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    3.8 (119 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Clothing alterations

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    A better look at the shirt with the cloud buttons in different sizes.
    Wyatt C.

    I have utilized the services of this shop a couple of times for a custom project that involve my own fabric and many design elements that I chose before approaching them. I came away with a fantastic outfit, and while I did employ the services of other people for other elements, the work they did here was critical. In fact, I will be heading there again soon with a completely new set of fabrics and a concept similar to the last adventure. In the picture, the jeans and the shirt were what Stephen the Tailor did.

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    Jenna F.

    Overall really friendly service, but I fear maybe they were overwhelmed and made careless errors. I had a really positive experience during the fitting, I had two dresses hemmed and one adjusted at the straps. The seamstress was really kind and had me choose the length. The hem price is matched up with what I saw online, but the additional shoulder adjustments were much more expensive than I thought, but after such a positive fitting I was happy to support them with that price. The first issue was a week later: I still had not heard about when I could pick up, I called and they said they could have it ready by the following Monday but my event was on Friday. I had dropped it off almost 2 weeks in advance and was told it would be a 3-5 day turn around. I ended up picking up my dresses the day before my first event. The pick up was so chaotic ahead of a GW LAW event that I decided not to wait in line after multiple people to try on my dress. That was a mistake. My first dress was well hemmed, I wore it to an event and had a great time. At this point I was still willing to say it was a good overall service even with the bumpy pick up. A month later I tried on my second dress, I felt a sharp pinch at my leg. I turned the dress inside out and find that three pins were still left in the dress from when they lifted it to hem. I acknowledge I picked it up the day before the event in the small shop with multiple other people and didn't want to try it on. But that doesn't excuse pins being left in the dress! Imagine if I had sat on one and it had pierced rather than scratched me. For what I paid and how long I waited, I should not have found pins in my dress.

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    I never read negative reviews because I simply feel like who has time in their day to be that picky or upset- but after my experience today at Stephen the Tailor, I will take reviews more seriously. On Oct. 10 I went for a fitting to have alterations done on my bridesmaid dress for my best friends wedding. Chris was great and very helpful. I stated that I needed to pick it up by the 26th for an out of town wedding next weekend. Today (Oct. 27) I went to pick up my "ready" dress and I have never been more displeased with a service in my life. My bridesmaid dress is covered with dried food stains, black stain marks, and oily stain marks. Even my garment bag that I brought the dress in has stains now. I pointed out the numerous stains on my dress to Chris and he said, "well are you sure it was clean when you brought it?"....I'm sorry but who would bring a DIRTY bridesmaid dress to be altered for an upcoming wedding?? Also- on Oct. 10 he saw me unwrap the dress in the store so that was just a rude and ridiculous question. As my mom and I were trying to talk to Chris about compensation- a seamstress came in the suite with her food, and ate at her work station over a dress she was working on. Absolutely unacceptable. They offered to have it dry cleaned but there is no way I would trust them again to ensure my dress is perfect for next weekend. The owner Devon said he would reimburse me for the dry cleaning that I get done- let's hope it doesn't take forever to receive the reimbursement. People work and spend their hard earned money to come and spend at it your business. In no way shape or form is it acceptable to come and pick up something as special as a bridesmaid dress and see it ruined. I left in tears. I pray the dry cleaner can get all of these stains out. DO NOT COME HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

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    4 years ago

    Thank you for caring about your customers. I took my dress back and it was fixed right away.

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    4 years ago

    Best tailor in DC. Did everything right, on time and at agreed cost. I would highly recommend Stephen.

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    6 years ago

    Superb work on oversized suit jacket and dress pants. Good price and will come back for sure.

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    5 years ago

    Did a great job on two jackets and two pants. Both were perfect on first fitting and didn't need any additional alterations.

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    Did a great job hemming jeans where original bottoms were too worn to retain.

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