Julia’s Alterations

Julia & staff are very friendly & knowledgeable in their profession as a seamstress. The atmosphere is very comfortable putting me at ease quickly. The quality of work is exceptional. And the prices are very reasonable. I would definitely recommend them.

A very dear friend recommended I take my designer wedding gown to Julia’s, to convert the train into a bustle. Julia welcomed me warmly, listened while I explained what I wanted, then made a couple of suggestions.
Long story short, my designer gown has gone from designer gown to one of a kind-​no –other –one– like –it. My gown went from beautiful to amazing. Julia is a magician when it comes to sewing. And she also works on non-​wedding attire.
Her assistants are so professional and knowledgeable, not to mention sweet!
Thank you Julia!!!

Julia’s Alterations saved me!
I was the only non-​local bridesmaid in my brother’s wedding, so I had my measurements done at a local shop, after which I called my measurements into the shop that the other girls used. I thought measurements were universal, but somehow I ended up with a dress that was two sizes too small. I either needed to eat nothing for the next eight weeks or be blessed with a miracle.
I got the latter when I found Julia’s Alterations. She was able to get me into the shop very quickly and developed a plan to make the dress fit. In one week, the alterations were done, and it’s seriously even prettier than when we started. The dress looks completely natural. I could not have been more pleased. Thank you, Julia’s!

I saw Julia after buying my dress down the street at Giggi’s Bridal Boutique. She worked with me on my wedding gown, my mother on her Mother of the Bride dress and my sister on her bridesmaid dress.
Everything came out beautifully! She was very efficient in making sure the timing was correct so it would all be ready for the wedding.
We had cups put in all our dress, hemming of the bottoms, the tops taken in and she put a bustle on my dress. In my bustle, she even sewed in a back up button so if the other one snapped during my reception, it could easily be put back up.
The dresses looked stunning and perfectly fit! They were pressed and ready to go one month before my wedding. I couldn’t be happier! Thank you Julia!

Julia’s Alterations did an impeccable job altering my dress and making my wedding dream come true. Thank you to you and your wonderful staff for listening closely to what I wanted and making my dress look perfect. I was impressed with how quickly they were able to work on it as well.

My experience with Julia’s alterations was wonderful. I had only two weeks to get my gown altered for my stepson’s wedding and it was a complex job, since it had to be taken in at the waist and there were a lot of sequins in the bodice. Julia did a fantastic job to alter the dress so it fit perfectly and looked fantastic! I am amazed they could get this done so quickly. Julia was so pleasant and helpful. I would go there again for any alteration and highly recommend Julia’s alterations!

Julia’s bridal tailor is the best in town. She goes out of her way to make sure it is done right the first time. I go to her for all my tailor needs. She and her whole staff are AWESOME. Don’t go anywhere else. Once she does something for you, you will go back over and over again

The ladies at the shop were very nice. They worked quickly to get my dress done. In needed to be taken in everywhere and was a lot of work and the alterations were almost 4x the price of my wedding gown. I was shocked at the price but just chalked it up to another gigantic bridal expense. One of many.
For appointments they were organized and timely. They had things done when they said they would.
At the first meeting I stated that I wanted the dress shortened (a lot!), and the bodice to fit snug. She suggested having cups sewn into the gown or said I could get my own bra. I opted for the cups because I figured it would be a more tailored fit.
At the second fitting the bodice of my dress was still way too big. Like, not even close to fitting. Of course, being a few weeks away from my wedding, I was nervous that it wouldn’t fit. I told her my main concern with the dress was — I do NOT want to be pulling it up all day/​night. My main concern, above all else, was not having to tug at my dress every 5 minutes and have people tell me to pull my dress up over and over again. I said «I’d rather it be too tight than too loose» and she replied «now that I know that, I will address it».
At the last fitting it seemed like it fit but I’m sorry to say — I spent the whole damn day yanking at the dress and pulling it up and having my friends tell me to pull my dress up. I also had the photographer reminding me to pull it up every few minutes. Ugh.
I loved the dress. The length was perfect. The bustle was flawless. Unfortunately for me, though, the one thing I was the most concerned about was a huge problem. I felt insecure the whole day being that because I had the cups sewn into the dress I wasn’t wearing a bra and my dress was falling down all day. Even if I WAS wearing a bra, I would have felt insecure with my dress falling down. For an $ 800 alterations charge I really expected near perfection — and if not that, at least a dress that would stay on my body.

I took my wedding dress here. It was a strapless dress and a bit on the heavier side, but Julia said it wouldn’t be an issue to get it to fit. I told her that my number one concern was that it fit and I didn’t have to pull and tug on it to keep it in place. I originally brought it in in July for the October wedding. After the first fitting, I was a bit concerned because it still didn’t fit be in the chest and it slipped down when I moved. I voiced my concerns and she said she would make some adjustments and it would fit right at the next fitting.
I went in for the second fitting one month before the wedding. When I tried on the dress, it was really tight in my rib cage yet it still slipped down when I moved, to the point where I felt really insecure and indecent. The way it slipped down also created the very unattractive skin bulge that happens when something is too tight. I told her that this still didn’t fit and we needed to fix it. She said that this was as good as it was going to get and if I felt uncomfortable the only solution was to add straps to the dress. The gown was designed to be strapless and the idea of adding spaghetti straps to the gown made me sick. Julia then went further and said it was my 34 B chest and small waist that was the reason the dress didn’t fit. She said my chest was not big enough to hold up the dress. She tried to make me take the dress with me at that point. I was upset and unsure of what to do (add straps or not) but I knew I wasn’t happy so I left the shop and told her I would call her with my decision on the straps the next day.
I called her the next day after speaking with my mother and told her that I really thought we should continue to work to alter the dress to keep it strapless. Julia refused to continue to work on the dress. She said it I wasn’t going to agree to straps, she was done working on it altogether. She said she would refund some of my money and I could come in and pick up the dress the next business day. We hung up. She called me back ten minutes later and said she had just gotten off the phone with her lawyer, and that she was entitled to all the money I had paid (I had paid more than the 50% deposit) and she was not going to refund anything. This was less than 30 days before my wedding. I did pick up the dress, she did not refund any of my money, and I haven’t spoken with her since.
I was incredibly lucky enough to find a seamstress to fix my dress. Thank goodness Julia had left enough seam allowance that a competent seamstress could fix it. My lifesaver ended up letting the dress back out in the rib cage, took it in through my waist, and added a waist stay. And my dress fit beautifully when the new seamstress was done. And she charged me a fraction of what Julia did when she almost destroyed my dress.

Both women (mother and daughter) were very nice. The shop itself is cute.
I took a bridesmaid dress in to get the shoulders taken in and asked for Julia’s professional opinion on the waist and hips. She suggested they both needed to be taken in. She pinned me and it all felt good. The dress also had some draping in the front which looked «off» so Julia said she would do some stitch work to make it look better. Upon checking out, I was quite surprised at the cost — $ 120 (for a dress that cost me $ 80). But since I am not familiar with alterations and the cost involved, I went ahead with it, paid the $ 60 deposit and left with the feeling that if she could make it look amazing the price would be justified.
At my second fitting a week later I was unable to zip the dress. Furthermore, the draping in the front has been completely reworked and the stitching was done very poorly. I was almost insulted when Julia told me that she took in as much as we had talked about a week earlier… insinuating that I had gotten ½ inch on each side bigger. I don’t think so. She told me she would let the waist out back to its original size and would fix the draping stitches.
Back for my third fitting the next night and I can now zip the dress, but the draping looks worse than when I first brought the dress in. I have to deal with it as the wedding is in two days. Upon cashing out, I requested that something be done about the price, since the waist was ultimately brought back to the same size. After a little back and forth, she agreed that I did not have to pay since I was unhappy.
Overall, I think the dress was a bit beyond her skill level and the prices are just too much. Nice people, but wouldn’t ever return.

Julia, along with the other women who work for her are very friendly.
They hemmed my wedding dress last summer. Very quick service too.
After the initial fitting, we determined the amount needed to be trimmed and they took care of that within two weeks. (Very large dress with lots of layers underneath that each needed to be trimmed too)
I went in for a fitting and we determined that at least another inch needed to be taken off, and they did that within another week.
Perfect length, and the bustle looked great. Reasonable pricing too.
I would definitely go here for regular alterations. I have a pile of pants I need altered that I keep meaning to bring.