Rosalind’s Bridal and Alterations

Rosalind is a GOD SEND. She took my dress and made it PERFECT. I brought it to her with two weeks to the wedding and she definitely had her work cut out for her. Boning had to be fixed, waist and neckline had to be altered, the cups had to be completely removed and set again… I almost felt bad for bringing her such a mess. But she took my dress and made it stunning, the stitch work is flawless and she is so skilled. I would highly recommend this shop to anyone looking to have their wedding attire altered. Get her to do it right the first time, don’t waste your time elsewhere. Thank you so much!

Rosalind is an artist! Her decades of experience as a seamstress has refined her craft to seamless perfection. Not only that she’s efficient and meticulous on her task, she’s creative in her ways to solve the problems in order to achieve YOUR ideal… Not someone else’s …Go! Take it to Rosalind, and you are worry-​free!

Rosalind is a lifesaver! After a large well-​known NYC bridal shop messed up the eyelash lace neckline of my dress during alterations shortly before I left for my wedding in La Jolla, leaving me no time to fix it, I took it to Rosalind just a few days before my wedding. She fairly and honestly assessed the damage and told me the options, from trying to steam the lace back into place to replacing some of it (though unfortunately I didn’t have enough left over for her to completely fix it). She said she would try the cheaper option of steaming and if that didn’t work she would try to re-​sew the lace. Just 2 days later I was back in her shop to pick it up, and it looked so much better than I had dared to hope. Rosalind had completely removed and re-​sewn the lace, and didn’t charge me more than her stated price from the consultation beforehand. She was so sweet throughout the process and even hugged me when I started to tear up! Great, fast service. And then I had my gown cleaned by her after the wedding (which was on the beach so the dress got sandy and muddy on the bottom) and though I haven’t seen it yet my mom who picked it up says it looks like new!

Rosalind is absolutely wonderful! Over the years she has done amazing work for me as well as my family on many separate occasions. She is extremely meticulous and detailed and it’s obvious that she not only wants to make the client happy, but also to have the garment fit to perfection because of her incredibly high standards of quality and craftsmanship.
Most recently, I brought my prom dress to her to be altered, and I was worried because I ended up bringing it in only 4 days before the actual event. Many seamstresses would be daunted by such a request, but Rosalind took it in stride and accepted the challenge without hesitation, making alterations not just once but twice, efficiently and beautifully, to ensure the best and most snug fit for me. Not to mention when she does the alterations, she takes the entire dress totally apart (!!) and then sews it back together. It’s amazing considering how seamless the final product looks.
I’m extremely happy with all the work she’s done for me over the years and especially on this latest prom dress, which I feel incredibly comfortable in and I know fits me perfectly.
Any work from Rosalind is worth the price, as she will always go the extra mile to do whatever will make YOU happy, whether it be altering a garment you’ve already bought or making an entire dress from scratch based just on a picture from a magazine and your measurements. And to top it off, she is an incredibly warm woman who will put you instantly at ease as it’s easy to see just how much pride she takes in her work and how important it is to her that you will be happy with the final product. It really doesn’t get better than that!

Rosalind did a great job on my friend’s wedding. She did all the alterations for the entire groom’s side the day before the wedding. Incredible service at incredible prices!

Rosalind is well worth every penny. I spent a lot on my dress and wanted to make sure the alterations were absolutely perfect. After a lot of Unilocaling I found Rosalind and am SO glad I went with her! My dress ended up being about two sizes too big for me and she took it in and put in cups. She also shortened it by trimming off all of the lace at the bottom and then reattaching it. It’s clear that she really wants to make every bride feel and look beautiful and that she puts in the effort to make sure everything is perfect. She was also very straightforward about what would and wouldn’t look good with regards to length, where to take it in and how much, etc., which was so helpful.
She is also absolutely adorable and such a sweet woman. I loved going in for my alterations and will be coming back for less exciting alterations :)

PHENOMENAL SEAMSTRESS!!!
Words won’t do her work justice, but I will try my best.
My fiancé had a show-​stopping vision for the first dance at our wedding. The only problem … he didn’t share it with me until after I purchased my wedding gown and it was a very difficult ask with my style of dress and just overall the workmanship that would have to go into it.
His request was to remove the bottom half of my dress in the middle of our dance (as the music changed from a slow, romantic song, to a sexy tango) in one seamless «rip». On top of that, I wanted to wear my big princess-​cut dress the whole night, so being able to wear the dress as one-​fabulous piece for the remainder of the night was a must. The cherry on top, my fiancé was not seeing me until I walked down the aisle, so keeping it a secret, while having him help ‘engineer’ it was a feat.
After meeting with two other seamstresses, who were unable to meet our expectations, I found Rosalind’s Bridal and Alterations on Unilocal.Her reviews were awesome and she had created wedding dresses from scratch, and when I called she was friendly and professional. I dropped by within minutes of calling and she gave me the straight-​shooting confidence that I needed and had not found with the other two seamstresses.
After our initial meeting, Rosalind clearly articulated the steps she would take to complete the vision in the given timeframe, and she offered honest, humble feedback throughout the process. Rosalind is a PERFECTIONIST and her work speaks for itself! (I wish I could add pictures.)
Stop reading this and make an appointment.

I love Rosalind! She is a sweet, sweet lady that just wants to make sure that your wedding dress fits you exactly as you envision it.
I went here based on a recommendation from a friend, she said Rosalind had done her wedding dress as well, and has since gone back to her to have everything she needed done. When I went in, I was a little apprehensive, there is just a lot of dresses and a lot of things all throughout the store that I felt a little cramped at first. But once Rosalind and I started talking and she started working on my dress, I was much more at ease. I couldn’t completely envision what the dress would look like with all the pins she had stuck in the dress, but when I came back a month later… it was exactly like I imagined it would look like. I was so happy with what the dress looked like and I am excited to wear the dress for my wedding!
Her eye for detail and experience were worth the little extra cost for me. I had read about so many people who had bad experiences with alterations and ended up paying double for two different tailors to ultimately work on their dress, so I decided I would rather pay a little more upfront to ensure that I would get the results that I wanted.
Added bonus is that my place is really small and Rosalind has been storing my dress for me at her store until I am ready to pick it up… I guess that explains the loads of stuff she has throughout the store. In any case, I would recommend Rosalind to anyone that is in need of alterations.

Rosalind is a true pro! I was given my mother-in-law’s 40+yr old wedding dress with a long train consisting of many layers of lace and bows. It was a beautiful dress but not really fitting of the casual beach wedding my fiancé and I had chosen to have. I brought it to Rosalind for advice and was nervous to trust just anyone with this heirloom because I knew a lot of work would need to be done to make the transformation. Rosalind grasped my vision, gave wonderful suggestions and knew exactly what to do! Within a few weeks she had completely revamped this once very formal gown into the perfect beach wedding dress while still maintaining it’s foundation and integrity. This meant so much to my new mother-​in-​law.
I highly recommend Rosalind — she is an expert at her craft and worth every penny!

I was extremely nervous about who I was going to have do alterations on my wedding dress. I loved the dress as it was, but I felt like there were a couple of changes that would make it absolutely perfect, including changing the straight neckline to a sweetheart neckline and attaching a beaded sash at the natural waist. Someone actually made a personal recommendation that I go to Rosalind, and I was very encouraged to see that she had such great Unilocal reviews when I investigated further.
Despite that reassurance, I was still a complete mess walking into Rosalind’s store for the first time, but within 15 minutes she had put me completely at ease. Rosalind is clearly an expert when it comes to alterations. She snipped a couple of key seams and added just a few pins and transformed my dress before my eyes into exactly what I wanted. She also evened out the hem and showed me what it would look like when bustled.
You can definitely tell that she knows what she’s doing with wedding dresses. She listened closely when I told her what I wanted, but she also wasn’t afraid to make suggestions. And her suggestions were spot on! She clearly cares about making the garment look good on you.
I just had my final fitting the other day. Every detail was perfect and just like we’d talked about. She took time to go through the bustling process with my mom and my friend multiple times and then had them practice until they got it!
I can’t really speak to her prices because I didn’t get any estimates from any other seamstresses for the work, so I don’t really have anything to compare them with. I will say that the cost was within my budget, and I would have gladly paid double for the work because it was that good.
I would highly recommend Rosalind for any alterations you might need, especially bridal gowns. If you’re a nervous bride like I was and the idea of letting someone alter and change your wedding dress makes you sweat (after you spend so much time looking for it in the first place!), Rosalind is the seamstress for you. She’s absolutely awesome!

Rosalind is the best! I have brought my clothes to her for years and she has done everything with perfection in mind. She goes the extra mile to make sure that you’re happy with her alterations.
I have a very peculiar build (wide neck, broad shoulders/​big chest, slim waist, and uneven arm lengths) which makes it impossible for me to buy a dress shirt that fits me well. If I buy a shirt going by neck circumference, the rest will be too big. «Fitted» Express shirts that I buy are never «fitted» because I have to buy a large to fit my shoulders and neck. When tailoring my shirts, she has taken them completely apart at the seams. When she puts it back together, you can’t even tell it was altered.

Rosalind has expertise attention to detail. I had a bridesmaid dress tailored to fit me perfectly. She also added a glamorous, diamond detailed belt to add some extra and needed bling.
You can immediately tell she loves her craft!
Also, she converted my sister’s wedding dress to a creative style that is sure to remain in people’s minds.

Talented & so sweet! I am so happy with my wedding dress. She completely restructured the back from online pictures. It fits perfectly & exactly what I asked for. She is a perfectionist. We even took my sister’s dress for altering; she added the perfect amount of bling to make the dress stand out!

Rosalind is beyond an expert seamstress and will always go the extra mile to help her clients. Before even hiring her to alter my wedding dress, Rosalind agreed to meet me at a nearby bridal shop to see if the sample sale dress (size 6) would be worth purchasing even though I wear size 0. I ended up getting the dress and having Rosalind perform the alterations. She knew exactly what needed to be done and did the work flawlessly. On top of all this, Rosalind fitted the dress to my size and worked on it while I was out of state. My final (and second) fitting was 1 week before the wedding. Many of my friends who had their wedding dresses altered elsewhere told me they had 5 – 6 fittings, but Rosalind was able to do the work in 2. My dress fit perfectly! She is amazing. She takes great pride in her work and will do everything in her power to accommodate your needs.

Rosalind’s Bridal and Alterations saved my day!!! I wanted to wear my wedding dress again for a very special occasion and at that last minute decided I needed to have the bustle fixed as soon as possible. After 2 alteration places in San Diego told me they would not be able to fix the bustle on my wedding dress nor have it to me by the time I needed it… ROSALIND DID! First of all, she is so sweet and second of all… she fixed it and had it back to me ALL IN THE SAME DAY!!! Which was way more than what I expected! I have never used her service’s before but I surely will continue to use her in the future and recommend her to my friends and anyone else! SHE DID WONDERS TO MY DRESS… it looks brand new! Can’t thank her enough… she deserves all 5 stars for making me one happy costumer and her alterations looked great :)

Such a wonderful seamstress! My dress needed a complete transformation, and she did such an amazing job from making it an A line dress to a mermaid shape. Her work was magnificent, and she conducted herself in such a sweet and professional way. Please go to her if you’d like a stress free experience with the most important part of your special day!

I didn’t get my wedding dress altered here thank goodness because Rosalind wanted to charge me more than $ 600 to do standard alterations. I couldn’t believe it! Luckily, I found another tailor who received all 5 star reviews on Unilocal!and will do the same alteration for a ¹⁄₆ of the price and can have my dress ready for me in 10 days, whereas Rosalind was telling me it would be weeks.
I’m not sure if it’s because her store is located in La Jolla that she thinks she can charge such outlandish prices, but unless you’re willing to pay the big bucks for simple alterations, I would look elsewhere.

Rosalind is the best tailor I have ever used! She is extremely talented and will do anything in her power to get the perfect fit.
I always take my clients leather jackets and suits to Rosalind. She is also very good with bridals and dresses. I can’t even tell where the dresses are altered!
Fantastic!

Rosalind is amazing!
I could not find my perfect wedding dress and decided to find someone who could make it for me. I researched several designers and seamstresses, but Rosalind was by far, the best choice. I had an idea of the dress I wanted, with a few slight changes. I brought in a few different photos of what I wanted and Rosalind made the entire dress off of those photos! Aside from her experience and attention to detail, she is also very quick. I only had a few months before my wedding date, but Rosalind had the dress ready much sooner. She is such a sweet and sincere person and I was so happy to have worked with her for my big day!
Whether you’re looking someone to make a dress or just alter a hem, I would HIGHLY recommend Rosalind. You will not be disappointed!

Shopping once was a daunting experience for me because nothing fits off the rack. (Who really fits off the rack, anyway?) Things changed much for the better when I started coming to Rosalind about 8 years ago.
Now I know what ever I buy, if it doesn’t fit right, Rosalind can make it perfect. And by perfect, I mean perfect. Often we add our own special design to the piece so that it becomes a unique fashion statement that was never even on the rack!
Rosalind is absolutely meticulous in her work. The difficult jobs of taking off sleeves of suit coats and shortening the inseams are not a problem. She even goes as far as removing the seams by hand and reusing the same thread, if the job calls for it. Rosalind is realistic with her pricing and her ability as well. If my request is going to cost too much or be too difficult to achieve, we talk it over, because she won’t return an item to a customer unless it is just right.
My clothing is an investment and when I drop off pieces with Rosalind, never do I worry whether they are in good hands.