Ok where do I start, we are local to the area and heard good things about VLad's Alterations so we gave it a try. First and foremost she charged $250.00 for patches that everyone else would charge $116.00. But we thought she had a good reputation so why not. When we got the vest back all the patches were crooked, in addition to that she put the MC and LE backwards. Again ok, we all make errors. Where things get ridiculous is when we went back to show her, her mistakes she flat out refused to fix the completely obvious mistakes!! I am not joking, flat out refused! If you are looking for a great alterations I would suggest finding someone else as this lady who works there is a completely ridiculous owner who should not be in business. read more

New to the area, I saw this place had mixed reviews but I won't be coming back. I asked for the waist on a jean skirt to get taken in, I've had jeans altered elsewhere (in Southern California) and they did it for half the price (this was 40$) and actually made the seams flush/seamless. I wrongly assumed it would be much more professionally taken in than just folding and sewing it down. I HATE saying this but I really could've done this at home. I brought these in so they could be altered professionally! Like I know this took 5 minutes girl. I also mentioned at pick up that they might still be too large and the seamstress told me to just wear a belt. I hate leaving bad reviews and I don't need a refund, I'll just get it fixed somewhere else. Just needed to warn y'all. read more

Vlad's Alterations - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Auburn, California

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Got some pants that were too long tailored here. Turned out perfect. Reliable and fair. Highly recommend.

Amazing experience! They did a perfect job altering my dress. The fit is exactly what I wanted, and the craftsmanship is excellent. Great customer service and fair prices. Highly recommend this place! read more

Alla did a great job on the alterations I needed for a bridesmaids dress! She helped close up the top bust area beautifully and also steamed the dress- it was ready in two days for a very fair price :) I will definitely be going back for any future alteration needs! read more

I was helped right away and had a quick turn-around. I'm happy with the quality of the work. Friendly, helpful service. I'll go there again! read more

I had to have my mother of the bride , floor length sequined dress hemmed . Vlad's in Auburn is the only place to go for alterations. This place was highly recommended by many friends. Service and workmanship was perfect. 24 years in business with outstanding results keeping her reputation for the best in town. read more

I needed my bridesmaids dress hemmed last minute and also needed it cleaned and steamed. They did it all and had my dress ready on time for the wedding. The dress looked great, no issues. Would happily work with them again. read more

Awesome place to go to when you need to fix your dress at the last minute! Friendly and beautiful lady was involved and understood my issue; she was the one who was into fashion and she offered me a great deal of options to make my special event to be great celebrations read more

Hello everyone once again Vlad's Alterations did a wonderful job on my costumes I will share more picture in the future. read more

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I called at 9:30 am to inquire about have patches sewn on my boys's karate uniforms. The receptionist was friendly and informative. I was given a fair quote and told they could do it the same day. I dropped the uniforms off around 10:30 and came back at 2:30. They look great and my boys are happy to have their uniforms complete. read more

Vlad's Alterations - She followed my instructions on placement and said she had done many others form our dojo. I'll be back for sure. - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Auburn, California

Five days before the wedding I find out that the Nordstroms alteration of my dress was too tight around the neck and I wouldn't be able to wear it. Nothing against Nordstroms at all. But I was panicked. All my friends in Lake of the Pines said you have to go to Vlad's! It was a beaded dress that was going to be very complicated to add inches to. When I picked it up, I just cried. She nailed it. Perfect. Thank you Alla for doing a rush job and a beautiful job! read more

Vlad's Alterations - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Auburn, California

Unprofessional and unfriendly! I paid to have a dress altered and when I put it on it was still not altered. I had to take it to another business and pay again to have it altered. Strongly recommend the other alteration location in Auburn! read more

Fast service !! Alterations on my shirts were sewn perfectly and better than I expected. Great job

I have had many jobs done by Vlads. They have provided meticulous service and reasonable prices. The turn around time is always quicker than expected and quality is on point. They even have the new machine that makes the lulu lemon stitch. read more

Took my multi-layer /different layered dress in for hemming to one length. Great customer service and awesome job on the dress to be worn for my son's wedding in a week and a half. Highly recommend. read more

They did a good job but charged an arm and a leg. $160 to hem 3 inches off the bottom of my dress

Great work. Fast turnaround. Prices are high but relevant for the industry. Highly recommend.

I have taken my clothes to be altered and dresses. I love this place I wouldn't go anywhere else my daughters needed their prom dresses taken in right away and they worked very hard to get them done and they fit beautifully. I take my jeans to be hemmed they do exactly what I asked for I would recommend this alterations store highly read more

HORRIBLE! Do not use them! I wish I could give no star. Rude and expensive. Plus someone in her business switch out my very expensive yoga pants or gave my yoga pants to someone else and gave me a cheap pair of $20 pants from Target. After I brought my pants home I noticed the wrong tag on my pants. She told me I needed their receipt as proof BUT they take the receipt when you pick up your item!! So of course I didn't have the receipt. She also said she looked up my name and "I was not in her system" and I never brought anything to her. Not only bad business but untrustworthy! read more

I have this great suit which I rarely wear but it needed some alterations on the jacket and pants. The woman who works there (sorry I didn't get her name) and she is probably the owner is a no nonsense person but very nice and efficient. She put some cuffs on my pants as well as fixing a loose button on my jacket. Im thrilled to have such a nice suit which I bought years ago (and since put on a few lbs) to finally fit me perfectly again! read more

They do good work, but DO NOT LOSE YOUR TICKET! My mom passed away which added some unplanned arrangements on my part and delayed pick up. I could not find ticket. They were not very friendly or understanding. My fault, I lost ticket. read more

Requested service via Yelp, was told to come in, went in, stood at the counter for 5 minutes waiting for someone to greet me, rang the bell 3 times... was greeted by a sleepy gal who told me the seamstress is out of town. Take your business elsewhere, waste of time. read more

Bait and switch. I inquired about zipper replacement on shorts. I was quoted $22 here on Yelp. After driving 15 miles, I presented my shorts to the woman I believe is the owner. She told me $33. I told I had just been quoted $22. She replied that must have been from a year ago. I showed her the Yelp quote from 3 days ago. She said she didn't care, she would not stand by what was promised. WTF? I don't care if I pay the same ($33) somewhere else, I will never go back to Vlads again. I recommend any place that stands by their word - not the bait and switch to get you into their shop! read more

Vlad's Alterations - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Auburn, California

I have used the services at this establishment a few times with no warm and fuzzy feeling of customer service and certainly nothing resembling a willingness to extend beyond the cursory "hello". The price for having a pair of heels stretched was a bit high and seemed to take a while. I get it that they probably contract out for this service, and I was willing to let this go, as it was a convenience for me. Also, when I had two pairs of jeans hemmed, it was a bit of a wait and more than I have ever paid, but, again, I was willing to let it go, as there was no problem with the end result. However, when I went in to have two simple long sundresses hemmed and had on the tall heels I was intending to wear with them, they pinned them at a length I was happy with. I was appalled at the price of $40.00 per dress but I went along with it with trepidation. I should have changed my mind and taken them back. They were hemmed well above my ankles and when I went back to discuss this error, I was met with immediate defiance and arrogance and made to feel inferior!! There was not a hint of trying to make me feel better. They have absolutely no idea what "CUSTOMER SERVICE" is!!! I will tell all my local friends to go elsewhere for their alterations and other services. read more

Excellent skills. Understood what we needed even with a slight language barrier.

Finally didn't throw clothes away or donate them; but took my first pair of moderately expensive jeans in to be altered. The problem with them was the "boot cut" on the originally purchased pair of pants looked more like some blatantly HUGE pair of 70's bell bottoms. I went to Vlad's Alterations from a referral from a friend I work with who takes her Miss Me jeans in to be hemmed because they are so long, I was warned that the office lady isn't the friendliest. I walked in and was greeted normally, I think that people's interpretations of her coming across as "rude" is really in the language barrier, but she understood everything I needed and was very easy to understand. She needed to reconstruct the bottom of my pant leg, I tried the jeans on, she pinned them EXACTLY the way I wanted and had my item ready on the date agreed to 4 days later. She wasn't over talkative but friendly and polite, her service was spot on, and my jeans fit me PERFECTLY and are EXACTLY the way I wanted, they look better than any store bought jean I own because they are fitted to me and my body and at $16 you can't beat that! I would highly recommend coming here, can't wait to raid my closet and my husband's closet to bring in more items for her to fix and have that completely custom made touch read more

Vlad's Alterations - Completely reconstructed "boot leg bottom" seams match perfectly! - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Auburn, California

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Too expensive for just a hem. My sister got the same service in Walnut Creek for $20. I paid $50!!

I have been going to Vlads for several years. I have had them alter; hem; repair; & just about every kind of sewing needed. They have always done a great job on everything. They are prompt on getting the job done; & are very fair priced & very friendly service. I highly recommend them for all your clothing alteration needs. read more

I'm getting married New Year's Eve and need a ton of alterations on my dress. It's strapless but I'm wanting long sleeves. The older lady Svetlana is extremely knowledgable and talented. She's very kind and the prices are incredible. I'm flying back and forth 3 times to do fittings because she's that good. My dress is very detailed with old vintage Venice lace. Can't wait to see it all come together! read more

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Best seamstress ever. I've been coming here for years. She has never made a mistake or disappointed. From my wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses to my son's true religion jeans- EXCELLENT work. One thing- you are paying for incredible stitch work- not warm and fuzzy customer service. read more

Excellent and speedy service! Made some changes to a new pair of pants I got and the changes were fantastic and nice service!

I have used Vlads Alterations for more than 20 years. Excellent quality workmanship with prices reasonable. I used the other Alterations business in Auburn and was not happy at all. I will continue to recommend Vlads for quality work and ready on time. read more

Very impressed with the quality of work. I'm so glad I went here I will definitely come back

Put aside the language barrier and the simplicity of the shop. She is simply the most skilled in town. Make sure you bring your receipt when you pickup or face their wrath!! Haha read more

I brought a couple of my pants in and Svetlana had the pants ready the same day with the kindness of my heart I expressed my warmest thank you by giving tips. These gals strive hard to do there best. Every kind is always appreciated and looked up with great honoring representation of kindness especially in these uneasy times of COVID-19. read more

Great work. My droopy fine Italian suit now fits like a glove. She got it done two days sooner than promised as well. read more

This place does a good job every time. The inside is very homey and they just remodeled making it feel even more welcoming. Will never stop going here! read more

DO NOT BRING YOUR CLOTHES HERE IF YOU CARE ABOUT THEM. This is by far the worst tailor I have ever been to. I brought in a beautiful pink satin gown and needed a few minor alterations: shorten the train to be the same length as the front, take it in at the waist and chest, and close the slit in the front a few inches. First off they charged me $108 dollars for all of that. When I went in to pick up the dress I tried it on and it was 2 inches off the floor?!? WHAT THE HECK??? My floor length gown was sowing my ankles! This was problematic. They looked really annoyed but said that they could fix it. OK, COOL. I waited another week (they couldn't do it sooner and I told them when I had to have/wear it) and went back to pick it up. Again, I tried the dress on. They took the material from the train and added a WAISTBAND to drop the skirt down. This changes The entire dress. It breaks the beautiful seam that runs from the top across the bodess and then drops down to open up to a slit at the knee. They also changed the way that the back of the dress draped open... no more drape. NOT ONLY did it change the entire dress, but they didn't put a backing behind the waistband so you can see through it. I freaked out. They tried to convince me that the dress "is good like that". After insisting that it's not and you can SEE MY BELLYBUTTON, they said they would fix it and I could pick it up in a few days. PROBLEM! I have to leave TOMORROW to go to MY COUSIN'S WEDDING where I'm a BRIDESMAID. (Yup, this is my bridesmaid dress that is now completely unrecognizable.) They made a fuss about it, but I got them to do it the same day and stay open 20 minutes late for me to pick it up. OK, 3rd time's a charm! I try it on again, DISASTER!!! Every seam that they touched were now puckered, it was a 1/2 inch shorter all the way around, it now fell off of my shoulders (how, I don't know?!) and it was covered in BLUE PEN MARKS all over the stomach. They took one last stab at it and promised to get the marks off. After waiting for them to fix the dress for the 4th time, they bring the dress out and it has disgusting YELLOW WATER MARKS all over it. It looked like they took a dirty sponge to the dress to get the pen out. They then tell me that I owe them ANOTHER $108 for the additional work. ARE YOU CRAZY?!?! The additional work was fixing their own mistakes! So I said NO. She then says, OK LET'S CALL IT $80. NOPE!!! She looked confused. I repeated again, the extra work was your fault because you couldn't do your job the first time, I GRABBED MY DRESS AND WALKED OUT. It is currently at the Dry Cleaners (which I had to pay an arm and a leg to in order for them to wash overnight) in hopes of getting the dirty water spots off. My $300 (before paying for alterations) Satin Gown now looks like something I found on the sale rack of Forever 21. IT IS ILL FITTING, THE SEAMS AREN'T STRAIGHT & DON'T LAY FLAT, IT'S TOO SHORT, WON'T STAY ON MY SHOULDERS, AND DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE SAME DRESS AT ALL. A BLIND MONKEY COULD DO A BETTER JOB THAN THESE PEOPLE. read more

The Russian Lady that owns the place is hella rude I will never go back here plus you ruined my clothing I wanted extra elastic in the waistband of my shorts so they would be tighter and I ended up paying $16 and when I picked him up and drove away they were way looser than when I drop them off I just kept driving because I didn't want to deal with the rude Russian Lady read more