How did I just discover this spot?! Great service, very responsive and communicative. I had a suede dress I was concerned about tailoring and they knew exactly what to do. Do make an appointment before going in. Worth the price. read more

I had an amazing experience at this tailor! I came in to have my maid of honor dress fitted for my sister's wedding, and it turned out perfectly. The dress fits me in all the right places, and the woman who helped size and fit me was so kind and helpful. I'll definitely be coming back here for any special occasion pieces in the future! read more

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Went to Nano for my wedding dress alterations. And honestly. I love that woman! She's been doing this for so long, is so knowledgeable and is one of the most calming people to be around. She did an incredible job on my wedding dress it was wayyy too big on me when I came to her and then she got it to be perfect on me. We also added a draped sleeve and it looked seamless! Thank you Nano!!! read more

Nano is the best. So easy to work with. Fair prices. She works with your timeline and can provide quick turnarounds when needed. I go to her whenever I need, and I trust she'll give me her honest opinion. read more

Nano did an amazing job tailoring my wedding dress! She did a bustle, tightened the straps, fitted the bust, and added some appliqué to the front of the dress for more coverage- all looked great! She is very warm and equally competent. Pricing was reasonable as well. Thank you, Nano! read more

Tailored By Ted - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

Came to Nano to alter my two piece wedding dress, which included a silk skirt and strapless corset with boning. She did an outstanding job! Of course trusting anyone with such a piece can make you feel nervous, but from the first appointment it was clear Nano knew exactly what needed to be done and did so with care and attention to detail. She always made me feel comfortable, like I could express my own opinion and ask for adjustments. She also worked on the piece until it was perfect and showed me all of the options for bustling. I appreciated that she was honest with the cost upfront with no surprises. Highly recommend! read more

This place could not do a very simple job. I asked for a set of buttons to be replaced on an organza silk shirt. They only replaced one button. This made no sense as the tailor was the one that suggested I buy all new buttons so it would match. To make matters worse when I called to see what happened. They told me they did job correctly. After I insisted they didn't, she asked the assistant who admitted the mistake. They offered to fix it but I no longer trusted the work. Bad work and bad service. read more

I cannot recommend Tailored by Ted enough! From the very first appointment, she made me feel completely at ease and confident that my wedding dress was in the best hands. She worked with me through countless fittings, always patient, detail-oriented, and committed to making sure every adjustment was perfect. The end result was a dress that fit like it was made for me, absolute perfection. On top of that, she was always timely, reliable, and professional throughout the whole process. Thanks to their talent and dedication, I truly felt my best on my wedding day!! read more

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Nano took a dress two sizes two big and was able to make it fit like a glove. The outcome was better than I could have imagined. I felt so beautiful on my wedding day, all thanks to her! read more

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10/10!!! Best experience with a tailor I have ever had. Nano is incredibly talented, professional, and kind. She tailored my wedding dress PERFECTLY. Her tailoring expertise is worth every penny, and I was able to feel fully confident on my wedding day. Nano is very patient and ensures you are completely satisfied before you leave. Definitely call to make an appointment as she is quite busy (not surprising, given her talent). The shop is small - there's one fitting room, but if you are coming with guests, she does have a few chairs for them to sit! I didn't find out until later that she does alterations for other non-wedding clothes as well so I am definitely going to be bringing more to her in the future. I cannot recommend Tailored By Ted enough! Thank you Nano! read more

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Perfectly mended jeans! I somehow ripped my R13's in a horrible NSFW spot, and Ted's fixed them so you can't even tell! I would have given 5 stars but they weren't done when promised. read more

Beautiful work and a very kind team. They fixed it straight away and did very tidy work. Just all round good purple. I'll be back for sure!

Nano is amazing. She can literally do anything to make the dress of your dreams. She has done 3 important dresses for me now including my wedding dress and WOW I can't recommend her enough! She also tailored my husband's suits and my friends workout leggings, so she can do it all read more

If you are looking for a tailor for your wedding dress, I highly recommend Nano! She is truly a miracle worker! She is so talented and professional and has the biggest heart. I was met with nothing but patience and kindness the whole time I worked with her. Four days before my wedding, I realized I had lost weight and my dress was fitting too loose. I was stressing out that it would be too late to do anything about it, but Nano made time for me to come in that day and assured me everything would be okay. She went above and beyond to make sure I felt beautiful and confident in my dress! I will never forget her generosity and kindness and how she was willing to do anything to make sure my dress was perfect for me. I am so thankful I found her! read more

Please do not go anywhere else for your wedding dress alterations! Nano is amazing, she is an expert, and she actually cares. I feel like she is family now and am so thankful I found her. She will be my forever tailor now. She went above and beyond to make sure that my wedding dress was perfect and ready for my big day. Thank you Nano! Love you! read more

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Nano is THE BEST! As excited as I was for my wedding, I was so sad to say goodbye this kind business owner. the racks of covered gowns in her workshop make it clear she has a good and busy business, yet she gives you her undivided attention for as long as it takes for each fitting. You will never feel rushed. One of my favorite remembrances was practicing my first dance with her to ensure there'd be no tripping. In addition to dancing, you'll pretend to walk down the aisle -- with Nano's eagle eye watching to see if any part of the dress is in your way. She'll make sure you won't trip on any part of your big dress! And to cut to the chase, my dress fit me like a glove on my Big Day! By the way, I found Nano because the small bridal boutique owner where I purchased the dress recommended her (@NWLA Bridal ) For me that's a huge endorsement. I can't wait to have another garment altered. Tailored by Ted is my go-to alteration business. read more

Tailored By Ted - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

Nano is the most incredible and talented woman I have ever met! I will be going to her for every single need I have from now on! I brought her my wedding dress that had come after I'd lost a substantial amount of weight, so it was about 4 sizes too big. Nano had to completely restructure the dress in order to make it fit (the store couldn't send me a smaller size in time) so Nano made it happen! She came in on her days off multiple times to make sure the dress would be ready in time, and she made me feel so beyond safe and secure that everything would work out perfectly! I genuinely had so much fun when I would go for my fittings with her because she was genuinely so excited for me and for the dress that it made me feel so confident and beautiful! This was the dress of my dreams and Nano made it the dress I could never have even dreamed of because it was so perfect- and most importantly- so me! I am forever grateful for her and she helped me on a few other outfits for the weekend too! I can't wait to come back and see her and work with her again. If you are looking for a wedding dress tailor look no further- she is the best of the best! Thank you NanoI am so grateful to you! read more

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High quality tailoring/alterations with a good turnaround times and such lovely kind service. I took in a pair of ripped velvet pants and they are as good as new now! This is where I'll be taking all of my alterations and repairs from now on. read more

Nano is the best tailor I have ever worked with! She tailored my wedding dress and it turned out perfectly. She is so nice and lovely to work with and the quality of her work is excellent. Couldn't recommend enough!! read more

Nano is truly the best tailor I have ever worked with! She is incredible! I could not have loved my experience more! Nano tailored my wedding dress and it fit me like a glove. She is attentive, has a keen eye, and was beyond professional. She's also just the nicest woman! I wanted to change my neckline and not only she did knock it out of the park, but I really needed help deciding what to do and how to style it - and she gave the exact right advice and suggestions. If you have any tailoring needs, look no farther! read more

Nano is amazing. We became friends in the process of her tailoring my bridal gown. She is super accommodation and helped with details beyond the dress. 11/10 would recommend. Has a very cute dog named Cody. read more

Nano SAVED my wedding dress. Nano is the best wedding dress tailor in Southern California without question I bought my wedding dress from a salon in LA without checking yelp first (ladies you MUST check yelp while dress shopping) and to my horror I came to find that they have a reputation of altering dresses before you pick it up so that you'll need MORE work on it. They prey on women's emotions, and convince you that they are the only people who could fix it. Thank god I read the yelp review before and I promptly picked up my dress and was on the hunt for a great tailor. I found one tailor, they going to charge so much money, It would have come out to the same cost of the dress, and it also felt like a scheme so I left. Time was running out before the wedding and I was hysterical. I didn't know where to go. I had to scramble to find someone I finally trust when it felt everyone was trying to take advantage of me. I called the woman who made my veil in tears about the situation and she recommended Nano. I called right away and she was able to see me in the SAME HOUR I called. The dress was in bad shape. Not only it was it altered, the sleeves were sewn in BACK WARDS. The tailor I first went to never caught that this or that it was altered. Nano took one look at the dress and showed me everything that was wrong in 5 min. She was very honest on how bad the dress was, which was a relief because it was the first time someone was honest with me. She said it would be very hard but she could fix it! I trusted her right away. Over the next couple weeks, she practically built the dress back again. Not only was she excellent in skill, she was so loving, so kind, so patience. I felt like I was working with family. She built the dress back to my dream dress! It fit me perfectly and everyone complemented me on how perfectly it fit my body. I didn't want to take my dress off on my wedding day Nano is an excellent tailor and she is also an excellent person. She takes such great care of her brides. I am forever grateful to her that she saved my wedding dress. If you are looking for the best tailor in the business you have found the right place. read more

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I just wanted to take the time to write this review because Nano literally paid so much attention and detail to my wedding dress, that it's even more perfect than the day I got it. She is so great and my dress fits so perfectly. I am so happy I went to her. She is very passionate and knowledgeable and it shows in her work. Thank you again!!! read more

Amazing and so talented! I brought in an XLarge dress (I am usually a small for reference) that I needed for my engagement. And she had no problem taken it in and making it fit perfectly in time for my engagement trip over seas. Would recommend 100%! Will be coming back with future needs! read more

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Nano is the best! Highly recommend! She altered 2 wedding gowns for me and did such a great job making sure they each fit my body perfectly. Not to mention, she's also super sweet! read more

Nano is the single best tailor in Los Angeles. She tailored my wedding dress and the 7 other white dresses for my wedding weekend to PERFECTION. She's lovely to be around and made the entire process a breeze. There is no other tailor worth seeing once you've worked with Nano! read more

I could not thank Nano enough for all of her hard work and expertise on making my Pronovias wedding dress fit perfectly! She is so skilled, kind and detailed. She has such an amazing artistic eye. She was very easy to work with all throughout COVID too. We ended up having to postpone our wedding 1 year and order a smaller size dress, after she had already worked on the original dress, and she didn't charge me extra for that, which was so nice. I was so happy with the final outcome of the dress, it looked perfect! I wouldn't trust anyone else with my wedding dress! She also tailored my husbands suit, which looked fantastic. I would highly recommend Nano at Tailored by Ted for any alterations! read more

My husband and I worked with Nano to create and alter our wedding looks. We had a custom suit made for him, but when we brought it to Nano she quickly noticed the areas that needed to be alter to make the suit truly custom. My dress was off the rack due to COVID and timing and maybe 6 sizes to large for me. Nano worked with me to create a custom look and make the dress fit me perfectly. Nano took her time, adjusted and resized as much as needed and was so patient and kind. I will be returning to Nano for our 2022 wedding alterations and I'm so very grateful for her expertise. read more

Tailored By Ted - Our wedding outfits. My pronovias gown and his custom tuxedo. - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Santa Monica, California

Highly recommend! I've had a few small things mended and a pair of pants taken in and the service was fantastic! The owner is extremely nice and makes you feel very comfortable. There's only one dressing room but she's extremely patient with you and never makes you feel rushed even if there's a few people waiting. The pricing is also reasonable and she's very honest about what she can and cannot do. Even though she's a little out of the way for me, I will only be coming here from now on. read more

I got my wedding dress tailored here (heavy beading and it needed to be a size smaller as well as short enough to wear with heels and sneakers) they were very thorough and made sure I felt comfortable every step of the way. I am very glad I trusted it to them. Would recommend! read more

I have used the services of several tailors in LA and Santa Monica. Most do decent work. Few are personable, kind, thoughtful and creative. Nano at Tailored By Ted is the exception. I love seeing her AND I would trust her with any piece of clothing that needs amending. There is nothing she can't fix and do with a smile. What a gem of a human being! read more

Nano is absolutely amazing. From the very beginning she sounded excited to work with me. I visited her several times for my wedding dress fitting and alterations, and I grew to trust her. She was always very accommodating to my schedule and willing to stay late to meet with me. When I had an idea, she always gave her honest input but also catered to my preferences. She went above and beyond and made me detachable sleeves and a veil. On top of everything , she is just a truly wonderful person. She is the definition of a strong and dedicated female business owner. She works so hard, long hours every day and is so passionate about what she does. I highly recommend her for any of your tailoring needs. (In case you're curious, her brother Ted started the business but he passed away and she alone is continuing his legacy.) read more

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Best tailor in the world!!! I love Nano and she is the most incredibly talented and sweetest human in the world

Hands down the best tailor in town !!! I absolutely adore the owner and she's a miracle worker.

I used Nano at Tailored By Ted to tailor my wedding dress. Nano is an incredible tailor. You know that you are working with an expert, with a trained eye and a skill set to match. She was always ready for my three fittings, having completed exactly what we said we wanted to fix on the previous visit. Lovely attitude and easy to be around. I saw a high volume of customers coming in with non-bridal clothes for alterations. I would come back to her in a second. read more

I love love love tailored by Ted!! Woman owned and operated business. The woman who altered the dress did a great job!!!!

Nano is by far the most skilled and lovely tailor I've ever been to. She tailored my wedding dress and was not only talented and artful in her work, but also just the best person to work with, and I knew she truly cared about making my dress perfect for me. she's the BEST!!!! read more

Nano is the best. She is so personable and very kind. My wedding dress came out absolutely amazing. I really enjoyed working with Nano to make it my dream dress!!! I can not thank her enough for her patience and the many appointments we had together to make my dreams come true! read more

I got my wedding dress altered here and it was a fantastic experience. High-quality work, fair prices and incredibly personal service. I recommend this place to all of my friends that are getting married! read more

Don't bother going anywhere else!! I came here for my wedding dress alterations and I am SO happy with the result. Trusting someone with your wedding dress is always scary and I felt I was in good hands throughout the whole process! Amazing work, my dress looked fabulous! read more