Great work. She said it would be done in a week and it was. Reasonable fees. What more do you want? read more

Very professional and honest with tailoring. Items were ready as promised. Easy atmosphere. Job well done.

Alina is very fast and her work is quite satisfactory. I've had two formal wedding guest dresses altered and was very happy with both jobs.

Alina is wonderful and an excellent tailor. Thank you Alina! Catherine LaPlante Guin read more

Amazing tailor and so friendly and great prices! I will recommend her highly and continue to go to her.

I needed my old backpack's (had sentimental value) zipper fixed and I was very happy that Alina was able to do so. Very reasonably priced and it was very easy to communicate with the shop. Will be going here for my future tailor needs! read more

Alina is amazing. I brought my wedding dress to be altered here, and my mom also brought her dress to be hemmed. Alina was so kind and helpful with the fittings, hemmed my mom's dress and added some lining that she asked for. She altered my dress, which was kind of complicated -- I needed the shoulders shortened and the dress has long sleeves that needed to be detached, and it was also all illusion on the top, and then the skirt needed to be hemmed as well -- she did an incredible job on both my alterations and my mom's dress hem. She was super nice, and worked quickly, getting my dress done in 3 fittings (initial, one to see the shoulders done, and final for the hem), and I had my dress back with a comfortable amount of time before we had to travel for the wedding. She was incredible to work with and if I ever need any other alterations for clothing I will bring it to her! She is the best! :) read more

Alina's Tailor Shop - Amazing job shortening the shoulders on my illusion wedding dress top + adjusting where the sleeves meet! Photo by Kristen Marie Parker - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Highwood, Illinois

Alina did a nice job making me some napkins and pillow shams. Beautiful job. I took one star off for the length of time but it worked out well in the end. read more

Alina custom-made my wedding dress, and did a beautiful job! Her craftsmanship was incredible, and her service was wonderful. She literally constructed the dress on me, which made for kind of a lot of fittings, but also ensured it turned out exactly how I wanted it to look, which was quite a feat seeing as my mom and I showed up with a couple rough drawings and big visions, and Alina worked with us to make them come true. She does regular tailoring jobs as well, and handles all of her customers (even the really annoying ones) with good humor and grace. She was also reasonable in her pricing. My mom and I now go back to her for any difficult alterations and special occasion custom outfits. read more

Alina is a skilled seamstress. I have been using her for years- now I take almost everything I buy to her for a little nip or dart. Every friend I have told about her becomes a regular. She has taken in the waist of tons of dresses, removed sleeves from blouses, taken in workout tops that have too much room in the bust! Jeans? Sews pockets closed, takes in the waist, tapers the bottom. My sons take their jeans to her for hems or to taper. Sweatpants and khakis too- and the old ones they have her cut and hem into shorts. Closed Sunday Monday, everything takes a week. read more

I've had 2 dresses altered here. Most recently, I had a bridesmaid dress that was two sizes too big. She was able to pull it all in and alter the length for $70. 1 week turnaround time, which is great. Only downside: she only accepts cash or check, so make sure you bring more than just plastic to pay. Otherwise, I'm very happy with both items I've had altered here. read more

This shop is a complete waste of time and money. If the owner isn't doing the work you will have to come back a few times before it's done right; because there are people working in the back that don't have the know how to do it right the first time. I had to go back three times to get sleeves shorten on a men's sport coat the owner was the one to finally get it right. In addition to shortening sleeves on a sport coat the cost was $35.00 paying that amount you would think it would be done right the first time. Stay away you will do yourself a favor. I would give this place a zero rating read more

Alina's is the best kept secret! For almost every dance or event I need my dresses altered and Alina has followed through with my requests flawlessly! Usually, I need her to rush an alteration and somehow she always manages to get it done! My sister had a dress for a school dance that needed to be shortened and taken in at the waist. The dress was covered in expensive, heavy beading and Alina manages to shorten it and tighten the waist without messing up the dress in the slightest bit. She is the best tailor I've ever trusted! read more

Alina is magical! Absolutely wonderful! First of all she a pleasant, kind and relatable person. Secondly, she saved my fashion life literally 4 days before my engagement ceremony/party (which for my big fat Indian family was larger than most aveage American weddings). I was the victim of an online scam and my Indian fusion dress didn't arrive. That is another story. Anyway, my hairdresser Sonja at The Salon up the street, after hearing my sob story, told me that Alina could probably help and sent me her way exactly 1 week before I needed a dress. I wanted something that had all the elements of an Indian outfit, but in a high-volume ball gown style, that was day-time and outdoors appropriate and could be worn with Indian jewelry in a mixed Indian / American crowd. Very tall order! I walked into Alina's that Saturday, showed her a picture of what I had ordered online, and asked if she could make something like it. She said that there was definitely no time to do all the beadwork and embroidery of an Indian outfit, but we brainstormed together and I went off to buy a sari on Devon Ave that she could use to make the dress. It was Tuesday evening before I could be back to drop it off, asking for it back by Saturday! Beyond that, Alina did everything. She even happened to have the perfect lining on hand. And until she discovered that lining, she sat there on the phone with me while I walked around multiple fabric stores! She designed the most beautiful dress with me. It is simply exquisite. She came up with inventive details like using the detailed sari end in the back of the dress, instead of the front - which is very offbeat. The whole thing has the most romantic feel, which is just what I wanted. She perfectly achieved the exact look I was going for, and the result was an exquisite piece far better than what I had originally ordered. My wedding has come and gone - and for those of you that know Indian weddings, I wore about 10 outfits after that for my wedding events. This dress is still my most favorite one, and I wore it for our official photo shoot, too. Alina, I owe you pictures of me in that dress, but I still have another dress with you being altered so I will show you when I come to pick it up! read more

Alina did a great job of tailoring my coats and blazers to a more slim fit.

Alina is a miracle worker! I bought a wedding dress online that came to me not being able to fit over my butt! Not only did she make it fit she was able to make it look amazing on me! I also took my moms veil which has this weird hat thing attached she said "no problem" to taking off the 70s hat thing and adding a clip! She is reasonable priced but her work is soo amazing Id pay whatever! This is a hidden gem in the northshore for sure! read more

I have gone to Alina many times before and even advised a good friend contact her for her wedding dress fittings. She is amazing, and I will use her for as long as I am in this area! read more

I am short and stocky and conventional dress sizes don't fit me well. I've watched What Not to Wear and realized that most of their makeovers depend heavily on clothes being taken to a tailor. So for my daughter's wedding I chose two dresses that I really loved, even though both had fit problems, and took them to Alina. She was very sympathetic and supportive. One dress needed the bodice completely remade. She also took out the pockets and made the skirt less poofy (and more flattering). On the other dress, which had a sequined bodice, she raised the shoulders so the neckline would not be droopy, and also changed the shape of the sleeves at my request (they were long and fluttery). The dresses looked fabulous and flattering at the wedding events. I think people were a little surprised to see how good I looked! (They are used to my ill fitting off the rack choices). The cost of these repairs was not inexpensive, but I did not expect them to be. These were not simple hems but real tailoring requiring dismantling and reconstructing the dress. Most people probably don't need this.But if you do, come see Alina. She also really had a grea attitude and made me feel I looked my best. No credit cards, btw. read more

This is the second of two reviews I've been needing to write for a while. The first was for another tailor that completely screwed me over and who I will never trust again. Names do not need to be brought up, but I just wanted to make sure to write this review because Alina is absolutely amazing. I'm a guy who likes to have his jackets, coats, pants, etc. a little more slim fit. When I first approached Alina's shop, I was a little worried. It was a little on the feminine side (if that's the correct word to use). All those worries went away however when I actually got to speak to Alina, and even more so when I got to see the results from her work. She is a true professional. I just moved to the area for school, and as long as I'm in the area, this is the only person I'll be bringing my clothes to. In regards to that other tailor as well. Alina actually fixed a problem created by the other tailor (a nicked pocket [I wasn't even able to put my keys in my pocket]) without even telling me and without charging me. That right there, ladies and gentleman, is a true tailor. Or is it tailoress? I'm not sure? read more

Not satisfied at all. She shortened sleeves on my sport coat, messed it up and charged me to fix it. Of course it still doesn't look good. Ruined a 400 sport coat. Beware read more

While it looks as if she has done great work in the past, my recent experience was far from any cited. Find another place.

Alina is absolutely fantastic. I bought my wedding dress 6 weeks ahead of my wedding (I know, I know), and it was a sample size and about 8 sizes too big on me. I avoided regular bridal seamstresses after hearing horror stories about cost and timeliness (after all, I only had a couple weeks!) and went to Alina after receiving a recommendation from a friend. Alina was able to alter my dress in under a month (I came back for three fittings), as well as alter my reception dress and two other dresses. She was fast, knew exactly what to do, and charged a very reasonable amount. No nonsense like at bridal boutiques, but she is just as good (if not better) as any official "bridal seamstress." I lived in Chicago at the time, but I was more than happy to drive 40 minutes to see Alina because I knew she was doing fantastic work. read more