both times we had to postpone our wedding, our arrangements and deposits were honored and shifted to our new date. Everything turned out the way we originally wanted. I highly recommend Gentlemen's Quarters Formalwear for weddings, proms, or any other important event.

We had a great experience renting tuxes here. The staff was very knowledgeable and helped match…read moreeverything perfectly with our wedding colors. My husband said the process was much smoother than Men's Wearhouse, and it worked especially well for our out-of-town groomsmen. My husband looked absolutely dashing on the wedding day.

With this being our second marriage our wedding party was our kiddos and 5 of them being boys…read morebetween 5 years old - 17 years old, plus my new hubby so we had a lot of suits to buy! We wanted something that the boys would be happy to wear (they are not normally suit wearers), semi-trendy, but also handsome because the wedding was formal. I believe Nicky was the woman who helped us (it's been a few months and seems like a lifetime ago lol), she was so nice and helpful! My husband ended up getting a Navy Tux, and the boys did a Gunmetal Gray. The blue ties were perfect with our color theme and we loved the brown shoes. A few of the suits still needed altered when the suits first came in, and after the first round of alterations they looked great! I can't say enough good things - the only thing is it can get busy so always make an appointment and give yourself plenty of time. And save yourself a lot of time and stress - let the professionals put on the cufflinks ahead of time, adjust the vests, do the fancy buttons on the shirt, and adjust and fold the pocket square! As a wedding photographer I can't tell you how many times I've watched the guys stress over this and if you ask Men's Wearhouse will do this for you!! All images are by Mel Schroeder Photo in the Chicago Suburbs, church is South Park Church in Park Ridge.

Needed a suit for a wedding. Worked with Zac and he had me in and out quickly. He was pleasant to…read morework with and helped me with making some decisions for styling. Thanks!

I felt amazing in my gown. Thank you for fixing my dress to fit me especially up top :)…read more You did amazing work

Grace is excellent. She mentioned that she's been in the business for 45 years and it shows! She is…read moreprofessional, personable and on time. She is reliable which is exactly what you want when someone is working on your wedding dress. Even better she embodies all the best things about a small business: a genuine passion for customer satisfaction, flexibility, diligence and care for what she does. Would recommend!

I have been struggling to find my dream dress with just 5 months away from my wedding, and I'm just…read moreso blessed to find Alesia C's boutique. She offers custom made wedding dresses and provides very professional advice from a fashion designer's point of view. She is willing to listen to your preferences and will work with your budget. You can customize your own colors, fabrics, and lace types, and she will take notes and make sketches accordingly. The dress price also includes free alterations and can be made 2-3 months. This is everything I need. Alesia just takes away all the hassels with dress hunting and alterations! Will update with more photos when I receive my dress, but I'm very excited now!!!

Alesia is a woman who can help you finding the perfect wedding dress! Due to the specific body…read moreshape I have, I could not find a wedding dress without major alterations. Alesia makes wedding dresses, so if you need a wedding dress with certain measures, she is the right place for you. She made me look my best for "my" day. By the way, she is very kind and dear. She can make your experience of a searching wedding dress pleasant!

Absolutely LOVE this Botique!!! Owner is fantastic. Accommodating, sweet, friendly, goes above and…read morebeyond!

The owner , Katrina has a huge selection of clothing that are great quality at a good value. I was…read moreshopping for a mother of the bride dress in a size 14 or 16 and there was plenty to choose from. I was very impressed by the selection and by the assistance that Katrina was able to offer me in trying on the dresses and her opinion on what was a good fit and what I probably shouldn't wear. A great experience and I highly recommend the store if you need a dress for a special occasion or formal occasion or a cocktail party.

I bought a beautiful black and silver evening hat there 25 years ago and I still have it. I regret…read morenot purchasing the feather hat also.

Such a Fantastic Place! Rori is So Friendly and takes the time to listen and help! Excellent…read morevariety of wigs, I'm on my 2nd LOL! Just a fun place to go!

This Woodfield anchor store has been around for a while, and while putzing around here on this…read moreLabor Day, I had the realization that this 3 story store is pretty dang big. The store was pretty vibrant with customers also and that was good to see for a good 'ol fashioned brick-and-mortar store. It's also a bright, clean, neat, and airy store. I ended up buying a pair of Brooks gym shoes and Macy's athletic shoe supply is provided these days by Finish Line, an affiliated vendor to Macy's. I'm also excited to try the well regarded Brooks brand as I have never done so in some 70 years of gym shoe wear lol. I was helped by a friendly young lady named Valerie and it was refreshing to have someone bring out some selections with the right sizes etc, and it nicely felt like the good old days before AI and useless chat-bots. Thumbs up!

Macy's is one of the anchor stores in Woodfield. It has gone through remodeling and it is bright…read moreand modern. They have a large selection of merchandise . They consolidated check out and at times there can be lines. Service is hit or miss depending on the department . Cosmetics and men's generally have good service. Dressing rooms are often disorganized and messy , and need to be remodeled.