Wonderful work on altering my wedding gown! Reasonable prices and the work was completed on time.

Absolutely wonderful and quick. Needed a dress altered (cape changed, hemmed, taken in, etc.) for the weekend. She was able to turn around my dress in a pinch! Thank you for a beautiful job! read more

Fabulous Alterations - Finished dress - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

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Simai is a fabulous seamstress and a lovely person. I bought a dress on line for my granddaughter that was probably 2 sizes too big for her, and the smallest size available. I wanted to return it but she only wanted that dress. I thought the alterations would be nearly impossible because of the lace on sheer fabric, the lining, and the wire curled hem. I brought it to Simai and she said it would be no problem! Well, she was correct. When she finished the alterations, it fit my granddaughter perfectly, like it was made for her! She had it ready with a week to spare and my granddaughter was thrilled! I highly recommend Simai especially if the job is complicated. She does beautiful work! read more

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Fabulous Alterations is the only place I take my clothing for alterations, quick button fixes, or anything in between. Simai is the owner and there is nothing she can't do when it comes to alterations. I brought a dress to three separate alterations spots only to be told the garment was not able to be taken in due to the lining/zipper placement. Simai took one look at the dress and assured me she could take it in. I received the dress back in just a few days with perfect sizing. Simai has fixed zippers, buttons, taken dresses in and hemmed items for me all with a very short wait time. I highly recommend Fabulous Alterations!! read more

Whenever I need a job to be well done, I look around and search for a good reliable person. I happened to find Saime on yelp and asked for her help on a non-conventional sewing project where I intended to use a silk-paper fabric (a poster presented at a conference) to stitch into a dress for my friend's farewell party so that it becomes like a memorable gift of her work in our laboratory. I was pleasantly surprised with Saime's prompt response, creativity and curiosity! She was on board in no time and was accommodating of my 48 hour deadline at a very reasonable price. I was very impressed with the dress she sewed together and the fact that she also incorporated her own ideas to make it better. Needless to say, the dress was an epic hit! and my friend absolutely loved it. I will work again with Saime any day and would highly recommend her as one of the best seamstress I worked with :) read more

Amazing work on my bridesmaid dress and she added sewing on my straps for free! Loved the care and thought that was put into the sewing and the price was great! Will definitely use her again for any of my alteration needs and definitely recommend this service! read more

Saime did a wonderful job on the bridesmaid dress I brought in to have altered. She had to do seven different alterations on the dress and it all looked great. She was reasonably priced and I got the dress back with plenty of time before the wedding. I highly recommend fabulous alterations. read more

Saime now operates out of her home. I brought a dress to her for some alterations and appreciated that she was available on a Sunday to take it. The alterations were minor--taking out the side seams in both the dress and the lining. I told her I needed it for an interview two weeks later. She texted me a week later, telling me the dress was ready and I needed to come pick it up that day, before 2pm, because she was unexpectedly going out of town, and if I didn't come right then I wouldn't get the dress back for 1 month. The lack of lead time was quite difficult to accommodate, I had to rearrange a meeting in order to make it. When I got there, she charged me $84 for the alteration, which seemed to me a crazy high amount considering the ask. When I told her I thought that was quite high, she lowered the cost to $60, saying she didn't have time to argue. The situation made me feel awkward, a little taken advantage of, and wary to use her again. We had not discussed price (my bad!) but at the same time, I have taken dresses to other seamstresses for the same kind of work and never been so surprised at how high the cost was. All in all the alterations costed me more than the dress itself. When I took the dress home to try it on, the original problem had not been fixed. I sent Saime a message that the alterations had not fixed the problem, and I never heard back from her. Next time I will go elsewhere. read more

I think Simia is a great person. She's nice, welcoming, and she does a great job with the alterations, but it took very long. First, you have to call her for an appointment to drop off your clothes. She won't be in her office if you just pass by. Second, I had a dress and I gave her two weeks to hem the bottom. I called her 2 days before the due date and she hadn't started on it. She said she would have it done on the day we agreed at a certain time, but on the day of the dress pick up, she had not finished. I had plans already and I needed to leave my meeting because I needed the dress the next day. Other than the timing, she does a very good job on the alteration. It cost $20 to hem my dress. read more

Wow! I am so impressed with my Wide leg pants! Saime did fantastic and she even delivered the pants to me because it was so late. Pricing was very reasonable. She did fabulous! She is very sweet too. I think She is relocating her office so just give her a call before you go in. read more

Terrible service. Called to schedule an appointment. When I arrive, they are not there so I waited a few minutes, called the owner and she said she would be right there. Waited another half hour before leaving because no one ever showed up. Cannot rely on service. read more