Anna’s Tailoring & Alterations

Anna is great! She does pretty good job. Downside is she can be little pricy for alterations! Even for basic stuff her prices are high compared to other guys locally

I was referred to Anna’s by a family member and was new to the area so made an appointment to get a bridesmaid dress tailored. I brought it in and the only tailoring needed was to shorten the dress. She measured me and told me it would be completed by the middle of May but she would call when finished. When it was the first week of June and I had not heard from her I called and she said it was complete. I came in to pick up the dress. I tried it on it was tailored fine, nothing fantastic done with a machine not by hand. I went to checkout and I asked how much she responded with $ 65, I said you just shortened the dress thinking she had my ticket mistaken with the other girl picking up her dress at the same time. She said yes, $ 65 for shortening the dress. I was very upset and said that I had paid $ 20 – 30 at other tailors and was shocked at the price. She didn’t even seem to care and just said that is the price. My mistake for not asking up front, but never could I have imagined a $ 65 price tag for cutting and sewing the hem with a machine. I would not recommend Anna’s the work is medium grade for top of the line (no, not even top of the line, unreasonable) prices.

Awful. I dropped off a pair of pants that had a missing button on a Monday. I brought the button with me in hopes she could just put it back on, but she said it was impossible because it was a punch button and she would just sew a regular button back on. OK fair enough. She told me to come back Friday, so I did. When I came back, she didn’t even have the pants ready (the button hadn’t even been replaced yet!) and took about 10 minutes to even find them, even when I showed her the pants I was wearing that were a similar style. When she did sew the button back on, right in front of me, she did such an awful job I would have been better off doing it myself. I don’t understand why she told me to come back 5 days later if she didn’t even do the job she advertises until I was standing right in front of her. Poor quality, poor customer service, fair pricing. Save your time and your gas and go somewhere else.

I brought a bridesmaid dress to Anna’s to get the length shortened after a friend recommended her to me. Anna is EXPENSIVE but my dress turned out better than I expected — it’s the perfect length and now flows so much better. It was worth the money for a dress that now looks flattering on me and that I genuinely like enough to wear again. I asked for an estimate, which I was told $ 50-​$ 60 — it ended up being $ 53 (this was NOT rush charged, if yours is rushed, not sure how many days out makes it rush, you’ll pay more). I have no idea how she comes up with her prices (guessing fabric, difficulty, and type of hem) as there’s no chart offering a general breakdown of services, so be prepared to spend money. I’m sure if you become a «regular,» you’ll probably get charged less. Also, be prepared to wait when you come in. Other customers are constantly coming in and Anna takes her time with each person, so don’t expect to be in and out right away — there’s a good chance someone else will be in there already and others will come in while you’re there (to me, this is a good sign, as they all seemed to be regular/​repeat customers). She even pressed my dress for me after my final try-​on and placed it in that plastic wrap stuff so it’s good to go for wedding day and I don’t need to mess with it anymore. She only accepts cash or check upon pick up, which is displayed in the store, but could be easily missed.

I brought in my Class A jacket to have a few alterations made (updating ribbon, fixing button «sleeve»). Anna was unable to give me a definitive time as to when this would be completed. I had to tell her I needed it completed within a week. One overseas ribbon and some additional seams costs $ 16.

She did my wedding dress alterations. The dress was almost 60 years old (my grandmothers). She was mindful of the delicate fabric and worked with me to make it my own. Would definitely recommend for vintage and formal wear.

I went to Anna’s just to get some work slacks hemmed — so I can’t speak to how they are on more complicated jobs. It was $ 5 to repair a fallen out hem and $ 10 to put in a new hem, which from a little calling around was a pretty reasonable price. For the ones I was re-​hemming completely, I didn’t know how much they needed to be taken up, or have the heels I was going to wear with them. But they had shoes there and I chose a pair of the same height and tried them on with my pants, and they measured accordingly.
She said how about a week from now for pickup and that was fine with me since I wasn’t in a rush. They did a fine job and I have no complaints.

A better place for bridesmaids dress alterations rather than designer jeans. The bridesmaid (or wedding dress or prom dress) type of apparel is more of Anna’s forte.
I had her alter three pants. One was a pair of work slacks, which she hemmed perfectly. One was a pair of white French Connection pants that I needed to be taken in in the legs and butt. The legs were fine, but the butt was baggy. I normally fill out pretty well, but it’s like she didn’t know to bring the hem in all the way from the waist to the crotch. She also cut out the label. It’s really that that big of a problem, but the label tells me how to launder. The third item were my Paper Denim jeans. I needed them brought in the same way. Unfortunately, she brought in the waist, but didn’t consider the pockets. The back pockets were practically touching! I wasn’t seeking and 80’s cut. I had her redo it. She did separate the pockets and bring in more on the leg, but it was never to same.
So, overall: GREAT for formal wear, OK for work clothes, BAD NEWS for modern attire.

Anna’s is a bit pricey but the quality is excellent and the efficiency is second to none. She seems willing to come down on prices a bit rather than have you walk out without giving her the job.
There are fitting rooms for your convenience. I have been very happy with my garments altered by Anna and her team and recommend them.