I went to Estee based on glowing recommendations from a friend who had her dress altered by her. Even though Estee had worked with her a few years ago she totally remembered my friend and her dress. First things first, Estee is a very talented seamstress that does very affordable alterations. This is probably why she is booked months in advance. I started going to her in January for a July wedding, and I called her in November to book my first appointment. She also strictly only does wedding dresses. She works out of her home, so fittings are usually on weekdays. Follow her directions on the phone exactly, because the numbering of the houses there make literally no sense. You'll be changing in her guest bathroom and modelling in her living room. Don't worry usually no one else is home, she makes sure her husband is out of there during appointments. I had three fitting appointments with Estee because I am crazy short and wedding dresses are designed for tall models. I had a somewhat complicated dress and she managed to hem it perfectly around the pattern on the bottom and under the bodice. She also added a bustle to hold up a heavy dress. She also sewed in a nice set of boobs (bra cups) for the top. Estee is also the biggest sweetheart you will ever meet. I was actually kind of sad at our last fitting because she was so nice to talk to, I was devising ways to get more wedding dresses altered. So now that the dress has been revealed, I can tell the world what a great job Estee did. read more

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I worked with Estee on my column wedding dress with lace all over. I needed to have the shoulders brought up, the bottom shortened and the slit shortened to still curve how it did originally. She also had to alter the slip to make sure it didn't peak through the slit when I walked as well. Estee was so welcoming and professional. I could not suggest her more. My dress was perfect and I owe it to her! read more

I was afraid I wouldn't find a seamstress because I had pushed off alterations until 3 months before the wedding. Luckily she was more than willing to do the alterations and still give me three fittings. I purchased a lace dress at David's Bridal and when it arrived, it was ridiculously LONG. I was worried too much of the lace would be taken off but NOPE, Estee was able to remove the perfect amount of fabric and saved the lace for my bouquet! She had to restitch the lace by hand and you couldn't even tell she removed any of it. I chose an American bustle which turned out amazing. I also wanted a corset back and she said it's time consuming and has to be done one by one. I felt bad for her hands so I found a product on Amazon; "Laceéis TM Corset Closure". This product definitely saved her time and looked great. If you don't want to use this product, she will still create a corset back for you. If you want a corset back, I recommend this product! It helped give me a little more room in my dress so I was able to dance. VERY sturdy =) Estee is a professional who cares about her clients. She makes you feel at home and comfortable. She ensures you have made the right decision about your alterations and gives great recommendations. She is also affordable and flexible. I paid Estee: $200 for all alterations $16 for inserts Amazon: $36 corset read more

Estee Livioco - "Laceéis TM Corset Closure" sewed in by Estee. - Sewing & Alterations Near Me

I used Estee's services last fall and she did an amazing job. First of all, she works out of her home so her prices are extremely reasonable. Estee was able to take some inches off of my gown (I'm only 5'2), add a bustle, and cinch the gown at my waist and thighs to create a more hour-glass look. She took the dress in more at the knees so that it would create more of a flair/mermaid look than it originally did and created a "V" cut for the back of my dress across my back. Estee also recommended a great lingerie store to purchase the best undergarments for my gown. She even sewed down some of the lace on my corset so that it would not peak out of my dress. Estee is professional, timely, extremely reasonably priced, and does amazing work so I highly recommend her! read more

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Estee is amazing and super-talented. A co-worker recommended her to me for alterations on my wedding dress. While I (naively) thought alterations would be pretty straightforwad on the particular dress I had selected, once I had it on and described the things that needed to happen.. it was clear that my dress was going to be a bit more complicated. Estee never flinched and was more than accommodating and very creative in making the changes a reality. She was also very flexible when scheduling fittings. She works out of her home (and her family seems delightful) and is one of the sweetest people you could hope to meet. Estee did the following for my dress: reconstructed the neck/bustline, replaced the straps, provided 2 bustle options, tweaked the darts and hemlines around the mid-section and made a veil. I would recommend her HANDS DOWN. And, in addition to being everything you could ever want or hope for in a seamstress, she is very affordable. Thanks, Estee! read more

Estee is amazing!! The perfect person to work with during the busy process of wedding planning. I purchased my dress and it was 3 to 4 sizes bigger than I was and it was lace! Estee was so detail oriented and did a phenomenal job! The sides, back and sleeves were all taken in. She is a perfectionist and made sure the buttons, the lace, and all the details looked seamless. If you are a bride looking for someone who is professional, with phenomenal energy, and detail oriented...call Estee ASAP! Thank you Estee!! read more

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It's been almost three years since I was married but to this day, I recommend Estee to local brides ALWAYS! She is the sweetest soul and made my dress fit like a glove; it was full lace with button up back, had to be taken in three sizes, bustled and a bra put in. Ms Livioco knocked it out of the park, and I felt so beautiful in my dress (as evident from the before alterations/after alterations pictures). Choose Estee, you will not be disappointed! read more

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She is fabulous and so easy to work with. She made a beautiful French bustle on my wedding dress, which had a layer of satin and a delicate lace layer. It looked gorgeous and was just perfect. Her pricing is very very reasonable, especially for this area. She could charge more for her services. Estee is very detail oriented and extremely talented. I will see if I can post a picture to this site so you can see her work. The reviews really speak for themselves, but a photograph is always nice. read more

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Estee altered my very very complicated dress for $200 and it turned out perfect. PERFECT. The dress was pretty much a tent on me since I bought it off the rack, but after four fittings, Estee brought it down almost 10 sizes! She pretty much had to remake the dress, which scared me at first, but I should've known I was in good hands! Estee works from her home, which helps keep the cost down. She is incredibly kind and sweet, and she has tons and tons of experience! read more

Estee is amazing!! She brought my dress in to perfection in only two months. The hem and waist had to come in a lot because I am petite, and Estee did them masterfully despite facing difficulties from the poorly-manufactured boning in my dress. She created an Italian bustle (fabric hooks in underneath the dress so that it all looks like one even hem) for me for no extra cost than a French or American bustle -- her ingenious suggestion. Also, I asked her to try to create drapey, romantic, off-the-shoulder sleeves from the fabric that came off the hem (I'm 5'0", so she had a lot to work with). I showed her a picture of what I was imagining and let her experiment from there. She created exactly what I wanted -- to a T. They were amazing (and removable!). All of this cost me a fraction of what it would have if I had gone somewhere else -- not to mention that every other seamstress I brought this to with the sleeve idea outright said it was impossible. I'll say it again, to sum up: Estee is AMAZING. read more

This woman is beyond amazing, a "superhero" in the wedding business(lol, sorry for the silly word usage, but in my experience, you learn to really appreciate the good wedding vendors). She is super sweet, very attentive, reasonably priced (actually, I told her I think she's UNDERpriced), punctual, exceptionally skilled...perfection! My dress was a size 12 (off the rack) and she took it down to a size 6. There was beading all the way around the top and bottom of my dress, the back was a deep V shape, and you could NOT tell it wasn't made a size 6! Everyone who saw my dress and heard that it used to be double the size was in awe of her abilities! She also took the long sash and made it into a belt just as I had asked. In fact, she made the belt the perfect width the first time around without ever having asked me what size I wanted. The quality of the belt was great and she even sewed buttons on the back of the belt to have it match the back of my dress! She also steamed and pressed the dress so that I didn't have to do it before the wedding (I even flew with my dress!). A+++ Vendor! read more

Estee does beautiful work at very reasonable rates. She works out of her home so parking in her neighborhood can be challenging. She is lovely and very positive. For me, the greatest challenge was scheduling fitting appointments because of her limited availability on evenings and weekends. Additionally, when wanting to make changes to my dress to significantly shorten the train and add straps, she tried to talk me out of it and was reluctant to do the work. Ultimately, the changes were made, but it added an additional fitting to an already tight timeline. read more

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Estee is amazing! She adjusted my lace wedding dress to fit perfectly! I traveled to Italy for my wedding and the dress was perfect before and after I arrived. Very friendly, detail oriented and an absolute joy to work with. Her work speaks for itself! I wouldn't go anywhere else to have a wedding dress fitted in the area. Absolutely recommend! read more

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I'll keep this short (like me.) I'm 4'10" and bought a multi-layered dress with a complicated hemline that needed about 7 inches chopped off. Rather than taking the easy route, Estee worked her magic and lifted each layer of the skirt until it fit me perfectly. Oh, did I mention I bought a dress that was size 10 and she took it down to a size 4? Fit like a glove. She's magic...and affordable. Don't hesitate -- call her today. read more

Estee Livioco - size 10 dress that was taken down to a size 4. also shortened by about 7 inches. - Sewing & Alterations Near Me

I am always late to the party. I bought my wedding dress and like all wedding dresses it needed slight alterations. However, there was a sash that went right across both side seams that did not have a seam. With that stated the place where I bought the dress uses a seamstress (who does not work at the dress shop) who was going to charge me more than I paid for the dress. I decided that's okay I will take the dress with me and just figure it out. After looking on the Knot I found Estee Livioco. Enter my savior! I did not want to spend a ton of money on this dress. In fact the dress itself only cost me $200. Last thing I wanted to do was spend hundreds getting it altered. When I took the dress to Estee I told her I needed it taken in and that I wanted the train cut off. It had this long sash that went down the back and I did not know how we could pin it up inside itself. She begged me not to cut off the train and told me she would create a system where I could button the back up. I agreed I knew I was leaving my dress in good hands. Oh yeah I forgot to mention I dropped my dress off to her and my wedding was 3 weeks away!! Not only did she get it all done for me in 2 weeks she also only charged me $75 for all the work and she made sure that no seams ran through the sash which means she had to take apart the entire top part of my dress. When I went back to get my dress it fit perfectly! I would recommend her to anyone that needs extensive altering. read more

Estee is as good as it gets!!! Aside from being so sweet and as every says affordable, she is a wedding gown magician. I had to have my dress sized down from an 8 to a 4, a HUGE train hemmed (in addition to my dress), a bustle added and then cups and interior straps sewn into the gown for support and structure. I wanted to avoid the dreaded "gap" at the top of the dress that I had seen on many friends who didn't have the best fitting gowns! Estee achieved that and more - the dress fit PERFECTLY, the bustle was gorgeous and I felt totally confident dancing in my gown all night. read more

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Estee's services are the perfect trifecta of fast, quality, and budget-conscious. She is a true artist and made my dress fit me like a glove. I feel like a princess in my dress thanks to Estee. Plus she is so sweet and graciously showed my family how to do the intricate bustle. She is amazing! read more

I chose to work with Estee based on her amazing reviews, and I was not disappointed! I booked my first fitting in May for a fitting in July and she was the sweetest. She is so warm and kind and her facilities are clean and tidy! For my alterations, I wanted to add a bustle and an inseam in the bust to make my strapless dress fit better. Estee did my alterations and had my dress finished in two weeks! She is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to her craft. We were exploring what kind of bustle to do and she recommended that with the weight of the dress, we do a french bustle instead of American. We went with her suggestion and I could not be happier. She also cleaned up some of the lace snags she noted on the dress and added an inseam to the top (strapless dress). When we were putting the dress on at my second fitting, Estee noted that the hook by the zipper was loose, she she replaced it with a larger one. She anticipates problems and goes above and beyond to resolve them before they come up. Her work was GORGEOUS. I cannot recommend her enough. She is the nicest lady, very talented, and is so reasonably priced! For a bustle and inseam put in, she charged $95 when the boutique where I bought the dress wanted to charge me 5x the price! read more

Estee is unbelievably wonderful. There's no way to say enough good things about her. I lost a lot of weight from when I bought my wedding dress. Estee took in the waist and bust like 4-5 inches each and it still looked perfect. I also had some beading detail I wanted added to the waist, and she bustled it as well. All for a very reasonable price. She kept all of her appointments and everything was always done when she said they would be (I've worked with a lot of tailors where this wasn't the case). Not only was her work masterful and she professional, she's also the sweetest person ever. I felt great being in her hands. You honestly cannot go wrong. My dress was literally perfect after she was done with it. Did I mention I had a LOT of dress, it must not have been easy to work with. read more

Estee Livioco - Took in the bust and waist, added beading to the waist, added bra cups, and bustled. - Sewing & Alterations Near Me

She is the best! I'm excited to go to my second fitting (and thus I can't speak to the final product yet), but the experience of working with Estee has already been a dream, so I just had to leave a review. I went to two other alterations shops before Estee but something told me to keep looking. When I went to Estee, she was attentive, sweet, listened to my concerns, and offered her suggestions without ever being overbearing. She works out of her (lovely!) home which keeps overhead down, so the cost she quoted was very very reasonable. She was confident that the simplicity of my dress would make it a very straightforward job. She has a warmth and a professionalism which makes the whole experience wonderful. As it stands now, I'd recommend her to anyone. read more

She altered my wedding dress and had fixed bridesmaids dresses for me before that. She is amazing! Very reasonably priced and very nice to work with. She does book up quickly, so call with as much lead time as possible. read more

Estee is so wonderful! My dress had so many layers, delicate fabric/lace, and required multiple bustles, which could have been a disaster without a talented seamstress, but Estee made it fit perfectly! She is also the sweetest person! It was 100% worth the drive out to MD from VA to see her. Although she books quickly, she was flexible with scheduling and was also overwhelmingly more affordable than the other alterations options recommended to me in DC. read more

Estee is amazing. She is such a kind-hearted woman who makes you feel welcome. It was clear on our first meeting that she cares about more than just your business and really treats her clients like family. I only needed to have my dress hemmed and the sleeves taken in, but she took care of it for such a reasonable price and was done so quickly I was amazed. She commented every time how beautiful I looked in the dress and how great of a fit it was. She boosted my confidence to the roof! I was afraid of how simple my gown was, but she kept telling me that it was elegant and how lovely I looked in it. Wedding dresses are expensive and Estee is the only person I would trust with mine if I had to do this again! read more

Estee is fabulous to work with!!! I saw the reviews on Yelp & I was not disappointed!! Her prices are extremely reasonable and her work is perfect. I had lost weight & she altered the dress at the waist & bodice so it fit perfectly. Also I did not like the neckline of the dress, and she was able to come up with ideas how to alter it so that it opened up more and looked more flattering. I would definitely recommend her! I wish she did more than wedding gown alterations but she's so good that alone keeps her busy. read more

Just go to her if you need wedding dress alterations. Just go. It's a long ass drive from DC but its worth it in terms of cost and peace of mind. She takes her job seriously and goes out of her way to do the best work on your gown. All of the other reviews are not exaggerating - she knows her shit and shes good at it and on top of that she is the nicest lady! She will even steam your gown for you after its ready to go. read more

I cannot recommend Estee enough for your wedding gown alterations. Not only is she a joy to work with, but she is also extremely talented. She is popular - so book early! I called in July to book fittings starting in September for my January wedding. I thought her rates were very reasonable and at no point did Estee ever make me feel pressured to alter anything I did not feel was necessary. My alterations needs were not too complicated - she let the seams out, took in the sleeves of my gown, hemmed, and put in the most beautiful Italian bustle the world has ever seen. I had a fairly long, heavy, silk-lined train, so the bustle alone was a real challenge but she executed it flawlessly, sewing in an ingenious system of buttons and coordinating colored ribbon loops to make it look as though my train had just disappeared. I would recommend Estee to every local bride! read more

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I found Estee on Yelp and read her wonderful reviews. Reviews usually make or break a decision for me, so the testimony in her favor was pretty compelling. Let me tell you, she is the bomb. She is so sweet and intelligent and thoughtful and TALENTED. This woman is good and she knows exactly what she's doing. She has professional experience working for a bridal shop so she's definitely taken that expertise and applied it to her personal business. She just knows her craft. My confidence in her (based on her reviews) was well-placed because she did a fabulous job. I booked my first fitting with her over the phone earlier this year, had three fittings altogether, I just took my dress home today after my third fitting, and my wedding is in 26 days! She's great at setting expectations and communicating what's next. And I almost forgot--she was extremely affordable. She hemmed my dress, fixed minor loose beading, sewed in cups, sewed buttons down the back, and created a bustle all for $250 flat. You just don't get any better than Estee. Note that she only takes cash or check. read more

I used Estee for my wedding gown after reading one glowing review after another on TheKnot.com. Her work was amazing, and her prices were incredible. My dress was fully beaded and needed a bit of work, and she handled it with great care and made me a cathedral length two-tiered veil, all for about $150. She works out of her home--at the time I was fitting my ankle was broken and she was so nice, helping me in and out of my car and dress, etc. If you need anything formal worked on, Estee is the one! read more

I love Estee. I have used her for years to alter pants, suits, evening dresses. She works out of her home so she has no overhead costs like others but she is just as talented. I highly recommend her- she knows what she is doing and has unbeatable prices. read more

Estee is great! Not only is she the sweetest little Filipino lady, she was so great to work with and made my wedding gown fit perfectly. She scheduled as many fittings as necessary for my gown to be complete. I am super petite so my dress had to be shortened and taken in a lot but when everything was done, it cost only $240 for all my alterations! I'm sure it would have been much more if I had gotten my alterations done elsewhere. Estee works out of her home and only does alterations for wedding dresses, so don't ask her to alter bridesmaid dresses, mother of the bride dresses, etc. read more

Estee took excellent care of me and my wedding dress. I have the utmost trust in her tailoring skills. Her prices are more than fair. Highly recommend! read more

Estee was wonderful to work with! I had her alter both of my dresses, my wedding dress and my reception dress. She did an excellent job with both! She will work within your budget and her attention to detail is exceptional. Estee is very sweet and will be very truthful with you in what she can and cannot do. I do a bit of sewing myself so even though the reception dress I gave her was really hard to alter, she was still able to do it. She works out of her home and yes we did reschedule a few times, but I didn't have any issues because I had given myself/her 3 months to get both dresses done and my changes were not that drastic. She is flexible with scheduling as long as you provide her the time she needs. Meaning, the time you would give to any other seamstress. The only alterations she does is wedding gowns. I would recommend her to anyone!! read more

Estee was such a joy to work with. Really. I purchased an amazing mermaid style, lace gown on Tradesy. While it was the perfect dress for me and I knew that it was the style I wanted, it was 6 sizes too big. When I kept reading all these wedding dress horror stories about how alterations didn't go well and people had to buy new dresses or folks who were being charged a fortune to take dresses in, I started to get nervous about the whole thing. I knew that I didn't want to spend more than the cost of the dress to get the damn thing altered, so I started to hunt around on wedding wire for the perfect seamstress. I had my dress for months before I decided on Estee for the alterations and I'm glad that I waited. She was absolutely amazing. She works out of her home and since she lived about 15 minutes away from me, it was really convenient. I really wanted my seamstress to be someone I was comfortable around since I didn't have my mom or my wedding party close by to come with me to appointments. Estee was so welcoming and profession that it really helped ease my nerves about the whole wedding dress situation. When I first tried the dress on, she worked effortlessly, pinning all she had to pin and making mental notes about what she needed to do. I had three dress fittings and when I finally tried on the dress, it was absolutely perfect! She transformed a size 12 dress into a size 6 dress and it looked like it was made especially for me!The dress looked and fitted the way I wanted it to. I was totally blown away! She suggested adding an american bustle to the dress since it had quite a long (and heavy) train. She couldn't have been more right about this. She added small, clear buttons on the back on the dress and loops on the train so that it would form the bustle. Best decision ever. Estee shortened the dress, took it in 6 sizes and added a bustle for $220. That's right... you read correctly. $220. If you live in the DC area, she's the best! read more

Estee is awesome. She's extremely nice, easy to schedule to with, and her alterations look fantastic. I think my alterations were fairly standard, but she did need to move up some lace on the hem, which is difficult. She did it wonderfully. And she doesn't charge more than $200, no matter how much you have done. Worth the drive out of DC to visit Estee! read more

She truly is as good as it gets. I bought my dress at Kleinfelds in NYC where they quoted me over $1,000 to alter. She only charged me around $200- and it was a lot of work. She is sweet and accommodating. I am so happy with my results. Go to Estee! read more

I cannot say enough about Estee. She is sweet, kind, and extremely easy to work with. My dress was about 2 sizes too big and now it fits perfectly. The bustle is great, she did exactly as I had imagined. She is wonderful!! Downside: she is so busy you need to schedule early. I called in January for my June wedding, and she couldn't even take me until March for my first fitting. Get to her early!! She is wonderful and I would recommend her for any kind of alterations, not just bridal. read more

Estee is wonderful! She altered my wedding dress and did a beauties job. Her rates are very reasonable and she is just lovely to work with :) read more

PERFECT PERFECT it took three fittings and Estee did a perfect job on my dress. My dress was pretty complicated the entire dress had beading and sequins as well as a thick lace; my dress was a type of satin that was hard to work with as well and she did a perfect job to fit it just right to my body! I couldn't be more pleased. I wish she did more than just wedding dresses I would bring all my clothes to her to have altered. I highly recommend her for all wedding gowns!!!!! read more

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She was a lifesaver. Took my heavily embroidered dress down 2 sizes, made me an awesome bustle and a veil. Highly recommend.

Estee is absolutely AMAZING! She is easy to work with, so sweet and does such great work. I had a heavily beaded dress with lots of detail and she altered it perfectly! The bustle stayed in place all night and was beautiful. Her prices are affordable, making me even happier. Book her early, she is great, you won't be disappointed! read more