Elly’s Formal Wear & Bridals

Kihei, United States

3.8

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13 reviews

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+1 808-879-7010
Website:
www.ellysformalwear.com
Address:
Sugar Beach Resort 145 N Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, 96753
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Private Lot
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
By Appointment Only
No

Today

Today 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Kihei) 02:00 Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Maui Tuxedo Rentals, Maui Tuxedo, Destination Wedding Dresses, Maui Formal Wear, Maui Prom Dresses, Maui Formal Wedding Gowns, Maui Weddings, Men Suit Rentals, Maui Formal Wear, Maui Wedding Apparel, Pageant Dresses, Wedding Gown Alterations, Wedding Gown Pressing, Special Occasion dresses, Evening gowns, Ballroom dancing dresses, Maggie Sottero gowns, Alfred Angelo wedding dresses, Bridesmaid Dresses, Mother of the bride dresses, B2 bridesmaid dresses, Belsoie bridesmaid dresses

History

Established in 1994.

Elly’s Formal Wear & Bridals first started in the home of Elly Ewbank in Kihei, Maui. She worked many long hours, day and night custom sewing wedding apparel for her customers. She realized she outgrew her sewing room in her home. Then in 1994, she opened a small 400 sq foot store in central Kihei. Elly’s Formal Wear is now at it’s final location, which is 1,600 sq feet and is continuing to grow. Elly hopes to pass the company down to her daughter, Terri, so that she can continue the family business and Terri wishes to eventually pass it down to her own daughter, Tatyana. Generation after generation, they each carry the legacy of Elly’s Formal Wear. Throughout the years, Elly’s Formal Wear has contributed to non-​profit organizations and charities and participates in community events. Also, it is important to both Elly and Terri to support the local residents of Maui and Hawaii.

Meet the Business Owner

Elly E.

Business Owner

Elly’s Formal Wear is a second generation family business. Owned and operated by Elly Ewbank and her daughter, Terri. Elly is an experienced seamstress who started her business in November 1994. She has lived on Maui since 1971. Elly loved sewing as a teenager in the Philippines. After moving to Maui, she began doing alterations for Maui residents. By request, Elly started constructing custom-​made wedding gowns, prom dresses and bridesmaid dresses. Her customers were so pleased with her quality workmanship, which motivated her to open a formal wear/​bridal shop in 1994, then later progressed to Maui’s largest bridal and tuxedo and shop today. Each customer is treated as family with love and attention, as their clients would say. Elly and Terri value the quality in their products and are known for the individual customer attention they give.

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13 reviews of Elly’s Formal Wear & Bridals

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Place rating: 5
Kapolei, HI
I currently live on Oahu but am originally from Maui. My husband and I returned home and got married on Maui about two months ago. I started looking for my wedding dress in November 2014 on Oahu. I was sure I would find my dress here since there are so many bridal stores to choose from. However, after visiting a few stores I still hadn’t found «the one.» I went home to Maui for a weekend and scheduled an appointment at Elly’s.
As soon as I walked into the store I felt welcomed and so comfortable. I was able to pull the dresses I wanted to try on and never felt rushed throughout the process. About 6 dresses in, I found it! It was a gorgeous Sottero & Midgley gown. I ordered it that day!
When the dress arrived Elly’s worked with me to schedule my fittings for when I flew back to Maui. They were always accommodating to my schedule and somehow always seemed to fit me in when I came home. I had the most perfect wedding dress shopping experience at Elly’s!
My husband, his 5 groomsmen, ring bearer, and dad all rented their suits from Elly’s too. It was such an easy process and they were so patient with me while I tried to figure out what colors looked best for the wedding.
I could go on and on about what a great experience I had while working with Elly’s. If you are looking for anything bridal, Elly’s should be counted on as your go to place!
Place rating: 5
Kihei, HI
Before our wedding, my fiancée and I went to Elly’s and met with Terri. We explained that our wedding was in two weeks and Terri came and opened her shop especially for us on a Sunday afternoon. She was so patient with us, knew our wants before we even voiced them, and made us feel like a king and queen.
The shop itself is such an experience. Terri had every style we could have wanted to try. My fiancée imagined herself in a simple elegant dress that was unique and hip as well, and Terri immediately found her a selection of styles that fit her taste until we found the perfect one: it accentuated her natural beauty, and had a dash of red just to be bold and original.
I felt so transformed in my tux, which was measured and altered to fit me perfectly. On the day itself, the outfit brought me dozens of compliments from all directions, but most of allowed me to feel like a movie star, handsome joyous and radiant.
We were treated with the highest level of customer service at every step. In preparing for our magical day we were organizing our wedding ourselves on a budget, and Terri’s prices, and even the fee for the rental of my tux were much more reasonable than I had expected.
Thank you so much to Terri and all the staff at Elly’s for adding to the magic of our special day.
Mahalo
Sam and Moriah
Place rating: 5
Cypress, TX
We were on Maui for vacation and stopped by Elly’s for our daughter’s wedding dress shopping. After looking around, we made an appointment to come back and try on dresses. When we came back, Terri took the time to pick out quite a few dresses to try on. She was very professional and knowledgable about the styles. We did not feel rushed and after trying on many dresses, we were able to find the perfect one that was actually the first dress tried on. They were able to find the right size to order and have delivered back to us on the mainland. I would recommend Elly’s to anyone wishing to find a dress for your special event. Thanks Elly’s for the great service and the time you took to help us out. Mahalo!
Place rating: 5
Santa Cruz, CA
I brought them my wedding dress the day before my elopement. They did a great job steaming it and having it ready the next day. Then they let me get dressed in their dressing rooms and even helped me zip up. Perfect place to stop on the way to your beach wedding.
Place rating: 5
Lahaina, HI
We called ahead to see if we needed an appointment for shopping for a Prom Dress for my daughter. They said it was OK to come. Surprisingly, we got there on a rainy Saturday and we were the only ones there. Sherlyn greeted us and said to pick out whatever we wanted and she would help Maya try it on.
We picked 7 dresses and had to take photos in each and every one. Sherlyn was patient and kind in helping us through the process.
Definitely make sure to try things on and not just order. Maya thought that pastels would be the way to go and wound up choosing a Sapphire colored dress. And a perfect size two, no alterations needed. Lucky for us.
The whole process was easy and pretty quick considering all the dresses. We have rented 3 different tuxes for my son, Jake, prior. And as always, the staff here made us feel special and glad that we shop there.
Plus, they have hearts of gold as they donated a small tiara and dress for our friend Olivia, who was honorary prom Queen at age 7. She passed away 3 months later from brain cancer. Thank you for making this day so special for all of us.
We will be back for each event in the future!
Place rating: 1
Makawao, HI
Disappointing! My family and I made the drive from Pukalani to Kihei to search for bridesmaid dresses last Saturday. We entered Elly’s shop and proceeded to look around. Besides snotty service — we were there for about 5 minutes and no one acknowledged or approached us — Elly is a rip-​off! A sign at the front door indicates a $ 25 fee to try on dresses. Not many choices for formal wear on our little island (3 maybe?) and Elly is definitely capitalizing on that fact! Really, Elly? Needless to say we left promptly. How insulting!
If you are looking for formal wear, you would be better served by visiting Girls Heaven on Lower Main in Wailuku. We received EXCELLENT service there from the couple that owns it.
Place rating: 5
Paia, HI
Elly was wonderful. Found the dress of my dreams here last month and Elly was sweet and extremely helpful. My mom and I had a wonderful experience and Elly found a dress for me that exceeded my expectations in every way. Highly recommend Elly’s for all maui brides to be. The service is personal and attentive and the gowns are beautiful.
Place rating: 5
Ewa Beach, HI
Terri is awesome! I didn’t think I would find my wedding dress on Maui (since I currently live on Oahu) but Terri asked me to try some on and I ended up falling in love with my dress! As the countdown to our wedding got closer, ties and vests that matched my bridesmaids dresses PERFECTLY came in and they looked wonderful!
We rented everything for the guys (i.e. tuxedos, ties, vests, & shoes) and they had everything ready for them to just pick up. All the guys had to do was get fitted and measured and that was it! If only it were that easy for the bride! LOL
Terri even came to our hotel and helped lace up my dress on the day of my wedding! I am SO thankful that she did because the back of my dress looked perfect! Thank you (and Elly) for EVERYTHING!
Place rating: 2
Bakersfield, CA
Part of wedding. The tuxedos were Ocean 11ish and were very cool. This review is mainly about the fact that the tuxedos for some groomsman were not tailored correctly. Too short or long for pants and shirts made these for awkward fits for the other groomsman. Overall, not sure I could recommend this, but our suits (for the wedding) were still cool and Maui-​like.
Place rating: 1
Irvine, CA
Elly’s was recommended by our wedding planner as a place to rent tuxes. We went to the fitting and everything looked great. When getting ready for the wedding one of the groomsman’s shirt sleeves was so short it was in the middle of his arm (it was obviously not like that at the fitting). With only 30 minutes before the wedding there was nothing we could do but undo the stitching to lengthen the sleeve. Needless to say it looked horrible. We got passed it and did not ask for a refund. 30 days later I received a call being charged for damage to the sleeve. I could care less about the money, it’s the principal. If you want to charge me for the shirt than refund the rental fee as you failed during the fitting. I would not recommend Elly’s Formal Wear in Kihei, HI
Place rating: 4
Menlo Park, CA
Wedding dress was pressed nicely as well as my husbands suit… the pressing for the dress was $ 65 and $ 35 for the suit. It was done the next day.
Place rating: 2
Rapid City, SD
Elly’s was recommended to me as a place to have my wedding gown pressed and prepared for my wedding. I was not impressed with the job they did — there were still some creases in my gown, and a faint spot that hadn’t been on it before. And it cost $ 78… I would NOT recommend making a special trip here to have your gown pressed.
Place rating: 5
San Bruno, CA
Elly was a very nice lady who knew what she was doing. My husband rented a tux from her business. He looked so handsome. Elly was willing to work with him even when he changed his mind at the last minute. He had found a nice tux he order over the internet but after trying it on and almost wearing it to the wedding, he saw a tux that would match my wedding dress. He looked great and my match. Elly had him come in three days before the wedding picked what he wanted and returned it the day after the wedding. If we were to rent another tux for any reason, we would not go any where else. Thanks Elly!