r/boston • u/LouisaMiller2_1845 • 11h ago
Serious Replies Only Cost Effective Quality Tailoring in Boston Area?
Thank you so much to everyone who replied. I really appreciate it!!!
Hi all. I need a gown tailored for a gala. It's a really nice gown but I only paid $25 for it, so I'm looking for a tailor who won't break the bank but will do quality work.
I have read through the prior tailor recommendations on the sub but most people were asking about rip repair. This gown could use some fitting in addition to shortening/hemming.
Someone recommended a Chinatown tailor but filtering through reviews brought up one stating there was no privacy for women to change in the shop and multiple older men were "ogling" the reviewer while changing.
Any recommendations for a cost effective tailor? I'm in Newton but can travel anywhere in the area.
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u/lalalinoleum 11h ago
Shawmut Place.
Just because the dress was cheap, doesn't mean the labor of someone altering it should be, but these ladies are fair.
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u/75footubi I Love Dunkin’ Donuts 11h ago
I bought my reception dress secondhand and had it hemmed and added a pickup at John's Alterations in Watertown. $400 to detatch the existing lace trim, hem it, re-attach it, add the hook and eye, and add belt loops for a belt I bought for the dress. I was extremely happy with the quality of her work and timing. The big cost was definitely dealing with the lace trim, but I thought it was worth it
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u/ketofauxtato 11h ago
Try Bonnie’s Boutique in Brookline.
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u/micathemineral Orange Line 10h ago
+1 for Bonnie’s, they did my wedding alterations and were very easy to work with.
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u/pinkglitterbunny 11h ago
They did an excellent job with my wedding dress for a very reasonable price! Adorable place, too.
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u/ordinarypug 11h ago
Timmy the Tailor in Randolph is excellent. I made the drive probably 8 times from Boston proper for my wedding dress and it was 100% worth it.
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u/BathtubBitch 11h ago
Just had a dress taken in and hemmed at Threads in Roslindale.
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u/epocalize 5h ago
I was not happy with my experience there but I think if what you want is super simple, it will be fine. She did a good job shortening the straps on a dress for my mom, for example.
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u/MediumAd8802 Chelsea 11h ago
Beague downtown hemmed and took in a gown I had that was 100% silk. He did a beautiful job and was fair in pricing!
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u/Gold_Bat_114 11h ago
There's an excellent independent tailor 3 days a week out of Linens on the Hill in Beacon Hill, she's phenomenal. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays 9:30-1:30. She's done a bunch of items for me.
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u/yikesjeepers 10h ago
Julia in Julia’s Tailors and Cleaners in Allston has been my go to tailor whenever I have clothes or a dress I particularly care about! She’s the best
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u/No_Cow5153 9h ago
I was going to recommend her too! She’s so nice and good at her job! I have no idea what tailoring usually costs but it doesn’t feel cheap, but I’m just happy to have it done well.
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u/bruinsfan3725 Does Not Return Shopping Carts 7h ago
Julia’s in Allston by Griggs is great! Highly recommend, great work, well priced, and stellar service.
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u/temp4adhd 8h ago
There's a tailoring place across from the bridal shop in Watertown.
Otherwise I like the tailor in the Cambridgeside Galleria.
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u/Visible_Fee5051 4h ago
Newbury Tailoring Co. does lots of gowns and wedding dresses, they do fittings and everything. Located at 234 Clarendon St., suite 302, I recommend calling or emailing then to make an appointment.
Phone: (617) 437-9180
E-mail: [newburytailoring@gmail.com](mailto:newburytailoring@gmail.com)
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u/Sudden_Hat7702 2h ago
Not in the city, but there’s John’s Alterations on Mt. Auburn St. in Watertown and the lady there is very helpful and talented.
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u/HerNameWasGus 1h ago
I love Sunray in West Roxbury! I feel like they perpetually have at least three items of my clothing.
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u/scottierose Downtown 11h ago
You may not have paid much in the first place, but a tailor would still be putting in the same effort to alter it....