After purchasing my dream bridal dress from Kleinfeld during their annual sample sale, I was disheartened by the astronomically high alteration prices which were the equivalent of a second bridal dress, if not someone's wedding dress at the very least. After hearing horror stories from brides who took their dresses to mom & pop shops with disastrous results, I was no doubt nervous. My sister came to rescue with a seamstress known as the best in Westchester. We visited Leah La Robe 3 months before my destination wedding in Spain for dress alterations. We were shocked to hear that the owner Leah had been in a very bad accident & rehabilitating. That's when her daughter Alana not only took excellent care of me, but also absolutely blew me away with her credentials - Alana is a designer herself - by both trade & passion with a degree. She has worked alongside her mom virtually her whole life and has herself created dresses & bridal gowns (I was able to witness one of her beautiful works in person.) Alana was not only very honest in what work I needed done to perfect my dress, but very reasonably priced as well. The shop's timeline worked perfectly with my travel itinerary, short of just bringing Alana with me to Barcelona. She revised the alteration vision with me from a 3 point bustle to a 5 point bustle, pulled in my straps, tapered the bodice in just a bit (I had to make sure I could still sit & dance ;) in it) & because I was so attached to the horsehair trim on my dress that I could not bear chopping it up, Alana respected my wishes, and completed side to side hem work. I was so pleased with her professionalism, timeliness, & expertise, that I brought my mother-in-law, two maids of honor, and bridesmaids here for their dress alterations as well. All of the dresses were perfectly altered whether with added boning, hemming, pulling in to resize/reshape, & the creation of shawls with leftover material. My final fitting was nothing shy of perfection & Leah was back in the shop & providing me with spot cleaning tips for the day of. As a bride, I could not recommend Alana & the shop anymore than I already have. She was a pleasure to work with, skilled, reassuring, and fair - essentially everything you look for when altering your bridal gown - THANK YOU! I will definitely return in the future for any formal attire alteration needs & 100% recommend to any bride out there! read more