went here to get my pants hemmed. Alla did a great job for a very cheap price. Thank you!!!!

DO NOT BUY THE VOUICHER! The owner does not accept it and has been asking Yelp to take it down since it was put up. Very, very friendly owner, extremely helpful and asks all the right questions. She charges reasonably; and if there's a place that has what you want that is cheaper, she will let you know and let you make your own decisions. Parking is convenient, and the store, despite being small, seems very spacious. read more

Alla is AMAZING!!! How many great things I could say about this place!!! Alla is so sweet and accommodating! I had been to several other alterations places in the past, but was never happy! I even drive 45 min to Alla's place just to have her to work on my clothes! I don't trust anyone except her! I have brought over 5 expensive dresses into her in the past 2 months alone! Brought my daughter's uniform and my son's suit. Alla always alter all my clothes perfectly. Her experience, vision, creativity and style are immaculately excluded each and every time I take in clothing for alterations. Service is fast and very reasonably priced. Highly recommend this place!!! read more

Best hidden secret westside! Seriously talented tailor. Fixed up my suit and cashmere beautifully without insane costs!

No words to explain, but always "tailored fit" to my liking. Everytime time I come to Alla it always seem like a piece of home. Very warm and cordial lady. In addition, she's very punctual with her work, reasonable with prices, and most importantly, communicates with constructive advice! Perfect tailor in the westside. Flawless with suits, hemming with my pants, and even customizing length of my button ups. I'm extremely glad I found her just close by! Nothing better then to feel at home! read more

AMAZING! Gets you in and out! PLUS she has the cutest accent that makes you feel likes it's grandmas shop. LOVE LOVE LOVE *great for bridesmaid alterations read more

I had a sudden event to attend and my new pants needed alterations. The lady was very nice and accommodating and she finished me quickly. The job was very well done and the price is just right. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! read more

I had a whole bunch of weird sewing that I needed to be done and I called Ella and she was able to accommodate me immediately, work out a really friendly price and get the work done so quickly just as I needed. I highly recommend her. read more

Had my dress altered here and what an amazing job she did!! Would highly recommend and would return! Also done in the tight timescale I needed with added recommendations on what shows I should where 5* service. read more

Great tailor, always on time. The first thing I brought here was a skydive jumpsuit that a much taller friend handed down to me. It was a complicated job, but the results were absolutely perfect. I've been coming here with all my tailoring needs every since. read more

Had a few dress shirts that were too large (being tall and slim like me, hard to find the right size off the rack). Her sewing job was very nice and professional, great job, it looks like a new shirts, and could not tell it was modified after purchased - for a good price. In talking with her about my "shape" and so hard to find suits that fit (I only fit in 38L) that I usually can only find online. She gave me directions on what she can, and cannot do with suits that are 38R (that opens up a lot of options!), depending on their details, so I know what options I can buy that are not my size, that she can change. I took note, and will look for those (added) options when I next shop for suits, and will come back to see her to have them fitted. read more

Alla did an amazing job on my bridesmaid dress. I needed the floor length maxi hemmed and taken in at the waist. Four layers of fabric. I was in a bind since I needed it done in two days. She pulled through in the short time allotted and it fit perfect. I'll definitely be going back for future alterations. read more

cute and friendly owner! we had an evening dress and a men's suit altered here and she did a wonderful job at a good price! I'll be back for sure! read more

Alla was amazing and helpful and fast. Great service from a highly skilled tailor! I highly recommend her!

The owner Alla works magic! My bridesmaid dress was 2 sizes too big and she made it fit perfectly. I came with my mother, whose dress was way too long and had a stubborn zipper. Alla hemmed it beautifully and made the zipper go up with ease. I will be back for more alterations!! She charged us a very good price for both dresses. read more

I absolutely adore Alla and her work is always fantastic! Been going to her for over 15 years! Highly recommend this establishment for any and all your alterations! read more

Stay clear!!! This place is a joke. The lady (I presume the owner ) is rude, and extorts you. I left my suit on Friday and thought I would fall today to check up when it would be ready. She claimed and lost my number.! This followed Friday's session of her shouting at me (rather like a mother would when you did something wrong) and was all over the place. I actually thought it was a bad move to let her take on an easy task of alterations to a suit. In all my years I've never experienced that. Luckily I phoned today and the suit was ready ! So I stopped by to pick it up.. upon paying for the mediocre work she insisted I paid cash .., doesn't take cards. So off I trekked to the bank to get the cash which alone was frustrating since she never once mentioned this prior. When I returned she informed me it was $20 more than what she had told me originally ..., she had lost my number apparently and that's why she didn't call? Come on.,. Please stop extorting people. Will never ever use again . Their are better options out there and will return to my usual tailor a little further away but for half the price, read more

I created a Yelp account just for this place. Allah is an extremely talented seamstress. I have had some of my finest garments altered by her, ranging from very simple to very intricate jobs: all, however, have held constant and central motif of excellence. Finding a good tailor is hard, trusting them is harder. Allah's work, from a purely, mechanical standpoint, is solid. Furthermore, she's proven to be someone who I can just trust: I give her a general vision, and she executes accordingly. This Allah's vast experience, complemented by her ability to visualize in line with her clients, is what compels me to refer A & I to others. read more

This tailor is absolutely the worst tailor out there. If you are looking to have your items ruined this would be the place. I would not recommend her for anything. It's almost like she didn't listen to what alterations I asked her to do, and decided to do what she thought was best. Not at all what I asked for. She is very rude and disrespectful. This woman should not be in business. I feel sorry for any customer that goes to this place. I will definitely not come back! read more

I had my wedding dress taken out and hemmed at A&I, and I couldn't be happier! It turned out just how I had envisioned, and the cost was very affordable. Thank you!! read more

This place was awesome! Great price for a hem on a floor length gown - cheaper than any other quote I got from tailors in the Venice area. The dress hem turned out perfect. It was also done in 2 days and steamed free of charge. Great service, definitely coming back. read more

Alla is incredible! I've gone to her twice with a handful of different items and the alterations are exactly what I need every time. The turnaround time is great, the pricing is so reasonable, and Alla is a sweetheart. read more

I actually didn't see Alla, but there was a gentleman there that helped me out-perhaps that is why my experience was a bit different? I brought in a simple black cotton dress (no lining) that needed to be hemmed and a blazer that needed the sleeves taken up a bit. After I got my measurements/clothes pinned, the guy tells me that it's going to cost $50 to have these altered. I looked at him with a slightly puzzled look and said, "ok" and then as he writes up my ticket, tells me, "I will do it for you for $45." Now, whenever stuff like that happens, I feel as though I am being bamboozled. I mean, is the price 50 or 45? Why are you lowering all of a sudden... I didn't complain or even ask you to discount the price. He tells me it will be ready by Friday, but I tell him that I will be in on Monday to pick it up since I work late on Fridays. So on Monday, I call to make sure my clothes are ready, and he says, "please come after 6 pm" great...I thought my clothes would be ready on Friday? I dont' like when someone tells me that either, because I feel as though they are going to do a rush job in order to finish it before I get there. NOT GOOD. So I finally get there after 6pm like he requested. and the dress looked perfect..but the blazer..not so happy about. The sleeves are still too long and when I asked him about it after trying it on...he just said that "no, that looks good-and because there are buttons there, we can't do anything else." So kinda disappointed in that. And then this other girl comes in to pick up her dress (looks like another cotton dress) and she only pays $10. So when I pay him my $45 I ask him how much each article cost...and he wasn't able to give me a straight answer..said that the black dress is around $10...so that means my blazer was $35 to fix...which is fine...but why did he start with $50 when he quoted me the first time? I just don't trust him now...and I will NOT be returning. read more

I've been to dozens of tailors all over LA and have never been 100% satisfied until I came here. The work is excellent and they are very friendly and honest. They will tell you the options and expense, then advice whether or not it is worth the cost. Every garmet I've ever brought here has turned out as expected or better and one time I even brought in a jacket that had been previously altered by a very highly recommended tailor that did a botched the alteration. I brought the jacket here and they fixed the jacket and made it better than ever. In addition to outstanding quality work, they are very customer service oriented and can normally get a garmet done on a short timeline if you ask them to. You will not be disappointed. read more

Can't comment on the quality of work since we walked out due to how rude this woman was to me in front of my 6 year old--far from "Friendly." Brought my son's halloween costume in for tailoring. Unclear if this not something she wanted to do or what the issue was by her condescending tone and her hard to understand english. Was getting alot of hmmming and hawing about what the price would - finally got an answer. When asked if can get back next week- she (again rudely) responded "no" and that she has other things to do and why do I need since Halloween is 2 months away. Last I checked I was the customer and my timeline needs are none of her concern. I don't give business to this type of merchant - she unpinned my son and we walked out. My son commented on her ill behavior when we walked out. Shame on you to act in such an unacceptable manner particularly in front of children. My experience clearly does not line up with some others' review so perhaps a bad day. Being new in the area, I would love to support the local business people, but as someone else commented I'm staying away from this less than impressive establishment. read more

I took a couple pair of pants and a jacket that needed to be altered and Alla did a great job for a very reasonable cost. Definitely recommend! read more

I met Ala several years ago when I randomly stopped in to get some pants hemmed. Since then I have gotten married and had two children and we bring all of our tailoring needs to her! "Friendly Tailor" is right, because I find myself looking forward to seeing this lovely and sweet woman who always makes me feel at home (like a second mom, or your favorite aunt) and ALWAYS does the BEST tailoring. She does everything from curtains to evening wear, to minor fixes. I took a jumpsuit to my dry cleaner once by my house, simply out of convenience because I was picking up dry-cleaning and I totally regret it as he nearly ruined it! I immediately took it to Ala to fix. I will never go anywhere else than A & I Friendly Tailor! read more

I can't say enough great things about Alla! She is always so sweet and personal. She is always so honest about what the alteration will entail and what to expect. On multiple occasions I have needed items on a very short notice and she always gets them done on time. One day my husband picked up his clothes and got home to try them on. One shirt wasn't exactly what he wanted and took it back to Alla and she made changes to the shirt in only a few hours and didn't charge us anything extra. I highly highly recommend Alla for all your sewing needs! She can do it all and always has a smile on her face! :) read more

Alla is the best!!! I brought my wedding dress to her because the back material was bucking. She was able to fix it and make the lace look seamless. I also had her add a button to the back so I can dance and not have my dress drag! When I came to try on the dress we noticed the slip underneath was slightly too long so she offered to fix it right then and there! She does beautiful work and she's very kind. Thank you Alla! read more

Simply incredible. I needed a dress altered from a size L to a size XS for a wedding that I had the following weekend. In a frantic call on Tuesday, I asked that if I were to bring the dress in on Wednesday if there was any chance it could be done by Thursday (flight left that night). She was so nice on the phone that she offered to come in early to see my dress on Wednesday and she could most likely have it done by Thursday. She never hesitated to say no and was incredibly willing to do whatever it took. When I picked up the dress on Thursday the work was a seemless, perfect fit. On top of all of that, she only charged $40- which for a L to XS, chiffon, one day turn around- is a steal! read more

I have lived in the Marina for 30 years and always used Rudolf and Valentina until their shop closed and moved to Westwood. My mother was a tailor so I feel that I know quality work. I found A&I Friendly Tailors and met Alla. She has tailored suits and much more for me. Their work is outstanding. This is the only place that I go to get my clothes tailored. read more

I do not have enough words to explain how great this place is. I've gone twice now and received the same wonderful service each time. I was the worst and forgot to get a bridesmaids dress taken in and only had 3 days to get it fitted. Not only did they see me right away, treat me with the utmost respect and kindness but it was completed in a little over 24 hours! The people are so wonderful and kind I really can't say enough about this place. Whatever you need they will do and my dress fits PERFECTLY (just as my other one did that I got altered last year)! Love love love this place. read more

I have been to A&I "Friendly" Tailor a few times in the past, and while her prices can be a little high, the work on hemmed pants and replacing zippers was always done fine. I saw some of the negative reviews about her attitude on here and just tried to chalk it up to cultural differences. So, when it was time to get married, I brought my wedding dress to her and we talked about what could be done. There was some beaded embroidery at the bottom of the dress that she didn't want to touch, so I agreed to see if we could just shorten the underlayer to the appropriate length and leave the embroidered layer slightly longer, just to where the embroidery began. I picked up the dress and it seemed fine, but when I tried dancing in it, I could see i would be tripping and so I called to see if she could take another look at what could be done. She said to come in. No sooner had I pulled into the parking lot that she saw me and began yelling from the door of her shop that she cannot help me and that she would "ruin" the dress and she wouldn't touch it. She wouldn't even let me in her shop and basically yelled me back into my car. That is not how you treat people - and seriously, not a slightly stressed bride. I was almost reduced to tears and went on yelp to find another tailor. Took my dress over to G&V Tailor on Main Street, and the lovely woman there looked at the dress and told me her plan to shorten it, no problem. It turned out perfect (No tripping), which really leads me to believe that not only is A&I not a FRIENDLY tailor, but also not very competent. I feel too bad to give one star, the work she did was fine, except that I one of the buttons from the bustle fell off before the end of the wedding. read more

This is the worst tailor shop ever! I went to them twice to fix a couple items and it was okay work. The first time I paid $150 to have them fix a black tie gown and was too pressed for time to have them tighten it more. The second time was better. The only reason I decided to start going there was because they are close to my house. The third time I went, it was a nightmare. I had to have them re-do one of my pieces bc the lady sewed it on so quick and carelessly. I was frustrated and went home and when I went home I tried on one of the other dresses they fixed and it was too short. I called to let them know and the lady was arguing with me making up weird stories about how she thought I said that I was gonna use the dress as a shirt! She wouldn't let me speak and kept talking over me and then had the mets to hang up on me. I called back and they said that they couldn't talk bc they had customers. Worst customer service. So unprofessional. Bad businesswomen. They do quick work and charge way too much. There are much better, more respectable tailors out there. Don't waste your time. read more

Highly recommended! I've tried other tailors in the area but no one compares to A & I Friendly Tailor - they offer the most helpful and friendly service with reasonable prices and turn around times. Alla helped me with sewing difficult patches on multiple leather and denim jackets. Whatever it is you need done, she can do it - perfectly! :) read more

I needed to be measured for a bridesmaid dress. The lady did it for $5 and wrote them down for me. Very easy! She also mended a top for me in one day. read more

alla ROCKS. 100%. Ten stars ! she's like a mother, she really cares. and, she remembers your name.

Alla does fantastic work. One example - I found a pricey Versace blazer online at 80% off, but when I got it, it didn't fit right in the shoulders. Alla took it apart, replaced the padding, altered the shoulders, and now it looks like it was made for me. I've taken my everyday alterations to her for years as well, always perfect. Alla really knows her craft, her rates are reasonable, and she turns things around quickly. read more

Alla is a wonderful tailor. My mom and I have been going to her for years and years. She always does a great job on everything we give her. She's like part of the family. Highly recommended. read more

Alla is friendly, afforadable, and FAST! Took a piece of clothing here i needed altered before a trip and she got it done in two days. Cash only! Will definitely use her again for anything I need altered in the future. read more