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    If I could give the seamstress, Afifa, more stars I would! First off the communication was amazing. Her suite was easy to find and very cute! Clean and well organized. Customer service is definitely 10/10. She is very nice and very personable I felt like we had been friends for a while! She told me her back story and now I see why she is so talented at what she does. I needed a skirt hemmed so I brought it with me, tried it on and she pinned where I wanted the new length. I did communicate with her when I needed it by which was the following weekend and she was able to complete it same day! I am not sure she can do for all types of alterations but you should definitely ask first. She held the skirt until I was able to pick it up. The price is also unbeatable compared to a few others, their price was a little steep for me personally. The finish of the skirt is wonderful! It looks like nothing ever happened to it! Very well stitched. She will be by seamstress going forward I have so many things to bring her! This is your sign to bring your clothes to her too :)

    Hafifa is working on measurements to hem my sister's bridesmaid's dress!

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    She was quick and easy to work with. She was also flexible with meeting times and communicated really well.

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    Afifa is amazing, she has been doing alterations for my family for the last 10 years.

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    Better Look Tailoring & Alterations

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    Great work and even better customer service! I love to support local, family owned businesses so…read morewhen i needed my bridesmaid dress altered, i came across this place! My dress needed the straps to be shorter and my slit was sewed since it was rather high. I also added sleeves to my dress and she did an amazing job! With the extra fabric, she offered to make two pocked squares as well. My sister and I had a very small window in which we needed alterations for her bridesmaid suit and my dress. They got them BOTH done so fast and the work was incredible. Aside from the work, they have great customer service which seems to be hard to come by these days. Highly recommend this place! Would definitely return. More info on cost: I paid $138 for the slit to be sewed, straps to be shorter, added sleeves, plus two pocket squares. My sisters alterations to her suit were nearly the same amount

    I brought two old short sleeve shirts in for very small repairs but the owner grimaced and remarked…read moreabout how horribly they were damaged. "How did this ever happen??!", noticing a buttonhole that needed a small amount of repair. She automatically took the shirts and hung them up on her to-do rack making it somewhat uncomfortable for me to say thanks, but no thanks. It was then I wanted to know how much the bill would be, and she replied $24. I then grabbed the shirts off of her rack and bid her a good day. I have seen this same tactic used at different types of repair shops where the owner overly dramatizes what needs to be done and takes possession of the item prior to discussing the charge or getting approval. In sales that's called the assumptive close, where they act as though they assume you will approve the work and pay their price for the very minimal effort required. Don't fall for it. I have just now received a response from the lady's husband indicating that I must have visited a different shop and mistakenly thought I was in theirs. Absolutely not possible as I've been in several times in the past. Perhaps showing the shirts will refresh her memory and also defend my own. For full disclosure, the green shirt does have a small half-inch rip on the back side.

    Xuan - After: Open slit on wedding dress for reception party!

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    Beware of their services!…read more We had a pair of men's linen pants dry cleaned here. There was a stain on it. When I picked up the pants, the stain was gone but now there was a faded big spot in it and it looked like the area was thinner due to the chemicals used. When I spoke with the husband to try to explain our concern, he said it was worn out from sitting. The pants are not that old and the spot is NOT where the buttox hits to sit down. He started LAUGHING and said it was funny. I told him this is not a laughing matter. These are expensive men's linen pants. He said he was done talking about and walked away. This was very disrespectful and no way to deal with customers. Spring the wife was no help shaking her head and her voice was raised. I told her I was just the messenger and to not raise voices. The men's pants are ruined and they deny any responsibility. Beware of this place. I've referred friends to them and they have not been happy with the alterations either and will not come back. I should have listened to them.

    I cannot say enough amazing things about Xuan. I brought in my wedding dress, needing major…read morealterations. It was too big, I wanted sleeves that didn't originally exist, and I hoped to add lace detailing to the front. I went to SOOO many other places that were telling me a ridiculous cost and how they couldn't do one thing or another. Xuan not only said she could do it, but she absolutely exceeded every expectation. She transformed my dress into exactly what I had envisioned. The sleeves she created looked like they were part of the original design, the fit was perfect after they took it in significantly, and the lace they added in the front made the whole gown feel even more elegant and personal. Her attention to detail was truly impressive. Xuan was really kind, patient, and incredibly accommodating throughout the process. She went above and beyond to make sure my dress was perfect for my big day, and even dry and spot cleaned it. I'm so grateful for her! I would highly recommend them to any bride looking for flawless, trustworthy, and skilled alterations. My dress turned out better than I ever dreamed!

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