Great experience getting my very delicate and complicated wedding dress altered. Renate was so kind…read moreand helpful and price was super fair.

I worked with Renate for my wedding dress alterations. She was such a pleasure to work with!…read moreExtremely knowledgeable and personable, fair pricing, fast turnaround, and a fabulous communicator. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about my experience with her - and even with my tricky (and massive!) ballgown-style wedding dress she completely knocked it out of the park.

I bought my dress at Anthropologie and Victoria's bridal was on their list of recommended tailors…read more Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience. I sent detailed images of my dress and was quoted $800. A couple of months later, at the end of my first appointment, the tailor handed me a bill for over $1600. After I checked with her, she took a couple hundred off for the bustle but basically said sometimes prices of materials and services change. I was completely shocked. This drastic price change should be communicated to customers. I was lucky that I could scrape together an unplanned expense and pay more than my dress for alterations... But I am a teacher and this was a pretty big blow financially. I should have taken my dress back then and gone somewhere else, but I figured that I wouldn't have time and told myself it was worth it. It wasn't. The seamstress was not friendly, and didn't take questions well. When she finished the bustle it was a line of hooks (like small bra hooks) along the back of my dress and was an eyesore. I took it back and she fixed the bustle, but this left holes along the seam where the hooks were. My fitted dress had buttons down the back, and after tailoring a button under my butt didnt lay right and caused a weird fold if I leaned back at all. When I brought this up, she snapped "you won't be bending over backwards at your wedding!" And didn't address it further. Well, I just got my photos back and that weird fold is apparent in many of my photos. That spot makes it look ill fitted and sloppy. (And yes you WILL be bending back at your wedding when dancing, dipping, kissing, and laughing!) Also, when I took my dress in to get the bustle fixed, her assistant told me an incredibly disturbing annecdote about wanting to euthanize his cat by putting it in the freezer... Not what you want to hear when you're in wedding mode (or ever!!!) All in all, this was one of the most stressful and disappointing parts of planning my wedding. I shed many tears. The whole process made me dislike my dress from all of the stress associated with it. I would not recommend this place.

It was lovely working with Nora and the team at Victoria's Bridal. We had a very short schedule for…read moreeverything to plan this wedding and get a lot done ourselves in just 3 months. I bought a sample dress almost exactly a month before the wedding date. Despite our hurry the team were courteous, professional, and very body-positive! I felt incredible after they had customized my too-tight fitting, intricately beaded mermaid-style dress. After not being emotional or particularly attached to any of the dresses I had quickly tried, I fell in love with; the Kitty Chen "Andrea" that did not quite zip when I purchased it. They did an incredible job adding that inch, created the many-point bustle needed and showed us how to do "bustling" in a video my maid-of-honor filmed. Thank you SO so much for working with me and making our wedding day so special! Everyone was BLOWN AWAY by my ceremony/ dinner dress, both by the fit and how elegant it was. I wish I could have worn it all night, but it is a masterpiece that I would have deeply regretted damaging. So they somehow, very graciously on our tight timeline, also fit in alterations for a second "dancing" gown that I partied down in and even got to wear back to the hotel instead of changing yet again!! My second dress was gorgeous as well, worked wonderfully for dancing, and was absolutely comfortable; this one they had to take-in, shorten and reconstruct the corset at the base where it had ripped with the prior owner. I highly recommend you call Victoria's Bridal and see if they are a good fit for you!

Absolutely the best formal wear customer service and alteration service ever. I needed a new suit…read moreand wife needed a new formal dress for our daughter's wedding with just 3 weeks notice. We were taken care of and are attending the cross country wedding tonight. We'll post pictures later

Customer service was great. I took my wedding dress in for some minor alterations, length and…read moresleeve adjustments. They did offer to let out near the bust to make the dress a touch more comfortable and ran into a snag, the dress maker did not leave additional fabric for this. Since the fabric was too delicate to restitch the zipper they ended up having to do a corset back. This was not my ideal outcome but the work was wonderful and done timely.

Owner is a jewel! She took on my worn and torn jacket and got it back looking good again. Super…read morenice to deal with.

just coming back to share pictures of the dress they altered for me at the actual event! I got…read moresoooo many compliments on it throughout the night!

0 Stars! I paid $1,185.95 plus a $200 tip for a prom dress for my daughter's senior prom, and the…read morezipper failed on the big night! When I contacted the shop, they showed zero sympathy for how important the evening was and offered no apology or compensation whatsoever. They insisted that if the zipper was going to fail, it would have done so in the store -- "never" outside of it. Their solution was to fix the zipper the following day, which was completely unacceptable since the dress was needed that night. To make matters worse, they wanted me to drive over an hour to University Village at 3:30 PM on a Saturday afternoon with my daughter stuck in the broken dress so they could "inspect" the zipper. My daughter was part of a group of 11 seniors headed to professional pictures, dinner, and the prom--time was extremely limited. This lack of understanding and flexibility made a very stressful situation even worse. When I expressed my desire for a refund, I was told it was outside their 30-day window and no refund or exchange would be offered. When we purchased the dress, we were told we had to buy it immediately to have it in time for the dance--essentially protecting them from any responsibility, no matter the circumstances. Adding insult to injury, when my daughter tried contacting the woman for help to get out of the dress, her calls went unanswered and were never returned. We were also wrongly accused of zipping the dress incorrectly and misaligning the zipper teeth. Anyone who has dealt with formal dresses knows it takes more than one person to zip these dresses. None of the teeth were damaged, and the zipper was not misaligned -- my daughter was fully zipped into the dress before it failed. They clearly don't care about your special evening; the money is the only thing that matters. I cannot recommend this shop for formal dresses. There are shops that care far deeper than your pockets. This is not one of them!!!!

Everyone at Idina was so kind and helpful! Especially Nadia went above and beyond to help me and my…read moremom with the dress of our dreams. I came looking for a second wedding dress after I disliked my first. I had a tight timeline and they were able to completely customize my dress and have it altered on time. Their seamstress Julie is so talented and also helped transform my mom's old wedding dress into a welcome party dress! Could not recommend them enough.

Maybe for simple alterations, but avoid for anything else! I asked before coming to their place…read moredo they hem and tapper jeans. Yes! She said. I'm used to having one measurement, and picking up in plenty of time, A month later, along with multiple trips to their place. The hems are not correct(not even)as well as leaving a stick pin in one of the hems. The taper came out with extra material around the knees.They offered to fix mistakes, but I decidedly declined the offer. I hope that I can find my regular seamstress ... What a costly mistake this was on my part.

Excellence. After a…read moregnarly crash one soggy Seattle morning, defeated and depressed I slumped into my apartment. Road rash I can take, no biggie. But, no, not a rip in my bibshorts. Anything but that. I scoured forums for a solution to this seemingly impossible problem. Finally, I landed on taolson's Yelp page. Tears of joy streamed down my face, creating silver, salty pools within the cracks of my keyboard. Elatedly sobbing in disbelief of my luck, I viewed photo after photo of beautifully stitched, revived cycling clothing. Professional and kind. Job done speedily. Completely satisfied. Bibshorts live on.

I didn't end up choosing a dress here but I really enjoyed my experience. They charge for…read moreappointments, but the money goes towards your dress if needed. The sales people aren't pushy, which is very much appreciated. I felt gorgeous in a lot of the dresses, but decided to save some $$$ by visiting elsewhere. I think it's a good idea to try on dresses here even if the budget isn't super aligned. Understanding how fabric at different price points can look and feel made me feel very confident in my later decisions.

Great experience with Mary! She has a shrewd sense of what would look good on a person, even if…read moreit's a style they never would have originally picked for themselves. She was also very efficient and I was able to try on a ton of dresses during my appointment, so many of which looked amazing on me. I definitely recommend I do Bridal and I said yes to the dress :)

Scott saved our lives. He literally saved our wedding. We had been searching for months for my then…read morefiancé's suit and finally found it with two weeks left before our wedding in LA. With one week left before we flew out for our wedding, he was able to fix my now husband's Ralph Lauren all-white suit to perfection. He only needed one try-on to get his measurements and desired tailoring, and hubby picked it up on the Sunday before our Monday flight. It was incredible. Granted, he charged us extra for the rushed tailoring, but his work is unmatched. It was meant to be for us to go to him and get his tailoring skills before our wedding. Huuuge Thank you to Scott!

Walking is my best stress reliever. Best mind cobweb duster. I've discovered many things while…read morewalking. Places, faces and things. Found Kuhlman while walking Seattle's streets. They carry one of a kind duds for both sexes. Truly non boring very stylish sports coat, shirts and hats. Also watches. There's more merchandise geared towards the male population but it's all good. I think men need more stores taking care of their needs than us. We have thousands of stores dedicated to our various needs! To you Men. Visit Kuhlman!