Irina was able to get us in for an alteration only a week before we needed it during a very busy season. She did a fabulous job hemming a very detailed homecoming dress. She made my daughter's day! read more

When I took a jacket back to her to fix something she had done incorrectly, she all but told me to take my business elsewhere. I was happy to comply. read more

It's very hard to find someone as talented as Irina ! She's so Professional and Has a great eye for details ! Her work is amazing !

I've been using her for a couple years and she always seems busy but friendly. She has always done the work in a timely manner. I think her prices are fair and the work is good. I'm a man but don't let the front area turn you away, she can do almost anything. I noticed she does a lot of dress work and even some custom clothes. read more

I was fortunate to find Irina several years ago and have never been disappointed in the quality of her work. She is truly a skilled tailor and every item she has altered has fit perfectly. I appreciate her honesty in what will make my clothing look as polished as possible. She is easy to work with and her prices are extremely reasonable for the amount of work required. She is a treasure! read more

Irina has been tailoring many of my dresses for years now and they have always been perfect! This spring, she helped to fix my wedding dress at the last minute after a previous wedding boutique tailor altered it poorly. She had a beautiful dress in her window display and I asked her to re create it for me in white for my rehearsal dinner dress before my wedding. She created the most incredible dress for me and I could not have been more happy with it. She is both an amazing tailor and designer. I received so many compliments on the dress! She completed it in a timely manner and helped me stay in my budget. I recommend her to anyone in the York area who needs alterations done by a professional and talented tailor/designer! read more

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I've been quite delayed writing this review- only due to my own time constraints! Irina did a wonderful job tailoring the beautiful dress I wore for my son's wedding last August. It was way too long, too big in some areas and too snug across my back. She worked magic as we talked through together, how I wanted the dress to look. I received many, many compliments, and have been sad that I have had nowhere to wear my gown again!!! I would highly recommend Irina. read more

My daughter had a bridesmaid's dress altered by Irana last week. When I picked it up for her Friday evening, Irana said it was paid for. I asked REPEATEDLY, Are you sure?? and she said yes. When my daughter got home that night, she assured me that she did not pay for it, so I called Irana's phone number immediately and left my card info there so she could charge the card. The following day; the day of the wedding; Irana was blowing up my daughter's phone, leaving nasty messages. It turned out that she has 2 phone numbers, and apparently didn't check her voicemail messages from the night before on both. We found Irana to be incredibly rude and unkind. Apparently, one of her favorite sayings is "no good deed goes unpunished". Well, Irana, us paying $130 for alterations on a $150 dress was a good deed that didn't go unpunished, either. We will never recommend you to anyone. read more

Easily the best tailor I've come across in the area. After another tailor inexplicably destroyed a very nice jacket, I took it to Irina in the hopes it could be salvaged. She was visibly angered by the poor work the other tailor had done. And she did an amazing job undoing the other tailor's work and restoring the jacket for me. From now on, I'll be having Irina do all my alterations. Very highly recommended. read more

I was looking for someone to remake a coat for me that I have had for 40 years. This was not an easy task. Fortunately, after many phone calls to several seamstresses, Irina's was highly recommended by two others. Irina was able to create a new coat from my existing one, and there was enough material to make an A-line skirt. Both the coat and skirt are well tailored to my frame or what is referred to as made to measure clothing. The workmanship on both articles of clothing is excellent. The care in the lining and the finishing of seams as well as the overall construction of the garments are well worth the cost. I know I will have these pieces of clothing for a very long time and I might be able to hand them down to the next generation. I appreciate the commitment to quality that Irina puts into each one the garments. Her work is artistic as well as professional and I will use her again. read more

Called to get information about alterations as well as custom suits. Poor listener. Constantly interrupted me while I was asking questions. She acted like she didn't want my business. She kept telling me that she was "very expensive", which I would expect of a quality custom tailor. I was prepared to spend thousands $$$ on new executive suits and alterations, but she won't be getting my business! Your competitors will thank you for guiding my business (and my money) to them. read more

Irons is just very rude. She also refused to alter the neckline of a dress I brought to her and I had to go to another tailor.

Had a dress altered, just about an inch off the bottom and small tuck in the bust. Work was done beautifully and professionally. She knows what she is doing! Price was a little high in my opinion- $80. But again, the finished product looks great. read more

Don't waist your time! Stopped in there today to get a button sewed on a pair of pants. She acted like I don't even belong in her little shop. Refused to sew on the button, even though she said " I can sew a button on there, but I won't." Very bad attitude. How does she even stay in business treating customers the way she treated me? This place doesn't even deserve one star! Stay far away!! read more

Absolutely terrible experience here. I walked in to get some information about getting a dress hemmed and the person I spoke to was extremely rude. I explained what I was hoping to get done and her only response to me was "No". After my confused look she said "I assume you need it soon" which is a fairly odd thing to assume given that I only told her what I needed and no other information. I followed up with "how soon can you do it" and even that got a response of "No, No how soon, I'm not taking any more work" I understand someone being too busy to handle the work but the level of rudeness from a complete stranger is something I've never experienced before and I was nice the whole time. I don't care if she is the best seamstress in the world, I'd never go here again just to avoid the disrespectful tone I had to deal with. read more

Very nice and flexible- did a great job on my bridesmaid dress! Not too $$$ either- highly recommended!

Have been meaning to write a review for a few months. You can tell Irina is incredibly hard working and dedicated. She did a great job on my bridesmaids dress and the price was fair. I will be going back for more alterations. It was great to find someone local who did a great job. read more

Wow! Irina is amazing! I went to her because she was highly recommended by a friend. I am so glad I did!!! I needed some serious help with a Alfred Angelo bridesmaids dress that was terribly made and fit me poorly. The dress was a mess. Irina worked some magic! She was able to tailor that dress into something not only wearable but quite lovely! She was wonderful to work with! She was kind, patient, and thoughtful. She had the dress done ahead of schedule. She has incredible talent and she is an expert at what she does. read more

First off, I would like to point out that I NEVER write bad reviews. I heard that this place was a great place to go to, so I decided to try it out. When I called to set up an appointment for my wedding dress, she said, "Is this your wedding? You sound like you're ten years old! A child!!" She laughed for a bit at her own, EXTREMELY rude joke. It was very degrading to me as I don't want to be thought of as a child when I am getting married. Sorry my voice sounds young over the phone. My matron of honor called a bit ago to ask what the price range would be for the dress because I didn't want to talk to her again and I forgot to ask. The woman gave an outrageous price range, stopped, and said, "No, I'm not going to do this over the phone," and hung up on my matron of honor! EXTREMELY RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I WILL BE CALLING IN TO CANCEL MY APPOINTMENT!!!!!! read more

DO NOT GO HERE!!! Probably the worst customer service I've ever experienced. She forgot about making an alteration for my friend's dress in time for the wedding until my friend called and then she did the job late, barely in time. But the job she did was HORRIBLE. She didn't fix the sizing or zipper and it took my friend 45 minutes to get into her dress on the wedding day. WORST PART IS THE FOLLOWING: my friend went back to get some sort of refund and the lady said no way, get a lawyer and you can sue me if you want, and said that my friend must have gained weight and that's why she couldn't get in the dress. (Side note- my friend is a marathon runner and very athletic). HOW RUDE?!! It is one thing to make a technical mistake with the alteration, but it is UNACCEPTABLE to humiliate someone and treat them with no respect. PLEASE DON'T SUPPORT a business that treats people like trash. read more

Irina is not only a master seamstress but also a wonderful person to deal with. Her prices are extremely reasonable as well. (my sister paid twice as much for half the work at David's Bridal for her alterations) I have a Maggie Sottero wedding gown that was too long. Along with many layers, it has a trim with hand-sewn appliqus at the bottom which Irina removed and replaced by hand. Her work was impeccable. She also added an elegant bustle and instructed my sister how to fasten the different pieces. I couldn't be happier with her work and would HIGHLY recommend trusting Irina with your treasured garments! read more

DO NOT GO HERE! Irina completely forgot about my dress that needed to be altered. When I called and ask if I could pick it up (the day after it was to be finished) she had not even started the alterations. On the wedding day, I spent 45 minutes trying to get the dress on my body. I had the brides grandmother, who is a seamstress, look at my dress. She agreed that the dress was a TERRIBLE sewing job. She had to cut at my dress to get it to even zip. I ended up getting a blister and missing the entire pre-ceremony wedding due to my bridesmaid dress. This dress ruined the wedding for me. When we tried to go back to Irinas for a refund she would not refund OR fix the dress. She told us to find a lawyer and sue her because she does not care. That is terrible customer service. I am very disappointed because I can't wear the dress and I did not get any refund. read more

Wow has she gone down hill! Totally destroyed a brides maid dress! She did sew the zipper wrong, the wedding was delayed because the brides maid was stuck trying to get the dress on! They had to make cuts in the dress, slip it on over her head to get it on! I asked for my money back and all I got was yelled at? Really? read more

My daughter has had both her homecoming dress and her prom dress alterations done by Irina. Both dresses needed a great deal of work. One dress was covered in a beaded design, and the other one had a multiple layer skirt. Irina finished both beautifully! She took great care to ensure her work was perfect and completed on time! I highly recommend her for all of your alteration needs! read more

I recently went to Irina's after talking to her on the phone with a detailed description of what I needed done...hem a pair of sports pants that were lined and had short side zippers on the lower outside of the legs. She said she understood and quoted me a price. Unfortunately I didn't read her reviews until after my phone call, which had complaints of rudeness and changing quoted prices. But I decided I would see for myself. Upon arriving she started in about it would cost more because I hadn't told her about the lining or zippers...I had and I clearly told her so to her face. The price increase was 33% (only $6), but the lying, indifference and rudeness were worth going elsewhere. I then went to Kim's in the Randolph Park Shopping Center on Queen St. got pleasant service, the original phone price that Irina gave me AND a beautiful finished product! So the moral of the story: Why pay more to be lied to and treated like garbage? Good riddance Irina! read more

I have used Irina a few times before. A few times before she moved into her new shop and recently at her new one. My previous experiences were not bad. However communication sometimes was difficult. I had recommended her to several people before. One friend told me she would never return to her because she was extremely difficult and rude to her. I had not really had that kind of experience with her before so I again chose to go with her to do alterations to an evening gown. I met with her and went over what was needed. She quoted me a price ! I offered to pay upfront but she told me it was not nescessary. I was told my dress would be done by the end of April seeing as I needed it for May 2. When she called me to let me know my dress was finished I was prepared to pick it up that evening after so e meetings I had with clients. Unfortunately I was unable to make it back before her shop closed due to traffic. I called her DIRECTLY to let her know. Also to inform her I would be leaving the next day for about a week to go to visit my father sick with cancer. I apologized I would not be able to come in and get the dress. She said it was ok and she would hold it for me. This was on a Friday, I flew out on Saturday. The following Monday, she called me insisting I come and get my dress and pay her. I reminded her I was out of town and I would come to get the dress as soon as I returned. She kept complaining but then stated she remembered and it was fine. After the phone call I was left confused and felt awful. I had tried to communicate with her about it but apparently she forgot and decided to call me again. I returned this past Sunday, 4/26/2015. Monday I had several Family issues to sort out, and today at 8:15 am she called me demanding I come in again and pay for my dress and pick it up. I couldn't get a word in honestly. Every time I tried to speak she cut me off. She was abrupt and loud. I finally said, I will be in there immediately to pick up my dress. I have to run to the bank pick up cash and I will come in and try it on and pay. I was at her shop with in the hour. I had to bring my 6 year old son with me. I debated leaving him in the car, however I didn't feel comfortable with not knowing how long it would take. I entered the shop and she immediately started to argue with me. No matter how I tried to ask her to please not speak to me in such a manner or yell at me in front of my son she kept on. She started to tell me I treated her like she wasn't even human and how I think I am better than her etc. that she had problems too dealing with a sick child etc. I ushered my son into the dressing room, too flustered to even deal with trying to put it on. I placed it back in the bag, asked my son to go wait for me outside of the shop so I could pay and we could leave. She came out again . Speaking to me incredibly rude. Raising her voice. She would not let me speak. I said, Mam please let me explain. She screamed at me, "I am not MAMN I am Irina!!!" I tried to pay she refused. Said a bunch of other really inappropriate things and then after I tried paying again she just kept going. So I gathered my dress. My money and left. I felt awful because another customer walked in on it and turned and left. I thought she was my son coming back I and I accidentally yelled to her, Please wait outside for me. The whole experience was off. Unprofessional. Also just strange. When I dropped my dress off I was excited to have her work on it. We even exchanged information. I am a photographer and we spoke about me doing stock photos for her. I can honestly say I never expected it to just bulldoze into such a crazy situation. She left me in tears the way she spoke to me. More so because I was just so taken aback by how she spoke to me and especially infront of my son. After I asked her several times to stop. I will never refer anyone to her again nor give her any of my business. When I finally got to my friends house I discovered she had Not removed the Straps? She had hemmed my dress so short I can no longer wear shoes with it. It will only work if I am barefoot. Also the job was done sloppy and my BRANDNEW AND PRISTINE dress now has snags all over it. Very dissapointed! Horrible horrible attitude and incredibly rude! read more

My experience with Irina was less than 1 star, but it was the lowest option I could choose. I brought 2 dresses in for a simple hem. She promised to have them for me on Saturday morning, as I was driving into NJ for wedding that day. I called her the day before to make sure she was going to have them ready and she insisted she would. I only followed up (which I shouldn't have had to) because she did seem scatterbrained when I dropped them off. Upon arriving on Saturday, with my husband and 2 dogs in the car, she was working on someone else's dress and completely forgot about BOTH of my dresses! She worked for another 10-15 minutes on the other persons dress, and then finally made it to one of mine. She quickly did mine but I didn't get to try it on since we were already late and my dogs were impatiently waiting in the car. It was a marginal job, and even though she is reasonably priced, I would much rather pay DOUBLE and get my dress ON TIME and hemmed CORRECTLY! She kept calling me the next few weeks rudely on the telephone, but since I had moved out of the area it was very hard for me to get back to her place. It was her fault that it wasn't ready in the first place, so to get an attitude was unacceptable to me. After not picking it up for 2 months, she left me a VM saying she was going to SELL it to someone else! The dress was $100. I moved over 2 hours away and could only pick it up the day it was supposed be done. I would not recommend Irina, even though her prices are reasonable, it's not worth the headache. read more