Ms. Tatyana took such good care of me and had 2 dresses altered w/in a week and more than enough time for my special day. I had just found a wedding dress and a reception dress and the wedding dress needed quite a bit altered in the body and bust --she had that dress and my reception dress to me in no time. Was so reasonably priced, was comfortable and practiced health and safety precautions as well. A+ service I can understand why she has won so many awards. Thank you Ms. Tatyana! read more

Tatyana was recommended to me by my wedding planner, and she was exactly what I needed. She clearly has a lot of experience and is very knowledgeable and talented at what she does. Her pricing was very reasonable. Some other tailors quoted me in the thousands and she was able to do tailor my wedding dress for just over 500. I would definitely trust her to do any work on any future gowns I may need. read more

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Loved her work! Please don't hesitate and believe these great reviews she gets! Tatyana has been in the game for a long time! read more

Look no further! Tatyana is extremely skilled and lovely to work with. She made my dress fit like a glove, and even went the extra mile making a bulky zipper disappear. She took my dress in, hemmed it perfectly added straps and even support to the top.. all for a steal of a price and swiftly. Her alterations room is lined with "best of Portland" trophies, but she's humble and receptive. I'll never go anywhere else. read more

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Tatyana is a very skilled seamstress. She altered a mother of the bride dress for me and practically had to revise all aspects from the bodice to the sleeves as the dress was 2 sizes too big for me. She fixed imperfections flawlessly and was very reasonable in her pricing. I fully recommend her services. read more

Tatyana was a lifesaver. Weeks before my friend's wedding she suffered a very severe leg break and required some alterations to her dress in order to accommodate needing to be in a wheelchair. Tatyana saved the day and did beautiful work. read more

I'm glad I made the decision to take my wedding dress Tatyana's her for alterations. I just moved to Oregon and I was searching around for someone to fix my dress as I'm pregnant and even buying the dress 2 sizes up it was still a tad too small and I still had a month to go before the wedding. She was able to make it fit perfectly by adding extra material to my dress and making a corset for me. She also added 3 bustles for me. She had my dress back to me in a month and I love it! Can't wait for the big day. read more

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As a former pageant competitor, I've had a lot of dresses altered! And Tatyana is by far the best seamstress and alterations specialist I have ever encountered! Once I put on the dress, Tatyana knew immediately what needed to be done and fixed. She asked me for my preference on fit, length, and adjustments (she recommended adding a bustle, which was a huge plus for the reception). She absolutely delivered! Two weeks later, the dress fit perfectly and she had addressed all my concerns about the fit and way the fabric lay on my body. It was incredible!!! Talking to her on the phone is challenging as English isn't her first language, but she is easy to work with in person and knows her stuff! I plan to use her in the future for my work dresses and suits! read more

I was hopeful that Tatyana would do a spectacular job because of these amazing reviews, but I was sorely disappointed. After doing some measurements, she told me that she would call me back to try on the adjustments she made. After two weeks, I called to check in on my dress and she called me a few days later at 10PM leaving me a message stating that she cut into my dress and that I forgot to give her fabric to fix. I gave her everything I had so I was shocked. I called her back and tried to clarify that we had no agreed on cutting anything in the back. Turns out, it was another bride and that she had not touched my dress at all. I was livid because my dress was just hanging out at her home for no reason. My mother and I came the next day and noticed her rushed job that she got through over night and she kept complaining how she's so busy and gets everyone mixed up. If she was too busy, she shouldn't have taken on the job. The dress covered in fuzz from the dirty carpet she has and the cat that sits on her fabrics in her sewing room. I didn't want her to work on my dress any further and had to take it to someone else less than a week before my wedding. Maybe she will work out ok for you, but I wouldn't risk it again. read more

My dress was too big and had extensive beading so did not think it could be altered, but I was wrong! Tatyana did a fantastic job and it fits like a glove. I highly recommend Tatyana. read more

Tatyana is amazing! She knows what she's doing, does a beautiful job, and doesn't charge an arm and a leg. From big alterations like hemming the whole skirt and bringing the train in, to small things like buttons, clasps, bustles, she has great attention to detail. Highly recommend. read more

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Tatyana did an incredible job. What she was able to do with my wedding dress that had very unforgiving fabric is no short of a miracle. It fit me like a glove when she was done. I now send everyone I can to her if they need dress alterations. If you are looking for someone in the area to do an amazing job look no further - honestly - your dress will be in great hands. I bought my dress at a store in downtown Chicago and they were the ones who told me to see Tatyana for my alterations to be done here in Portland. I have no idea how they knew about her but I am so glad that they did! read more

Tatyana provided me with quick service that was high in quality. Not to mention it was affordable! I had a ballgown style wedding dress with many layers underneath and her work was impeccable - she hemmed each layer, bustled it for me beautifully, and took it in to my exact size so the dress fit comfortably and fit like a glove. The dress was very low cut at the bust so we provided her matching appliqué to cover it up... by the time she was done it looked like it was made that way by the designer! I will take any other alteration to her from now on. Highly recommend. read more

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We had my daughter's wedding dress done with Tatyana because of the reviews. But end up very disappointed with service and work she did with the dress. Paid $450 and had to take dress to correct with another person. If you care about your wedding dress this is not the place to have it done. I feel like most of the reviews here are fake. Tatyana seams to know a lot how to remove negative reviews, this is something she said in conversation we had with her. read more

I immediately scheduled a fitting with Tatyana after I decided I wanted to support small business and read the great reviews of her work for us brides who needed alterations 20 days before the wedding (whoops, haha). Tatyana quickly welcomed me in and the fitting didn't take long at all. I can see how she can come off as a little intimidating like some reviews said, but I knew it was because she knows what she needs to do and is determined to do it really, really well. She charged me $300 for a job that probably could have cost too much at an established bridal tailor, which is pretty amazing. AND the best part? She did it in 2 DAYS. Insane!! I came back to pick it up and I was/am so happy with how beautifully it fit me! One thing I will say for you brides is that if you're looking for a glamorous, girls-day-out fitting/alteration place for you to make it an event with your girlfriends and bridesmaids, you'd probably want to find a fancier spot. BUT if you just want the job done, done well, and done quickly, Tatyana's service is totally worth it. I never usually make the time to post reviews but I want to get the word out! Thank you, Tatyana! read more

I knew before my dress arrived that it would need to be altered around my waist and chest. The bridal salon said that they had someone they recommended, but being the type of person who likes to weigh ALL of her options I started doing some research online. After reading all the fabulous reviews on citysearch I was pleasantly surprised that Tatyana was the seamstress recommended by my bridal salon! I had no problem understanding Tatyana on the phone or finding her house with the very detailed directions that she gave me. She got right to work as soon as I arrived pinning and measuring. By the end I was surprised how affordable it was and felt completely and totally comfortable leaving my dress in her hands. The alterations took only 2 weeks and look amazing. Tatyana was able to take my extremely delicate (or "tender" as she called it!) lace dress and take it in to make it look like it was cut to fit me. It looks better than I could have ever imagined! Silk, satin, lace, crinoline...she is obviously an expert with all of these delicate and hard to work with fabrics. she makes it look like no work has been done at all. don't trust anyone else with your dress! read more

*using my fiances yelp account b/c too lazy to sign up myself* I moved to HI in Jan, and I don't know any alterations and I didn't feel like looking for one that I could take a chance on for my wedding dress. Since I just happened to visit Portland a few weeks ago, I decided to bring my dress here and try to have Tatyana alter it. She came highly recommended from my sister who got her wedding dress altered, said she was a great price with attention to detail, and even gives suggestions to helping you save $$ by buying your own buttons etc and she'll just sew them on for you. So I emailed her a few wks before my 1 wk trip, made an appointment, saw her the 2nd day I was there, and the dress was done the day after! It wasn't a big ordeal or time consuming! I was hoping to change my A-line to a mermaid, but she recommended against it saying that due to the material of my dress, I would end up having to take baby steps and would be very uncomfortable when I sit down. She also recommended to just shorten the front so I have a little train in the back. My dress turned out fabulous, fits great, and I love it even more than before. Granted I don't think my alteration was that hard, nor was my dress material hard to work with....but I'm not a seamstress, so who knows. Regardless, I plan on going back to Tatyana so I can alter my wedding dress to a cocktail dress after the wedding! She operates out of her home, so when you pull up, don't look confused like I did :] Also she only took cash, not sure if she take credit card b/c I didn't ask. I shortened my straps, took in the sides at the bust area and shortened the front: all for $110 and it was ready the next day. read more

Tatyana is magical. My dress company sent me the wrong size dress, so I brought it to Tatyana to see if it was salvageable. She told me no, and she refused payment for her time. She then fit me in when the new dress arrived and had it fitting like a glove in less than a week. She's truly wonderful - fast, thorough, kind. Absolutely worth every penny. read more

Tatyana is plain and simply an amazing seamstress. I took my wedding dress to her, and she got to pinning and tucking before I even pointed out the fit issues. She clearly knows what she is doing. I picked up my dress month later, and it fits like a glove. It is perfect and I look amazing in it. Her house was not hard to find.... my GPS took me there without issue. read more

All I can say is wow. I took in my grandmothers 55 year old wedding dress for some alterations. I was very nervous to have anything done to it and i searched high and low. The dress is all lace, with sleeves. I wanted it to be made strapless. Not only did the dress come out amazing, but it was super affordable. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone. She took great care of my grandmothers dress and I can not wait for her to see me in it! read more

After reading all the great reviews I made an appointment with Tatyana for a wedding dress alteration. I could not have been more disappointed. When I arrived and tried on the dress I explained what needed to happen. I am very tall(over 6 feet) and the straps on the dress needed to be lengthen to drop the neck and bust line to the correct level. It also needed to be taken in on the back zipper. I very specifically explained how I wanted this done, and even had the material with me for her to use. She assured me it could be accomplished and should be done in about 3-5 business days. 8 business days later I called back asking about my dress, she put me on hold for 5 minutes finally coming back and letting me know she found my dress but I still had 3 weeks and since she got some 'rush' orders she moved mine down the que. I let her know I brought my dress in early so I would not have to worry about it, but again I was just dismissed. Another 4 days went by and I called back, again put on hold and when she returned pretty much said the same thing, plenty of time. Finally 3 weeks after I dropped the dress off, I called AGAIN and this time she assured me it would be done in 2 days. I called back two days later and finally she said it was complete and I could come the next day to pick it up. When I arrived and she pulled out the dress she had not done anything I had asked!! She totally altered the design without so much as asking me or discussing with me. Instead of lengthening the straps at the front as discussed, she CUT the back(they crossed) and added material to the middle of the back strap. And the material she added didn't even match!! The seam where she took in the back at the zipper buckled and wouldn't lay flat. After discussing I did try the dress on, and where she made the cut and added material was totally visible and looked ridicules. When I told her as much, her answer was "Well your hair is long and will cover the straps anyway!!" By this point I was crying and just wanted to get out of there. Since she had taken so long to do my dress, I was now only one week away from my wedding day. I had to scramble to find someone who could take a rush job, and ended up paying double to get it all fixed. According to the seamstress that fixed my dress, she was sure Tatyana just didn't want to deal with reattaching the strap at the front. She may do fine with simple fixes, but as a bride I would not wish this stress on anyone. Go elsewhere!! read more

Ok, so first of all let me say that Tatyana basically saved me from having a nervous breakdown. I came to her a week before we were to leave for another country for our wedding. I came to her with a common issue: I needed a last minute alteration. The dress I had was beautiful and fit....mostly everywhere. I thought I simply needed the bust taken out a bit. When I got to Tatyana, she told me she could take it out and it would take a day or two. But, after further inspection she realized that the person I had bought the dress from had perilously had the bust taken IN! What this meant was that there was no additional fabric to expand the bust, it had all been CUT OFF!!! I began to panic. She explained to me she could not do the simple alteration I had expected. She suggested putting a corset in. Although I LOVE corset dresses I was absolutely freaking at the thought of doing such a major alteration at the very last minute. She would have to remove the entire zipper and put the corset it. Finally, I agreed having no other option. She ushered me out of her home and down to the fabric store to buy the material. The fabric store didn't have the color in the correct fabric. I ended up buying the type of fabric she instructed me to buy as well as a yard of silk for her to sew on top of that to match my dress. I hesitantly left my dress in her hands until she called me two days later (I had given her 4 days to complete the project). Let me just say, the dress is more beautiful than it was when I left it with her. It is absolutely gorgeous!!!! I would recommend her to anyone needing any alteration in a pinch or not. Major or minor, she is fantastic! And NO, I am not a friend or family member of hers. I found her online, just like you are now! read more

Tatyana is a true MIRACLE WORKER. I took my lace-over-silk wedding dress to Tatyana after another (somehow highly-rated) tailor in Beaverton fleeced me and left me with a dress that literally hung off my body (it had a super low back, so the sleeves would fall down and leave me exposed). Tatyana perfectly fit what was previously a size 12 sample to my size 4 frame-- shortened sleeves, fixed the bustle--all for significantly less than the other lady charged! Cannot recommend her enough!! read more

I never dreamed that I would have my very own fairy godmother! I highly recommend Tatyana's Wedding Alterations to anyone with a dress in need of help. Most of all: If you appreciate a personal, special experience, you will be delighted! The cost is competitive and the results are AMAZING!!! Even if you think that all hope is lost for your dress, don't be afraid! She will be able to tell you what is possible and what will require extra work! She can help you!!! I found a dress that I fell in love with, or to be more exact: I found two of them in a small boutique in the mountains. They were identical, except that both were torn on opposite sides. The dress was also too small in the bust for me, and since it didn't have a zipper, I could barely get it on. I figured that it could be fixed with the help of a good seamstress, but the longer I waited to get it altered, the more concerned I got. The dress is a very light and delicate fabric with an even more delicate tooled overlay. I found Tatyana on the internet through her reviews. I took a deep breath and called her. She was happy to see me and my dresses that very week! Her house was down a short unmarked drive off of 135th, but the entrance to the shared drive is right across the street from a little park. Check out the approximate address on Google's street view and look for the park across the street from the turn in. She gave great directions, but if you have trouble understanding her through her accent over the phone, her husband is also very helpful and will be glad to give you directions. She welcomed me into her home and measured every bit of me and the dress. She looked up at me from the hemline with a smile and said, "I can make it for you." From that moment, I knew it was all going to be alright. She shared stories with me of many dresses past and told me how she was going to make my two torn dresses into my wedding gown. In three fittings, she shaped the two dresses into what I can only describe as my perfect dress! She added a zipper, replaced the torn panels and fixed the wacky hemline. She even remade the whole top so that it would fit me like a comfortable glove. I'm almost sad that it's my wedding dress because it is the most comfortable and perfectly lovely dress I have ever worn! We were both teary eyed and giddy when it was all finished at the final fitting. She really cares about her work and she sincerely cares about people! read more

Oh my goodness! Tatyana was an amazing seamstress. I brought her my wedding dress and was in a tizzy because I needed the straps completely redesigned, and some lace rearranged. Tatyana was patient, professional, warm, funny, and extremely talented. She worked on two dresses for me, and had both of them done within 24 HOURS!!! She charged very reasonably and did an exceptional job. I would trust her with anything from my closet. As a sidenote, remember that it is necessary to call and make an appointment with her before coming in. She is normally very accommodating, and will squeeze you in somewhere, but just know that an appointment is necessary. She is in high demand! Thank you, Tatyana! You are a Russian goddess! Natalia! read more

I can't say enough nice things! Not only was Tatyana friendly, fast, and knowledgeable, but she definitely takes pride in her work! My wedding dress is very delicate, the top is all lace and tiny beads with no seams. She was able to alter it without changing the dress at all! She even hand sewed the beads back on! Amazing work, I am so blown away about how wonderful my dress fits now. In addition, she was able to get it done in only a few weeks (3-4ish). Such a wonderful experience and a VERY reasonable price. Thank you so much Tatyana!!! read more

Tatyana did amazing work at a great price and in a short time frame. I needed a corset back sewn into my wedding dress and some bra cups put in. During our first meeting we talked about what I wanted it to look like and what her thoughts were, then I went to get the necessary fabric and bring it back. Just a couple of weeks later, Tatyana called to let me know the dress was ready, so I came in for a fitting. We decided on a few small adjustments and then it was ready the next day. Tatyana was easy to get ahold of, did fantastic work, was clear with what time frame things would be done in and what the cost would be, and was accommodating to my schedule. Some reviewers have commented that it is difficult to find her location. I used Apple maps and was led easily to the correct place, but take the directions from Tatyana if you want to be sure! Google Maps will lead you astray. I'm very happy with the results and recommend Tatyana highly! read more

WOW! Tatyana is amazing! My grandmother made my wedding dress for me, which I absolutely loved, but it didn't fit and there were some mistakes, as she is almost 75 and has not done a professional wedding dress before. Tatyanna took the dress and made it PERFECT! I couldn't believe how well done she did it! It looked great and was exactly what I had imagined with the design. She is wonderful, and is very reasonable. I will be constantly referring people to her, and will return to her with any major alterations that I may need. read more

Love her !!! This is a late review but I came in based off of the reviews online & I needed my prom dress altered from a size 9 because they ran out of my size and I'm little itty bitty so I needed a lot taken off. Thankfully she finished my dress in under a week and it came out perfect! She even added a hook on the back so that it would fit me better. I will say the address is a little hard to find, but it's worth it! read more

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Tatyana was unbelievable! She took all her time (while she had 23 dresses to alter for Aug 21), to solve our prblem wedding dress. If she can fit you in her schedule, do not look anywhere else for bridal alterations!!! She has been doing it for decades, speciallizes in Bridal dresses only, and is a total PRO in her trade! We got our 2 pieces wedding dress that had multiple issues to begin with; after doing our our web research, we decided to entrust our problematic dress to the skill of Tatyana. To summarize, she did a miracle! The dress was fitting "like a glove", while providing comfort and confidence to the bride. My absolute highest recommendations for using her to make Your Wedding Dress Stunning! And thank You, Tatyana!!!!! read more

Love love love her work. Well priced and very quick. She even recommended Portland Alteration for my husband and the groomsmen to get work done. read more

Amazing. She made my dress fit absolutely perfect. My wedding day was incredible. I literally could not have done it without these precise wedding dress alterations. My dress looked and felt exquisite. She is worth every cent. I promise. If you are looking for alterations or even additions to your dress, look no further. You will not be disappointed. Thank you Tatyana ! read more

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She did ok. My dress fit better after she worked on it, but I really wanted cap sleeves made out of some extra lace I had brought. Those weren't done when I showed up. She then did them very quickly and backward originally. It ended up looking ok, not exactly what I had imagined, but it worked. I would shop around a little more if I could do it over. read more

Words cannot express how grateful I am for Tatyana. I called her 12 days before my wedding. I had taken my dress to a different seamstress and found myself a week out with a dress that was too big, crying to my best friend. My dress had complicated beading and spanish tooling. The previous seamstress had told me she could not alter the beading any further without more time, even though she had two months to do the work. I decided to get a second opinion. I found Tatyana's great reviews online and gave her a call. She fit me in the next day and I could have cried when I left my appointment. She pointed out what the previous seamstress had tried to pass off as hundreds of dollars of work. She encouraged me take photos for evidence to follow up with after the wedding and showed me exactly what she planned to do. She ended up taking an inch off of either side of the zipper of my dress and adding straps for comfort while dancing. She also fixed my hem as the previous seamstress had cut it unevenly. She not only fit me in, but completed my dress in no time. I was extremely anxious as I picked up my dress only 5 days before my wedding. My best friend and I went in to try it on and my god it fit PERFECTLY! She's a magician. I don't know how she did it, but I could not have been happier. It looks AMAZING. I felt like an absolute beauty on my wedding day and that is completely because Tatyana took the time to fix my dress and fit it to my body. I've attached photos for evidence, but they don't do it justice. My dress was SO big that I couldn't walk around without hoisting it up every few minutes and walking around silly because of the length. After Tatyana's alteration, I felt comfortable and confident and most importantly, I could dance to my heart's content. DON'T look any further. DON'T do what I did and think you'll find another seamstress that can do better work. She has all of these incredible reviews for a reason. Don't let anyone else touch your dress. She's the best and you'll be happier for it. read more

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Tatyana, thank you for alternating my dress on very short notice! The dress fix perfectly.

OMG! I attended a formal event for New Years Eve and had a very specific design of dress in mind that I could not find. I found a good basic dress and took it to Tatyana and she worked magic on it! She added the features I wanted and hemmed it perfectly for me! So quick and affordable, I looked like I could have easily spent triple for the dress and it was so perfect just for me. She does run her business out of her home, it is a nice home. She is quick and gives you up front estimations of timelines and prices. I will definitely be bringing my stuff to her again, especially for a show stopping dress. read more

Tatyana altered my wedding dress quickly and PERFECTLY! She even found fabric to match for an extra panel. Incredible seamstress!

I went to Tatyana based on word of mouth recommendations from friends and was more than thrilled! I purchased a bridesmaid gown but waited until the last second to try it on before the wedding. Big mistake ladies, don't do that! Anyway, three days before the wedding, I was able to take my dress to Tatyana, who was able to do the necessary alterations and have it back to me at 1pm the NEXT DAY! All for an extremely reasonable price. I highly recommend Tatyana, especially if you have something that is a rush! read more

In addition to having a lot of great reviews here on Yelp, Tatyana also came recommended to me by the place I purchased my dress in Seattle. I was easily able to get in for a fitting at a time that was convenient for me. I read the Yelp reviews, so I was prepared for the fact she works out of her home (WARNING: MANY MAP APPS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE COMPLETELY WRONG LOCATION!! BEWARE!). She was not overly friendly - more brusque than anything - but that's alright, I guess. I put on my dress in her guest room and then waited... I opened the door and walked out into the hallway... complete silence. So I waited some more. Silence. Finally I timidly called out, "Hi, I'm ready..." to which she responded, "In a minute!" Not sure what she was doing, but I waited a good 5-7 minutes. When she finally came in, she pinned the bottom of my dress and I told her I would like to add cups since I didn't want to wear a bra on my wedding day. She went to her sewing room to find cups so I waited again. Finally she brought them back in and we pinned them inside my dress. OK, cool - done finally - she said it would be a few weeks. When I finally got the call my dress was done, I scheduled to pick it up after work. I arrived and told her I'd like to try it on again to make sure everything fit correctly. I'M SO GLAD I DID. As soon as I unzipped the garment bag, I noticed the cups were still only pinned on! They weren't even sewn in! My dress wasn't "done" at all. So I carried my dress out of the room to show her the cups were still only pinned. Apparently she "forgot" to do the cups (not sure how you forget, it was the most apparent thing when I opened the bag!) so she rushed to tack the cups to the dress while I sat in my undergarments in her guest room... waiting again. After the cups were tacked in (I thought they would be fully sewn in??) I tried on the dress and now the breast area was bunching weirdly in the middle. Tatyana fumbled and yanked around the chest part trying to fix it. I was just about ready to die thinking my dress was ruined. I took the dress off and she cut the thread holding the cups to the dress in the middle. I put the dress back on. Thank the heavens, it wasn't bunching anymore. Overall, Tatyana is, I'm sure, a completely competent seamstress. People rave about her work on here, which is great. Overall, on the outside, my dress looks great and fits well - but it was just disappointing that details were missed and a "rush job" had to be done on the cups. They're literally hanging on to my dress by two tiny thread tacks on each side - otherwise they're just kinda hanging and flopping around. read more

Tatyana is a marvel...she can take anything and make it better. She put a French bustle on my dress and made it look exquisite and did it in half the time! Amazing....go see her....worth every penny! read more