Kiko created a beautiful custom dress perfectly from my inspiration. I loved that he encouraged and…read morebuilt on my ideas, and politely told me when one of my ideas would not flatter. He explained why and offered an alternative that would get me the look I was after. I loved the way he was clearly listening and attentively making sure everything was perfect. So professional. The dress was just what I wanted and I turned heads. Thank you Kiko.

Working with Kiko on my wedding gown was wonderful!…read more I was searching constantly and having no luck finding a dress that I both liked and could afford. When I tried things on, even if I liked the style, I was often unimpressed with the quality of the fabric and stitching. Then there was trying to imagine what it would really look like after being altered, and I was just never sure I was going to love the finished product. As soon as I started working with Kiko, the stress of the dress hunt was gone! I wanted a dress that was both elegant and simple, and one I would be comfortable moving around in. Kiko made me a custom dress that fit me perfectly--size, shape, personality, and budget. Kiko is a master of both design and craftsmanship. I sent him some photos of dresses I liked, along with a description of how I imagined combining elements I'd seen to create the perfect dress for me. At our first meeting, applying his artistry and expertise to my vision, he drew a sketch and brought my idea to life right before my eyes! We then met regularly as he started creating the dress from the inside out, making sure that every piece fit perfectly. Kiko is extremely organized and the dress was ready in plenty of time before the wedding. The quality is superb. I didn't spend half my budget on my dress, and yet I felt like a million bucks. My dress was so comfortable, I danced all night long! But if you want a super complicated design, he can do that too. If having a dress made for you has ever crossed your mind, you will not regret meeting with Kiko for a consultation. I just assumed that I would not be able to afford couture; but Kiko's prices are very competitive. And you get exactly what you want! Priceless! Being able to wear my very own unique, high-quality dress on my wedding day was priceless and made me feel like a queen. I cannot recommend Kiko highly enough!

I bought my dress at Anthropologie and Victoria's bridal was on their list of recommended tailors…read more Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience. I sent detailed images of my dress and was quoted $800. A couple of months later, at the end of my first appointment, the tailor handed me a bill for over $1600. After I checked with her, she took a couple hundred off for the bustle but basically said sometimes prices of materials and services change. I was completely shocked. This drastic price change should be communicated to customers. I was lucky that I could scrape together an unplanned expense and pay more than my dress for alterations... But I am a teacher and this was a pretty big blow financially. I should have taken my dress back then and gone somewhere else, but I figured that I wouldn't have time and told myself it was worth it. It wasn't. The seamstress was not friendly, and didn't take questions well. When she finished the bustle it was a line of hooks (like small bra hooks) along the back of my dress and was an eyesore. I took it back and she fixed the bustle, but this left holes along the seam where the hooks were. My fitted dress had buttons down the back, and after tailoring a button under my butt didnt lay right and caused a weird fold if I leaned back at all. When I brought this up, she snapped "you won't be bending over backwards at your wedding!" And didn't address it further. Well, I just got my photos back and that weird fold is apparent in many of my photos. That spot makes it look ill fitted and sloppy. (And yes you WILL be bending back at your wedding when dancing, dipping, kissing, and laughing!) Also, when I took my dress in to get the bustle fixed, her assistant told me an incredibly disturbing annecdote about wanting to euthanize his cat by putting it in the freezer... Not what you want to hear when you're in wedding mode (or ever!!!) All in all, this was one of the most stressful and disappointing parts of planning my wedding. I shed many tears. The whole process made me dislike my dress from all of the stress associated with it. I would not recommend this place.

It was lovely working with Nora and the team at Victoria's Bridal. We had a very short schedule for…read moreeverything to plan this wedding and get a lot done ourselves in just 3 months. I bought a sample dress almost exactly a month before the wedding date. Despite our hurry the team were courteous, professional, and very body-positive! I felt incredible after they had customized my too-tight fitting, intricately beaded mermaid-style dress. After not being emotional or particularly attached to any of the dresses I had quickly tried, I fell in love with; the Kitty Chen "Andrea" that did not quite zip when I purchased it. They did an incredible job adding that inch, created the many-point bustle needed and showed us how to do "bustling" in a video my maid-of-honor filmed. Thank you SO so much for working with me and making our wedding day so special! Everyone was BLOWN AWAY by my ceremony/ dinner dress, both by the fit and how elegant it was. I wish I could have worn it all night, but it is a masterpiece that I would have deeply regretted damaging. So they somehow, very graciously on our tight timeline, also fit in alterations for a second "dancing" gown that I partied down in and even got to wear back to the hotel instead of changing yet again!! My second dress was gorgeous as well, worked wonderfully for dancing, and was absolutely comfortable; this one they had to take-in, shorten and reconstruct the corset at the base where it had ripped with the prior owner. I highly recommend you call Victoria's Bridal and see if they are a good fit for you!

I recently brought a strapless bridesmaid dress into Eltsa Custom Sewing to have the bodice…read moretightened. They did an excellent job with the alterations, despite some ruching detail and pockets in the skirt that could have complicated the tailoring. I am very happy with the results and excited to wear this dress for my friend's wedding! I thought the pricing was fair for the work completed, and discounts were provided depending on payment type. They notified me at drop off that the dress would be done in 2-3 weeks, and it was ready for pick up the VERY next day! I will be bringing more clothes here in the future.

Most of the business here is for wedding attire it seems and that's understandable - major city,…read morelots of people getting married. Sometimes though if you're like me, far from that, you just need a tailor to repair some clothes. In my case I had a couple pairs of pants with popped buttons. I dropped them off and the lady, perhaps Elsta, was kind. She took my info and told me I should hear back in 5 days and took down my info. She did warn me that if I did not hear back, to call. I understand it gets busy here, the rack when you walk in is loaded with clothes and another with dresses. I came back in a week later as I got busy and was close by coming off work and it was not ready. The lady was very apologetic and told me it would be ready the following day. Sure, enough I got a text the following afternoon to come pick up. The pants were nicely and tightly rebuttoned. Only cost $11 which is less than I expected. So, if I inevitably have to bring more buttons to be sewn or zippers to be repairs, I'll come back.

1: Getting my dress made by Madison was a 7 month long nightmare. She quoted me $3k to $3.5k at our…read moreconsultation, then sent a contract over for $4.5k, which after tax meant we were just shy of $5k. She pushed our initial fitting (my first time seeing the dress) until 10 days before the contractual completion date. It was supposed to be in October, but she pushed it to November, and then December, and went weeks without replying to my emails. I finally had my first fitting 1/4 (with a contractual completion date of 1/15). When I showed up for my initial fitting, the dress was a cheap Temu version of what we had agreed on. Specific things that were in our contract (like the shape of the bodice) were disregarded. I had to push back and advocate for myself to get the dress that was in our contract, and Madison returned by trying to charge me more money. 2: Madison didn't finish my dress until 2/17, a month after it was supposed to be done and only a week before my wedding. 3: Because this process had been such a nightmare, and I (like most brides) was in new territory that I'd never had to deal with before, I had shared my experience in the r/weddingplanning subreddit. A dress shop owner who had followed the whole saga sent me a message letting me know that my $5k "couture" "one of a kind" dress was AVAILABLE ON A CHINESE SITE FOR $599. !!!!!!!!!!! You might get the impression from her website or her storefront that everything is made by her or a team of skilled craftspeople here in Ballard. This is not the case. Madison actually uses a Chinese company called Brydealo to manufacture her "custom" "one of a kind" "couture" gowns. After Brydealo manufactures them, they then wholesale them to both dress shops and the general public. All of their dresses sell for under $600, including mine. This made SO much sense. The finishing on my dress was awful - it looks like a dog chewed it off a bolt of fabric. It's made entirely with cheap, dollar store Halloween costume polyester. The thread used to sew the dress was not the same color as the dress itself (white thread on a magenta dress) making for unsightly seams. The delay in Madison "making" my dress was clearly the result of using an overseas manufacturer. When I texted Madison to ask why my "couture" "one of a kind" gown was for sale on a Chinese site for about a tenth of what she tried to charge me, she replied by saying she didn't like the tone of my text and she was choosing to end correspondence with me. No attempt to take responsibility for her actions. No explanations. No "oh yeah, sometimes it makes more sense to work with sewists over seas". Nothing. Listen: the vast majority of gowns are manufactured overseas. There is nothing inherently "wrong" with that. But what Madison is doing is deceptive and she is taking advantage of brides who don't know how this process should work. Avoid at all costs.

Madison was a JOY to work with! I brought her my wedding dress in need of some major alterations…read moreand she delivered, 100%. I purchased the dress (Maroon by Provonias) secondhand, so I knew it'd need to be fitted. But I was also hoping to change it from the lacey/tulle sleeves, to an off-the-shoulder. Not a small task! Madison got it fitted perfectly to my body, made sure it would stay up with subtle corset boning, hung the lace from the sleeves as beautiful off-the-shoulder pieces, and gave my a stunning 3-point bustle. I was completely blown away.

I've had an amazing experience with them. As far as I know they've opened about over 2 months ago…read more Honestly, I was not sure what kind of dress exactly I wanted to get for my wedding and was a bit stressed out, as everything was kind of last minute. And I was a bit scared that Callista was new in the business. Well, as I found ou later, they had actually been in the business forever now. It's their family business for generations, and they worked in Europe before moving to the US. I could not believe how professional the owner was. She helped to make up my mind about what I want exactly and showed the catalog of dresses that they had, which by the way was super extensive. Did I mention that the appointment took place at my house? I was not feeling well that day but there was no time to miss and they have an option of coming over to the place wherever it is more comfortable for the customer. Great, right? SO after going through so many dresses, that they did not even have put up on their web-site.( I must say they don't have much on the web-site at all, but when I met with the owner, she had tons of models to choose from. She said they are still developing their web page), we ended up chosing one of the dresses, but I also could change some of the details which I liked in other dresses. So, basically, I ended up with creating my very own dress. Delivery was very timely. And I'm really glad I gave them a shot. Now my best friend is getting married in 4 monhs and she's already ordered a dress with Callista. I would absolutely recommend it to everyone.

I'm not usually a review person but given the situation being so special I felt it necessary to…read morewarn potential brides that this particular consultant, Jordan will in fact ruin your experience. I brought my sister to Grace Loves Lace expecting a special and memorable experience, but what we got was the complete opposite. Before the appointment, I spoke with two different people to make sure everything was set, yet when we arrived, our bridal consultant was completely unprepared, disorganized, and honestly, a mess. She seemed far more focused on pushing a sale than actually helping my sister find a dress she loved. From the start, she barely listened to my sister's preferences and kept picking dresses that didn't match her vision. Instead of making her feel special, she made her feel pressured and dismissed. My sister--who should have been having one of the most exciting moments of her life--ended up leaving in tears because she felt unheard and rushed into a decision she wasn't comfortable with. What made it even worse was looking around the boutique and seeing two other brides having wonderful experiences with their consultants. They were smiling, laughing, and clearly being listened to, while my sister was treated like an afterthought. It was confusing and frustrating to watch because it proved that the boutique is capable of delivering the kind of service we expected--but unfortunately, not with the consultant we were given. And let's talk about professionalism--because there was none. Our consultant showed up looking completely disheveled, with dog hair all over her clothes which made it impossible to take her seriously. First impressions matter, and if she had carried herself with even a little more effort and professionalism, this experience might have gone in a completely different direction. At the end of the day, we left without a dress--not because my sister didn't find one she could have loved, but because the consultant made the experience so uncomfortable and impersonal that she didn't even want to say "yes" to anything. I truly hope management takes a hard look at who they have representing their boutique because no bride should be made to feel like this on such an important day.

I had my first appointment in Seattle with Grace loves lace & i was very impressed by their…read moreprofessional service! 10/10 I had a personal stylist Erin for my complementary appointment and she was so helpful and created such a great atmosphere!! I was so satisfied with my first experience!! All the gowns are so comfortable and made out of very quality fabric, when I tried them on I felt so easy to breathe and move around ! Truly great brand !

Maybe for simple alterations, but avoid for anything else! I asked before coming to their place…read moredo they hem and tapper jeans. Yes! She said. I'm used to having one measurement, and picking up in plenty of time, A month later, along with multiple trips to their place. The hems are not correct(not even)as well as leaving a stick pin in one of the hems. The taper came out with extra material around the knees.They offered to fix mistakes, but I decidedly declined the offer. I hope that I can find my regular seamstress ... What a costly mistake this was on my part.

Excellence. After a…read moregnarly crash one soggy Seattle morning, defeated and depressed I slumped into my apartment. Road rash I can take, no biggie. But, no, not a rip in my bibshorts. Anything but that. I scoured forums for a solution to this seemingly impossible problem. Finally, I landed on taolson's Yelp page. Tears of joy streamed down my face, creating silver, salty pools within the cracks of my keyboard. Elatedly sobbing in disbelief of my luck, I viewed photo after photo of beautifully stitched, revived cycling clothing. Professional and kind. Job done speedily. Completely satisfied. Bibshorts live on.

I never thought I'd be a bride who was so attached to their dress! I absolutely love the…read morealterations that Andrea did. My dress is the before and after example in the photos above. I didn't purchase my dress at Drea K, but I went to her for alterations because I wanted someone who could go above and beyond basic alterations. As you can see, there was a lot that needed to be done for the dress to be more flattering. Dora and Andrea have some of the best customer service I have ever received! They were extremely accommodating with my insane schedule. They were honest and upfront about the total cost of alterations. This place is NOT cheap, but it IS worth it. This is not an alterations studio, she is a designer and dressmaker and has an amazing eye for how things should fit the female body. This is exactly what I was looking for. Drea K provided me with the confidence and beauty that every bride deserves on their wedding day! I felt amazing and beautiful on my wedding day. My husband was shocked at how fancy my dress was! Andrea and Dora are so amazing. I can't wait to take my dress back to Andrea so we can turn it into a fun cocktail dress for many years to come!

Review for alterations consult only!…read more I came in for an alterations consult on my wedding dress the other day. The shop is VERY cute, very professional, and has tons of dresses to choose from. I did not buy my dress from here, so this is related to only alterations. The gal that helped me was very kind and knowledgeable. It was a great experience, but the pricing was out of this world. I've gotten 2 other quotes for my gown at $350-$400, and they quoted me $1150 which is well over what I even paid for the dress. I'm not suggesting that they don't know what they are doing or are not skilled or that their time is not worth payment, simply that I think it is way overpriced in comparison to other alterations places. They definitely know what they are doing and am 100% confident my dress would be perfect if I chose them, just be prepared for sticker shock if you go here first.