Karen is still doing great work in midcoast Maine! Prom is up on us and she gave excellent advice…read moreon how to proceed. She is also knee deep in pants hems, zipper replacements, and of course the bridal and bridesmaid work that has put her on the map. I am thrilled to refer my coworkers (mother of the brides, wedding guests, and their families) to this self made entrepreneur with 30+years specializing in formal wear alterations. Thank you, Karen!

From the owner: A home based business at my home in Bowdoinham, ME, I operate by appointment only. I am willing to…read moretravel. I have 35+ years of sewing experience with a in depth concentration on women’s formal wear. I do all sorts of alterations from hemming pants, sewing on military patches, to replacing jacket zippers, to altering bridesmaids dresses and wedding gowns.

DO NOT EVEN THINK OF SENDING YOUR DRY CLEANING TO THESE DISREPUTABLE, INCOMPETENT, WOULD-BE DRY…read moreCLEANERS. After a major move, I dropped off a new suit and an overcoat at sister laundry mat/dry cleaners, Bangor Street Laundromat, 56 Western Ave., Augusta, ME. From there, it was then sent to John's Green Cleaners, 355 Main St, Lewiston, ME 04240. A week later, John's returned my black suit and overcoat to Bangor Street Laundromat where I discovered that both items were severely heat-damaged: the suit in the lapel, waist area, and front and back shoulders; the overcoat was a mass of wrinkles caused by seams that had shrink considerably and totally deformed and diminished each garment. Overzealous or inexperienced pressing had permanently damaged both items. Owner Greg at first responded to a phone call and asked to be given opportunity to correct matters. I sent the damaged items back to John's for a second pressing attempt. A week later, the still-damaged items were miserably the same. Phone calls to Greg's cell and the business went unanswered for at least two weeks. Finally, I wrote an email including the below photo links demanding the filing of a damages claim. Eventually an unknown "John's Cleaner" employee responded to my email by text (unprofessional) and included a photo of theirs still showing the obviously-damaged suit jacket on their presser with warpage all around. Within the text, John's took no responsibility for having damaged both items, provided no means of filing a damage claim, and offered a self-serving resolution: that I subject further articles of clothing to their abuse and receive a one-time 30% discount. Apparently, Greg sees small claims court as the preferred means to resolve damages disputes with his clients. Do yourself a favor: stay away from Bangor Street and all of John's Green Cleaner's affiliates throughout Maine.

Rude employee and a supposed 3 week turn around for dry cleaning. Totally absurd. Seems like they…read moreare trying to run business off

Hussey's is a UPS Authorized Service Center- but asked and they don't have any printing capability…read more I wonder if USP knows this in order to get them a printer to meet their definition of an Authorized Service Center??

"If we don't have it you don't need it" is their store motto and they have it all…read more Three stories of guns, cold beer, wedding dresses, kerosene outside, butcher shop, homemade fruit pies, clothing, hardware and I even got a short term fishing license. Everyone is super helpful, smiles and greets you with a smile and a hello. They have national brands and local stuff too like local raw honey, Coca Cola products and Moxie a local Maine soda. Upstairs there is a gun store, fishing tackle, Men's and womenswear including wedding dresses and downstairs there are guns and, tools, hardware supplies (we got a drill bit to drill into concrete) and everything else. There is parking in front of the store but if the lot is full there is more space across the street. I think this is the only store.within 20 miles but the prices seem decent and not your typical up charges for convince. There is a customer service department that handles lotto winners and licenses. Truly one of the nicest people ever works there. The wine selection was not great but wines snobs can't always get what they want. The butcher shop was solid. Super nice guys there with big smiles and hellos. Just courteous people there from the staff to the shoppers. I like this store! Oh and I got a homemade blueberry pie!

Eryn was such a joy to work with! She was so kind and patient with me as I navigated the dresses…read moreand got a feel for the style I was looking for (turns out, your Pinterest board is not always what suits your body best!) I found the perfect dress for my special day with her help, and I am forever grateful. I highly recommend a Luxe appointment, as it was so memorable and everything was absolutely beautiful! Also, as a gf bride, it was very special that Eryn went above and beyond to accommodate my dietary restrictions for my appointment as well!

Beautiful, clean and outstanding customer service! Lots of lovely prom dresses with friendly and…read morehelpful staff. Best place in the area for formal attire for women.

Absolutely amazing service. I'm planning a last minute wedding and went in last week to get a dress…read moreand she was so so patient as I tried on 10+ dresses and found the perfect one. They have a seamstress who comes in to help with fitting and will take care of all alterations in a vey reasonable time and for a good price. She has at least 100 different dresses with different colors and styles, all very reasonably priced. Very good space, organized and great lighting.

This bridal salon made trying to buy a wedding dress the worst experience of my life. Dreams was…read morethe 1st bridal salon that I visited. It was so discouraging. The dresses I liked they didnt have in a size I could try on and the ones I could try on were discontinued or could not be ordered. My appt was supposed to be an hour but the clerk who was helping me decided that after 45 minutes I had tried on enough dresses and that I, "should go home and think about my options". I went out to my car and cried the whole way home. I even tried to convince my fiance to elope so I wouldnt have to buy a wedding dress. If you want your experience of buying a wedding dress to be enjoyable and magical stay as far away from this place as possible!!!

Don't ever expect to return anything unworn for the Full Price or even Partial Price, it will never…read morehappen not even on jewelry !!!!!!!!!!!!!

My good friend chose Betty Dee Fashion for their wedding attire needs and being in their wedding…read moreparty was what brought me in the door. From the moment I walked in I was greeted and treated with exceptional and personable service. I went in for my sizing in early July and returned this past weekend in order to try it on and so they could figure out where to hem the pants. I told them that I live 3 hours away, and that my next visit to the area wouldn't be until the day before the wedding. They told me that they would take the suits home (on a Friday night!) to hem the pants so that I could pick them up on Saturday and ensure a proper fit! I was very impressed with their commitment to customer service! The professionalism here encouraged me to purchase a second suit from them! Bravo!

We love Antoine's. We have had suits altered, pants hemmed and damaged items repaired. All the work…read moreis top quality and Antoine and her staff are always super nice! They also go the extra mile to assist when on a time crunch. We would definitely recommend her establishment to others.

Unfortunately, I did not learn the first time I received a botched alteration. This first time I…read morereceived a strap sewn on backward, this time I received a couple of very visible buttonholes on a dress that had otherwise hidden buttonholes on the adjustable straps. The event is three days away, so now I'm scrambling to find someone to fix it.

What a wonderful shop for alterations! Great service and very friendly. I highly recommend this…read moreshop. Also thank you for letting me borrow a needle and thread. Carol

Great, fast, no-nonsense experience. Good quality at a great value. A venerable classic that…read morewon't disappoint.

I had to return some items and the cashier that I was dealing with was EXTREMELY RUDE!!! This crazy…read morewoman literally acted like she wanted to physically fight with me when I pushed back because I was not letting her treat me like that. The way she was acting was horrifying and definitely NOT NORMAL! She had an evil look in her face! I have never seen anything like it! She didn't know what she was doing and she got frustrated and acted like a lunatic towards me! And that's when I called for a manager. For this reason, I am cancelling my credit card and will avoid going to this place in the future. What a horrible experience that was!!! I really want to rate this place a big fat ZERO!!!

My favorite place to just go and do some retail therapy. Love they are showing things just before…read morethe holiday's to prepare you, even summerween. Courtesy staff and always willing to check a price or hold a purse for you