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    Gail's Workshop

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    Tailored In White

    Tailored In White

    (25 reviews)

    This is my first review ever on Yelp because I felt like I had to share my experience. It sucks it…read morehas to be a negative review. I'm sorry it's so long, but stick with me. I will say, they get three stars for easy communication (a store number you can text), how the fit of my dress turned out and my tailor I worked with toward the end of my journey there. A few notes right off the bat - You work with a different seamstress/tailor every appointment and they share notes through photos and an iPad. When I asked one of my tailors why they do it this way, she said she didn't know and seemed shocked I asked. I was signed up for 5 appointments, but ended up having 8 or 9. After my 6th appointment, I never saw any of the tailors I worked with again. When I asked what was happening, I was told upper management had come in to take care of things to uphold the quality standards. Which, yay I'm glad you're doing that, but you're saying my wedding dress was being dealt with by multiple people that didn't fit the TIW standards? I knew something was wrong after my second appointment. After my consultation, I showed up for the next round expecting both my side seams and my zipper to be done. My zipper had the removable marker / holes where the pins had been but no one had altered it. I asked my seamstress at the time (a different one than my first appt) why and she said someone must have missed it, but it wasn't a big deal. So then, instead of working on the next piece I just had to re-do those measurements and come in the next week hoping it was done. Further down the road, the Store Manager Alex began popping in to every session to correct my seamstress and I could always feel the tension in the room. I appreciated that she was quality checking everything, but it definitely raised some questions. After all of the other tailors disappeared, I got to work with the woman who did my consultation who was so sweet and very professional. She had been helping out at one of the other stores, so she was gone for a lot of the process. Once she came back, I only worked with her. I wish I had worked with her the whole time. Right when I loved the dress on me from the front, the bodice was uneven in the back so they had to cut the seams while I wore it and readjust it. It was really jarring and I almost started crying watching it get taken apart on me after I loved it. And don't get me wrong, I can be flexible and go with the flow but after my experiences this far I was not feeling good. She did work super hard that day making sure I was happy with it and had me go grab a coffee while she did quick alterations so I wouldn't have to book another appointment. Okay so ending on my pick-up day. I was kind of dreading it. I already started to see pilling on my dress, which I was told was because of the fabric of my dress. Unfortunately after my experience, I had a hard time believing they were being "delicate" with my fabric. Also, I just was ready to get off of the rollercoaster. I went into the back to take photos and I saw their sales goal on the wall and a number next to my name. Maybe hide that from clients? I totally get they're a business and need to make money, but it was uncomfortable when my seamstress immediately tried to upsell me on cleaning/preservation and their day-of go bag. Honestly, she didn't look happy about having to do it. I'm sure she could tell how uncomfortable I was. I really loved working with her as a person, but unfortunately the rest of my experience there makes it impossible to recommend. This was the most stressful part of my wedding planning. I could have spent the same amount of money somewhere else and had a much better experience.

    WARNING: If you value your wedding dress, avoid this place at all costs…read more What should have been one of the happiest experiences of my life -- finding and perfecting my wedding dress -- turned into an absolute nightmare. They had my gown for almost 3 months, charged me nearly $1,400, and in the end, so much was done wrong, sloppily, or not done at all. I walked away from my final pickup just two days before my wedding in tears, crying in my car, because my dream dress was ruined. From day one, I told them over and over that the left breast was missing a cup and liner. I was even charged $80 specifically for this fix. After reminding them at every appointment, I came to my "final" pickup -- and it STILL wasn't done. Only after I pointed it out yet again did they scramble for 20+ minutes to shove in a cup so it looked halfway even. I couldn't believe how careless they were with something so important. The worst heartbreak came when I saw what they had done to the design itself. There was a beautiful handmade detail flowing down the back of my corset -- one of my absolute favorite parts of the gown. Without permission, they cut it completely off. When I asked about it, they admitted they had chopped it in half and reattached it incorrectly, not even starting from the corset. They destroyed a piece of the dress that made it truly special. Other issues piled on: * Requests I made to stitch down lifted pieces of the corset were ignored over and over. At my final pickup, it was STILL undone, and they had to fix it while I sat there waiting. * They "fixed" my zipper because something was off with it, leaving me terrified it would break on my wedding day. * A tailor admitted they had only worked on it the day before -- proving they let my dress sit for weeks untouched, only to rush it at the very last second. The treatment I received was just as awful as the work itself. Aside from one girl at the end and one blonde tailor, the rest of the staff were condescending, dismissive, and rude. There was no communication between them, no consistency, and absolutely no compassion for the fact that this was a wedding dress -- not just some piece of fabric. In the end, my dress fit and looked worse than it did the day I bought it. I left devastated, with my wedding just days away, knowing the dress I had dreamed of would never look the way I had imagined. This was supposed to be the happiest moment, and instead, it left me crying and heartbroken. Please, if you are a bride, do not risk going through what I did. This company should not be trusted with something so meaningful. Run -- don't walk. Run away from this place.

    Erol's Tailoring & Alterations

    Erol's Tailoring & Alterations

    (232 reviews)

    Cherry Creek, Southeast

    I recently took a $2K couture evening gown to Orhan for fit alterations (it was too big) and a…read moreredesign of one element of the dress. The fit alterations need revision as the top half of the gown does not fit and feels twisted on my body. The problems are: a. The center of the bodice is no longer in the center, clearly evident due to the sheer illusion panel in the front (see photo). b. The waist was taken in too much so it is tight and causing puckering at the back waist and the zipper is misshapen (see photo). c. The skirt of the gown has puckering (that I have experienced in the past caused by the lining not being adjusted correctly when the dress was shortened). Orhan said he left room in the waist that could be let out to fit, and he thought this would also correct the problem of the off-center bodice. He denied that the puckering in the skirt had anything to do with the lining and took great offense to my blaming the puckering on his workmanship. He said there is no puckering. The puckering all the way down the diagonal front seam is obvious (see photo). He agreed that he would address problems a. and b. at no further charge as I already spent $650 for the original alterations. In the same sentence he also offered to refund my money. Then he threw out a zinger...he said "I think you have had a problem with us from the beginning". I wasn't sure if he was accusing me of ethnic racism or something else. I told him of my long history with Erol and Feliz before the business was sold to him and his partner, and he said that Erol and Feliz were good business people but horrible tailors, and that he was the excellent tailor. He repeated "you have had a problem with us from the beginning". My husband spoke up this time because I have been unfailingly polite to him and everyone in his shop. I did want him to fix the dress so it was wearable but after him going down this path I decided to take the refund and leave. When someone claims to be "the best", "an expert", "tradition of quality", holds considerable experience in dress alteration services", and charges the prices they do, they should expect to be accountable when there is a substandard outcome, especially when working on such an expensive garment. I took photos and measurements of the altered dress because the naked eye doesn't always see everything, and this seemed to offend him too, but it helped me understand why the dress felt twisted. He should have been embarrassed by the work product, not angry at me. I do not know if the gown can be fixed. The two shoulders are no longer the same width. The left front bodice is not the same length as the right front bodice when measuring shoulder seam to waist seam. Same problem in the back of the bodice which clearly does not have a level horizontal waist seam anymore (see photo).

    My experience with erols was very positive. I needed a bridesmaid dress altered a week before the…read morewedding. I went in, tried it on, they pinned what needed fixed. They were able to do it within a week without a rush fee. For a quick turnaround the price was reasonable! The staff were very nice and helpful. Picked it up and they wanted me to try it on to make sure I was happy! Would recommend!

    Maullie J Alterations and Design - Custom Skirt Overlay (Tulle)

    Maullie J Alterations and Design

    (8 reviews)

    Capitol Hill, Southwest

    Terrible communicator. Initially wanted some work done on some clothes- buttons on jeans and work…read moreon a jean jacket, but also inquired about sewing lessons. Totally ignored my request for work on clothes, but responded to my inquiry for classes. Whatever, thought that'd be good. Made an appointment, over agonizingly slow email responses, a month out for in person instructions, and was totally looking forward to it- she gave me a laundry list of things to buy for the session, went to Recreative and bought them- then she cancelled 40 minutes before the appointment due to "a family emergency". Wrote her 8 days later, offering sympathy and asking to reschedule, and still haven't heard back from her. It's been over a month. She seems flakey. She probably shouldn't have a professional profile on Google and just do her thing when available, on Craigslist. Look for classes elsewhere.

    Maullie is a poor communicator, extremely unprofessional, and not reliable. Strongly recommend…read moreavoiding and instead seeking out a professional tailor. After she had my pants for a full month (for simple alterations) she texted me 17 hours before I was supposed to pick them up to tell me they were not done and that she needed two more weeks. I expressed my disappointment and she responded defensively then "politely declined" my "project." Her excuse was that her sewing machine pedal broke weeks prior and that it was supposed to be coming in the mail "any day now." This of course would be reasonable if she would have communicated in a timely manner, which she did not. This would also be understandable if she simply apologized and took responsibility for her mistake, which she also did not. The quality of her work nor her prices are enough to justify the cons of choosing Maullie over a brick and mortar tailor with employees that treat customers with respect and communicate like adults. Screenshots attached.

    Gail's Workshop - sewingalterations - Updated June 2026

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