Grace Fashion, Inc & Professional Tailor Shop

This review is extremely overdue. I purchased a beautiful, one shouldered gown online to wear for a singing engagement over a year ago. I ordered it large, knowing that it would be far easier to take it in than let it out… I just wan’t quite prepared for how large it ended up being! After during some research on Unilocal,I decided to reach out to Grace Fashion. I was not disappointed! My dress was taken in at least 3 sizes and hemmed, and we decided to add some embellishment to the shoulder. The dress also had a train, which made for especially difficult hemming. When all the alterations were done, the dress looked like it had been made especially for my body. It fit like a dream and I felt amazing in it. At my gig several weeks later, I received countless compliments from other singers and patrons. I will never go anywhere else for alterations. I was so satisfied that I will be having additional gowns altered here in the future. The prices are fair (though not cheap), but you won’t regret a single penny you spend here. Grace Fashion is a gem, and their work is truly quality!

Updating review based on the most recent experiences had. They are just not that friendly. You call and they speak two words to make an appointment, then hang up. When there, they appear worn out and exhausted that you are there giving them business. I wish they would improve their bedside manner because their work is actually good. However communicating with them is a pretty poor experience.

I’m only giving this place 3 stars. The lady didn’t a decent job altering the dress I needed for a wedding, however, she was kind of rude to me. From the phone conversation to the store convo, she has no filter and doesn’t know how to respect her clients. Be nicer to your customers and maybe you will see how much further that gets you vs making fun of them and making rude comments.

I was recently the maid of honor in a wedding and needed my bridesmaids dress altered. I Unilocaled places and found this one. At my first appointment, I brought a pair of shoes that I had just opted out of wearing at the wedding. I figured wearing over 5 in heels in a wedding was unnecessary and would be painful, so I had just ordered a new pair of shoes. So at the appointment, I told them that I have lower heel shoes on the way and the tailor told me to come back when I have the shoes. The shoes were delayed and two weeks later, the week before the wedding, they finally arrived. I was freaking out, thinking I was cutting it close. They got my dress altered and ready in 4 days!!! Great results and a great price! Absolutely fantastic! Just what I want in a tailor!

I chose this place due to proximity to my home and other good reviews here on Unilocal.I wasn’t disappointed. I had a long gown taken up a few inches. The gown had a couple layers and a short train. I was able to make an appointment in the early evening (convenient!); my dress was done on time and it was the perfect length.
The only reason I give it four stars instead of five is because perhaps the price was a little high. I don’t get many clothes altered, at all, so am very unfamiliar with the going rates of tailoring. I could see paying a significant amount if the seams had to be taken in or the bust completed adjusted or something, but taking a few inches off the bottom is a relatively easy task by comparison. It’s tough to pay about 40% of your purchase price on tailoring alone, so maybe entrust this place to your higher-​quality items. Oh well, like I said, it was perfectly done and it was a hassle-​free experience so I certainly recommend this place.

2 months before my wedding I bought a sample gown that was way too big. I’m a wedding novice and didn’t anticipate having trouble getting somebody to alter it for me! Dana was my fourth call and she was able to accommodate the short time frame. She expertly tailored my dress, hemmed it perfectly and made a lovely bustle.
I would love to give her 5 stars because I think she’s a sweet woman who works her butt off. However, I was frustrated by how difficult it was to get her to alter it the way I wanted. I have a feeling she’s been burned before with brides who wanted their dress skin tight and then gained weight, etc. I wasn’t looking for skin tight, but I absolutely wanted this dress to be fitted and it was a challenge to make that happen.
Bottom line, the dress turned out beautifully. Dana knows her stuff and does expert work. Be prepared for a little push-​back though.

Donna is amazing! She made a few complicated alterations to my bridesmaids dress and from the first appointment knew exactly what I needed to make the dress look it’s best on me, even when I didn’t. Very happy with the results, and price was definitely reasonable! We had 3 appointments, and during the first fitting she gave me a price, and it didn’t go up regardless of the amount of changes she had to make. I will definitely bring all of my future alterations to grace fashion.

I had my wedding dress altered here last year, and I couldn’t have been happier with the result. My dress has a thick lace overlay, which can be a very difficult material to work with. I researched someone who I felt comfortable working with, and I am thrilled I chose Grace Fashion.
I was so satisfied with the service and price that I have since returned with a bridesmaid dress and one formal dress to be altered.
I’m so thankful for Dana’s attention to detail and especially for making my wedding dress perfect!

I called Dana just two weeks prior to my wedding to ask whether she would be able to do the alternations to my gown. After some playful back-​and-​forth regarding my procrastination, she agreed.
We scheduled an appointment for later that day, and when I went to the shop to meet her, I was so taken with her. Dana is a gem. She works hard, she is friendly in a way that is refreshingly genuine, and she turned my ill-​fitting dress into a wonderful, beautiful work of art.
DANA, THANK YOU!
I also did not have a veil to complete my look, and Dana was able to provide me with one of those as well. My (now)) husband cried when he saw me walk down the isle, saying how beautiful I looked, and while I do not solely contribute this all to my dress, it certainly played a HUGE part in it all.

I have never written a Unilocal review but my encounter at this place motivated me to write my first. To say this woman is rude is an understatement. I have never walked in to an establishment and been treated so poorly. As soon as I entered I was asked if I had an appointment, when I responded no she barked «well then sit down.» I thought no problem I can wait. After less than 2 min of sitting there the customer she was helping informed me that she had a lot of clothes she needed to alter and the two looked at me with disgust. I said no problem I’ll come back another time. Her response «well I have appointments all day.» Great thanks bye, happy to take my business elsewhere!

Dana did an amazing job on my wedding dress! She was patient with me, as I was losing weight throughout the process, and gave me until 3 days (!) before pick-​up to reach my goal. She shortened it not once, but twice, since I changed my mind about the length. She kept me calm throughout the whole process, even when things did not fit as well as they should have. Her prices were more than reasonable, especially since my dress had a lace top and tulle bottom, making it difficult for alterations. All in all, I had a WONDERFUL experience and (unlike the reviews below) did not have communication issues once I was clear about what I wanted.

I’ve gotten a few bridesmaid dresses altered over the years. I have never had a more confusing or frustrating experience than I did here.
I went to Grace Fashion because a friend suggested it to me. Dana asked me what I wanted to do with the dress. I said I don’t like the way it hits me. She again asked what I wanted to do. I was befuddled because, well, I don’t know. That’s why I’m here. Because I don’t like the way it looks. It’s not flattering. I’m here so you can help me fix that. She said it was too short. Not enough material. So I asked if there was anything else she could do. She said she could undo the ruching and dart it so it’s a pencil skirt. I told her I don’t think the bride would like that very much and she agreed. She kept asking me what I wanted to do and I was becoming increasingly frustrated. I’ve read other reviews that communication is a factor and I emphatically agree. Laughing, she asked me if I would wear the dress again after the wedding and why I would get a dress I don’t like. I asked her if she understood how bridesmaid dresses work. The bride chooses the dress. I would never choose this dress.
At one point, another girl came in and said she didn’t want them to alter her dress because she felt she was being charged too much. So we all just stood there for about 10 minutes while Dana unpinned the dress.
I was so worked up at this point that I just told Dana that I didn’t think it was working and that I wanted to go somewhere else. I left wondering what the heck just happened? Was I totally and completely in the wrong? Maybe I was expecting way too much? So I asked my sister who worked in a bridal shop for a few years and she assured me that it’s their job to know what to do to fix a dress. She said, «I would absolutely say „this is how we fix it“. Nothing else. No questions.»
I’m sure it was a miscommunication between myself and Dana but I was feeling so crazed and confused, I just could not stand there and try to get my point across that I needed her help. Clearly she has worked for other people. Just not me.

Brides beware!
I took my wedding dress to Graces and didn’t let her alter it for a few reasons, not all of them her fault at all, but any bride going to this store should know that communication is a HUGE CHALLENGE at this store. I definitely may have let her do my alterations if I would’ve been able to explain a few things, but it was too challenging! If you aren’t going for simple alterations I’d steer clear of this place!
And, long story short, I ended up getting charged $ 50 for her consult/​pinning the dress without her even touching it otherwise!

LOVE LOVE LOVE! Dana did an amazing job altering my bridesmaid dress — the alterations were spot on. She is friendly and funny — remembered my name and had my dress waiting for me when I got there! She also worked with my schedule to make sure I had the dress in time for the wedding. It was $ 55 to bring the dress in a few sizes. Not sure if that is reasonable or not, but House of Brides wanted to charge $ 125!
Now I can see why there are so many wedding dresses in there all the time! I also saw quite a few guys going in and out for alterations on their suits. Highly recommend.

Let me just say that Dana did a great job on my wedding dress. The only reason that I did not give her 5 stars was because we had some communication issues. I bought a strapless dress that I wanted to add some coverage to. I brought it in along with some pictures of coverage options. At the next visit, she had not constructed the chiffon/​tule flowers we had talked about and suggested a tapered strap on each side. I was a bit disappointed as the price quote was based on the work we had discussed, but agreed to see what it would look like. At the next visit she had tentatively attached the straps with a couple small seams (not completely finished) and I made some suggestions to make it look more interesting. She seemed very frustrated at the change, but I really needed to see what she wanted to do and I felt that I had the right to ask for some small changes since she had not done the original work we had discussed. She also kept insisting I bring in shoes, but it was more important to me that the dress be cut to fit when I was shoeless as I knew I would be dancing in my bare feet all night long. Again, she tweaked for a small heel, so my dress was a bit longer than I would have liked. Finally I loved her idea for a bustle that disappears, but I believe it needed more points to snap and more than 1 strand holding it on bc I danced the bustle off several times throughout the night. Luckily everyone was having too much fun to care and my bridesmaids were good about snapping it back up. In the end the alterations made looked great, but it could have been better if the lines of communication were a bit more open and she was more open to suggestions and a better listener. However I would recommend her as her work made my budget David’s Bridal Dress a one of a kind.

I haven’t yet received my wedding dress and thus haven’t taken it in to get alterations, but when I do, it will be with Dana. Dana has just been AMAZINGLY helpful already! I got my dress custom-​made (somewhere else), and Dana did measurements for me for free! She also provided very helpful/​knowledgeable information on where to buy high-​quality lace, how certain elements (e.g., a zipper or buttons in a particular place) would be necessary with the style I wanted, and also agreed to look at the lace used for my dress and provide her opinion, all without charge! She clearly wants to make her customers happy and has definitely gone the extra mile for that.

I absolutely loved the work that Dana did on my wedding gown. I was referred to her by a friend and was not disappointed! Her work was flawless, she was able to meet all my requests (removing volume, adding lace to the neckline, shortening straps, etc.) and I felt extremely comfortable working with her. Her prices are very reasonable as well. I would recommend anyone go to her for alterations on wedding or other special occasion dresses.

Dana (pronounced «Donna») is fantastic. I am very short with a curvy pear shaped figure, and I brought an off-​the-​rack dress in that I hoped to wear to my wedding. Of course it needed more than minor alterations.
You can tell she really wants to make her clients look great, and even though my dress looked and fit OK at my first fitting, she still made a few more changes to make it fit even better. It needed a major overhaul, but now it fits like it was made for me, and I’m so happy.
She doesn’t charge too much, either, like some other tailors I tried previously, whose eyes lit up with dollar signs when they saw that it was my wedding dress.
I will certainly come back for all of my future alterations. Dana is also very friendly and witty, which makes standing still and getting pinned much more pleasant. I highly recommend this shop!

SHE IS THE BEST!!! I did not walk out with the same dress. She is so amazing and talented and won’t lie or sugar coat anything for profit. SHES THE BEST!

I bought my wedding dress from Glamour Closet in Chicago and as most brides are, I was beyond in love with my dress. Since it came from a sample dress store, I obviously needed alterations done, and the first place that Glamour Closet will refer you to is Davis Imperial Cleaners. After my first appointment with Davis Imperial, I left with my dress in hand in search of a talented seamstress that would be reasonably priced. Davis Imperial is white glove service, and you definitely pay for their services plus a hefty mark-​up.
My mom and I both found Dana through Unilocal and I made an appointment right away. To say the least, my dress looked like it was literally custom made for me on my wedding day. She did such a beautiful job with every aspect of the alterations, and I also had her make my veil which was absolute perfection.
The price for my overall alternations on the dress was MUCH more reasonable and worth every single penny. I would refer anyone who asked to Dana at Grace Fashion whether it be for simple alterations or something as important as your wedding dress. She is a very skilled woman!!!