She is the best tailor around Boston area. I've been coming here for years and wouldn't trust anyone else with my alterations. Truly skilled work every time. read more

If you've ever gotten fitted for a bridesmaids dress, you know it can be kind of an adventure. The bride may or may not have seen wedding photos in The Knot in which all the girls look fantastic in clingy yellow silk. (It's *her* day. It's *her* day.) The sizes don't match up with mall sizes. You can end up feeling (A) like a heifer and (B) like the bridal shop is trying to make money on future alterations. You're not a heifer, but the bridal shop, with its in-house alterations services, certainly stands to benefit by being generous with their measurements. (And to be fair, I'm sure it's common for people to be on Day One of South Beach and feeling good when they get measured and be up 10 lbs. when the dress comes in and the shop may be hedging its bets, but...) That's where an independent, competent tailor comes in. Based on a positive recommendation from a co-bridesmaid, I went to Astgik's with another friend in the same wedding. I lucked out; my dress required only a strap shortening ($25). My friend's dress was a different story (like, she and I could have hung out in her dress together). Yes, the alterations cost almost as much as the dress, but as-ordered, my friend was wearing a navy satin garbage bag. Once Astgik was done, it was a dress. It took a few weeks (even for mine), but they were done when promised. I don't know if I'd gone in by myself if the strap-shortening would have been done faster, but this was just before Christmas/New Year's and I'm sure my friend's dress took a lot of work. Astgik is friendly and funny and the price seems reasonable for the quality of work. I will go back for future bridesmaids dresses and dress pant-shortening, dress/skirt altering, etc. read more

Astgik's was recommended to me by my landlord when I told him I was looking to have my wedding dress taken in. My dress needed a lot of work done to it and to top it off, I was going to be 4 months pregnant by wedding day. I needed a tailor who would not just do a spectacular job taking in the dress (which had many detailed beading around the top), but also someone who could fairly gauge how the dress would be fitting with my ever growing bump. When I went in, Astgik was very nice during my fitting. She listened to all of my suggestions and told me what could realistically be done. I left feeling confident that she knew what she was doing and could tell from her wall full of pictures from different brides over the years that she had many satisfied customers. About a month and a half later, I came into her shop again for my last fitting. I was a little nervous because I was officially 11 lbs. heavier and didn't know if the dress would fit. I tried it on and THE DRESS FIT LIKE A DREAM!!!!!! She did such an amazing job and she gave the dress thick straps like I asked for from the extra material of the dress. I would recommend Astgik's to anyone looking for an amazing tailor. read more

I went in with a black bridesmaid dress that just need to be gemmed and taken in slightly (nothing crazy) upon getting the dress back, they used PURPLE thread on a black dress and it was completely apparent. They charged $100 which was insane for the lack of effort she put into the dress. My fiancé brought the dress demanding our money back since we didn't have time for it to be fixed and the woman accused him of being cheap and stealing from her!? I wouldn't go here for anything, horrible all around read more

Only tailor I trust with my clothing! She is TALENTED. I recommend her to my friends or anyone who asks for a name for a good tailor. She's so skilled & can fix/change/alter/sew anything. read more

Absolutely wonderful service. She is capable to alter just about anything and the clothing comes neatly pressed and bagged. She is a very experienced tailor and very good at her job. Thank you Astig! This review is 100% voluntary so don't filter me out yelp!!!! read more

Astgik was amazing! I brought my wedding dress to her after a different tailor said it was too difficult to alter. Astigk said she loved my dress and was happy to help. I went to her shop three times over the course of my alterations and we discussed the specific things I wanted. She created a wonderful train for the dress when I found extra material. She quoted me a reasonable price and I had the dress in plenty of time for my wedding. Amazing work, she is a magician ! read more

This is my go-to place for alterations. I could not be happier. The work quality is excellent and service is without fault. One thing I appreciate is that if what I am asking be done does not make sense, I am told so and presented with appropriate alternatives, if any exist. read more

I am sorry to say that Astgik's Tailoring lost my black pants which I dropped off to be altered. I talked about the problem with them twice: once when I went in without my receipt to pick up the pants and another time over the phone when I did have the receipt. The thing that bothered me (besides losing my pants) was that they didn't really apologize or take responsibility on either occasion. Everybody makes mistakes - if they had said "Gee, we are so sorry. How can we make this right?", that would have been one thing. Instead, they just said they couldn't find them. read more

I brought a brand new French Connection parka to have snaps put into the coat. I had already brought this coat elsewhere in Belmont and they said they didn't have the machine needed to attach a heavy duty snap. When Astgik's said they could do it, I was delighted. I left the coat reluctantly for two weeks over Thanksgiving and I was surprised and happy to get a call from them right before the Holiday. I rushed over to get my coat on my way out of town. I was shocked to see the black coat was covered with white smears. They claimed they didn't know what happened and thought I brought it in like that. I couldn't believe they were insinuating I did it and were trying to give the coat back to me in that condition and have me pay them $30 for the repair. I was very upset, and so she started trying to put chemicals on the coat and iron them in. I asked her what she was doing and said I didn't think that was a good idea. She then said she would take it to a dry cleaner to have the stains removed. I came back a week later to pick up the coat and it was still stained. The center snap was full of white residue and it looked like black pen marks were then used to try to cover it up! The top snap was missing! They accused the dry cleaners of having done that, but if they had properly attached it, it never would have fallen off. I then waited there while they added the top snap (15 minutes) and cursed and argued amongst themselves. Then the old woman tried to tell me my coat wasn't new and tried to make me feel bad for the fact they had to get it dry cleaned. She then started saying her arm hurt. What a farce! They did not charge me for the "repair" which has indeed ruined my new coat. I took it down the street to the dry cleaners they used, and the woman there said it was glue and would not come out. Later that night I discovered the top snap they attached while I stood there did not work, and the middle snap that was full of glue ripped out shortly after. Beside myself with frustration! Zero stars! read more