I had a wedding to go to and I was visiting from out-of-state and needed my sari blouse to be fixed. I had contacted this location to see if they would be able to fix my blouse and alter it the same day and surprisingly, they were able to do it within an hour! I also added some hanging beads to the back of my blouse because I did not like the original design that was a part of my blouse, and they were able to add that. I would honestly recommend them and will come to them if I ever need something in the area read more

the best tailors i've ever had. Down to earth guys. Very skilled work. You won't find better guys in New York to do the work

The main tailor is very rude he needed some training on how to deal with customers he was about to charge me double the price for a blouse thank God I changed my mind and left never going back to this place again !!!! read more

Main tailor is rude, and a crook. He tried to tell me my blouse is defective when he just didnt know how to make it. This is a very popular style of blouse worn by Kiara Advani and perhaps hes behind the times but he said it was too big for me. Excuse me sir, it's an unstitched blouse for a good reason. You can cut it into any size to fit most bodies. He was also measuring everything improperly, by included the extra fabric IN BETWEEN the designs and saying its 12 inches wide when its only 10. Do you know what you are doing? I pointed out his mistakes and he said HE was the tailor and I am not. If you DO NOT know how to make a modern lehenga blouse then please admit that instead of claiming it's defective. I bought the lehenga from a reputable store in Edison, NJ. They didnt sell me a defective blouse! He proceeded to tell me the back should not be this wide...and then pulled out a very covered up blouse to show me how it has to add fabric to make it more narrow. Just wow. I see that many reviews are saying hes rude and claiming their customers stuff is defective, so it makes so much sense to me now! Please DO NOT go to them they will mess your stuff up! read more

We brought saree blouses here to be tailored for my mom & sister. After reading some recent reviews I was pretty concerned and watched carefully as the tailor took their measurements, but we had no issues whatsoever, and afterwards both fam members said they felt totally comfortable. The tailors had the blouses ready within a couple days for a totally reasonable price, with a custom look for each, per my mom & sister's wishes. They were very happy with the results! read more

Jackson Tailors - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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Poor service and charged me $20 for a measurement. That's so unprofessional. It was a ripped off. Don't let them fool you.

they did an okay job on the alteration, but my biggest issue is their lack of tracking payments because I am certain I paid (in cash as they request) when I dropped it off. When I picked it up it was a different gentleman working that day and insisted I never paid and must pay again. So I ended up paying double for a job that was okay. would NOT recommend for anyone who doesn't want to get ripped off. read more

CW: assault. The tailor in the back (who is a man) sexually assaulted my friend (a woman) while taking measurements. this happened right in front of me when I took her here to get a lehenga tailored. I have half a mind to go back and chop off his ****. I don't even know who to report him to. This is disgusting. read more

I really hope to never be desperate enough to go back here again. He made me pay a deposit when I dropped off my blouses and then didn't bother to check when I came back that I paid part already and charged me in full again. I had to ask for the rest of my change. Thief. Anyway, he didn't even do a great job and charged an insane amount of money for something that he probably did in 5 minutes. He had to make a small change again and he did it while I was standing there in 2 seconds. Quality is so bad. No one there is wearing masks. He honestly could have saved me the trip by doing the whole job in front of my face rather than making me travel twice to go there. read more

I had a horrible experience at Jackson Tailor and would not recommend this place to my friends. The store is pretty much a tiny sweatshop with 3 men at their sewing machines and 1 larger gentleman at the "desk" - perhaps the owner or manager. I was not greeted when I came in and when I asked for help I was pointed to the owner. He was not friendly, which was fine as long as he could do the job. I asked for a blouse with a boatneck and a V shape in the back. As he poked and prodded for measurements, he started to argue with me about what I wanted. I'm open to suggestions but not pushy criticisms. He was difficult about the sleeves and said it was impossible to do the boatneck with the wide V back. Of course he also thought the boatneck was ugly and that I should do a lower neckline. I'm a young, fashionable woman (not a 60 year old burly Indian man), and I'm allowed to have my own taste. Ultimately I KINDLY said "I'm sorry if you don't want to make this design. It's fine, I will go elsewhere." He then yelled "I know what I'm doing. It's not possible to do that neckline. You don't know anything about this. I know my job, you know yours." Well in fact, I do know how to sew. I'm a surgeon, so I'm pretty damn good with my hands! If I had the time and my machine, I'd just do it myself. In the end I went to ISP who happily did exactly what I asked for! So if it was impossible, Mr Jackson Tailor, how come ISP did it perfectly? All it took was an extra 10 bucks. read more

I went to have a simple sari blouse made. If I could give them negative stars, I would. 1. They quote one price on the phone and another in person. Typical bait and switch. 2. They are limited to making blouses in a very simple/traditional way - eg hooks in front or back vs using zippers on the side. They will insist 'it can't be done' when they lack the know how. 3. Most offensively, they are perverts. Ashwani Kumar (he sits at the middle sewing machine) insisted on lifting my shirt exposing my bra, to measure my chest. He then tried to shove his hand into the front of my blouse under the guise of pinning cups. This dog totally tried to cop a feel. Beyond disgusted and traumatized. Do not go here. If you've had a similar experience, you need to post. read more

I went here to get a blouse stitched for a wedding I was in this past summer, and they did a great job. Also very nice to me and my friend. As with all first tailor jobs, you wonder if your requests will be met, but you get the sense they've done a million jobs. Don't be afraid to ask for them to adjust something. Plus Jackson Diner is across the street! read more

I went there because I had a blouse made there for a wedding by my friend who took an old blouse of mine for measurements. The first blouse turned out so well fitted and perfect so when I needed to have several of my mother's blouses made, some altered, and some of my clothes made for an important event, I decided to go back. All of my mother's blouses turned out really ill fitted and needed to be readjusted. My blouse looked like it was made for a grandma. I was really disappointed with the work. I know there are several tailors there. Maybe these were done by the wrong man. But it was hundreds of dollars worth of material and a total waste. Also, it's creepy that they measure you right out in the open like its nothing. read more

Jackson Tailors is great - great quality, speedy service and professional service. I took a lengha for alteration and needed the length and waist to be shortened. I came prepared and already marked how many inches I thought I wanted to take off, but Ashwini Kumar, one of the three tailors there, insisted that I try it on (there is a dressing room in the shop). Once I tried it on, he asked me to stand on my tippy toes (to mimick what it would look like in heels), measured the length of the lengtha and my waist in order to get accurate measurements. Received a phone call when it was ready (it was ready 1 day earlier) and picked it up, tried it on there, and it was perfect. It is located in bustling Jackson Heights, so if you want to do some shopping or have lunch while going to the tailors, do so! It is located downstairs in the left corner of a housewares shop. Parking in the area, as always, is a challenge but I was able to find street parking. They are open 11am-7:30pm daily. Thank you Jackson Tailors! read more

Did a hard job for me I gave them a pretty hard job to do. I'm a 28 waist size and I gave them a 32 waist size pant to tailor. The problem was the back pockets would be scrunched together but the tailor did a good job keeping the pockets seperate. I went to another tailor by my house and they said it was impossible but this tailor did the job just fine. read more

Do yourself a favor and avoid this place at all cost! Either buy a blouse online or wear a tank top if that's your only option. They ruined not 1 but 3 blouses of my friend and bridesmaids. Their handling of the material was so rough that sequins came off the material. There are patches of missing sequins. Plus they did not bother with piping around the edges; the blouses look like some amateur person straight from the streets of India woke up one morning and decided to stitch blouses for a living!! read more

Do not go. Terrible place. Keeps hiking the price of items while you are standing in front of them. I shouldn't be giving them one star even. read more

I had a blouse made and a fall put on my sari. The blouse came out ok. Not great, not terrible. Make sure you try it on and have them make final changes to improve the fit. They charged $35 The fall was sewn on to the sari with a machine on the bottom and by hand on the top. The fabric is pulling everywhere, so I would definitely not go back to them for this. They charged $15 to sew on the fall. I also had a lengha shortened, and the matching blouse taken in a little. These things were done ok. For some reason I felt like I needed Indian tailors to fix the lengha, but in retrospect I could have just gone to my regular tailor in NYC for this. To fix the skirt and the top, they charged me $75. My regular tailor probably would have charged less. Overall, my experience was ok. Everything was wearable (I guess I set my standards pretty low) but it's not the best tailor I've ever been to. Please if anyone has had a great experience having sari blouses made, I am on the lookout for another place to try in NY/ NJ. read more

DO NOT GO HERE. I was referred here by the guy who owns Rahul's Couture and these men managed to ruin a very expensive dress. They just approximated all the work they'd do to the dress and now I'm afraid it's ruined beyond repair. They mishandled the dress and a lot of the intricate work on it was damaged. Not only that, they charged me $100 for their terrible work! When I tried to express my concerns about the poor fit after their alterations, they just tried convincing me I didn't realize it was a good fit. I wish I could take back going there but the damage is done, unfortunately. read more

Don't ever go there!!! I had dropped off my dress and asked for the arm to be shortened, right arm taken out, hem length and add fabric to the back of the dress to close hole. Not only did they do everything WRONG except the hem part. The man in there was extremely rude and charged me full price for it. My dress was Free People over $170 and now it's a mess. These employees are the most unprofessional people I have ever dealt with. He literally yelled at me and said he did the dress as he thought it would look nice. Hate this place with a passion!!!! read more

Amazing! Def a little expensive but I was under a time crunch. Had a wedding in a week and the shirt was too tight. The uncle made sure the clothes were done well before the date he gave us. He pretty much had to loosen and add cloth to the whole shirt. Came out looking amazing, better than I could have expected. read more

I needed a blazer fast; they did a great job; the cloth was matched so left and right mirrored each other; very pleased.

Great customer service. They make sure I am happy with the stitching. I was able to get something done last minute and they made sure I got the right fit. read more

Would never recommend this place to anyone. Terrible experience, enough to write a review. I got my saree blouse made for my engagement here. The guy ( i think the owner) was pushy about the style. I know what I want and he did kept trying to change my opinion. I thought twice about getting it done there because of that. Finally we agreed and he was SUPPOSED to do the style I wanted. When I came to pick it up the saree blouse was done all wrong. I have gotten plenty of blouses done before and never had any trouble changing things. This guy refused to do anything and told me that I was wrong and he would charge me extra for altering anything. Worst customer serivce experience ever. I took my blouse and left and got it done elsewhere. read more

He fixed my flat (a hole at the toe that needed sewing) in ten minutes!

These guys have been around for many years and they never disappoint! Everyone in the market knows them and goes to them whenever they need an alteration done. It may seem not all that when you enter the basement but the work you'll get back in return after its done will be amazing! Jackson Tailors all the way! read more

I needed a new zipper for a hood on an expensive coat. After living in Jackson Heights for 7 years, I'd been warned that there were no skilled tailors nearby. But I tried this place. It's hidden in a corner of a bedraggled looking basement on 74th St. The owner worked diligently, in front of my eyes, trying different solutions, and finally found one that worked! Really wonderful service. HIghly recommended. read more

Absolutely the worst tailors !!! I trusted the reviews and went in there to get a simple alteration to my dress. I should have known that they would do a poor job. They didn't take any measurements to my body/ dress. The guys just eye-balled the job and when I went to pick it up, tried it on, it didn't fit me properly. Never going there for business again. Thanks for a job NOT well done. read more

These guys are great. You may have your doubts when you walk down the stairs and see the three indian guys in a closet sized room on antique sewing machines but but they are cheap and do an excellent job. I needed a pretty major alteration on a pair of dress pants whose legs, cuffs, crotch and pretty much eveything else needed to be done. I bought a suit at syms for like 84 bucks and figured i'd still get a deal even with some tailoring involved and these guys charged me almost half of what the guy at syms quoted me. They looked great too, they had to cut the pants open, remove some fabric and sew them back together and the stitch work on the pants was even better than when i bought them. Granted, it was an 84 dollar suit, but still, they greatly surpassed my expectations and I highly recommend them. read more

Awesome! I needed a winter coat fitted since i'm very short. I asked for the sleeves to be shortened as well as "slimmed/fitted" and they did a terrific job! they even re-stiched the toggle/extra material on the sleeve which comes with most pea coats , and they did it so that it fit my new shorter, slimmer sleeves. They definitely went up and beyond and i am going to stick with them for all future alterations. read more

We had a terrible experience at this shop. The work is shoddy and do not correct mistakes made on tailoring. A great outfit was totally ruined...We will not be returning... read more

Jackson tailor is the best - not only are they convenient, affordable and open late, they have handled everything I've thrown at them (hemmed pants, shortened Calvin Klein coat sleeve, let our shirts) they just fixed the zipper on my jacket in 30 sec with pliers and let me give a few bucks instead of pretending it was a big expensive job. Thanks read more

This shop has been around for a long time now! Need i say less, these gentlemen know what they are doing. Granted it's a small shop with not much breathing room but the quality of their work goes beyond the aesthetics of the store. I needed alternations for my pants and dresses and a flawless job was done! Not to mention, prices are very reasonable! I am a happy camper :) read more