Suh’s Custom Tailor

Suh is the best. I love how intimate the experience is. It’s more expensive than going to your dry cleaner or perhaps a few other options around town, but the work is fantastic. I remember one time I had a jacket he had done originally for me, but I lost some weight and needed it taken in quickly, so I just ran across the street to my dry cleaner and even they were like «Are you sure? whoever did this before did a REALLY good job.» It’s not the cheapest or quickest, but definitely the best work I’ve had done in the area. He’s such a nice guy too.

Told me he couldn’t alter a dress which needed to be taken in around the waist. Actually didn’t even say he couldn’t do it, he just kept saying, «no» over and over — confused I asked if this meant he couldn’t do it and that’s when he said he couldn’t. When I asked why, he stated it was because I had a short torso. This is what I gathered at least, and I’m not sure what it has to do with a dress that’s too big in the waist. Overall I found the exchange less than pleasant and communication was lacking. It seems his expertise is not in women’s clothing but rather, men’s slacks and shirts.

Suh is an absolute life saver.
To be honest, at this point, I just factor in his fee when shopping for off the rack suits and slacks. If I like what I have but the fit isn’t just right, Suh makes it right. Very grateful for this man and his work.

Needed a taper for suit pants prior to a wedding. Waited too long to get the alteration done, and as a result, my neighborhood tailor had no time within 3 weeks. Called up Mr. Suh and he rushed my order with no additional cost.
Shop was empty when I arrived. He marked my pants in minutes, and I was out the door. Whole process may have taken 8 minutes (e.g. my changing, his marking the pants, changing back, and leaving).
Pants were done in less than a week. Very pleased with the work. Will return.

I bring my dress shirts here brand new to get a fitted, tailored look. Quality every time. He tells you how it is but I wouldn’t want anything else when it comes to my work attire and how it looks. Trust this man, he knows what he’s doing!

Being only 5’0″ tall, I have to get a lot of my clothes altered. While I tend to hem my own pants when it’s a simple job, there is no one I trust more than Mr. Suh for my more complicated alterations. I have been bringing in dresses, suits, and other items for over five years, and every item has been done exactly right. Plus, turn around is pretty fast, and Mr. Suh will tell you when it doesn’t make sense to try to alter something. Alterations aren’t cheap anywhere, so if you’re going to spend the money, it is best to go with someone who is going to do a very good job.

It took me decades to find a great tailor, and it is Mr. Suh. He is expensive but very talented and always get it just right. Be prepared for polite honesty, because if he thinks you bought the wrong size in the first place or you want your hem in the wrong place or the alteration will cost more than the item is worth he will kindly tell you.
Because he is expensive, I don’t go to him for simple things like hemming. He can rebuild a dress or suit to fit just right, so that is the sort of thing I go to him for. He is a real tailor.

Absurd pricing! I asked for my one layer dress to be shortened and he said it would cost $ 30! Needless to say, I walked out immediately.

This guy is great. I walked in the other day to get a pair of pants fitted and another repaired. When I came out of the changing area after trying on the pants to be altered, he had already repaired the others. Nice guy. Super-​efficient. Reasonably priced. Does great work.

Best tailor in Alexandria area. period.
I spend decent money on some of my clothes, and if I am going to let someone do the alterations/​tailoring I need to trust their abilities. That person is Mr. Suh. He is friendly, fast and pays very close attention to detail. He will also tell you exactly how it is (rather you like it or not). I would highly recommend him to anyone looking any kind of alteration done.

Quaint/​small shop. Mr. Suh helped me right away and din’t hold back with honest feedback on some suits I thought might be salvagable. We thought we would alter one suit (pants waist and jacket chest) but $ 130 to alter one suit?! ONE HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS?!? Let that sink in, chief.

This is the best tailor in Alexandria! You will love Mr. Suh and the great work he does on your clothing! I have used him so many alterations, and have referred friends who also adore him! This is a quality tailor you can trust!

Here’s how great Mr Suh is: I decided I didn’t need his services, and it was still an extremely pleasant experience.
I brought in a pair of pants that I thought needed some care but I wasn’t too enthusiastic about. After a quick and courteous inspection, he gave me a price quote of the work (both taking in the waist and finishing the bottom legs). It was a more than I wanted to pay — 55 $, but I handed him my credit card and walked out.
I got about two blocks before I realized that those pants weren’t worth it to me, and I headed back in to get a refund. At this point, mr Suh could have been a hardass, insisting that I had already paid and there were no refunds. Instead, he apologized, saying he couldn’t work his credit card machine properly, and thus couldn’t give me a refund on the card, but that he’d be happy to pay me back via cash once the charge cleared the next day. Which he did.
I’ve taken items to mr Suh before, and though he is a bit pricey, the work is always grade-​A. But it’s the great customer service that makes me really recommend.

I took a dress that was a size too big to this place for alteration. The dress is a very simple pattern, only one seam at each side and no zippers or pleats. It is far less complex than a suit, shirt, or practically any other clothing item I can imagine. It’s basically a mumu with an elastic waist.
The guy told me the dress was way too big and asked why I bought it in the first place, which I thought was a little rude. (It was the last dress left, so getting a smaller size wasn’t an option.) Then he acted like it was going to be difficult to take in, and said it would look bad because it would flare at the waist (not sure why he thought that couldn’t be fixed by darts or something). After he hemmed and hawed for a minute, I just asked him point blank if he could do it. He said no.
I left and took the dress to the dry cleaner /​tailor shop at Potomac Yard. The woman there didn’t ask why I’d bought a dress a size too big, didn’t make a big deal about the requested alteration, and was really surprised when I told her I’d just been to another tailor who said the alteration would be too hard to do.
If I get the dress back and it looks terrible, I’ll update this review; but honestly, I’m baffled as to why a professional tailor would consider this alteration to be anything but a simple, straightforward task.
I won’t be going back to Suh’s.

I brought a pair of jeans here to be hemmed recently. I might have tried to do them myself, but the denim has a lot of stretch, and I didn’t want it to bunch up. Mr. Suh was VERY fast in the store – so fast that I was worried that maybe he would end up hemming them too short (my pet peeve). He said that they would be done in two days.
Came back two days later, my pants were done (for $ 12 – definitely a bargain), and the length was PERFECT. I would definitely use him again.

I want to give Mr. Suh five stars, but will wait until I have tried him a few more times, which I plan to do.
I had a very good first experience with him when I asked him to alter a tux shirt for me. The sleeves needed to be shortened — very simple and basic procedure. He did a good job, completed it on time, and charged a reasonable fee.
The best part was his honesty. He has two prices depending on how you want your sleeves altered. I originally opted for the higher priced procedure, but he advised me against it, telling me it was not necessary. I went with his recommendation, and everything turned out fine.
My other go-​to tailor in this area is Luis Tailoring. Really liked what Luis did for me previously, but I couldn’t really trust that Luis would deliver things on time, and when he rushes to finish the job, his workmanship suffers. I needed to find someone with better time management, and I’m glad I went with Mr. Suh this time around.
I will definitely work with Mr. Suh again.

I took three dresses here for minor repairs last summer. Mr. Suh did a fantastic job and the clothes were ready when he said they would be – a week later. I found the cost to be really affordable compared to the tailor I went to before I moved here, surprising for the city person to be cheaper than the far flung suburbs person. As others have said, he takes some credit cards which I liked, many tailors do not. A great place!

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I’ve been visiting Mr. Suh for about a year now and have had several sport coats altered by him. What I like about Mr. Suh is that he’s a sweet old man, but he can get real sassy in an instant if you bring in a jacket that’s one size too big.
Suh: «This jacket is too big for you. Can you return it?»
Me: «Uh… really? Too big?» [dukes!]
Suh: «yes! Look at all this fabric!!» [while pinching the fabric of my jacket and disapprovingly shaking his head]
Me: «Sorry?»
Suh: «Can you return it?»
Me: «Uh… that’s going to be a problem.» [double dukes!]
His prices are fair. He does very good work. He doesn’t push you into doing any superfluous alterations and is very accommodating to your style wants. And his turnaround time is about 1 week. Accepts visa and mastercard. And he has this radio that plays Chinese tunes. Awesome.
It’d be great if a nice lady would compliment just once how well these sport coats fit me because I know Suh would be satisfied with that kind of result.

As an Old Town resident who works nearby, I had decided on Luis, since after reading the reviews, he appeared to have a slight skill and price edge over Suh’s. However, when I went to Luis, the lights were off. There was a note on the door saying he is now closed on Mondays, due to his arm being injured. I definitely understand him making health a priority, but I was a little disappointed since I had walked all the way there with my heavy items, and he had included Monday in the hours he stated on the phone when I had called on the Saturday right before. I called again on Tuesday to make sure he was there, and he told me he would not be able to finish any items dropped off on Tuesday, Sept 18^th, until after October 6^th (2.57 weeks), since he was backed up. I needed my items by October 3^rd, so I had to go elsewhere. I was also somewhat relieved since I would feel horrible trying to rush a tailor with a broken arm.
Hello Suh’s! He’s a nice man. However, Unilocal had me halfway expecting a miracle with at least one of the four items I brought. There were no miracles. I appreciate that he let me know upfront that no miracles would be had with the particular items I brought. Also, he said some didn’t really need anything… like the pants I thought were a little long, he suggested wearing them with heels… even presented some for me to try them on with to be sure.
Everything I got back seemed slightly better, but nothing was transformed. Suits jackets were $ 55, suit pants were $ 17. He had my items done in about 9 days (a week before I needed them), and asked if that was ok, which led me to believe you might be able to get them sooner if it was important.
Overall, I felt the need to let the people know that it’s not always magical, as some other reviews might lead you to believe.

I could no longer fit into my regular pants and had to give in and finally buy some maternity pants. Unfortunately, Target does not carry pants at ankle length but at least the price wasn’t going to bust a hole in my pants (no pun intended). Well I bought 3 pairs but needed someone to hem it. I would go to the cleaners who also does alterations near my place but she always has such a sour face that for me, a smile and a little personality, will go a long way for me.
Mr. Suh has a small fitting room where I tried on my pants and measured where I wanted the pants tailored. It look less than 10 min. with an estimate of $ 36 for 3 pairs. Got my pants in 5 days and was more than happy with his work!