Lori is amazing. She did a fantastic job on my dress. She is also very personable and such a sweet lady. She made me feel calm during a very stressful time of wedding planning. She is also VERY reasonably priced. read more

Lori is amazing, the quality of her is perfect! She made my daughter's graduation dress and alterations for our dresses for my daughter's wedding. The value we paid for her work is the best prices out there. 5 Stars definitely worth it read more

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Lori is the sweetest person. She offers fair prices and tries her best to make her clients happy. Her work is amazing and she is open to feedback. I needed a custom long sleeve top for my wedding dress, and she exceeded my expectations. I feel like I gained a new family member as well :) read more

Lori is absolutely amazing! I trusted her to alter my wedding dress and she went above and beyond! On top of not having a lot of time, she was able to have my dress done in 3 weeks! She's so dedicated and loving, made me and my mother enjoy the experience! You can really tell she loves what she does! I don't know what I would've done without her. The pricing was not bad at all compared to other places! The value of her work is worth every penny! read more

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I've had Mrs Lori alter 2 of my dresses. One as a bridesmaid and then again for my own wedding. Her turn around time was so fast and her prices were beyond reasonable. I can't say enough good things. She made my day really special. I will always send friends and family her way for any alterations. read more

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Lori is such a sweet and amazing woman! She hemmed several dresses and a pair of pants for me. She had them ready in a reasonable amount of time and did an amazing job. Her work is very professional and she's kind. I would recommended her to everyone if you want quality service and a quick turnaround. read more

Lori is the best! I called her in the morning for an emergency alteration to the pants I was wearing to a music festival (had to leave on a flight that afternoon) and she was able to bring my waist in a couple of inches in just a few hours! So grateful, thank you again Lori! Aside from that I've taken some items in to shorten straps on a top, take in a top, take in jeans and the waistband on a maxi skirt, as well stitch holes up. She's very sweet, flexible, and easy to work with. I'd definitely recommend! read more

**As mentioned in several reviews, Lori changed her business name and location but has had excellent reviews for previous business** Lori is amazing ! I came to her to get my wedding dress altered and she gave me excellent service. She's very flexible with time and honestly on top of all the requests I had asked of her. She's also got that motherly love customer service and I adore her so much ! Thank you so much Lori !! P.S. it's better to reverse into the driveway for easier departure from her house. Service - 5 / Price - 5 read more

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I found Lori's Alterations via Yelp and needed my bridesmaid dress hemmed. I also thrifted a shirt dress that was way too big and wanted it brought in on the sides. For both, she quoted me $100 to do and was able to get it done by the date I requested! I also injured myself and Lori was so sweet to help carry my dresses out to my car for me. Make sure to call her when you arrive so she can direct you to park in her driveway. The street is parking permit only. read more

Lori altered my wedding dress for my August wedding exactly as I envisioned! She's incredibly sweet and felt like a second mother to me. I got to know her during each dress fitting and she has become my new go-to gal for all future alterations. Her prices are also so affordable and she genuinely cared about making sure I felt comfortable in my dress before the big day. Thank you Lori and your DIL Mary for the beautiful veil also. You both truly went above and beyond and I am forever thankful! read more

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Lori has such an honest and sweet personality and has a very keen eye for detail. I like to come here because she is very nice, attentive and she does a great job. Came here to get my bridesmaid dress altered for the length and straps. Lori did such a great job that I brought over a sundress that I initially wanted to get hemmed but she convinced me to keep the length and instead adjust the sleeves and added an elastic band to the waist so it would not drag so much on the floor... turned out better than I could have visioned and I am so happy with my sundress! Pricing: very reasonable and the cost is fair for what she does Parking: is limited but we called in advanced and we were able to park in the front in the driveway I would definitely recommend her to those who want anything altered and I will come back to have other outfits altered. read more

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Lori is awesome. Considerate. fast. accurate. love her work! thanks so much!! highly recommend read more

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Lori is the absolute BEST! She makes you feel comfortable every step of the way. She tailored my wedding dress (height), added removable sleeves, and a bustle. She also helped tailor my sister's bridesmaid dress and reception dress. Her prices were reasonable and her turn around time very quick. Lori makes it HAPPEN! I am beyond grateful for Lori's care and attention. I will recommend her to everyone I know and will be back. read more

**Please note that this was previously Elegant Design Boutique off Steven's Creek/Monroe, across from Valley Fair Mall. Lori has had years of experience. But due to store name and location changes, she lost many previous Yelp reviews from over the years** I got my wedding dress altered by Lori in 2017 for my wedding and everything was amazing and very reasonably priced. She also altered several of my bridesmaids' dresses, and I send everyone I know in the area her way. She is very sweet, listens well, and does great work, and the turnaround time is amazing. read more

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The service is amazing! Lori is so sweet and kind. She did such a great job at altering my toddlers tuxedo. Will definitely come back again!

Recommended by my friend to alter my wedding dress. Lori is super sweet. Dress fits perfectly.

I found Lori's Alterations through yelp and I am so happy that I chose to get my wedding dress altered by her. Lori was so kind and helpful. She made me fall even more in love with my dress. The fit was perfect and I honestly couldn't have asked for anything else. I was originally quoted $1800 elsewhere, but Lori went above and beyond for under $600. read more

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Lori is a lovely woman who does excellent alterations. She transformed my dress to exactly what I wanted.

Lori went above and beyond for my alterations. I took a fur coat of my great aunts that is over 80 years old and she brought it back to life as all the seams were falling apart. She even completed it a month before the time frame she originally gave me. Beautiful hand work on all the stitching. read more

I would give Lori 100 stars if I could! She is so talented at alterations. It truly is such an art and Lori is an expert at her craft. Lori was so knowledgeable from start to finish - from the initial fitting appointment, to the try-ons in between, to the final appointment to pick up the dress. I trusted Lori with her recommendations and I appreciated her expertise, honesty, and time. For example, after the first round of alterations, I came in to try the dress on and we decided go a little bit shorter. Some businesses would probably have left it alone but Lori truly cared about me and making sure my dress was perfect so she asked to make some additional alterations (didn't affect the end price). Once all of my alterations were done, she steamed my dress and it was all ready and perfect for my wedding ceremony! On the day of, I got SO MANY COMPLIMENTS on my dress both from family and strangers (I had a small elopement ceremony on the beach in San Diego so a lot of people got to see my dress). Along with being amazing at alterations, Lori is also a beautiful person inside and out. She has such a sweet and caring personality. I felt like she treated me like family. She genuinely wanted to work hard to make my dress perfect for my wedding day. I can't thank you enough, Lori! Thank you, thank you, thank you! read more

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Lori hemmed my bride's maid dress in about a week and also shortened the straps and added a hook to the back, making the whole thing fit and stay on so much better. She was very sweet, does quality work, and it is evident that she has a lot of experience. Highly recommend Lori's Alterations and will definitely be going back!! read more

So happy to find Lori again. She altered my wedding dress perfectly. She also did my sisters wedding dress. I got several other quotes in the area and they were all overpriced. She altered several other dresses for me and my mother. She is very kind and always makes you look your best. I'll be going there soon for another dress I need her to alter. You won't find a better wedding/formal dress alterations person in the area. read more

I went to Lori on my mom's recommendation who also did her wedding dress. I needed just part of a dress sewn within 5 days and Lori got it done. I also came after closing to pick it up, (my own fault) but luckily she picked up her phone and allowed me to pick up the dress. read more

I highly recommend Lori as she has an eye for detail and can fit your dress to your body perfectly. She is super sweet and treats you like family. A bonus is that she also steams your veil/dress which can be ready for pickup the week of your wedding. Her prices are reasonable and fair. Some advice for parking is to call ahead to make sure she is not busy as there are only 2 parking spots in her driveway available. Lori is absolutely the best, skilled at her job, and very professional. My sister and cousin also got their bridesmaid dresses altered by her. Here is a pic of my wedding dress in the process and my dress on my wedding day! 5 stars! read more

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What a nice lady who does impeccable work! I was pleasantly surprised to find this lovely alterations shop close to me. Lori is sweet and professional and does fantastic work for good value. Highly recommend! read more

We dropped in after a quick call about our need to alter a bride's maides dress. Lori basically free handed exactly what we were looking for and it took just a few days to get the dress back. Very good quality. For the price we paid it was worth knowing we were in good hands and we love supporting small business owners. I would recommend coming here for wedding alterations or, really any alterations in general. 10/10 read more

She is the sweetest! She made getting my wedding dress altered so easy! My sister also got her Matron of Honor gown altered with her as well. We loved the way they both fit perfectly! Thank you so much Lori! She even answered the phone the morning of my wedding 6/12/21 because I had a question and was very helpful and responsive! read more

You can immediately tell that Lori is passionate about her work. Quality work, quick turnaround, very friendly! I will be coming to her for any alterations from now on. read more

Lori tailored my wedding dress and it was PERFECT!!!! I had to order it a size up so it needed some work but I went for one fitting and she got it exactly right. I couldn't believe it!! She did such an amazing job. She's also such a sweet lady!!! Would 1000% recommend. read more

Lori did a great job with my wedding dress! She even made me a matching mask. She helped alter my bridesmaid's dress and my mother's dress too. It was easy to work with her! Thanks Lori! read more

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Lori's work is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! She was so sweet and did a great job on my dress! I had her fit more snug and hemmed it for me! Also added a bustle. But the one special thing she did for me was sowed a red heart on the left side of the dress so that I could put my grandmothers rings in it to have close to my heart! I cried when I saw it. I loss my grandma when I was 15. So it meant a lot! read more

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First I'll start off by saying I'm very happy with the alterations made to my suit. I was recommended a different shop, in which I pulled up to it and it was closed. I started to panic because these alterations were already last minute. I looked up to see if there were any open shops near, LUCKILY Lori's Alterations was 5 minutes away and open! I raced over and knocked on the door and she opened with a big smile. I was not aware that I should have scheduled an appointment ahead but she took me in right away and asked what I needed. I needed this suit to be more slim fit to my body in 3 days for an event and she was able to get it all done! she even told me to bring my button up shirt so she could press everything before she gives it to me. She handed me a nicely pressed shirt and suit all wrapped up! She gave me a hug at the end which was so sweet and kind! CUSTOMER SERVICE 10/10. I 100% recommend! Thank you Lori for being so kind and getting this last minute alteration done for me! read more

***As mentioned in another review, Lori changed locations/the name of her business so she lost a bunch of good reviews! *** Lori did the alterations for my wedding dress in 2019. I'm under 5' so you can probably imagine how all my proportions are off for a generic wedding dress. This was not a problem for Lori. She did an amazing job altering the top of my dress which included tulle with some beading. The hemming was on point. She also added sleeves with a triangle cut near the wrist with beading to match the upper portion of my dress and added those cute white buttons commonly found on wedding dresses (I mentioned to her that I loved those and she added them on her own accord!). Lastly, she closed up more of the v-neck section on the top front of the dress so it could be a bit more modest and added the bustle which worked perfectly day of. Not only is her professionalism and workmanship top notch, she is also super sweet and personable. I love working with her and went back recently to have her alter a bridesmaid dress I need to get fitted for a wedding in August. read more

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Lori is the real deal! Your wedding is the one day where you need your dress to fit perfectly and look like it was made for you. With Lori doing the alterations that's exactly what you will get! I trusted Lori with my wedding dress and it was the best decision I could have made. I bought my wedding gown during a sample sale and it was way too large for me. It also had intricate detailing. During my 4 fittings with Lori she knew exactly how to alter the dress to fit me without sacrificing any small detail of the dress. It is clear the first time you meet Lori that she is an expert in her field. Lori does truly phenomenal work with very fair prices. She is so friendly and easy to work with, and her new location is beautiful. She is flexible for walk ins or appointments and her turn around time is great! Trust Lori with your wedding dress or any other garment you need altered and you will not be disappointed. Thank you Lori for making me look so beautiful on the most special day of my life! read more

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Lori was very sweet! Her prices were reasonable & fair. Quick turn around time & close to downtown San Jose. It was easy to park there & have her pin the dress for me. I trusted her for my wedding dress. I can't wait to wear it! read more

Terrible. I would leave no stars if I could. This woman was recommended by the place my mom bought her wedding dress and she seemed skilled but she charged my mom over $500 and only did a fraction of the work she charged for. My mom wanted her dress to be a couple inches shorter, for the train to button onto the back so she'd have the option not to drag it on the ground, and it was too tight around her chest/back so Lori said she could add a two inch wedge to the seams on both sides which I was most skeptical of as the dress had a very specific lace pattern and I didn't want it to look like patchwork but Lori showed me an example on another dress she had altered and it looked amazing. I wouldn't have even been able to notice her added fabric if she hadn't pointed it out. She took a ton of measurements, made many notes and put several pins in the dress to mark the needed alterations. She seemed to really know her trade and I left feeling confident. My mom went to pick the dress up by herself and maybe didn't check it thoroughly enough but when I helped her try it back on we realized Lori had simply cut the bottom layers of the dress shorter and DIDN'T HEM THEM AT ALL and she completely skipped the two inch seam wedges she charged my mom for and instead just added a teensy centimeter pinky finger's with to each side which did nothing at all. She basically charged my mom over $500 to haphazardly hack some fabric off the bottom of the dress and sew a couple buttons onto the back. Such a scam artist. read more

Lori saved my butt because I needed my suit for an last minute out of town weekend and she was able to hem my suit sleeves and pant cuffs in 24 hours! She even stayed open a little later because I got behind, the day of the pick up. Super responsive and helpful. Pricing was fair, and her cute little backyard studio was a nice pleasant location to meet her and get fitted. She followed sensible covid precautions at the time, and the workmanship was great! Thanks Lori! read more

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I wouldn't advise this but I had to get my wedding dress altered in a week and Lori came through with flying colors!!! Even though my dress was a tad tight before altering (1") she found some room for me where I needed it !! It is because of Lori's years of expertise I was able to walk down the aisle in my dream dress that I found at the 11th hour. Thank you!!! read more

Lori was incredible! She took a 3 year old wedding dress that didn't fit me anymore and worked some kind of magic to make it fit! She was kind, helpful and very reasonably priced! Will be going back whenever I need alterations! read more

Lori is amazing and her work is extraordinary, she made me a matching mask with the excess fabric removed from my dress.