Have depending on Maria for years and she has always exceeded my expectations. Her work is outstanding regardless of the need. Her years of master tailoring shows in everything she does. Kirk read more

Had a request to get a tux tailored which Maria's shop did excellently. It was on time, fit perfectly and only cost $56 which is very reasonable, especially on a tight time frame. Picking up the tux, they remembered me, even though I picked up the tux a week late which makes a customer feel valued. Also, ask them about their Cretian "Mati" hanging up. If you know, you know. Five starts and will definitely come back for my tailoring needs. read more

Service, price and quality of job. They were on time with the job. No more thoughts to add.

Affordable, efficient, and perfect work! Maria altered my wedding dress with only a few months notice and worked magic. I felt like a princess! She hemmed it, shortened my straps, and added some lace detailing for additional modesty. read more

Maria is so talented and responsive. I have had an outstanding experience bringing every sewing puzzle and problem to her. she does such beautiful work and is so wonderful to work with. best ever!! read more

****IF YOU ARE A BRIDE, DO NOT TAKE YOUR WEDDING DRESS HERE!!!!**** I am new to the area and took my wedding dress to Maria's Tailor shop in July of 2024 for alterations. Nothing extreme, I needed it taken in at the waist, breast cups and the train taken in. I had a bad feeling right off the bat, as the shop is extremely dirty/unkempt and there is no alteration fitting stand. I try on my dress and explain what I would like to have done. Maria assured me that I DONT want her to do what I was asking (shortening the train of the dress) because it's too pretty. I explained SEVERAL times that we changed our venue to a yacht, so I do not want a long train otherwise people will be tripping over it in an already very tight space. She agreed and then told me I should add straps (it's a strapless gown). I said no thank you on the straps. She was EXTREMELY adamant that she add straps to my dress. I explicitly told her NO straps and to just do the 3 alterations that I had requested. I was told that the dress would be ready on Wednesday 8/21. I arrive at Maria's on 8/21 to pick up my dress. Not only had the train not been touched, it had not taken it in at the waist, either. She sewed in breast cups in the wrong spot and after I very adamantly told her NO straps, she proceeded to add cheap looking straps on my dress. We discussed once again what was needed, she re-pinned me, I spoke to her daughter who works the front of the shop and her daughter promised me that I was in good hands and that this would be done in time. I was told to come back 9/18. I come back 9/18 all excited to try on my dress. As soon as I opened up the garment bag I knew my dress was messed up again. The straps were STILL on the dress, even though at this point I must have said it 25 times that I don't want the straps on my dress. She never took it in at the waist and she hacked off the train of my dress, taking out the horsehair trim around the bottom of the dress. She didn't line the inside lining up with the fabric of the dress, so the lining was curling up on the bottom of the hem. It was a total hack job. I asked why she didn't take it in at the waist and Maria screamed "I TOOK IT IN! YOU LOST WEIGHT!" When I was grabbing an entire handful of my dress at the waist. It clearly had not been done. It occurred to me that she didn't take it in at the waist, so I would have been forced to leave the straps on my dress, because otherwise it would not have stayed up on its own. At this point my wedding was 17 days away and I was hysterical. Mad at myself for leaving it there in the first place, but also furious that at this point in time, my dress has been held hostage for 2.5 months and Maria managed to A) add something that I DID NOT want to my dress because that is how SHE preferred it, B) Ignore my request to take it in at the waist and C) completely ruin the hemming of my gown. I took the dress with me that day because I knew that it was not in good hands. Luckily, they did not charge me for the work that had already been done to it. As I said, I am new to the area and I unfortunately did not have anyone there with me to attend these appointments with and I have a hard time advocating for myself when I am in these types of situations alone. Especially when it comes to this, as I am a first time bride. I called ALL around town and finally found an experienced seamstress with 60+ years of experience with wedding gowns. She met with me the same day and looked at Maria's work. She confirmed that Maria did NOT take it in at the waist (even though she yelled at me and told me I was the crazy one for thinking that she didn't). And she let me know that there is irreversible damage done to my gown. Maria, if you read this, please stop taking wedding gowns. Women spend so much time in their lives DREAMING about their wedding day and the wedding dress that they will wear. You assuring your customers that you have the ability to take on work that you clearly CANNOT, will ruin someone's day. Now I was lucky and found someone to do 3 months worth of work in 2 weeks, but the next person may not be so lucky. This is every bride's absolute NIGHTMARE and it could have easily ruined my wedding day. I have made sure to call around to bridal boutiques in Kalamazoo and the surrounding areas to ensure they know that happened here and begged them to not refer this woman to a bride, as the only guarantee is that she WILL ruin your dress, gaslight you, force her opinion on you and be extremely rude. If you made it this far, thanks for reading. read more

Everything I have ever brought in for her to tailor was done exceptionally well! I have always been very impressed by the quality of her work. read more

Maria is a gem. She relined my favorite antique, very heavy men's overcoat in high-quality satin and brought it back to life, at a reasonable price. I couldn't be happier with her work--and she was a delight to deal with. THE BEST!! read more

Absolutely incredible service and quality! You won't find anyone better! I brought in two bridesmaids' dresses to be hemmed and let out with only about two months to spare, Maria fixed them with no problem, right on time! She knows exactly what to do to get your clothes how you want them. I've also brought in a nice backpack that had the adjustable strap chewed off, she was able to find parts to fix it. Great prices too! read more

Ms. Maria has been tailoring for over 50 years. If you're looking for great and fast tailoring, affordable prices, and an EXTREMELY FRIENDLY family owned tailor shop...you will not be disappointed. I'm was extremely impressed by her work, her eye for the direction of my alternations, and her great character. I recommend this place 11/10!!! read more

Excellent service and repair. Recommended! Very happy that this shop was recommended to me!

I've had dresses shortened by Maria and had no problem, as well as recommended her to many others with no issues. I took my wedding dress to her, I had the straps shortened, and the dress shortened by at least 3 inches. I also asked for some of the ribbing to be covered and the material she cut off to be saved. I went to get my dress, the straps were good and the dress was the correct length. The ribbing was not covered, which I pointed out but was told it'll be fine and none of the material cut off was saved. In reality it's a first world problem about the fabric but I had plans to use it and was very upset it wasn't saved after specifically asking it to be saved. I have gotten my wedding pictures back and you can see the ribbing I asked to be covered in the pictures and it doesn't look right. The bottom lace that was taken off to shortened the dress and put back on started to flop around half way through my reception. Overall, for everyday things I would recommend but for special event dresses I would look elsewhere as I felt my requests were not met. read more

This shop is awesome! The young lady (don't know her name) at the front was very nice and friendly. The older lady ( I assume is Maria) was also great. Had some pants worked on and they were great. Price was well under what I expected to pay. I would recommend this place 100%. I will most definitely be going back for future tailoring needs. read more

Maria's is the most amazing person you will ever meet! So very talented! She's has altered all of my bridesmaid dresses as well as some clothes in the my closet. Honestly I just want to buy clothes that don't fit just so I can be around her positive energy. I won't go anywhere else. read more

Super friendly great work highly recommend going to see them also great value for the price

My daughter and I just got our dresses fitted for her wedding done and Maria was lovely to work with. She was professional, efficient and did a great job! read more

Maria did a beautiful job on my formal gown. She is well experienced and her work is beautiful. So happy that I have found this tailor shop.

Ms. Maria and daughter, Dora, have been mending and altering my family's clothes and household fabric items (couch cushion puppy chewed and replaced elastic in fitted sheet) for over 15 years. Very reliable and very reasonable. She even re-hand beaded my wedding dress in a few spots so I could wear it on my anniversary. I asked for the beading repair but they also ironed all the fabric between each bead grouping to make it look fresh. What a pain that must have been but shows how thoughtful! It will be a sad day when Maria retires. read more

Very reasonably priced. She did great work in a short time frame. She was able to hem my dress and take in the bust in about a week. Highly recommend read more

I have brought a few of my karate uniforms here for sizing and repairs. They always do a wonderful job. Good prices and reasonable turn-around, friendly and professional. read more

Prompt and courteous service. Work done as promised, and good value for the end product.

I love this shop. Always kind and helpful. Prices are great and she gets her work done fast. I have been using this shop for years.

I wouldn't take my special occasion dresses to ANYONE ELSE!!! She is amazing, does beautiful work and is very affordable!

I literally will not go anywhere else, got a bunch of things altered by them and my husband is going for his tuxes. Maria and her daughter are absolutely amazing if I could give them 100 stars I would. read more

I had 6 pair of dress slacks shortened. They did a wonderful job at a very reasonable price and on time as promised, with a smile. Thank you Marias Tailor Shop. read more

Came to Maria's by recommendation of a friend when I needed a long formal dress shortened. Maria was so nice, enthusiastic, friendly. She told me she's been doing this for over 30 years. She recommended I get cups added to the chest, which helped accentuate the bust. Total for the job was $60 which I think is fair considering the work that was needed on shortening the dress, I would probably bet that it was $50 for the dress and $10 for the cups. My dress came out perfect and it fit great. My only complaint is that I arrived to pick up the dress on the date she wrote on my order ticket, and it wasn't ready. She actually hadn't started it yet. She asked me to come back the next day. Thankfully I had the time to spare. read more

I have used Maria's on multiple occasions altering a sport coat, dress slacks, jeans and shirts. When completed all items look as though they came right off the store rack. Every item has been altered to my complete satisfaction and finished by the date promised. Also all alterations have been very reasonably priced. An absolute gem of a person that operates her business to very high standards. read more

They were incredibly accommodating and friendly even though I came late to drop off a dress. They did everything to make me feel taken care of and expedited my timeline to accommodate my upcoming vacation. The price is incredibly affordable too!! Top tier customer service and affordable pricing has me coming back here. read more

Maria is indeed charming and can handle simple alterations, but she is more of a seamstress than a tailor, she doesn't handle complex fitting and will blame the material (in a a few different things I have her) rather than blaming her tailoring -- of which she sincerely want to do a good job doesn't have the ability, nor carefulness. She can be temperamental if the job does becomes too difficult. However, she apparently does very well with costumes and prom dresses and alterations. read more

Got two pairs of jeans tailored here for a great price! Would come back to get more done here in a heartbeat.

Summary: Maria has a great eye for tailoring Highly recommended I've been going to her for over a year, and she has altered about two dozen garments for me. Tailoring is so incredibly important if you want to look polished--especially for someone like me who never, ever fits clothes right off the rack. I feel like Maria's my secret weapon when it comes to looking put together for the office and special events. I don't buy very expensive clothes, but they look like they're worth a lot more than they really are when they fit. The first time I walked in, I was greeted with "Hi, honey!" (even though she didn't know me) and ushered into a small room in the back. The great thing about Maria is that I can tell her that I don't like the way it fits but am unable to say exactly why and she'll do a quick tuck here and there and...voila. Perfection. She's very honest. "Oh no, I don't like that," she'll tell you if she doesn't think what you've asked her to do will look good, and then she'll make a better suggestion. I always trust her (it was hard for me the first time because I can be particular), and I've never been let down. I've had pieces I've owned for years but have never fit quite right, taken them to Maria, and been asked if they were new because friends didn't think they'd seen them before. The one thing I will say is that I'm always more satisfied with basic alterations than with really big changes. Maria is simply phenomenal with getting clothes to fit exactly how they're meant to, but she's not _quite_ as phenomenal at deviating from the clothing's original intention (if clothing can have intentions). Don't get me wrong--she's still good at it. She's just better at regular tailoring. Pick up is usually about a week from drop off, and her prices are fair (albeit kind of random and difficult to predict). Maria has a way about her that puts people at ease. I get excited when I have something that needs alterations because a trip to Maria's is like visiting an old friend. read more

Marie's tailor is super great, affordable prices and she does a beautiful well done job. My Halloween costume was super great.

I wanted Maria's Tailor shop to have a more recent update- she was friendly & so helpful. My sons jacket needed a new zipper (I really messed it up even more trying to fix it) she easily fixed it, with an even better zipper than Under Armor used! It was very reasonably priced and done within a few days. read more

The lady exceeded my expectations at a great price. Girlfriends NorthFace winter coat zipper broke, replaced the whole zipper and got the coat back within a couple days. Highly recommend.!! read more

I have used Maria's services for years and NEVER had poor personal customer service from her. She has gone above and beyond to alter clothing for me at an extremely reasonable rate and has even done quick fixes for my teenage son when he brought things in to her and she refused his money. I can't understand anyone having a poor experience with her as she is very kind and accommodating, however she speaks with an accent and at times it can be difficult but l always make sure she understands exactly what l want before I leave her shop so there aren't any misunderstandings. I say this because in any successful business transaction there must be concise understanding what is expected. Another poster on the shop's Facebook page said his wife had a bad experience and l want to tell potential customers that l have used her services several times in the last 10 years and have never had a problem with the quality of her work, her attitude or customer service. She has always had my work done on time and usually will call before the promised date to tell me it's ready. I won't go anywhere else and I'd hate to have a poor review cost her any business. Her skills are amazing and I've seen some of the dresses she's made. Her work is excellent quality. BTW, I'm neither a friend or relative to her so l have no ulterior motive for this post but to say that she does great work at a very fair price and is expedient. Thank you. read more

Maria helped me replace a zipper on my father's old Army coat. She helped find a zipper that matched the coat and did an amazing job replacing it. It is as good as new. Her price was very fair. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her! Thank you Maria! read more

The best place ever to go to get anything done. Reasonable prices and THE BEST customer service ever. I came in to get a zipper repaired on my dress and Maria did an amazing job and took so much time to make sure I had the best experience. Such a kind and loving woman! Couldn't recommend more. read more

Came in with a vintage skirt to get altered and it came out PERFECT, she didn't even need my measurements and it fits like a glove. I will definitely come back and recommend to everyone I know. I'm obsessed and my skirt is gorgeous ! read more

Marias Tailor Shop - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Kalamazoo, Michigan

Maria did an awesome job on a pair of pants for me that I needed in a hurry. Her prices are not fair and she is very friendly.

Maria's tailor shop does superior work. I just had my long beaded mother of the bride dress altered. Maria made suggestions which included more than hemming. The dress fits perfectly!!! She is so easy to work with and it didn't take long to have the work done. I highly recommend this shop. read more