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    William Browne & Sons

    4.9 (21 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Clothing alterations

    Clothing mending and repair

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    Amazing customer service! Black owned Family Business! Great staple in the community .

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    They weren't able to help me with a job, but the service was top notch. They have a great reputation!

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    If i'm not satisfied with anything I can always tell Paul what needs to be changed and he will fix it to my expectations.

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    Athens Cleaners

    (23 reviews)

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    Mattapan, Dorchester

    Athens Cleaners is so much more than a cleaner. For years I have been going there for clothing…read moreadjustments (Tux for weddings, pants for work etc). The dressing area is roomy and private. The owner is courteous and helpful. When discussing how wide the cuff should be, she consulted the seamstress for her input. My pants were ready when I needed them. My new khaki's came back cleaned, pressed and just right for work- all that for $15. Service with a smile, Yep....

    I had the unfortunate experience of using this dry cleaners for alternations. I had a lot of…read moreclothing items that needed to be altered and was able to show their seamstress which areas needed work. This was a large order costing me around $350 which to my surprise upon picking my order a month and a half later, found the quality of the alterations to be below subpar. There was one item of clothing that wasn't even altered which was incredibly frustrating because we carefully went over all the areas that required attention in great detail. When I attempted to tried to address my dissatisfaction, I was quickly told that they "did make alterations", yet were unable to show me exactly where. I explained that I have tried the clothing on after the job was done only to find that they did not fit. Seeing that I was disappointed, they only offered to fix one clothing item and disregarding the other items. They never bothered to offer to redo the job at free cost, instead expecting for me to pay even more money for a job that they did not met. I'm sure their dry cleaning services are great but their alternation services are below standard. I will not be using them at any point in the future. 1/10 would not recommend.

    Centre Tailor Shop - I had to prop shoulders up a little so strap doesn't come down

    Centre Tailor Shop

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    Jamaica Plain

    Can't say enough great things about this place. I was in a serious pinch with just a week till my…read morebrother in laws wedding and needed some last minute alterations. They got me in that same day to do a quick measurement and it only took a few days. The fit looked great and saved me a couple hundred bucks from needing a new suit. Will be my go to spot for tailoring moving forward.

    This is a tiny local shop I used them many years ago I for hems on my denim. I decided to try them…read moreonce again for a evening gown for a gala. I dropped it in about 2 and a half weeks maybe 3 werks in before the event and ample time to do the alterations. I needed a hem, the straps that needed to be taken in to adjust to arms theyhad gem stones on top of straps. Also a bead on front of waist needed to be sewn. When I went to pick up the dress i paid the owner if I remember correctly it was like $125. I opened it up when i got to my car and i noticed the straps were not flat and in fact thick and lumpy with lowsy stitching where uou could see the thread. The gems were not removed! The top seam of the strap was opened and one end of strap was tucked under with the gem stones and then tucked on ans then a hand sew. I went back to the shop immediately. He said we couldn't get the sewing machine over the gems aaaaaah hellooooo.... A good alterations specialist would know to remove the gems first to stitch properly with a machine otherwise it will not lay flat. I demanded a partial refund at least for my troubles and having to come back. He gave me like $20 back. When I picked it up and took it home the straps will still slightly loose where thry could fall down if wrong move. The hem was great. The one bead on front waist was not sewn. I should of taken before pics. The dress has a small fitting room which is a make shift fitting room with lots of clothes back there one metal folding chair it has an acordian type door or it was a curtain separating the long section for sewing tabes and ftont counter. It seems the owner is the only one who speaks English.

    Orlan's Tailoring - Dress style I needed (low neckline and short sleeves)

    Orlan's Tailoring

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    Dorchester

    Service here is excellent. I came in on a Monday afternoon with a dress that needed some heavy…read morecleaning and a couple of small alterations by Friday morning. The deadline wasn't a problem, but I had to call in the middle of the week for an even earlier pickup, and that request was happily accommodated. I came in early to pick up the dress which wasn't ready yet, and to save me a trip back the owner offered to drop off the dress directly at my house. The dress came back in beautiful condition, better than the day I got it. And even the charges for the alterations and cleaning were all reasonable. I was a customer from hell, and the service I received was amazing. I can't recommend this place enough. Orlan's will get all of my future dry cleaning and alteration business for the foreseeable future. Support this awesome small local business!

    In recent years, the quality of service has plummeted. Today I picked up my Prada suit that needed…read moreboth elbows sewn/repaired- BOTH. I left the suit with them for two weeks, and they only repaired one. The woman gaslit me saying I only paid for dry cleaning and to have one elbow repaired. Why would I repair just one?! She was the person who put in the repair order as well. I know I told her both. Earlier this year they charged me for a service and didn't do the work; I had to return with the pants and explain to the man and woman twice what the issue was. I will not return after 16years of patronage.

    William Browne & Sons - sewingalterations - Updated June 2026

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