U S Tailors

I have been looking for a tailor and after «shopping around» on Unilocal,I decided to give this place a try. The location is great for where I live in the Med Center/​borderline West U area of town and the prices are even more reasonable for this area.
I went in with two dresses (one casual, one for work), a pair of red chinos, and a pair of brand new jeans and asked for different alterations on each. My casual dress needed to have the neckline taken up, the work dress needed a snap in the neckline to give me more coverage, my chinos needed the waist taken in since I had recently lost weight, and my jeans needed an original hem because I had to buy a regular length rather than short length which I typically prefer.
At first I was somewhat unsure of how the alterations would look because Julie was just pinning once or twice per garment and I have been hard to fit, but everything came out PERFECT. She even did a great job of keeping the original hem of the pant at a specific length since I had not washed the jeans yet and wanted to leave room in case they shrink in the future. All of this was only $ 60 and I was happy to give this much for great work on clothes that never fit right but I loved to wear. Now I feel like they are worth $ 100s more in my wardrobe.
I told Julie I am sending all my friends here and that I will be looking for anything that needs a better fit for her to help me with in the future. I’m so thankful people’s reviews persuaded me to try this place and I hope other people have a good experience there as well!

Great work on my jeans. Quick, cheap, and the hems are like they were when I bought them.

Decided to try this place from the Unilocal reviews. nice lady who runs the shop.
Boyfriend got suit+pants tailored and a blazer. I got a bridesmaid dress hemmed up about 1 inch. Everything totaled to $ 150 — which wasn’t bad for everything? But I don’t have another place to compare it to.
Our items ready on the day we asked for it. So far, so good. I would come back.
I believe it is cash only.

I had some stitching on the hem of a pair of slacks come undone after about four or five months of regular use. I brought it back for repair and it was taken care of promptly, free of charge. Great customer service!

Great service. 2 pants hemmed in 1 hour. She knew exactly what to do. I will be back. The owner was so sweet. You can’t beat the prices either.

I love julie!
I had my wedding dress altered and bustled at another tailor shop but when I was practicing dancing in my dress at home, the bustle came out. How embarrassing. So i went back to the tailor to fix it but even after she fixed it, it still didnt feel secure. I told that tailor to make it more secure but she assured me it was – but I didnt trust her. With 2 weeks left until the wedding, I went to US Tailor and asked her to clean up the damage.
Julie told me the bustle was in the wrong place anyway and that I needed 3 hooks instead of the one hook that the previous tailor had placed. She told me to go back to that tailor and have her fix it so she wouldnt have to charge me additional money but i told Julie to just do it. She bustled it within a week and it never came out during my wedding – and we danced a lot!
Will be coming here for my alterations from now on!

I’ve had several items altered here (mostly dress shirts, and a couple of simple blazers with non functioning sleeve buttons). I brought in a brand new blazer to have the sleeves shortened, and this time it has functioning buttons, which usually means that the alteration has to be made from the shoulder, or the buttons will be moved in a precise manner where it doesn’t look, «janky as f##k». In this case it would have required alteration from the shoulders because the sleeve button holes have some subtle accented stitching around it. Moving the buttons up a half inch would have made it look pretty shite. I trusted that as tailors they would know how to execute this properly as to not deliver an ugly product.
Fast forward a week at pick up time… Instead of altering from the shoulder they decided to just move the buttons up. Which isn’t ideal, but wearable if done right. Well… They folded over one of the button hole stitches so it was visible in the cuff area, they did not stitch the buttons back on straight or even in line with the sleeves, and when I asked them about it they became instantly defensive. They ended up «fixing it» by undoing the sleeve shortening, reattaching the buttons to the original locations (meanwhile forgetting to repair the inside of the sleeves rendering the buttons now non functioning), and I can’t even remember what else they mucked up. I will upload pictures when I get the chance.
Oh, I still had to pay for the whole thing. Paid to get my jacket sleeves tailored, untailored, and returned to me in a state that is much less wearable than it was originally.
Like I’ve said, I’ve been here several times and the previous visits have gone well and they were accommodating. But based on this last experience, I won’t bother bringing business back to them.
P. s. this occurred about a month ago, I’ve just forgotten to write the review until I saw the mangled jacket in the back corner of my closet recently.

They did an amazing job on my party dress that was totally messed up by the tailor that initially sewed it. If you are looking for the best look no further. She will honestly tell you what can and can’t be done. She refuses to do anything just to take your money, she wants it to look prefect and for you to love the way you look in it.

Julie has tailored many dresses for me but most recently my wedding dress. She fixed up the belt, added hook and eyes for the dancing and the underarms so it was comfortable. I spent less than $ 4 and danced the night away. She is very kind and even said no to an item that she said couldn’t be tailored without ruining the dress. I plan to continue coming here every time that I’m in town.

I’ve been to several tailor places after moving to Houston and can finally say I’ve found one I am happy with. They are honest with you about what should and shouldn’t be done with clothing which is SO rare. I brought in some pants that I adore but somehow acquired some large stains and I was debating about adjusting them to be shorts. The lady told me the pants were too cute to shorten and told me how to just bleach them myself and make them tie-​dye. She has tailored everything from casual shirts to bridesmaid dresses and the prices are reasonable (cash only though). I have never been disappointed with her work and it is always completed in a very timely manner. There is always a parking spot available in front and I never have to wait long to pick up my clothes or try them on for tailoring. Totally recommend this place!

They charge relatively cheap prices (considering you’re in the middle of West University area) and they won’t rip you off. I’ve gone there more than once and was either told that they can’t do what I wanted or it’s not worth the money. The lady even measured me for free when I needed specifications for a custom made suit to buy online (Black Lapel and Indochino). Note that they only take cash (like many mom and pop asian establishments lol). So be prepared for that.
As far as quality, they’ve only done simple tasks for me so I couldn’t really rate them on something complicated like taking in a suit or something.

This place is pretty great. I always have great service and she ensures that I’m satisfied with the quality that I receive. I’m a repeat customer so garments are expedited when necessary.

Came here last week with 1 suit and an additional jacket and shirt. When I tried them on the woman helping me had a great eye for what I could do to really get those clothes fitting in a flattering way. I use GQ for all my style advice and when I mentioned they had said it was in to have a cuff at the bottom of the pants but couldn’t remember how much, she was able to tell me what American standard versus fashion sizes were (I went with the fashion size because, why not?) and they look great. She took in the jacket, shortened the sleeves on both jackets, slimmed the pants and added the cuff, as well as shortened the sleeves on the shirt and added extra buttons, all for about $ 100. Had a photo shoot the next week and the clothes looked great. Thanks!

My husband went US tailor 3 times and brought 6 dress pants to have alterations.
1^st 2 pants — the waist came out too tight. So he had to go back and ask her to fix them.
2^nd 2 pants — came out ok.
3^rd 2 pants — asked to change a zipper, she used a navy color zipper for a light gray pant.
We are not going there anymore. She has no sense as a tailor… I guess.

I had a terrible experience at U.S. Tailors and would strongly recommend that you save yourself the headache and go elsewhere. I really cannot believe how highly rated this shop is and wish I had paid more attention to the 1-​star reviews.
I brought in a maxi dress and asked Julie to shorten the hem and the straps. She was friendly and seemed knowledgeable about tailoring, but she hastily pinned the dress (she didn’t pin it all the way around). After picking up the dress and trying it on, I realized that the hem was ENTIRELY UNEVEN (one side of the dress was ~ 3 inches longer than the other side). She apologized and promised to fix it over the weekend, for pick up on Monday.
I came to pick the dress up Thursday and it was still not ready. She argued that she meant the following Monday, but I am certain that is not the case because it would mean she had asked for 10 more days to correct the mess she made the first time. If you read the other reviews, you will see that this is a repeated pattern. Julie fails to meet her deadlines and blames it on the customer for remembering the date wrong.
After making 5 trips to this place, I finally picked up the dress. The hem was much shorter than I originally wanted and it was STILL crooked (both the hem and the straps were uneven). Her attitude was the icing on the case. She butchered my dress and refused to take any responsibility or apologize for her shoddy work.

I first came here because of the great reviews and convenient location. I needed a dress altered for engagement photos. After pinning me in all the correct places, the owner wrote up my bill. She then asked what this was for, and I told her the situation. She proceeded to convince me to return the dress I had bought and spend that money + the cost of alterations on something else that fit perfectly. While it was strange that she turned away business from a first-​time customer, I soon came to appreciate her honesty, opinions, and skill in subsequent alterations. Turnaround time is pretty quick so if the location is convenient and you’re in a hurry, this is your spot! Cash only, so keep that in mind when you come to pick up your clothes.

Owner was very nice. My pants came out like just like I bought them. You can’t tell which pant leg was fixed, and ready for casual Friday.

I didn’t want to lose precious time getting my clothes altered more than once or to receive my clothes a few inches shorter than it should be. Therefore, I chose this shop because of the high ratings and I wanted a place that was efficient and accurate.
I brought my bridesmaid dress in to get it hemmed and taken in. After I dropped off the dress it was ready in 5 days. I was so relieved when I picked up my dress and it fit perfectly! I definitely recommend this place if you want your clothing to be altered correctly the first time. It can be pricey, but saves the trouble in the long run.

Everyone should have a tailor/​seamstress that they know and trust.
Julie is my girl! She’s quick and consistently exceeds my expectations. I bring dress shirts, jeans, dress pants and even my gf’s dresses when need be and have always been happy with her work AND THE PRICE!!!
You can pay up-​front or on pick-​up but make sure you hit up an ATM before coming by because it’s cash only!

Julie has been my seamstress for quite a while now. A few years ago, when I finally got all the baby weight off, I decided that I didn’t want to part with some of my favorite dresses, so I took her a bunch of them to get taken in. Her prices were very reasonable, and my dresses were SAVED!!!
Ever since, I’ve been hooked. I no longer have to worry about stores being out of my exact size, or pants that are too long, or a skirt with a slit that’s too high. I buy without hesitation, because I know that Julie can fix anything.
I think everyone should have a seamstress on standby, and Julie at US Tailors is the best.
I have never been in a hurry, so the one week turnaround she offers is always fine with me. I’m certain, though, if I ever needed something sooner, she would accommodate me.
Pro-​tip: she only takes cash and check, so go prepared. :)