I've sent the information several times to Nana and have not even received a call back. Very unprofessional. Her lack of response is very condescending. Obviously she doesn't have the time or respect to return a call. Would not recommend this "facility" for anything. With the worlds use of internet feedback, you would think she would try harder to achieve a higher score. Very disappointing! Wendy read more

Nana is everything you want from a private altercation service. She is very courteous, understands the current trends in business fashion, and just a joy to work with. For those males who like to be business fashionable during work, my entire story is below. Hopefully it helps with making your decision whether to call Nana or not. I gave her a call on a Sunday and set an appointment for a pants hem and shirt altercation. I have body measurements that require very custom measurements. In order to be able to breathe during work, I need at least a 15.5 to 16 neck size shirt, but the sides, bottoms, and pretty much everything else is just a mess. The shirt in question was a brand name shirt I bought at the mall at a discount. The only thing that fit was the neck, everything else was just ugggh =( I have gone to other brick and mortar altercations before that would charge me up the woozah for all the changes needed for the shirt. With Nana, she did a quick assessment and immediately went to work. The entire process felt very friendly and one on one. My sides, sleeves, bottoms, everything pretty much needed to be done. On top of that, the style of the buttons on the sleeves made it one of the more advanced altercations needed. However, Nana's prices were fantastic given the attention to detail and service she provided. All the altercations to the shirt itself usually would have cost me over 50 by itself at other altercation locations. But Nana gave me a discount and with the hem altercations on the pants, the total still came to 40 total. She told me she needed a few days, but I told her my new work started in three days and she catered to my needs. I picked up within two days and the work was fantastic. I could not have asked for better. When I consider those 100% made to fit stores that charge at least 100 for a quality shirt, then I consider that I can just buy quality fabric shirts at my neck size and discounted and bring them to Nana.... I will def choose Nana every time. I plan on bringing a few more shirts over sometime within the next few weeks. TLDR: Nana is a joy to work with. Fantastic work. Fantastic and competitive prices considering the attention she provides you. She is very flexible on your needs. Highly reccomended!! read more

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I loved Nana's work!!!!! She took me in last minute and made the dress work on my body and made me feel so much more confident :) I will definitely be back! read more

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Nana is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet! She altered my dress for my baby shower and it was done perfectly. The material was very difficult to work with and it is a very expensive dress. She did a flawless job. Could not even tell it was altered. Very professional and quality work! Thank you nana!! read more

Alterations By Nana - Hem with added slit on both sides. Made me a belt with the extra material from the hem. Crochet, silk type material. - Sewing & Alterations Near Me

Excellent and efficient work! This lovely couple tailored my daughter's dress and my son's suit in about one week. Very good attention to detail. I will happily use them again! read more

As much as I would love to leave a glowing review for this one woman shop I simply can not do that. She seems like a nice woman but the experience from start to finish was incredibly lackluster and unprofessional. To start, her shop was not at the location listed on yelp, and was much farther from where I live, but because she had such great reviews I made the drive. Her shop is messy, run down, and it was so incredibly hot you could see my sweat coming through the garments when she was fitting me, and the dressing room latch did not open or close without using considerable force. I had a blazer I wanted taken in because it was too large and she told me it would be $150 because of how much work it was. I am not new to the cost of alterations, but I still said I'd like to think about it, and she would not stop going on and on about how much she does to make her costs as low as possible and if I went anywhere else I would come running back to her for her low prices. I really do not respond well to that kind of attitude, in my mind you should let your work and your prices speak for themselves. So I ended up not getting the blazer done and agreed to have 3 items hemmed. She told me it would take 10 days for her to complete this, I think that is a ludicrous amount of time to hem 3 items, but I was going out of town and didn't need the items right away anyway so I agreed. I call her the day that is designated on my ticket for pickup to ask which location she's at, and of course, it's Newport. I drive over there to find she hasn't even finished hemming one of the items. And she finishes up the job while I'm trying on the other two items. So unprofessional. The other two items were jumpsuits, when I was first getting fitted she removed one of the shoulder pads per my request and said she'd remove the other one... she didn't. When I tried on the jumpsuit it had one shoulder pad in it. I asked her to take it out and she apologized and removed it. In addition, when I was going to pay I didn't have the $40 it was to hem 3 items in cash, so I asked about using card and she said "you told me you would bring cash" to which I would replied "no I absolutely did not", and she apologized and said it must have been someone else, and then charged my card. I walked out of there with my garments BUNDLED IN MY ARMS, because she did not provide me with hangers or a bag of any kind. I will never return here for any sort of alteration and I truly do not understand how this business has as many positive reviews as it does. read more

Nana is so sweet and professional. I'm so thankful that I found her. She was able to take in a dress that I needed in 5 days and it fit my like a glove. You can tell how knowledgeable she is in what she does because this was not the easiest fix. I know who I can trust whenever I need something altered now! read more

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Nana is a God send! She's at joy's tailoring which the reviews speak for themselves. After having a botched job on my wedding dress, I brought in a backup dress to Nana 2 weeks before. She is giving me a one week turn around even though she's completely booked and her prices are reasonable. You can tell she has so much experience with delicate fabrics and fits. Most importantly she is very kind. I will use her for everything in the future. read more

Sooo happy that I found Nana on Yelp. I was nervous about taking my dress to her on such short notice especially given the work that had to be done but it turns out I had nothing to worry about; not only did Nana work wonders, but she stayed in contact with me to make sure she was altering the garment to my specifications and it was done on time! I bought the dress (http://www.polyvore.com/dorothy_perkins_rose_print_pencil/thing?context_id=4159328&context_type=lookbook&id=120453591) a size larger so it hung on me and appeared boxy. Nana was able to take in all of the seams so that the dress fit me like a glove and gave me an hourglass figure! I gave it to her on Tuesday and it was ready by Friday! She was very accomodating and warm, and her daughter and dog were both friendly as well. I really appreciate how nice she was, given that she had rushed home to make our appointment (which was only one of several from the looks of it) after already working a full day at her shop in Newport Beach. She also offered her honest input on what should be done without being off-putting. This is definitely the first of many visits. I'll be sending my husband over as well to get his suits and shirts tailored. So glad I've finally found a reliable tailor in Irvine! read more

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Needed a last-minute hem by Nana who actually works out of Joy's Tailoring in Newport Beach. It was really easy to reach out to her over text. I sent her pictures of my dress and she quoted me a very fair price despite my tight turn-around time (literally 3 days)!! Upon picking up my dress, she had me try it on to check the length and she even steamed my dress. She did an excellent job and my dress turned out perfect! read more

Excellent customer service and great work on the pants. I dropped off 5 work pants and they were able to alter them the way I want them to be. They are truly experts. Their service was very fast. The cost was less that half of what I'm paying anywhere else. Thank u so much. read more

I love her she is done my alterations last minute and everything is precise and an expensive she's fantastic I'll take all of my things to her from now on read more

I was recommended by Nana through my boyfriend. He's been going to her for year now! Nana is very sweet and friendly! She recognized me instantly only after meeting her once. Her work is very precise. My bridesmaid dress was tailored to perfection! Definitely see her sooner than later as she is busy with wedding requests! My dress was ready and on time for pick up. Thank you Nana for my tailoring my dress! I plan to come to her for all the future wedding seasons coming up! read more

Absolutely amazing! She was fantastic and extremely helpful. She was willing and able to alter a dress on a very rushed time frame. Extremely kind and helpful and reasonably priced. She helped the dress fit me perfectly. I would 1005 recommend her to anyone else. I will be going back to her for all future alterations. She has a different location but can still be reached by the same number. Even though she's not located in Irvine the trip to Newport is easy and worth it!! read more

I decided to try Nana after reading all the reviews about her being good and sweet. That could not be further from the truth. She failed to have a simple pants hem done on time, left my pants in worse condition than when I gave them to her, and then lied to me about it multiple times. I am never bringing anything to her again and will never recommend her to anyone - in fact, I would recommend everyone avoid her. Oh, and she likes to charge more than anywhere else. She promised to have a simple pants hem done on a Monday and when I called the following Tuesday - the day AFTER they were supposed to be ready - she made up some ridiculous story pretending not to remember who I was or which pants I was talking about; I dropped the pants off at her house just three days prior and she remembered very detailed parts of our conversation... yet she couldn't remember me or my pants? Really feels like she is stalling... you can see where this is going... She then said she would need to get home to check first. I called her back later that evening, after she arrived home, and her phone would only go straight to voicemail. I knew something was up, so I go to pick up my pants and her teenage son answers the door shirtless with my pants waiting right there - so she knew exactly which pants were mine. I went to try them on in her bathroom and immediately noticed there was not a single thread of stitching in them. All she had done is remove the threads so they were now longer than before and unfinished - completely unwearable. Her son said, "Oh, it must have come undone." Really? Because there isn't a single thread in either pant leg. It is the day after they were supposed to be ready, I needed them the following morning, and I had been lied to multiple times. She called me multiple times, frantic, hours after I got my pants and made up some ridiculous story about how her phone broke - as she is calling me from her phone. She also said she would have the pants ready in five minutes if I brought them back to her. Gee, maybe you should have had them ready when you said they would be ready. To make matters worse, my pants are wrinkle free and I gave them to her as such, but got them back with massive creases all over them, indicating they had been dumped somewhere with weight on top of them (piles of clothes?) for an extended period of time: this is the level of care your garments will get. For simple alterations, you don't need to be lied to, overcharged, played for a fool, or have your clothing damaged - just go to any one of the other dozens of shops for alterations that are a five minute drive from her house where you'll get your clothes on time and in good condition for cheaper. read more

Okay, this woman is freaking PARANOID! I just called because I wanted to bring in my alterations based on all the great Yelp reviews. This Yelp page lists a street name but no address. Turns out it's her home where she takes evening appointments. First off, this woman answers the number listed but is immediately suspicious like "Why are you calling me? Why are you asking for the address?" Uh, duh, because I was on this Yelp page with great views for a tailor and I really need to have my jeans and dress altered. Then, she says that she has a business in Newport so I try to tell her that the Yelp page doesn't have this business address. After I asked for her Newport address, I started to get this weird feeling that this woman is a little nuts as good as a tailor as she might be. What business person gets annoyed with a potential customer being confused with the address of her business and asks questions? As I'm deciding that I really don't trust my three pairs of brand new $200 jeans with a wacko, she says to me, "You're not a customer...you're asking all these questions...don't call me again." Alrighty...maybe, she doesn't have a license working out of her home. Who knows but despite great reviews, I'm not chancing a business that's not legit. read more

I brought my recital dress in and Nana helped me to fit into the dress like it's designed to me. The dress was über sexy but just 5 inch longer than me. Now it fits me like magic. Thank you Nana:)! Nana is sincere, caring and open hearted. Love you! read more

Alterations By Nana - This is the über sexy dress I brought in. Nana kept the princess tail design yet sewed it to fit my 5-5 frame. I feel magic :) - Sewing & Alterations Near Me

I ordered a dress from Tobi.com for my boyfriend's fraternity's formals. It was beautiful and had complex straps on the front and back but the problem was that my bust was too small making the fit awkward. I came to Nana telling her I wanted to shorten the length of the straps so it would fit my bust more snuggly. She met me after hours and asked me to try the dress and made sure that the bra I was wearing was the way I would later for the formals. She also caught on to a different area that needed alterations and helped me correct that as well. She pinned it on a Tuesday night and I asked her to have it ready by Thursday night ( a bit of a rush job ). She was very friendly and very professional. She was also very intent on making sure I would get the exact fit I wanted. The quote she gave me was more than reasonable and was actually much cheaper than I was expecting! She had it ready by the time that I requested Thursday night and it was a PERFECT fit. I also closely examined the stitching on the straps and she made it exactly as the dress originally was intended. My family is in the clothing industry and her sewing was of high quality and highly professional. I definitely recommend Nana for your alterations needs. She's been in the practice for years, she has reasonable prices and it's always a high quality job. read more

So I have nothing but praise for Alterations by Nana. She is just the sweetest person to deal with and the prices are very reasonable. I purchased a dress at a sample sale over the weekend and decided to wear it to my husband's holiday party that Tuesday. I pulled up my trusted Yelp app, found Alterations by Nana and gave her a call. I headed to her house that evening (was a Sunday) and made a plan to pick up the finished product early Tuesday afternoon. With kids in tow Tuesday afternoon, I was able to pick up my beautifully altered dress and made it to my Christmas party perfectly! I truly believe no other place could beat her price and service! read more

Nana is one of the sweetest people I have met. I found her through yelp and glad I did. She is very affordable and is really great at what she does. She transformed my dress that was way too big on me to fit my body just right. She gets really busy so don't be surprised if she's helping everyone at one time. Thank you Nana. Looking forward to seeing you Tuesday to see what you've done with my other dress. read more

Alterations By Nana - Nana fixed the sleeves, the bottom and the back to make this bag of a dress look like an actual dress on me. Thanks Nana! - Sewing & Alterations Near Me

I had a dress I needed to have altered with less than a week to go. Nana's is open from 7PM to 11PM thankfully, so I can take it in after work and pick it up after work. You should call in to set up and time to go in, since this is at a house. She also has another location in the daytime, Joy Tailoring in Newport. The dress I had was a pretty complicated piece of work. I knew that when I was going in and was expecting a high price. Well, Nana knew what to do. Instead of the complicated alterations I had in mind, she saw a simple solution. She didn't push any unnecessary changes and told me some of the changes I had in mind were optional and were probably not needed. Nana had a smile on the whole time and I saw the pride she had in her work. Prices are very reasonable, considering the work it took to undo and redo the seams of my dress to make it look good. read more

My first yelp review has to go to Nana, who performed a miracle on my dress for a very generous price. Other reviews have established Nana's flexibility and great attitude; I want to emphasize her technical skill. If you have a particularly difficult piece, definitely bring it to Nana! The original dress (http://www.nastygal.com/clothes/keepsake-another-world-dress) used to reach all the way down to my knees on my 5'0" frame, and was very loose at the top as well. Despite the dress's complex construction (I was refused by 2 tailors before Nana - they said it was beyond their skill), Nana was able to shorten the dress to a flattering length and tighten up the torso as well! Nana has my loyalty for her work on such a complicated dress. I can't wait to bring her more dresses and all my other tailoring work in the future :) read more

Alterations By Nana - Original: http://www.nastygal.com/clothes/keepsake-another-world-dress -Shortened drastically while maintaining the flare. Perfect job!! - Sewing & Alterations Near Me

Affordable and personable. They do quality work and I will bring all my alterations/sewing needs to them in the future. Nana is a very charming woman as well! read more

I rarely leave reviews but had to just because of the superb service that I received from Nana. Visit: I came to her place with 2 suit jackets, 3 button ups, and 2 pairs of jeans that needed alterations. A bit skeptical at first, however, after seeing all of the customers that she was tending helped reassured that I was at the right place. She carefully measured my fit with much precision and provided her best unbiased recommendation on what needed fixing based on my preference (slim fit). In less than 30 minutes, she had me on my way, stress-free, and not regretting this decision. I was in no rush to wear any of my tops so we mutually agreed to get "original hems" completed on the 2 pairs of jeans by my next visit in 7 days. Return: On the day I was supposed to pick up my two pairs of selvedge denim, Nana gave me a courtesy call to remind me of our appointment. Upon my visit, I was shocked to see that she had finished working on 6 of my 7 items even though I only asked for the jeans to be hemmed by that date . The last item wasn't finished because she wanted to get my input/decision before making a major alteration. Overall, everything exceeded my expectations in terms of pricing and fit. TLDR: Had lots of clothes that needed alterations and she had finished most of them in a week. Great mom and pop shop that provided unbiased, stress-full recommendation at bargain rate. read more

Nana altered my dress to make it fit perfectly! She was such a pleasure to work with and SO affordable! I needed it quickly and she was able to work within my time frame and even fixed the hem of my dress for no extra charge. I cannot recommend her enough! read more

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Nana is awesome. She is so friendly, takes pride in her craft, and genuinely wants to help. I had her tailored my suit and dress shirt for my wedding and boy did she make me look good. Everything tailored fit to my body. I didn't have to say much as she knew exactly what to do which is perfect for me as I'm no expert at tailored suits. I'll definitely be coming to her for all my alterations. Thanks Nana! read more

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Like many others here, I've found that Nana is amazing. I dropped off a suit jacket at her store in preparation for a wedding. She was super accommodating, and worked with me to figure out what needed to be done to the jacket. We were in and out, and just like that she promised to have everything taken care of. Fast forward a month, and it's time to pick up the jacket. I was able to meet Nana at her home after business hours on a Monday--unheard of at other businesses! The suit was altered perfectly. It felt good as I put it on, and looked equally good in the mirror. Of course, like an idiot I showed up to her home thinking she would automatically have some credit card processing terminal. Nana reassured me that it was OK, and even let me take the suit with me as I hastily left to run to the ATM at the bank around the corner. "Don't worry! Money isn't an issue!", she told us over and over. I quickly ran to the bank, and was back in less than 10 minutes with the cash to pay her. Nana was so sweet and even apologetic! She felt bad for making me drive out and back! Such a sweet woman, and with the technical skill to back it! I would most definitely come back to her for all of my alteration needs in the future! Awesome job with the alteration, amazing customer service experience, and just an absolute pleasure to work with. read more

I rarely write reviews but by the service my family and I received it was hard not to. She is so good at what she does and she is such a nice lady. Definitely going back. Thanks Nana!!! read more

I'm a college student on a budget so I've been searching for a place that has has great quality alterations for a good price. I had a cotton maxi dress that was too long (I'm really short) and needed about a foot cut off. Everywhere wanted to charge me $20+!! This was the cost of the dress itself which was ridiculous. I stumbled upon Nana's alterations on yelp and saw the great reviews and gave her a call to get a quote. It was definitely within my budget!! She was not only the most kindhearted woman I have ever met but she did amazing work on my dress. I can't wait to wear it! Definitely give her a call! She won't disappoint. Thank you Nana!!! read more

I called Nana for the first time last week to see if I could get my EMT uniform fitted and altered - the pants were way too high up on my waist, too long, and too baggy/loose. Even over the phone, she seemed so warm and genuine, and she was even more so in person. As another reviewer said, she really does seem to treat everyone like family. When I got to her house, I put the pants on for her to see, and she used safety pins/clips to let me visualize what the end result would be. I picked it up a few days later (she's very accommodating regarding when your clothes will be ready), and everything was altered just as we'd planned save for the waist, which was a bit tight. She kept it for another night free of charge and had it ready by the next day for me to pick up. Her prices are fair - my first alteration came out to be $45 ($15 for lowering the waist, $15 for the fitting/tapering of the thigh, $5 for the hem) - make sure to bring cash with you. Nana had initially suggested that I taper my pants all the way down to the foot, but I asked her to just taper it to my knee. What do you know, after a week of wearing them, I changed my mind and went back to her to get my pants tapered all the way down. Haven't picked up my pants yet, but I have no doubt they'll turn out great. read more

I am new to California and I needed to find a tailor for a bachelorette dress. My dress was all sequences so I was pretty nervous to bring it anywhere at first. Nana was very sweet and knew exactly what to do. We were able to find a solution on how to alter the bottom without ruining the sequences on the dress. It truly came out perfectly. She is located in Newport throughout the day and available in Irvine at 7:30 pm all week therefore it was very convenient for me and my location. She is also very reasonable with her prices! Totally recommend!! read more

Nana is AMAZING. She is so good at what she does and the prices are so affordable. Came here for a bridesmaid dress and a beloved red dress that just didn't fit anymore (ladies, you know how sad it can be when a dress that you absolutely adore just doesn't fit as good as it could be). Nana was so polite, efficient with time, and worked with me to get the look I wanted. She was so professional and offered me 85 dollars to take in a red dress, and alter a bridesmaid dress for length and taking in the bust. I came back within a month to pick up my dresses and could NOT be happier. The dresses fit perfectly and I've fallen back in love with the red dress. Every lady should have a beautiful dress, and in red?! How can you leave that behind! read more

I recently was married on 3.5.16 and purchased a suit for my wedding. I found Nana on Yelp looking for someone to help me look my best for the wedding. Nana was VERY helpful, warm & friendly and greeted me with a big smile that didn't go away. She did alterations to my shirt, my jacket, and hemmed up the pants. She made my suit fit snug and tailored it to my body. She did an amazing job and honestly, I felt like a million bucks. If I need anything else altered, Nana is the one I'm going to. THANK YOU NANA!!! read more

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I am SO glad I came across Alterations by Nana (thanks Yelp)! I met Imi at her home in Irvine, and I was thrilled with her quality of work. I needed 3 maxi dresses hemmed, as well as the straps shortened on one of them. I wasn't in any rush, and she had them done in 2 weeks. Extremely reasonable prices and high quality work. Not to mention she is the sweetest lady you will ever meet. I will definitely be coming back to her in the future. I also asked if she does wedding dresses, which is when I found out she owns Joy Alterations in Newport. She showed me a bunch of photos on her phone of dresses she's either made or altered, and I was definitely impressed. I am getting married next year and will definitely be bringing my wedding dress to her for alterations. Thanks Imi! read more

Nana is WONDERFUL! My Daughter wanted to wear my wedding dress, but it needed to be altered, and the sleeves were a little outdated. Nana's suggestions turned my 1989 wedding dress into a beautiful and timeless dress again, and more beautiful than I could have ever imagined! She was so wonderful and kind, and made my Daughter's dreams come true by making the dress her own. She fit us into her schedule, even though she was booked, and made sure we had the dress in plenty of time to get it cleaned before the wedding. I will definitely use Nana for all my tailoring needs going forward! Thank you Nana! read more

Thank you Nana! She is EXCELLENT at what she does. I came to Nana for a bridesmaid dress that didn't fit me. The dress was two sizes smaller, got it a week before the wedding and I was frantic. Called Nana and despise her super busy schedule, because she will not only help you from her business, but from her house too. She is caring, sensitive to your needs and exceptional at what she does. She got the job done on time, her prices are extraordinary good, and the dress fit me perfect! Thank you Nana. read more

Hockey Jersey alterations... This will get complicated, so bear with me. I have been trying to locate specific hockey jerseys for a while... I'll spare you the details. But essentially, I had purchased 4 on eBay and none fit me correctly. However, examining how they did fit, I figured that I could try to splice them together to turn 4 ill-fitting jerseys into 2 perfectly fitting jerseys. Well, I'm a male hockey fan. Of course I can't make that happen! So I brought them all into Nana based on the reviews I read here on Yelp. She ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT! I can't tell you how happy I am that she was able to salvage these for me. They look 100% professionally done. You'd never guess they were tailored. So if you're wondering if she can do something that you think might be complicated or important to you like a wedding dress or a tuxedo, just remember this review. She literally Frankensteined together hockey jerseys for me. She can do anything. read more

I have brought 2 dresses to Nana and she was able to help me. I love both dresses and they fit perfectly. Nana has a quick turn around time and her prices are very reasonable. I will bring all my alterations to her in the future. Thank you Nana! read more

Nana did a very good job on altering my dress and my husband's pants for attending a wedding. The price was very affordable. We are very happy with Nana. She is so sweet! read more

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I bought a dress from Nordstrom for a bridal shower and the fit was loose and unflattering, but I loved the style. When I brought it to Nana, she did such a great job with the fit! Now the dress is not too tight, nor loose- it's just right! Nana is so sweet and I was able to get it back in less than a week. I would definitely come back again for any fitting because she is so affordably priced, professional, and great at what she does! read more