Christine O’Hare

Sweetest lady ever! Very professional and accurate on the phone before you even meet her. Knows her work and can trust her expertise!

Christine is absolutely amazing! She took my dream wedding gown and tailored it to suit my body and it was perfect! Don’t let the look of her room deter you from having Christine help you with your tailing needs. She’s very sweet and has a ton of experience — and she really enjoys what she does! Her prices are also very reasonable and she’s very easy to work with. I plan to go to her again!

This review is long overdue. I found Christine on Unilocal last year and being new to the Boston area and living on the south shore, I choose her services because of the rave reviews. I brought her my wedding dress that I purchased from a previous bride online. The dress was in perfect «like new» condition, however, a few sizes too big and a few inches too long. It needed to be taken up and in almost everywhere. I booked three fittings with Christine and each time it was a pleasure meeting with her and seeing what she had accomplished on my dress. It was a huge transformation in the end and the dress fit perfectly, like it was made just for me. I couldn’t have been more thrilled with the end result. She did the following:
Took in the sides/​shoulders; hemmed the bottom and reattached the beautiful lace; reinforced the forever buttons and the top near the neckline; altered the slip and straps under the lace; moved the bra cups to fit my body type; created and reinforced the bustle buttons and made a new loop on the end for attachment of the bustle.
At first site, you may be overwhelmed by the space and items of clothing that Christine works around but do not let that deter you. She is very organized in her own way and is an expert seamstress. She is a master at taking a dress that does not fit and making it perfectly made for you. I recommend her and will definitely be going back this month to have her help alter a bridesmaids dress.
Thanks Christine for making my dress beautiful, it was the perfect day!

My best friend was getting married this past August, and my daughter and I needed our bridesmaids dresses altered. The number my best friend gave me, the woman there never returned my call. So, I went online, and goggled seamstresses in Quincy. Having read other reviews here on Unilocal,I contacted Christine, and right away she got back to me. She is laid back, smart, responsive, and literally did amazing, amazing work for us. She charged us basically nothing, so I left her twice what she asked me. I couldn’t believe it when she told me how much I owed her. She only takes check or cash, works out of her home, and does amazing work. She is booked all the time and has to turn people down. I told a friend of mine I found her and she knew of her right away, b/​c Christine used to make wedding dresses by hand. She is AMAZING!

I decided to contact Christine after reading all the great reviews on here, and I couldn’t have been any happier. She is the sweetest lady and is so accommodating. She does amazing work! My dress was several sizes too big and too long to begin with, and she transformed it to fit me perfectly for my wedding day. I highly recommend her!

Upon closer review, the dress details were a mess. The hem was completely uneven, and you could see the stitching everywhere. Thankfully, no one pays THAT much attention to a bridesmaid, and in photos it was fine. However, I would not be okay with that work for a wedding gown. Tread lightly, friends. You get what you pay for.

I found Christine threw Unilocal and bridal sites with rave reviews so I took the plunge. I needed some pretty basic alterations on my wedding dress and wanted to change the neckline. she didn’t even flinch to my requests and gave me an extremely reasonable price! (Davids bridals quote was 3 times more for the exact same alterations!)
my alterations included–
Hem
bustle (a 5 point french bustle)
overall dress taken in
sewing the bra into the dress
neckline change
sewing on the sash
I saw her for three fittings. the initial drop off and pinning, a follow up to check the bustle length and the bra placement and last for pick up. I would even like to add she sewed in my bra so I could remove it! (which I did with ease!) Davids bridal would have destroyed the brand new bra.
But as others have said, her work space is one of a kind. there is only a small path and dresses literally everywhere! She will give you a time frame for example after the first fitting she said call me in 2 weeks, i forgot called 3 weeks later literally no problems but you need to keep track of the time lines. But not once did i show up and my dress wasn’t hanging front and center ready to go! she is organized it her own kinda way, but for the quality of work and price she can work how ever she wants.
I highly recommend her!

Christine is amazing. I bought my wedding dress from a sample store and it was a size 10 and I needed it brought down to a size 2. I first brought the dress to a tailor closer to my home that claimed he was a wedding dress specialist. I tried on my dress and he started pinning the sides in and then saw the bottom of my dress which had lots of layers and details. He then said that the dress was impossible to fix and it was not the dress for me. He also said that i need to return the dress and not try to fix it because it will be too expensive. I then found Christine and she was able to fix my dress with out an complications and she is extremely reasonable in price. I had a few missing buttons and she needed to give me a bustle. I am soo happy with the results!

I brought my bridesmaid dress to Christine for my sisters wedding and she did a amazing job! It was way too big (like 3 sizes) and she took it in, made it shorter, gave me removable straps and even put in a pocket for my insulin pump! She is amazing and my dress is beautiful!

Christine does great work! She is super friendly, talented and very reasonably priced. When it comes to formal wear, she will be the only person I will go to from now on!

Christine is sweet, hardworking, talented, and reasonable. She took in my wedding dress and hemmed it for a lot less than David’s bridal and i trusted she wasn’t going to damage it. Thanks to her, my dress fit me perfectly for my big day. What a lovely woman!

Chris is amazing. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for dress alterations, especially wedding dress. Other reviewers are right in saying the alteration room is very crowded but if you can see past that, it is well worth it. I bought my wedding dress at Vow’s and wanted it totally altered– taken in, new neck line created, etc. She did it all exactly how I imagined and in a great time frame. Her prices can’t be beat.

Chris was amazing. She took in my wedding dress and hemmed it perfectly. It looked awesome. She also added a bussel that looked gorgeous when tied. She also hemmed my mom and bridesmaids dresses. Chris is extremley talented. Her prices are also very reasonable.

I just had my bridesmaid dress taken in and hemmed. Christine is a very friendly, professional woman. Don’t be discouraged by the room FULL of all types of dresses!!! From the time I dropped off and picked up my dress — that room got smaller with all of the additional dresses that people dropped off. That just means that she is the right person for the job and that a lot of people trust her work. I’m highly satisfied with the work she did, the timeliness and affordability. She was very responsive to my calls. Christine will forever be the only person I will go to for alterations in the future.
This woman is amazing as is as true as all of these solid Unilocal reviews!

Christine is amazing. It is rear to find someone so good at a reasonable price.
I had two weddings this summer. One in the US, and one overseas. I had to watch my budget so I shopped around.
I went to a few places before I found Christine and her price was a lot lower, she was accommodating and super kind. She did a great job altering my wedding gown.
Firstly, I got a dress that was a size larger and had a long train. I didn’t like the initial bustle she did, and without getting upset Christine re-​did it. I also had her take in my dress twice because I wanted it tighter. She is amazing.
Lastly, I want to mention that I had numbered the ribbons that were used to bustle my dress, so when I had it dry cleaned after my first wedding I had to cut them so the color doesn’t bleed. I called her up and she had no problem sewing the ribbons back in and I couldn’t believe it when she said she didn’t want anything for it. I still gave her money, but that was so touching.
I recommend Christine to everyone and please don’t get scared by the clutter. I did at first, but disregard it and trust her. She knows what she is doing.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Christine O’Hare!!!
I just got married August 10 and had Christine do my wedding dress alterations and I’m SO happy that I found her (thanks to reviews on Unilocal,wedding wire etc)!
I purchased my dress in Los Angeles visiting my mom and sister, but live in Boston so had to find someone in the Boston area to do my alterations. My dress was a Martina Liana so I first called the bridal salons that carried this designer to see if they would do my alterations but all of them said no since I didn’t buy my dress through them. (So frustrating!!) I then visited Best Fit on Newbury street and not only did she quote me a small fortune, I just didn’t get the vibe they were going to give me the nurturing attention a nervous bride requires :)
I then decided after reading tons of reviews, and being denied by a lot of local bridal salons since they wouldn’t take dresses not purchased through them, I decided to go to Chris. I was nervous only because I didn’t have a personal referral so it’s always a little scary just going off reviews you read and you don’t have pictures to show you etc. But everything went great!!! Chris was so sweet, accommodating and did an OUTSTANDING job on my dress. I will try to post a few photos but my dress was very intricate (another reason I was nervous) with a very detailed appliqué, some beading and a textured, organic edge bottom, so it was anything but simple. But Christine did her magic and my dress looked beautiful and the fit was superb!!! :)
My alterations included:
–take in a few inches on the sides
–shorten dress
–create a little more of ‘fit/​flare’ shape by taking in more around the hips
–bustle
–she also shortened my beaded belt
I had 2 fittings and a final pick-​up. As noted in most of the reviews, her pricing cannot be beat!!!
Bottom line: I would highly recommend Chris to another bride! My dress fit perfect!
(final note: like others have also noted, she works out of small room and has a lot of clients, so it’s a little chaotic at first glance, but don’t worry. you’re in good hands!)

Christine is truly as good as it gets. She’s amazing at what she does and is extremely nice. I looked for a while for a seamstress for my wedding gown which needed a decent amount of work done to it and everywhere I called quoted me $ 500+ for the work that would need to be done. I was so lucky to have found Christine. I found her on the Internet ( Unilocal reviews/​wedding wire/​the knot) and after reading all of the glowing reviews I figured I’d give her a call. After meeting her I knew I could trust her with my dress. She was an hour drive from me but well worth it. She let me come many times to try on the dress as I was a nervous bride. She’s the best out there!

She is the BEST! She goes above and beyond for all of her clients and I would recommend her to ANYONE. She is friendly, flexible, affordable and personable.

I can only write but the most glowing recommendations for Christine O’Hare. She is an absolute doll and pleasure to work with. Her rates for bridal dress alterations are by far the most affordable I’ve come across, and any repeat fittings and alterations for the same dress are included in the original quoted price. I must have been a terror to work with because I kept having to return due to my fluctuating weight. However, she always managed to find a way to accommodate my schedule and last minute fittings. Any bridal client of hers will agree that she is none other than a magician with needle and thread.
I picked up a heavy, size 10 sample Priscilla of Boston dress with silk organza, crystal beading, and lace appliqués (and built-​in corset) that Chris brought down to fit my small, size 0 frame. I mention the details of this dress because other tailors would significantly upcharge if a dress was difficult to work with. In the end, the dress that once consumed me fit like a glove as if it had been made for me.
At our wedding on 11÷4÷12, I received so many compliments on how beautiful the dress was and how perfectly tailored it looked! Thank you, Chris, for being the sweetest and helping me feel comfortable and beautiful in my dress!
Heed my disclaimer, though:
Her room is piled high with dresses everywhere. Do not be alarmed, but just trust her. She can’t help if she’s too kind and cannot refuse a bride or bridesmaid in need.