Irina was so kind, took in 6 pairs of pants for me & a blouse. I came in about 30 mins to closing and I felt so bad but I did have work. She took my items with a smile on her face. I came in to hem my pants up due to my short height. She gave the best advice on styling my clothes to compliment my body better. Also gave me washing and drying advice on the clothes I was wearing which I implement in my laundry til this day. I definitely recommend! read more

I had amazing experience with Irina! She is very professional and innovative. Such a pleasure to work with people who really know their craft! I will be back again! read more

Irina was amazing. She isn't just a yes man, she'll tell you what she thinks is going to look good even if it wasn't what you thought and that is truly what you want in someone altering a dress for you. She was timely, professional, and made my wedding guest dress all that much better. Will definitely be back. read more

Irina’s Alterations - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - San Diego, California

I have been taking clothes to Irina since she was in Kearny Mesa. Now that she is in Hillcrest I still take my stuff to her. She does excellent work and she always calls me as soon as it is ready for pickup. She is always on schedule. She always lets you know when you should be expecting your stuff when you drop it off. If you need any alterations definitely look her up! read more

I needed a same day alteration and had been told no by several other places but Irina hand sewed my pants and had them ready before my event. She saved me from showing up with embarrassingly long pants. read more

Irina is timely, effective, and thorough. I first came across her business when I had a dress mishap three days before a wedding. She turned around the dress the next day and in better shape than the way I bought it. I have since brought other alterations (bridesmaid dresses, pant suits, dress pants) as well as family members and friends - everyone has been extremely happy. Irina is the best. read more

I had to get a bridesmaid dress altered and Irina was so gracious to take an order before going out on vacation. She got it done early and was communicative on process, price, and timeline. She was wonderful to chat with and the dress fit me perfectly for the big day! Will be recoMmending her to my friends moving forward. read more

Irina’s Alterations - Dress - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - San Diego, California

Irina helped me when I was in an urgent need with a pair of shorts taking in the waist. She gave such quick service and you can't even tell where she took in the waist on the stitching. 10/10 definitely will be coming back! Thank you read more

I needed a blouse taken in before a vacation and was worried about getting it done in time. Irina offered to get it done the next day, which blew me away! Thankfully my vacation was still 1.5 weeks away so I didn't need it done *that* quickly, but I was so amazed she offered a rush service like that. Once I arrived at her shop and put my blouse on, she very thoughtfully explained what she was going to do to make the blouse look it's best. Her expertise was apparent, and she knew exactly where to take it in to get me the desired look. She also carefully explained to me about to wash and care for my shirt afterwards. She is so knowledgeable and I was honored that she shared so much with me. I will definitely go back to her! read more

Irina is great! I needed to get an alteration for a jersey done as a surprise gift for someone. It would've been easier for Irina if I had someone wear the jersey so she can best decide how to alter it but since it was a surprise gift, I was only able to provide another jersey for reference. But.. it was totally different than the jersey I wanted to get altered. So that was my bad. Despite all of this, Irina was still able to alter the jersey perfectly and within a week. The jersey fit well despite not having a human model for reference! For the amount of things that had to be done to alter the jersey, I thought the price was fair. Street parking is available but it is metered. read more

I have been searching for someone to do alternations since I moved here 3 years ago. After trying a few places with great disappointment I tried Irina's. If you want quality work and you have items you care about then this is your place. The items I brought to Irina were a little complicated and it was risky to try her out on these items but she did an excellent job. Since I was not in a hurry I can't comment on how she handles requests for fast turn around. However all my. Jobs were done in a week. I strongly recommend Irina for quality alternations! read more

I did not plan on going to Irina. I was going Walgreens nearby and was wearing my favorite jacket which had a tear in it. So I stopped by and thought I might as well drop it off. Not only did Irina fix my favorite jacket for me to wear many years from now but she was also such a lovely women and that's what makes her little shop so homey. I'm coming back for all my alterations and fixes! Thank you again. read more

Irina is an excellent seamstress/tailor. She always alters my items so well that they look like they were always perfect. Irina is friendly and explains what she has to do to get everything right, I totally trust her and her work, I am always happy. Irina will text or call you when your items are ready. Her prices are reasonable too. I totally recommend Irina. read more

Irina was super sweet! I had no rush in getting my garment altered and she had it ready the next morning! Now I have someone reliable to go back to and get alterations done! Irina is great! read more

Irina is such an amazing person! I needed a last minute alteration to my class b for work the next morning and she was able to fully alter it to my liking in less than an hour! I had been to three other alteration shops with no success and she was the only one willing to take on the challenge. I highly recommend her for all your tailoring needs!! I will for sure be returning!! read more

I was looking for someone to fix the elastic on a dress I purchased in Italy and I'm so happy I walked into Irina's! She was so kind and helpful and fixed the dress perfectly and for a reasonable price! read more

Irina is great! Honest friendly service. She is so skilled at what she does and you can tell she really enjoys her work as well. I trust her for all my alterations. read more

Super responsive and was able to fix a last minute alteration the day before my flight for a wedding. Would recommend and use her service again! read more

Fantastic work. friendly and not expensive. Recommend this to tailor for all types of alterations!

I had such a lovely experience coming here to have my clothes hemmed. Irina is such a pleasure! My pants and romper turned out perfect and I was totally pleased. She turned it around in a very reasonable time. I highly suggest you see her. read more

I highly recommend Irina for any alterations. She's professional, reasonably priced and can turn any piece of cloth into a masterpiece :)

Irina is a sweetheart! Very kind and fast. She makes sure it comes out the way you want and are satisfied. She tightened up my Halloween mini skirt! I'm ready to rumble now! Thank you! read more

She was absolutely amazing! I was in a last minute Panic the dress I had bought for my bridal shower did not fit! So I found Irina through yelp, I only had a few days, she responded right away told me to come in so she could take a look. She was direct and honest with what was possible and made me feel like no matter what this dress was made for me and she was going to make it happen. And she did it!! It turned out perfect in just two days! She has definitely won a new client for life. read more

I've been a customer for over 10 years when Irina worked in a small dry cleaning establishment on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. She's honest and well priced. I've gone running in when I was late for date and my hem came down or I needed a button sewn on right away and she immediately took care of it. She understands the way fabrics lay on your body and her goal is to make your clothes fit as if they were custom-made for you. As we all know clothes off the rack don't always fit our individual bodies. I am different sizes on the top and bottom. It's difficult to buy dresses and other formfitting outfits. Irina fixes everything so I always look neat and professional. When I was losing weight, she took in my jeans and my tops so I didn't have to buy new interim clothes. I appreciate that Irina advises me not to have certain clothes altered if she feels the alterations are not worthwhile. There was one time when I bought a special outfit at a spectacular sale but the only size the store had was a size larger than I needed. I called her from the retail store and she said she could make it fit. The alterations were worth it and I looked like a million bucks!! Irina is located in Hillcrest. I'd follow her anywhere and everywhere. Go to Irina with all your alteration needs... you will be so happy with her work! read more

I had an emergency alteration and Irina's alteration was kind enough to do a same day service for me. I had called everywhere and nobody wanted to do it. Amazing and fast service. I highly recommend. This will be my go to place from now on. I won't go anywhere else. Thank you so much for everything. read more

Irina is the best! I went to her to get a vintage skirt taken in. It was a complicated job because the skirt had a lining, and I wanted it to go from sitting on my hips to being high waisted, which means that special adjustments needed to be made. She did a perfect job! She took special care with all the details and even had the pleats in the bottom of the skirt pressed and perfect when I came to pick it up. I felt like Irina really cared about making sure the skirt worked for me. She was super nice and made me feel really good. I would highly recommend. read more

Amazing service. I came in Monday morning with a dress I needed shortened by Thursday. Even though Irina had a lot of work to do and lots of clothing hanging up, she said she would be able to complete mine. She texts me Monday evening and tells me it's ready to pick up!!! So I get it Tuesday morning. I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Thank you very much. 100% recommend read more

This lady is the absolute best!!! SERIOUSLY!!! I have lived on both coasts, and in four cities in the past 10 years... A good alteration/tailor is really hard to fine. Not only is this woman really polite and very sweet, she does phenomenal work!!! I would trust anything with her! I know what you're thinking - I must know her and I'm doing this review as a favor. Absolutely not! I'm just so blown away by the quality and consistency and friendliness that I have to write such a stellar review :0) I also like her because she is very honest. There have been a few times when I wanted to alter something in a certain manner, and she would tell me "It's up to you, but I don't think that's a good idea because it will be more money and it won't look as good if you do this." That's honesty! She could make more money by doing a bunch of things I ask, but she would rather it look really nice on me! She will tell me not to because it will look better and be cheaper for me. That's awesome! Who does that anymore? Few people these days... I have had shirts, pants, dress shirts, jeans, and shorts all altered and/or fixed here and they all look spectacular! YOU REALLY NEED TO GIVE THIS PLACE A TRY ;) read more

Irina is a fabulous seamstress. I Have been going to her for over 15 years, and have used her to alter everything from jeans to tailored suits and evening gowns. She is honest, skilled, and reliable. I highly recommend her. read more

Irina did a wonderful job shortening the sleeves and redesigning the neckline of a beautiful Max Mara dress I bought online to wear at an upcoming wedding. It just did not fit correctly as purchased and I wasn't sure it could be fixed, but Irina came up with a solution to make the dress look and fit so much better! I had been a long time customer of Kim's (at same location) before she retired and am so glad Irina is continuing to do tailoring at that location. Irina also finished the dress earlier than promised and texted to let me know. Very fair pricing, especially given the work quality. I highly recommend Irina for any alterations! read more

This man is amazing!!! My family has gone to him for everything we have ever needed for the seven years we have been here in San Diego and he has sewn things from my pants and shirts to my wife's dresses both formal and casual! I even came to him with some drawings and material for a plan to sew a canvas co-sleeper basket for my soon to be daughter and he worked with me to build it so our daughter could sleep right next to our bed. He is kind and honest and his results are perfect every time. Go in and talk to him and you'll immediately feel like you can trust his experience with any job. This business is a hidden gem!!! Highly recommend getting anything sewn here! read more

Irina is so talented, creative, always has a suggestion for how to alter my clothes, this lady is absolutely the best!

My dear friends,and all people,who needs alterations services,please go and see Irena,at Alex's Alterations.It was an amazing experiance for me.Not only Irena fixed my St.John dress,She gave five star customer service.Irena used a designers creativiy to achieve great results.I am so happy to find this place.Thank you so very much,Tamara Yusupoff. read more

The first time I came in to get an alteration it was for a suit. The store I bought it from had given me the wrong size. When I got to Alexs Alteration they pointed that out to me and told me to go exchange my suit. When I went back to the store they confirmed I had the wrong size after I tried it on again. Yes this was my first suit. I went back with the right size and got the alterations done. When I got my suit back I was extremely happy with how it fit. The best way I can describe it is that at Alexs Alterations makes your clothes fit how you want it to fit. Or better yet how it looks in the magazines. Not only will they leave you looking professional, but they always get your clothing back to you in a timely manner and it's very affordable. I highly recommend this place if you want your clothes fit the way you envision it fitting when you bought it. read more

The lady doing the alterations was RUDE. Barely wanted to help me and tried ripping me off. Will not come back again

I feel so lucky to have found this place! Irina is so talented and has great suggestions for how to alter my clothes to fit me better. I am always pleased with her work and her ideas. I have been going to her for a couple of years and have never been disappointed. read more

I am 5' 1" and have used different tailors over the years. I have to say I am disappointed with my experience with Irina at Alex's Alterations. We had a miscommunication- (which I wasn't even that upset about). She said she could have 2 out of my 5 garments ready by Sat...the others would be ready by Wed. We misunderstood in that I thought she was going to call me if they were going to be ready on Sat...and she thought I was just going to come and pick them up. So no biggie...since I didn't get a call, I didn't think they were ready. Fast forward to Wed when I go to pick up everything. She is not there and the cleaner and I only find the 2 items together that were ready on Sat but not the other items. So I go run an errand and come back when she will return. I come back an hour later and she is mad at me because I didn't pick up the two items on Sat! I explained that we must have had a miscommunication...and that it was really not a big deal. She was mad at me though...but really I should have been more mad because come to find out not all of my clothes were ready by the promise date of Wed. She kind of apologized for this but not really. I have to say that I don't think I'm going to return to Alex's Alterations. I don't appreciate how I was spoken to and it's inconvenient to keep making trips to pick up clothes because they are all not ready! Everyone is too busy for that...I also found there to be differences on prices for work done on similar items. For example, one cotton shirt just shortened in the front was $8 one day and on the day she was mad another cotton shirt only hemmed in the front was $12! There are many other tailor's in San Diego....I will keep looking for another one in my new neighborhood. I'm glad other people had better experiences but I didn't....I'm disappointed. read more

Irina does an ok job but she is pretty pricey make sure you find it inside (dlux cleaners) but dlux cleaners prices and cleaning is the best!!! read more

First of all this Yelp review is long over due- by almost 7+ years! That's how long I have been taking my wardrobe to Alex's Alterations. Irina (the other half of Alex's Alterations) is simply amazing! I've been going to tailors my entire life due to my short, petite frame with off the rack clothes never fitting quite right. She is far and above the most talented tailor I have ever known! And her husband Arsen is incredible too, they just work at different locations. Irina can take something that you never thought repairable and voila -make it even better than you imagined. On more than one occasion she has saved me when I was in a bind and made something come to fruition that others said was impossible, especially with formal attire, bridesmaids dresses, etc. She is a very thoughtful, genuine and kind person and has wonderful suggestions-almost always better than you can imagine so trust her-she's the expert! Her work is impeccable and timely and I trust her implicitly with all of my clothing. Literally, people stop me off of the street from time to time and comment on my clothes, wondering if they are custom made given the way they expertly fit my body. You will not be disappointed!! read more