I posted this exact review on google and I felt like it should be posted here As well...ok here it goes... Attention Brides and Brides to be.... Who in the world gave this place 5 stars???!!!! . I made the mistake of bringing my wedding dress here for a hem, bustle, and for cups to be added to the dress...... I brought my dress in, tried it on and she pinned everything in place. In regards to the bustle, she told me she didnt know how to do it, and that I should just carry my train over my arm. I should of left then, but she quoted me a decent price for what she could do so I just decided to let her do it and take it somewhere else after. She told me it would take a month to do everything. A month later, (60 days before my wedding). She called me and told me that everything was ready. I told her that I would come the following Saturday and she told me her business hours are from 10-2. I came on Saturday but her door was locked. I called and no one picked up. I waited in my car outside her house from 11 to 1. I kept calling and knocking on her door the entire time. I do not live in Little Rock and Saturday is the only time I have to take care of this. Why in the world would the door be locked during business hours? No sign. No explanation of why the door was locked. It was just locked. At 1:30. I gave up. I decided to just leave a voicemail and come another day. As I left the voicemail, she interrupted and picked up the phone. Told me she was inside and to come in At this point I was pretty irritated but was relieved that I could come and get my dress today.... But guess what... I put the dress on, the cups were sewn in place, but the hem wasnt done....YEP... NOT DONE! She told me that it would take another month to do the hem and that it would cost more money than what she quoted me originally. She did a great job on the cups, but her timing ....AWFUL. I politely paid for the cups she sewn in and left. Oh and did I mention that it was pouring down raining the entire day....the icing on this crap cake Ladies..learn from my mistakes. I should of kept driving when I realized that this "business" is done out of her duplex. No ma'am. No thank you. Not with my Wedding Dress. Maybe some with slacks or a shirt, but that's it. read more

Just to warn you, Barbie's is one of those odd local businesses located in her very own home. If it weren't for looking up alteration places online, I would've never come across it. It's in the residential part of Beechwood, a little bit past up Kavanaugh. Going there, you oddly feel like you're going to visit a friend. Parking is a little weird; be sure not to park in the driveway because it's her neighbor's. Anyhow, to the point. Barbie is a sweet grandma who could easily be your own. She does a fantastic job altering gowns and has been praised for her work on weddings by local magazines. Barbie has 20 plus years of experiencing sewing clothes, so things will get done the right way. She's very attentive to the respected piece being worked on, but she doesn't come without a hefty price. Even simple alterations like hemming a pair of pants costs up to ten dollars. And that's just something simple. A friend of mine had a dress taken in and that wasn't cheap, either. A plus side is that she runs her own business, so you might be able to negotiate prices with her. It wouldn't hurt. Be careful when it comes to deadlines, though. Barbie isn't very good with finishing things in a timely manner, unless you give her a specific day you need something. If not, you might have to wait awhile before your pieces get finished. Think of her as your grandma who's great, but she might just sometimes forget about things. She'd be good for: complicated alterations weddings, expensive gowns I wouldn't recommend: simple alterations like hemming a pair of pants or getting a skirt or dress shortened. read more

Barbie has done our alterations for years and done a great job. She recently altered a formal for my daughter. Even though she had emergency surgery the week before our event, she managed to get the alterations done for us, and done beautifully! What a dedicated trooper! read more

Barbie did an amazing job on my wedding dress. She had to re-construct my dress and make it strapless. She did everything that i asked for, with a great price and timely manner. read more

Terrible service, no care taken for clothes, high prices, 18 days to hem 2 pairs of pants at $14.50 each!! I dropped off 2 pairs of pants and was told they'd be ready in 10 days at $12/pair. The price seemed okay (slightly high) but 10 days is a LONG time to hem 2 pairs of pants. Nonetheless, I left them. Called 10 days later (Tuesday) - pants weren't ready. They promised me they'd be ready the next afternoon (Wed) and would call. When they didn't call Wed, I called Thurs because I needed the pants for a weekend trip. She said they'd be done by 4:30 and I could pick them up Thurs evening. Thursday evening, I went to the shop, but they weren't done. The owner apologized, said she'd give me a discount and promised to have them next week (which didn't do me much good for the weekend trip). I picked them up the following Tuesday - a full 18 days after dropping them off - and not only did she not give me a discount, but she charged me $14.50 a pair and claimed that was the price she'd quoted over the phone (it wasn't). In addition to that, both pairs of pants were dusty and stuffed into a small bag without any care taken to fold them or hang them (what a novel concept!). I ended up paying an extra $6 to have both pairs dry cleaned, since they were not in wearable condition when I picked them up. So the $24 I expected to spend - which was already too high AND should have been discounted due to the multiple delays - turned into $35. Furthermore, the stitching on one pair was poorly done, with threads hanging out. I will never go back and would not recommend Barbie's to anyone. read more

In Little Rock for two business meetings - had a button fall off my suit pants. I scoured the area for a resolution, and stumbled upon Barbie. In less than an hour, problem solved and button replaced. And for a incredibly low price. She's a gem. May bring in all of my alterations needs next time I am back in town! read more