The best spot to go for hems! I'm so glad I found this place. I've been going consistently to hem my pants. Super affordable and service is fast. Really appreciate the care and customer service as well. I took my partner here to hem his work pants and he was satisfied. Will always be my go to spot. read more

Silvia and her team are truly the best. I've been going to her for years, both personally and for my vintage clothing store, and I trust her and her team completely. Everyone is incredibly skilled, and their attention to detail never disappoints. I've recommended Better Fit Alterations to countless people over the years and every single one has had the same great experience. They can handle everything from simple fixes, tailoring, repairs (big or small), or executing my vision to entirely reworking a piece. What I appreciate most though, is the experience of going in - Silvia and her team are always so warm, helpful, and genuinely lovely to work with. I'm so appreciative of all they've done for me and my business! No matter how busy and popular they get I will continue to recommend them because the experience is just that good. read more

This is actually my first time ever leaving a Yelp review, and I don't take doing this lightly. I really don't like putting down small businesses, which makes this even more disappointing. I brought in my dress for alterations for a very important event and spent over $200 to have several items tailored. When I went to pick it up, I was told that my dress had been given to another customer. This alone is unacceptable, but what made the situation even worse was how it was handled. When I raised the issue yesterday, the response I received was dismissive and lacked any real urgency, accountability, or effort to make things right. There was no clear plan to resolve the situation, no meaningful apology, and no reassurance that they were taking this seriously. What was especially frustrating was that when I called back to follow up, I was told, "Oh sorry, we've been with customers--we haven't even looked." Hearing that made it feel like my situation wasn't being treated as a priority at all, despite the seriousness of losing a customer's dress. Beyond the cost, there's also the stress and inconvenience of now not having my dress for an important event. I had previously recommended this business to friends, but after this experience, I can't do that in good conscience. Mistakes can happen, but how a business responds matters just as much--and in this case, the response fell far below expectations. I hope they take steps to improve both their processes and their customer service so this doesn't happen to anyone else. read more

They did an amazing job on repairing my denim Levi's shirt, and at a great price. Definitely going to return for more future projects.

Update 2026 continued: This is why I absolutely love Sylvia and her seamstresses!! These jeans are definitely used, and Sylvia has repaired them several times by now. I recently had these snag on a door latch and tear a rather large hole in the side. My favorite flannel is only two years old and started to come apart on one of the button holes. Again, repaired perfectly!! So, from the most serious of "accidents" to the smallest of repairs and EVERYTHING in-between I completely recommend coming over to Better Fit Alterations and have them restore your favorite clothing items. read more

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Terrible customer service and a price gauging. I have been a long time customer and feel taken advantage of alterations. They charged $10 without disclosing when I didn't want to do alteration due to high cost! I will never use their service. Terrible quality of work for the value !!!!! read more

Silvia's poor time management is frustrating to say the least. I've been going to Silvia since 2017 when she had her shop inside a market. When she opened her own place, my husband and I continued to support her for hemming and tapering but one thing that's remained consistent is her shitty time management skills. Clothes are rarely ready when promised. I've overheard countless other customers express the same frustration. If you're on a tight timeline or need something by a specific date, this is not the place to go. It's more of a drop-it-off-and-forget-about-it-for-a-few-weeks kind of place. I dropped off a dress for hemming which she had for a week. I showed up at the agreed pickup time, only to find she hadn't even started on it. What's the point of setting a pickup time if it's not going to be honored? I get that she's busy but this happens all. the. time. and it's extremely frustrating, careless, and disrespectful of her customers' time. read more

This is my go to for alterations. They are great and always on time! They hemmed all my jeans, dresses and my work out leggings. Perfect all the time! The prices are great and would definitely recommend this spot to everyone read more

Always love coming to get my clothes tailored by Sylvia and the team. First found this place because I had just gotten engaged and had a ton of outfits prepared that needed tailoring. After doing extensive research, I decided to trust this place. Got my engagement party dress, wedding dress, and a few other items tailored here by Sylvia. Incredibly reasonable prices and great service. One thing to note is that for my engagement party dress, it was tailored the first round to my accurate measurements however there was extra fabric sticking out of the back making me look like I had a tail or something. Notified Sylvia right away and she fixed it on the spot. Ended up looking great! Always try on your tailored clothes before walking out to ensure your expectations are met! I will always come back and trust Better Fit Alterations especially due to the fast turn around time! They also have a variety of payment methods for you so that part is also convenient. read more

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Great service! Great prices. Air-conditioned. The kind of place where they remember your name. Genuinely feel like you're getting the best deal in town for quality work. Everyone should have a tailor. It can make the biggest difference when the fit is just right. For example, buy the pants and hem them up for like $10-12 look polished. Been going here for years even when they were at the other location. Same great prices and service. read more

One of my dresses had a stain in it after alterations. Thankfully it washed out. They did another dress alteration well.

I love better fit alterations They did my bridesmaid dress and my catholic wedding dress and I have loved their work. She also prioritized my wedding dress and got it done in 4 days. I love this place! It is my go-to read more

People are helpful and good price . For pants cost $10 each. For dresses around &35. I looked around Irvine, this one is the best price

This place was recommended to me by my sisters friend who got her bridesmaid dress altered here at such reasonable prices and a good time frame! I finally came myself because I needed to get my scrubs altered and had to come multiple times because I couldn't leave them all at once (I needed them for work). I've been to their old location and the new one they just moved to 12/29/25 which is ever bigger and better than the previous location but still close by. I've gotten 2/3 scrub shirts done so far and I'm so happy overall with the quality of work and pricing. I'm so glad I found this place and it's closer to me than the previous tailor I would go to. read more

Been a regular customer for about two years. When you are short, you need a good tailor. Sylvia and her team are amazing and have saved my wardrobe. From hemmed pants, cropped shirts, and turning my dress into a top - they knock it out of the park every time. read more

I had two Theory button-down shirts hemmed here before a wedding, and the results were perfect. The tailoring was clean, precise, and finished right on time. The fit looked like it came straight off the rack--just sharper and more custom. The staff was professional, friendly, and clearly take pride in their work. Highly recommend Better Fit Alterations for anyone who values quality craftsmanship and attention to detail! read more

I really hate doing this but my god. I brought in six pieces for mending and only 2 of them are at all even "fixed." They did a fine job with the slacks I brought in, but everything else? Jeans mended so poorly that my finger just pokes right through, embroidery and a satin skirt that were *supposed* to be repaired and look largely the same as before. I wish I had taken before pictures but honestly, there's not even that much of a difference. I've received better mending work from friends who did it for free. The kicker is, if they needed more time to do what I asked, they could've just said that. If they couldn't do what I asked, they could've just said that. I'm not on a time crunch, and good work takes time. Instead I was assured that my items would be ready in a week and was given this junk as a result. Granted, I should've looked over the garments when I picked them up (and you bet your ass I'm still beating myself up over that), but that doesn't excuse how bad this work is. I'm so disappointed, all the other reviews made this place seem like a great option. The only reason this isn't one star is because it's relatively cheap - which may or may not be the root of the problem... Needless to say, they couldn't have made a worse first impression and I won't be going back. read more

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I went in for alterations for 3 pants today. Georgina gave me proposed lengths that fit me right. She would suggest something, and bam. It was exactly what I had in mind. She's got a great eye. She also helped me get a button fixed on a suit jacket. Hoping for the best for the alterations! read more

Better Fit Alterations - Fixed! - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Irvine, California

I highly recommend Better Fit Alterations. I've been taking all of my clothes in need of alterations to Better Fit Alterations for the last 7 years. Silvia takes great care of her customers. The service is quick and the pricing is reasonable especially when you the consider the attention to detail and great customer service. Silvia and her team have hemmed my pants, dresses, and a bridesmaid dress where she made sleeves for the dress upon request. Most recently she took care my wedding dress alterations. The quality of work that was put into my wedding dress was impeccable. Thank you Silvia for always providing me with a great experience! read more

Better Fit Alterations - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Irvine, California

I've been going to Sylvia since 2014 when she was at a different location and working on her own. It has been amazing to see how she has grown and built such an incredible team around her. Everyone is friendly, professional, and takes real pride in their work. They even work with Indian clothing, which has been a huge plus for me. No matter what I bring in, they always take the time to make sure the alterations are perfect. The quality, consistency, and care are unmatched. Sylvia is truly the best at what she does, and I will follow her wherever she goes. read more

Paid her to sew 9 patches on a jacket. She took 10 days to do so; so she had time. Picked up my jacket; her shade of lipstick was on the sleeve. Fine, she semi cleaned it. I took it and got it dry cleaned after that before wearing it. Took it out today to wear it and noticed a patch lifting. She didn't sew this one. It was ironed on. I am so upset that I paid for this service. Now I will have to take it to my local cleaners to get sewn on properly this time, yet incurring even more costs. Shotty service at best. I would NEVER recommend this place. read more

They did exactly what I needed for a great price and in under 48 hours! I will be back!

The ladies here are so sweet! I had a denim top that needed to be taken in and it only cost me $15. I got it back very quickly as well. I would come back for any alterations. read more

This place used to be decent but not anymore. Sylvia is incredibly rude now and will get irritated and condescending if you need additional alterations after trying the clothes on. It did not used to be like this. Also, the new staff they have hired have no idea what they are doing or how to measure. I have now had way too many pieces of clothing ruined from this place. i.e. sleeves SKINTIGHT (why?), pants slimmed only from the front half so that the pants look lopsided and rub against my thigh (why?), and other dresses/jumpsuits where I cannot breathe at all. Yet, when you try on the clothes and say they need additional alterations, Sylvia will roll her eyes and say "did you NOT try them on when you first came?" Yes, of course I tried them on, you guys measured wrong and did a poor job. Also, be prepared to wait and wait because Sylvia can never find the pieces and sometimes will have you come pick up when the pieces are not ready/ still have pins in them. She is very disorganized. read more

Very sloppy and careless work on my tuxedo jacket alteration. They did not quality check their work. My right sleeve was longer than the left sleeve after the alteration and had to take it back a 2nd time to have it fixed. It was still uneven after the 2nd fix. She then had the guts to tell me it was the shirt that I was wearing that made the tux sleeves uneven. Upon closer inspection, I turned the sleeves inside out, the stitching where they made the alterations was falling apart and done very poorly with gaps and loose threads everywhere. Also, the sleeve buttons on both sides were sewn back on very loosely, I had to request for her to resew them to make it more secure. I was very disappointed since this place has a high review on Yelp (fooled me). I was not going to bring it back here the 3rd time for more careless work. I decided to take it to a different Vietnamese tailor in my area to have it fixed (should have done that the 1st time). That tailor even said the work done on the tux jacket was very mediocre. My tailor had to re-open everything and re-stitch everything. 0 stars for Better Fit Alterations. read more

Not a great experience. One pant leg was slightly longer than the other. Lacked super communication skills and business savvy to get through it. They did make the correction but felt communication was a little rough. It was a visible issue. read more

They did very nice quality job and reasonable prices! I have been going to Silvia more than 10 years, I always very happy!

I can't say enough about Better Fit Alterations or Silvia. I went to another place to get a quote for my wedding dress, and they quoted me double the price. I am so happy I came to Silvia, she was so great to work with and has the best prices in town (especially for the quality). I had the corset portion fitted, the straps, and the train removed from my dress, and I was so happy with the final product. Even for the last minute adjustments, Silvia was great and has great people working for her. After my wedding, I even went and brought another dress in. She gets very busy, so make sure you bring your clothes in with plenty of time. read more

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I'll start on the good parts: location is easy to park and staff is nice. But they completely ruined my dress and they're quite pricey. I had my dress shortened and taken in a bit because it was big on me. The measure process was simple; they pinned the dress and I handed to them. What I neglected was that they never had the tailor to tell me HOW they were going to take it in. I trusted the Yelp review. My dress has rippled design on both sides the hip fabric. After i got my dress back and i tried it, one side of the rippled shape is completely gone! Smoothed and mismatched with the other side. I look like one of my hips is wider than the other side. I realized that they took in the material on the side. Not having the tailor to see it on me first when I was there was a huge mistake. Now I cannot wear it to my wedding banquet, which is in two days. A designer dress ruined. read more

It really saddens me to write this review because a friend of mine suggested this place to be my regular tailor and I had gone 2 times before to hem some pants and they had done a great job. (I'm 5'2" so nothing ever fits off the rack and I was in the market to find a regular tailor and this would've fit the bill!) On my birthday, November 3rd, I received a Nordstrom gift card and wanted to treat myself/take off from work early so I went and found this super cute colorblock coat with a belt. I went straight from buying it at Nordstrom in Newport Beach to this shop to get the sleeves shortened so that I could wear it ASAP! As you can see from the time stamps, I was at Nordstrom and hadn't checked out yet at 3:37pm and then got to Better Fit to drop off. The second photo might be confusing but I had dropped off a pair of pants the previous day 11/2 and realized I should've checked if my pants were done but that was going to be ready the next day 11/4. From the time stamp I'm at Better Fit at 4:26pm. I literally came from Nordstrom straight to Better Fit. All this context/build up to say when I came in to pick up 2 weeks later on November 16th around 5:30pm after work, I was taken aback when I was getting rung up that the coat was missing a belt. I asked about it - as you can see from the pictures it came with a black belt with a buckle. The coat even still had the tags on. Someone else was ringing me up but Silvia from her work space in the back told me multiple times that the coat didn't come with a belt. I was feeling extremely uncomfortable because the shop was busy - I had waited about 10 minutes for the previous patrons and there were others in line behind me. I was as polite as I could be about how I had just bought the coat and definitely dropped it off with a belt. (I was so flustered I didn't realize I could've pulled up those pictures then and there.) It honestly would've been okay if Silvia had just said, I'm sorry there must've been a mix up and just left it at that. But I felt berated and gas lit for an uncomfortable few minutes with that audience. She did iterations of "it didn't come with a belt" in many ways. -That I didn't drop it off with a belt. -What service did we do for you? Shortened sleeve hems. Then we had no reason to touch the waist area. -Whenever we get an item with a belt/loose piece we put in the pocket and since there's nothing in the pocket you couldn't have brought it with a belt. Again, I don't really care if any of that was the case. As a customer, I was just asking a question - I didn't need a lecture. As a human too, I didn't need that at the end of my work day. I didn't even want a discount or anything, I was just shocked to have had that interaction. I swiftly paid with Venmo and then just wanted to extricate myself so I ended the interaction with, well if it turns up, let me know. To which I got the response that it wouldn't. I'm a huge yelper and I love supporting small business. Especially as a woman and POC myself. I hate writing bad reviews but this was truly awful and just straight up rude. The work done here is great and is super fast, well priced. I have to give credit where it's due. My Jeans hem from the photo was $5 and perfect. Shortening sleeves on a lined coat was $20. I had brought 2 pairs of wide leg trousers in prior, the hems for that were $8 each and perfect. In fact those are my favorite go-to pants now. I truly hope that was just an off experience after a long day. Especially as I had great experiences with Silvia and her staff all the previous times. I've worked retail/customer facing jobs, I was with Starbucks for 6 years to pay for college. People can be awful and from my own experience I never want to be THAT customer especially over something as small as a cup of coffee. I wish the exchange was more civil instead of defensive. They sound short staffed so who knows, maybe the holiday season is a high season for tailoring. I wanted to email this feedback to Silvia direct but couldn't find anything on the website. I hope they continue their great service and quality work for other customers and that this was one unfortunate event. read more

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Great service, especially Silvia the owner. Reasonable prices. Been going to them for years.

The Best Fit Alterations! I've come here and had alterations done to my suits, and I've then gone to other places and been disappointed. Lesson learned! The do great work here at reasonable prices and always make sure I'm happy with the product. Unlike other places, they even list their prices so you know what to expect. This will be the only place I go to for alterations. read more

Better Fit Alterations - Prices 9/2022 - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Irvine, California

I dropped off three long dresses on Thursday and said it was kind of a rush. They said they might be done Saturday by noon but call at 9. I called at 10. Dresses were done! Went to pick them up, they were easier to alter than originally thought so they gave me a refund. Who does that? Integrity and speed. What more could you ask for? read more

Silvia is the sweetest most hardworking woman ever. Her team steamed this dress and made sure I was able to wear it confidently for the tea party. She charges more than fairly and her work is high value. The service I requested was to have the entire top reconstructed to fit me including removing boning. She also brought the skirt up an inch. All in ONE DAY. read more

Better Fit Alterations - Silvia reconstructed a dress that was two sizes too big for me in ONE DAY. - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Irvine, California

The ladies here are very nice and welcoming! I like how they have a list of prices at the front so they're transparent about what you're paying. The service I got was a pair of jeans hemmed and skirt hemmed. The price was a little higher than what I'm used to paying but the results were great and super happy with the service! read more

I feel bad giving 2 stars because Silvia is a nice lady. But honestly I'm surprised this business has maintained 5 stars. I would think twice about bringing anything of high value. I put a lot of trust in Better Fit by bringing my wedding dress in for alterations but long story short, the process and alteration to my dress was bad. They seem to struggle with dresses with layers. For my wedding dress, they only removed fabric from the outer layer so there was excess fabric inside that scrunched up behind the lace which didn't lay right. During my ceremony, I noticed a part of my dress hanging off to find out they had stapled the lace back to the bottom of my dress... and my bustle fell apart. I had also brought in another dress for my Chinese banquet and had the same issues. The alteration around the arm area where it needed to be taken in was scrunched up at the seams - I asked Silvia if she could fix it and she tried but it still looked awful. I brought it back home and attempted to fix it myself and when I released the seam I found a hole in the outer layer so they were trying to cover up their mistake. On top of that, they seem disorganized and can't manage time well. I had multiple visits with several weeks in between and most of the time it seemed like Silvia was just starting to work on my dress while I was there. I spent up to hour there each time. I was patient with that, but at the end of day, they weren't able to alter my dresses appropriately and it was definitely disappointing. I don't doubt they can handle basic hems but I wouldn't go back. And especially beware of getting your wedding dress altered. read more

Better Fit Alterations - Stapled the ends of the lace back to the dress - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Irvine, California

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I got my wedding dress altered here and Silvia did an amazing job! It was a Rue De Sein Dress, so lots of detail. Silvia was kind and her prices were affordable-would recommend to anyone! read more

Great place for hemming pants - Reasonable price and very courageous service. Will come for more read more

Better Fit Alterations - White pants after hemming - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Irvine, California

I love Sylvia, she's so nice and her work is great. If you need something redone because it didn't turn out to your liking she always does what she can to make it right. read more

Finally found an alteration place that knows what they are doing. Had to take my wife's dresses for alterations and was urgent. They not only did it before we left, it was don't perfectly and price was great for the work done. They are my default alteration place now. read more