Tatjana was very quick to respond to my initial email, which I appreciated. However, my experience…read moreafter that was disappointing. When I attended my appointment to have my wedding dress hemmed, Tatjana quoted $200, which I agreed to. After she had already started pinning the dress, I went to pay a deposit and was then told the cost was $300. When my bridesmaid mentioned that we had agreed to $200, Tatjana insisted the price was always $300. At that point, I felt uncomfortable arguing as we were in her home and my dress was already pinned. When I returned to collect my dress, I wasn't happy with the finish of the hem. The bottom line did not sit well, but Tatjana dismissed my concerns without properly assessing it and said it was "how it's meant to be" and that nothing could be done. After taking the dress home, I realised the hem had been glued rather than properly sewn. I am extremely disappointed that I paid $300 for work that now needs to be redone. Overall, this was a very poor experience and a waste of money. I would not recommend Tatjana, particularly for something as important as a wedding dress.

An amazing master! She can alter absolutely any item, no matter how complex. The quality of her…read morework is always impeccable -- you simply won't find better! I'm so happy I found Tatyana and incredibly satisfied with every piece she's worked on. A true professional with golden, God-given hands.

Sew Master Fashions is one of my little secrets, I don't say that because I think only few people…read moreknow about it because that would be ignorant considering the business has been around for many years, but because I always feel special coming here. I believe if more people knew just how good the service and quality of workmanship was here all of the other alterations businesses would soon be out of business. I often come here and ask If I could get my pants/jeans etc altered within the hour and irrespective of how busy they are they always achieve this without a hassle. They are always friendly and accommodating and I have never been disappointed with the result, on top of that they offer some of the cheapest alterations around. Even the more complex and time consuming alterations like those associated with suiting and leather goods they seem to do it with ease and for an exceptional price. I have had friends get wedding dresses made and altered, clothes made from fabric cut offs they have had lying around, silk saddles put into jeans, moth holes repaired and restored, everything you can imagine they offer. Sew Master Fashions continues to get the Stampy of approval year after year.

Very quick and professional - fantastic price for altering bridesmaid dress ($78). I had gotten a…read morequote from another place that wanted to charge $160!!!!! Will definitely use their services again!

This place definitely keeps you looking smart…read more I've lost count of the number of times these guys have saved my heiny (and that of my family!) I've come here with split seams, holes, hemming disasters and more. The nice asian ladies here seem very understanding of my fashion woes and manage to perform small miracles. I'll never forget the advice my design teacher told me as well, If you tailor a garment well you are able to drop dress sizes. (And Looksmart promises just that.) Aside from their expert tailoring, they offer a vast range of services from Shortening, resizing, repairing and dry cleaning to hand embroidering, Beading, invisible mending and lengthening. With a handy location in Westfield Chermside (as well as their big sister store in the Myer Centre) This place should be your port of all for all fashion emergencies.

From the owner: LookSmart Alterations was nominated for the MyBusiness customer service awards and won.read more

Jane is my favourite seamstress, be. Jane's alteration work is extremely detail oriented and very…read moreprofessional. Jane took the time to really find out what I was looking for and the finished product reflected. My alteration needed a very skilful seamstress and I was amazed at how much effort Jane went to above and beyond to make my beautiful winter coat perfect. The alteration was very reasonable, the work was carried out quickly and I received a text notifying me it was ready - simple but highly effective process. I will be only getting my alterations at HosiKozi. Jenny on the desk was friendly, helpful and a boon for this business. Helen

Established in the late 80's, HosiKozi is the leading store…read morefor quality uniforms. What's great about these guys is that they offer NO minimum's on your order. So if you only require one uniform (or need a replacement) HosiKozi will happily process your purchase. These guys specialise in school uniforms, and they also stock the various paraphernalia required for the start of the school year. (Think socks, shoes, hair ties and the like.) While the location puts this store in relative isolation, It's well worth a trek out to pick up some quality threads for your school or business.

Do you have a piece of clothing that you just cannot bare to part with? Maybe it is an investment…read morepiece like a trench coat that is classic, the perfect cut and irreplaceable. Or maybe you're a vintage vixen who shops with a thrifty and keen eye for threads of yesteryear and need a little hem stitched here or waist taken in there. No matter what your sartorial renovation or rescue need, Doree Mending will be your go-to seamstress and sewing godmother. I will admit that maybe 80% of myself chose Doree Mending to repair my long suffering trench coat for its latest round of emergency repairs because of their vintage advertising (what can I say, I'm a sucker for packaging, advertising and design) but it quickly became apparent my admiration for Doree would soon be based on the fact they are wonderfully polite, efficient and affordable with results that speak for themselves. Sure I've had seamstresses in the past promise me invisible stitching only to get my beloved trench back with clearly visible stitching. Looking at my trench after picking it up from Doree I'm having trouble seeing where the mending took place. Don't dilly dally around with others, walk straight off the Queen Street Mall (Queen's Plaza end), into the Tattersalls Arcade and take a sharp right into Doree. PS. When you do, check out the amazing antique library draw cabinet?!?

I wish I'd not been "too cool" as a teenage girl to learn how to sew. I tell you what, it would…read morehave saved me a lot of time and money had I just swallowed my pride and picked up a needle and thread. But alas, we cannot turn back time, so recently when I found some clothes needing to be mended I took them to Doree Quick Mending in Tattersall's Arcade. The little store is so beautiful, lined with old Singer sewing machines. Their slogan is "a stitch in time since 1934" and it really does feel like you have stepped out of a time machine and gone back 60 years. A lady called Mary helped me out and assured me that every garment I had brought in could be fixed. There were a couple of zips needing to be replaced and a few seams needing to be re-sewn and she said that it would all be ready to be picked up in a few days. I was a little bit taken aback by the price ($30 for each of the items needing a zip replaced) but otherwise the service was prompt and polite. When I picked everything up, they looked as good as new. I was really happy with the work the Doree Quick Mending did, but I think in future I will only take the small mending jobs there to avoid forking out as much money as I did the first time.

After trying to find a reputable and reasonably priced place to have a dress zipper fixed (one…read moreplace wanted $48 and I had to also pay for the zip!) I went into a dress shop and asked if they could recommend someone. Ashley & Schreder was recommended. It's actually a tailor but he also employs a dressmaker. The zip was fixed in 5 mins. No fuss and a smile. Reasonable prices and great customer service. ($10 to take up pants professionally. I dare you to beat that.) Soooo happy. I'll be back there next week with more garments I want altered. Can't recommend them highly enough.

SO helpful ! I busted a button on my business shirt and I…read morehad a client meeting in the afternoon. A quick google search found several possibles, these where the most friendly. I walked in off the street, told them my problem, in seconds the had my shirt and wisked it away to sew the button back on. I relaxed in a chair reading the paper, and within a couple of minutes was good to go. WHen I asked how much I owed them, I was told, "It's only a button, don't worry about it" Good Old Fashioned service. !!!! I'll be back.

"Life saver" If you…read moreare anything like me, (a typical male hopeless with sewing and associated activities), then businesses such as Vivian's Clothing Alterations is a godsend. Located on the corner of Riding Road and Monmouth Street Hawthorne, Vivian's has been around for about a decade. On my many visits here, it has always been a pleasure to chat to Vivian herself, and more recently, with Jenny (the new owner). Whether you need something altered, (like business pants requiring delicate length readjustment), or something mended (like holes in your favourite jumper that you've had for 10 years), then Vivian's will come to the rescue. Before throwing out or giving up on your clothing items (new or old), its worthwhile coming in to Vivian's to see if they have a solution. In most cases they can fix it or alter it for a decent price. They are helpful for all those special occasions, like formals or weddings, and they also provide dry cleaning, as well as ironing services. I once saw a guy come in here with a tub full of business shirts that had just come out of the dryer, and it was obvious he'd decided that ironing all of them was a no-no. But Vivian's would do it! Service is great, friendly, efficient, and the quality of work for everything I've had done, has always been superb.

if I could give a zero star I would! I had one item of…read moreclothing done incorrectly but thought I would give them a second chance as every one has off days. I took in two expensive work shirts in to have sleeve length taken up. Discussed with lady length and re-positing of cuff, came to pick up and they had not done the adjustment anything like we had agreed on. instead of taking the excess bulk out of the arm width so it lined up with the cuff she had gathered the fabric together making the sleeve a puff sleeve. I ask her to redo it like we had agreed? the way she had done it made it completely unwearable as I couldn't bend my arms. she redid it and when I went to pick them up she was saying I was under charged for how much work she has done and should pay her $20 more making it $58 for each shirt to have the sleeve length taken up. I said that was not the agreed price and it was not my fault they had to do it twice as she did it completely different to what I have asked for and what she agreed to do in the 1st place. She was very rude and disrespectful to me. I will never go back there! for things that should have been simple for them if this is there line of work they stuffed it up on two different occasions with three expensive items of my clothes.