Nevmar Custom Tailoring

I have had several dresses altered here and they have always done great quality work. Reasonable pricing, prompt service.

Honestly not much else to say other than they did a great job on adjusting my wife’s dress at a reasonable price. They also gave her a nice flower for her dress too, complimentary!

Having brought a few additional items to Nevmar, I’m adjusting my rating down. Nevmar does great work – when they choose to.
And that’s why stars are coming off.
At the end of last year, I brought a very expensive vintage coat for restyling. When I went to pick up the coat on the agreed date, two small changes had not been completed. I was happy to give them more time. But instead, I got pushback. And the pushback was for a button that would close the coat! I can’t imagine why anyone would tell me that I should have a winter coat that I can’t button.
And I can’t imagine why anyone would give me an argument when I’m happy to pay their price (which doubled from the estimate) and give them as much time as they request.
I’m also not a fan of people speaking about me in front of me in a different language.
Also: I don’t like bullies.
More recently, I had some custom pillows made. Frankly, the cost was 3x what Nate Berkus told me I should pay. The pillows came back with two zippers of drastically different color. One was horrible rusty brass.
When I called to have the zippers replaced, they told me that they didn’t have enough of the right zippers at the time. Given how much time they had to complete them, I was surprised that they didn’t bother to buy more. Was I unaware of some worldwide zipper shortage?
Yes, I’m being sarcastic, but their ‘you’ll take what we give you’ attitude meant two more trips back and no real apology or acceptable explanation.
So, I’ve since concluded that the quality of their work is at their discretion. But I pay for quality every time.
This review is difficult to write, frankly. But I should not be expecting an argument at every interaction and justification that sloppy work is worth a premium.
They have lost my business.

These tailors were fantastic.
I brought in a complicated strapless sequined gown, with a taffeta layer on top with beading (mermaid style dress over a silky underlayer) and also a boned strapless bodice. The ladies in the shop (not sure who did what, but there were three workers there when I first arrived) altered these items promptly (one week or so) to me in excellent, top-​notch condition. The tailoring was truly expert; both items fit better than I could have imagined and they followed through on the smallest details, even addressing elements I had not noticed.
I have had bad and very bad experiences in the past with tailoring, so this was like finding a diamond in the rough. I’ve been to two tailors, in the financial district and in Allston, who either said «no way» to simple alterations or ruined my items with sloppy and expensive work.
Nevmar has great business hours and took me without appointment or hesitation. They easy to locate in Belmont. I highly recommend their tailoring for simple or highly complicated matters.
These tailors are ladies who have been doing this their whole life, and clearly enjoy their work. I would trust them with anything I needed altered and will return to them in the future.
By the way, they take cash and not credit, and request a deposit. Very reasonable.

This tailor was recommended to me by the shop I bought my dress from. I have called them twice during their stated business hours, but got their answering machine both times. It’s been over two weeks since my last call to them. No one has ever returned my call. Guess they don’t want or need my business.