Katie was so kind, quick and efficient. She was able to get me in and out within 15min for a simple alteration on my daughter's dress. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing any kind of alteration. read more

Was getting ready to donate the first suite I bought for work, I began to lose some weight and it just didn't feel right. Then I ran into Express alteration and tailoring. They provided some tips on fitting and how to wear the suit and I was pleasantly surprised at the level of service and their eye for detail. They have my suit ready within less than a week and I couldn't have been happier with the fit. My suit was fitting me like a glove. I would strongly recommend them and I'll gladly go back again next time I need to alter my suits. read more

service was great and so fast! I brought it my mom's old wedding dress to alter for my rehearsal dinner and they exceeded my expectations! couldn't recommend them enough! read more

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I brought a bridesmaid dress in for alterations. The dress was from an online website that sent in a garment with so much extra fabric and off-kilter fittings. The women at Express Alteration & Tailoring were very courteous and quick to work. They pinned and marked the dress in an efficient manner. They said it would be ready for pickup in one week, which was a relief to hear that it wouldn't take longer. The prices were steeper than other places where I've gotten dresses tailored, but they delivered on the finished dress and it fit like a glove! The dress wears beautifully; I would even consider wearing it for another formal occasion. Steaming was included in the price of my alterations. Pro-tip: bring the shoes you are going to wear with your garment so it gets tailored precisely for your event. I highly recommend Express Alteration & Tailoring if you need a garment fixed up. read more

Express Alteration and Tailoring - My finished garment. Fits me perfectly! - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Tampa, Florida

DON'T go here. They do shoddy work. I got some pants hemmed 2 weeks ago... I asked for the cuff to remain in, I got them back with no cuff. I wore them once and the stitching is already coming undone in both hems (see picture). I also had them shorten the sleeves on a Columbia long sleeve shirt... I was so mad I threw it away (hence why there are no pictures) but they took it too far up to the point that it cut some of the wording of "Columbia" written down the sleeve. read more

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Not good and definitely overpriced. Very lazy work, I could have done what they did and I can't even sew. I paid $55 to have a dress altered, and all they did was "sew" cups into it. They didn't even bother to put the cups under the fabric, they just put them right on top. And by "sew" I mean they didn't even sew the entire cup in, they just put 3 tiny points of stitching on the top, so the bottom part of it is flopping around. They did not ask me to try on my items before I left to ensure that I was happy with them. I will not be returning and I do not recommend this place. read more

Express Alteration and Tailoring - Cups aren't even sewn in - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Tampa, Florida

I had a last minute need to get a bridesmaids dress taken in a size smaller, and they did a fabulous job! The dress fit perfectly and was ready in time. read more

Express Alteration and Tailoring - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Best alteration shop in Tampa & the service is 1000% EXPRESS!!!! They pay attention to detail and make sure you walk out looking you're best. I had 4 shirts altered and they said it would take 2 days..... it was done in 1 day!! & they're perfect. I will definitely be back. They also sell cool masks read more

I usually NEVER write reviews, however I went to this business on Tuesday, showed the seamstress my dress I made that needed fixing, she then advised me would be $85 to put in a zipper and a panel in back, however she told me to go home sew the trim in and bring back, I went back Wednesday and was quoted $250 by Katie. I was not intending on paying that however I needed and wanted the dress fixed. After going to the store and pricing more fabric and cost of alteration (or revamping dress) I decided I didn't want to spend the money. I then contacted my sister explained the situation and mailed the dress to her to fix as she is an excellent seamstress ( I didn't want to bother her to fix my mistake). Long story short the seamstress Katie started sending me text messages (as my phone blocks unknown numbers for everyone and I never answered her calls) ,and once I said in a text I decided to scrap the dress, and I apologized for not contacting her, she became VERY RUDE, and made mention "you get what you pay for", I used her time, so I responded back, told her she was rude, and I eventually called her the "B" word, because she just kept sending me text messages. She also made mention of me being "black", she specifically said "That's why BLACK is always BLACK" in her text and "karma will get your ass", and also called me a "truth black bi**h".. I finally had to go on my Verizon account and block her. If she would have just taken my apology that I sent her and left it alone I would have never written a review, I didn't feel as though I owed her a full blown explanation, just told her I wasn't getting dress fixed (with her), I know time is money, and they did pin the dress, is it my fault they didn't take the pins out?, 15 years she should know, perhaps if she charged a fitting fee she wouldn't be so belligerent , but seems as though she was pissed I didn't want to pay her $250 dollars for dress alterations (mind you I GOT 2 DIFFERENT QUOTES FROM HERE), and last time I checked, I can change my mind or decide where to spend my dollars. this girl says she has been in business 15 years, she was RUDE and VERY UNPROFESSIONAL, especially to keep sending me degrading text messages. Words are power and she must not know I have them too!! SO I say to all her future customers, BEWARE, they are nice until you tell them you don't want to give them your money. NEVER did I bring up her race, SHE did to me, NEVER was I rude until she was to me!! lastly, Miss Katie, I CAN SPEND MY DOLLARS WHERE I WANT!!!! hope you last another 15.... I am adding text sent to me, as I never mentioned race, here is where she did to me, right after I told her I would file a harassment charge, as a professional... disgusting!!! read more

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This was my first time getting alterations and I was highly satisfied with the service. I had to get my tux ready for my big day and when the day came and I put it on , I felt amazing. As they always say when you look good, you feel good and Katie and her staff did a great job. I will definitely be returning for all of my tailoring needs. Katie was also very friendly and welcoming. She makes you feel appreciated and her work speaks for itself. read more

They do a great job on alterations. I've been there 3 times previously to have pants altered and the work is consistently good quality. It's good to bring cash so you don't pay the credit card fee. read more

Tom Terrific here with another honest business review. As you can see from my pictures I like to wear fine clothes but they only look great if they are properly altered to fit you. That's where Katie comes in. Katie has been sewing and making her own clothes, accessories, hand bags since she was 5 year old. She grew up in the tailoring business with her mother and father. She was a designer with world famous Neiman Marcus. Katie specializes in Bridal Dresses as Wedding gowns, MOB ( mother of bride) and bridesmaids. She does men's wears also. Suitings, tuxedo, jeans, and hold-house, window treatments, customized pillow cases, pattern making. Yes, she did my tuxedo too. Katie has several well trained assistants to help her so it's not like she is all alone handling everyone's tailoring. I trust her and her employees to do a great job on my clothes and am taking my new Santa Claus suit there to get altered. Express Alterations and Tailoring - highly recommended read more

Awesome job altering my daughter's First Communion dress! Done with a quick turn-around and a very fair price.This is the 3rd time I have used their services and they surpassed my expectation each time! Will definitely go back again for all my alteration needs! read more

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It's not owned by Katie anymore and it is not the same. The quality and care is not even close. Will be looking for a new tailor.

INCREDIBLE! My daughter's HOCO dress was altered weeks in advance, only to learn that it was too fitted and not going to be approved by her school. The evening BEFORE HOCO Express Alterations released the seams on a sequin dress (NOT easy) to make the dress looser to then pass approval and did this ALL by 10am the next morning! They did ALL this at no charge and the dress looks incredible and the seams look perfection! You would never know! I HIGHLY recommend this amazing business and their incredible work! THANK YOU! read more

They were able to do short notice, did a wonderful job & took the left over material from my dress to make a handkerchief and mask.. I just made another appointment and made an appointment short notice again. I am definitely using them from here on out:) read more

Kaitlin & her team are amazing! I'll never go to another alterations shop in Tampa. Clean shop, quick turn around, reasonable prices, and high-quality work. I appreciated the honesty and efficiency in regards to all the items that needed work. They did it all with a smile that made me happy to walk-in. I'll be back! read more

I just love Katie and her staff, I've brought expensive casual dresses to be tailored, and they have done such an amazing job, I definitely recommend this place! read more

This place was super nice and easy when it came to me and my sisters prom dresses. We were running behind on our prom stuff because it was so last minute but they had done the dresses same day! read more

Highly Recommend this place, as an emergency bride in need of additional last minute alterations, Katie was accommodating , friendly and experienced in bridal. My dress was ready in time & I'm thankful to have found this shop so close to home. read more

Kaitlin and her team do an amazing job !!! I bring all my dresses I need altered here !! Reasonably priced and fast turn around !! Definitely recommend!! read more

I've brought two formal gowns here to get altered and they did such a great job. My boyfriend also got his suit and pants to get hemmed and tapered and he looked so in his suit. I would definitely come back again. read more

This place is AMAZING! I came in here needing a fast alternation for a bridesmaid dress, and from the moment I walked in the door I was so impressed. Katie and her team listened to me and gave me exactly what I wanted. Can't thank this place enough for their wonderful services. I will be coming back with my wedding dress in a couple months! read more

I'm giving 3 stars because I will say that the ladies who work here are very nice. However, I was disappointed in my experience. My dress was supposed to be ready by Saturday. I had a conflict and didn't get there to pick it up that day so I went on Monday and the dress was still not done yet. I was heading out of town for a wedding two days later so I said I had to pick it up by next day, no other option. The dress was ready but was left too long. The seamstress tried to convince me it was fine like that and, given how nervous I was to leave it there and not have it done in time, I just ended up taking it. I'm disappointed because, had the dress been ready on time, I may have felt more comfortable leaving it to be fixed. The alterations also cost more than the actual dress itself (almost double). I wasn't given any compensation for the dress being left too long and not being done on time. Since I was on a time crunch and needed it for a wedding, I let it be but for future items that aren't time-sensitive, I'll go elsewhere. read more

My go-to tailor in Tampa. Katie and her team do an excellent job and their customer service is perfect. I am always greeted kindly and attended to quickly. Their knowledge and work is top-notch. Communicating with them is also easy. They are always able to deliver the finished product I want, even if I am unable to articulate it correctly. Overall a very pleasant and professional experience. My wife went here for her wedding dress and I go for all my suit tailoring needs. read more

My future daughter in law brought in a simple strapless dress. Needed to add off the shoulder sleeves. Everyone was very friendly and very helpful. The finished product was as requested. We were told they would steam dress, it did not appear to have been steamed. Also wish it was put in a long bag to cover bottom of white dress. Price was on the expensive side considering in addition we had to buy material. All in all, would go back for sure! read more

I had 2 formal gowns and 2 jumpsuits that I needed hemmed in 3 days for a cruise and they did an amazing job! All were perfect and ready ahead of time. I could not be happier with her great attitude and smiling face, when I dropped off and picked up. Thank you! read more

I've gotten two dresses altered here and have been extremely satisfied each time! They are very quick and do a great job. Definitely going to continue to come here! read more

I've been going to get my clothes tailored here for years and I love Katie and the staff. It feels like family.

A bathing suit I ordered on Amazon had a tiny rip in the side lining. I brought it in yesterday and they fixed it on the spot! I was in an out in less than 5 minutes and they were kind enough not to charge me even after I insisted. The first time I went last December to get a dress hemmed for my company Christmas party and they had it finished within the week. I can't say enough good things! I will be a forever customer! read more

These ladies are sweet and fantastic. They've altered many nice pieces including multiple formal dresses as well as my wedding dress. Highly recommend! read more

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I brought a unique project to these wonderful people for which I needed a bit of imagination and creativity to fix the major damage I had done by doing this project myself the absolute wrong way. So a bit of back story... I have outdoor curtains on my lanai to help block the hot afternoon Florida sun from baking my patio furniture and apartment. Since I face West toward the Gulf and I'm on the 3rd floor, I get very high winds during storms. This was causing my curtains to fly around and eventually move out of place down the rods rendering them useless to do their job. So I made a rope guard to hold the curtains in place, but even that proved useless when the winds pulled the curtains right out from behind the rope. Then I had this "brilliant" idea of cutting slits on each end of the 3 panels and running the rope through the slits to hold the curtains in place. Worked great! However, I had mutilated my curtains by cutting horribly jagged slits with dull kitchen scissors... I know... I'm an idiot. It looked absolutely awful and I was so afraid that over time the slits would continue to run and tear and completely ruin my curtains more than I already had done. Since I am useless with a needle and thread, I searched for a store near me that could perhaps help me out of my pickle. So with my head bowed in shame, I showed the wonderful ladies at this store what I had done and gave them a basic idea of what I was looking for. Not only did they happily accept the challenge, but they did not make me feel ashamed for what I had done and only offered a suggestion of how best to do a project like this when I need new curtains down the road. They were so sweet and understanding! They literally treated me like family. So I picked up my finished curtains today and they look AAAAAAMAZING!! They did a much better job than I ever expected! Not only were they able to make the slits uniform across all the panels with beautifully sealed "button hole" style stitching around the slits, but they also added a beautiful backing to give extra support so there is no chance of the slits tearing in high winds. Plus they are no longer an eye-sore and they look beautiful! I can't possibly be any happier than I am! I will definitely come back to Express Alteration and Tailoring for all my future sewing needs! They are incredible people and so very friendly. I am a VERY, VERY happy customer!!! read more

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Love this place!! I'd never been here before but my friend told me this was the best place to go to get my prom dress altered. At first I wasn't sure how this was gonna go but the end result of my dress was beautiful! I had quite a few thing done to it and it turned out amazing. They even steamed it for free! The service was also great. Everyone was so nice. Especially Katie!! 10/10 would recommend this place for all tailoring needs! read more

I have been to a lot of tailors. This place is awesome: super friendly; great work.

Katie knows a thing or two about tailoring, and her service too, is excellent! Always a smile and super friendly! I bought a new suit for my daughters wedding and she tailored it to perfection. I would recommend EA&T to anyone. read more

Katie is awesome at what she does and is a perfectionist. She wants you to look great and her expectations are high! I love this lady and I haven't looked better in my clothes! read more

Best service I've ever had she same day tailored my sport coat and wasn't to expensive will definitely come back

I stopped by this store hoping to get a VERY last minute alteration done on a dress and couldn't be more grateful for the help I received! I was greeted with a warm and friendly hello and handled with care and professionalism during the fitting. They even were able to do a 48 hour turn around on my dress - and it wasn't a simple hem or take it - basically the whole dress needed altered! Highly reccomend! read more

Katie & the entire staff at Express Alterations and Tailoring were fantastic! Katie took a bridesmaid dress that was nearly 6 sizes too big and made it look like the dress was made on me! She was extremely knowledgeable and so positive through the entire expierence! I would recommend Express Alterations and Tailoring to everyone and will continue to bring any and all of my clothes to Katie! They are great if you need a quick turnaround also!! read more

This place is the best! I came in with an emergency wedding dress alteration Monday and they worked hard and together to have it ready for me by Wednesday even with so many other dresses they were already working on. Highly recommend! read more