Nancy’s Tailor

Nancy does an amazing job!!! I used to be a nanny and would pick up clothing from Nancy all the time. So the first time I got something tailored I went to Nancy. I don’t remember how much it was for the dress, but I do remember being a little shocked at the price. It was worth it though! I put a picture of me wearing the dress on FB and everyone LOVED it. Nancy did an amazing job and I would highly recommend her. She currently has my wedding dress. Which was a price shock as well, but I was only given advice on where NOT to bring my wedding dress. I knew I would be bringing it to Nancy, I would not trust anyone else. Will update if anything goes wrong, but I doubt that will happen, I highly recommend her. Just be prepared to pay for what you get, quality work.

I love Nancy! She does a fabulous job with my alterations. She is my go-​to if I need my pants hemmed or a dress taken in. I even took some curtains to her to be shortened. She does great work for me all the time.

Nancy is very fast and she does a good job but she is not consistent with her prices. In fact, I think she is fairly expensive. She is very conveniently located downtown, but I am always on the look out for a new tailor that has more reasonable prices.

It was an easy job, yet my horizontal stripes on the shoulders of a dress became diagonal and that on top being told I have to pay almost twice as much as I was quoted. Better go somewhere else next time.

The service provided was hemming up 3 dresses I had just bought… some were too long, some had uneven hems. They were done in less than 24 hours. Cost of $ 25 each which is pretty fair for Los Altos. Great service and quick service. I highly recommend this place.

I gave 2 stars only because I partly take responsibility for this incident… I had a cocktail dress altered by Nancy a while back. I didn’t ask her for the price, but since it was a minor hem fix on a $ 100 dress, I assumed I would be charged something reasonable. Under $ 50 for sure, right? Wrong. $ 165. Are you kidding me, I could have bought a new dress for that price. When I asked her why it was so much she gave me a look of disbelief and a rude answer of «Because that’s the price.» Needless to say I won’t be going back, I will go to a place that values my business and treats me with respect instead. If you do go here, ASK FOR THE PRICE BEFORE LEAVING YOUR STUFF.

This is my very first time writing a review on Unilocal.Nancy is very fast and she does a good job but she is not really consistent with her price. Nancy altered a couple of dresses for me before I took these 2 dresses to her the other day and she asked for $ 300 and told me to come back after 4 days. First dress needed to be hemmed and the 2^nd needed to be hemmed with both length and sleeves and also be taken in very little on the waist. I was able to bargain it down to $ 250 and I changed my mind and went back the next day and try to get my dresses back. She said that she’s already finished most of it. How’s that even possible? She told me to come back after 4 days! Such a dishonest person! I didn’t want to argue with her I just decided its a lesson and I will nvr nvr go back again. I could have bought another dress for $ 250 !!! I don’t mind paying $ 150 for 2 dresses but $ 300?

Nancy is seriously the best! She is excellent at hemming anything you need and she does it fast! She can hem everything in just a matter of hours. Nancy is so sweet and really takes care of her customers. I would recommend her to anyone looking for an amazing seamstress.

This is a great place to go for anything you need tailored.
I’ve had dresses, pants and even curtains fixed here. The prices are reasonable, the staff is friendly and they always finish on time.
On a few occasions when I needed something the next day, they always accommodated my needs. I really appreciate the great customer service.

Nancy and her team have done a number of alterations for me and every one was exactly as promised. She’s a bit expensive but the jobs were done well the first time. I recommend them.

Nancy is still absolutely tops in my books, and I continue to use her regularly for my hemming and other tailoring projects. I just brought in three pairs of designer jeans, and they came back perfectly hemmed, pressed, and looking fabulous. I wanted to see what others had to say, I’m a Unilocaler after all :) But, honestly, I’m quite surprised by a few of the other reviews, because my experience and that of many others have been so different. Then again, I find it shocking that people don’t ask for a quote before going forward with a service. (That’s really basic as a consumer… and with, you know, Unilocal and the whole internet at our fingertips, it’s just ridiculously easy to obtain and compare quotes nowadays. So for those who get sticker shock when they never asked for the price, well, I kind of think that’s the consumer’s own fault, isn’t it?) Nancy is efficient, professional, and I’m never surprised by the price, and in fact, having gone to plenty of other tailors before finding Nancy, her prices are very reasonable for this market.

i took a jacket in to have the sleeve linings shortened since i’d machine washed it and everything shrank except for the lining. when i went into the shop, i told the woman what i needed done and she checked and pinned one sleeve. that’s a mistake i should’ve saw coming. when i went to pick it up, they only altered one sleeve.
even though i told them i wanted both sleeves done and it said alter sleeves on the slip, i should’ve known better and had them pin both. for the price i paid, the inconvenience, and the fact that i think a good tailor would check the article of clothing overall, i never came back even though it’d be really convenient.
******* update ********
nancy, or whoever the owner is messaged me to ask about my review and offered to fix the problem if i still had the receipt and jacket. i haven’t been back but i’ll update my review and rating if so. at least she seems to want to rectify any problems.

This post had been removed which seemed dishonest to me and since it is an honest review, I am adding it back.
Had gone in to get a pair of pants hemmed, and was fine to pay the $ 10 (even though the window says $ 8, I didn’t argue — the work was good), Nancy seemed nice and efficient — I even brought her a persimmon along with 4 more pairs of pants AND a $ 40 jacket with lining to be altered. Imagine my utter shock to find out that this would cost me $ 285!!! I couldn’t believe it, I thought it was a mistake. She said, oh no, the jacket had lining so costs more — $ 85 for the shoulders, $ 85 for to take in the sides and $ 45 to shorten the sleeves. I could barely say, «the jacket itself only cost $ 45 new»! Oh, that’s too bad, said Nancy. (in other words, bad luck for you, good for me!) I wanted to cry. I did not get an estimate but never would I have thought it would be so expensive — this area though is mostly folks who have no cares when it comes to money — I wish I was one of them! I wish she would have said, by the way, the jacket will cost much much more than it is worth to alter, or something — I feel I have been ripped off AND that I learned a very hard lesson regarding asking for estimates. I will not go back.

Wonderful work, fast, and a very clean and lovely location. Hemmed some wool pants in 24 hours (!) and only charged $ 10. About 10 years ago, she made some raw silk dresses and shirts for my singing group to tour in Europe, and her prices were very, very fair. We beat the heck out of those clothes, and they looked as new on the last day as the first. I can’t recommend her more highly. I honestly think her prices are lower than others in the area that I’ve called. And the quality is tops. So happy to have found her.

Nancy is a great tailor. She listens, is professional and always does a great job. Things always turn out exactly how I want them. I would recommend her to anyone. I’ve had formal dresses, designer jeans and workout attire altered by her. I drive from Mountain View just because I trust her quality. I also use her dry cleaning service, also great! Alterations can be pricey in my opinion but there is something to be said for things turning out exactly how you like them right?

You go girl! Nancy is very nice and prompt with her service. It’s just her. We do all our Boy Scout patches here (a small fortune for an Eagle Scout to be) and any other sewing or repairs we need such as hems and whatnot. The dry cleaning part she sends out, so there are cheaper options available. But Nancy is so great, whenever we need help we go to her store.

I have gone to Nancy’s for years now. I have probably had over 50 items altered one way or another by her. She is extremely professional, and she listens to what you want and need. Her tailoring skills are excellent and her turn around time… the quickest I’ve ever experienced. She gets you in and out… as fast as you need. She is gracious and if for some reason for example… a hem comes out a little longer than you thought… she fixes it right away to your complete satisfaction. What more could one ask for???
Try Nancy! You’ll never have to change tailors AGAIN!!!

Ok experience. This is for a wedding gown alteration so maybe her work on pants or more «everyday» wear is a bit better.
I was recommended by a friend that gets most of her alterations done here, so I figured since she was a long time customer (for pant hems and a bridesmaid dress) this place must be relatively decent. Turn around time was quick, overall alterations were worked out fine, but when I looked at one of the seams it wasn’t done all the way and started falling apart. Luckily it wasn’t too bad, and one of my bridesmaids was able to do an on the spot fix the day of my wedding. Maybe I should’ve checked before I left the store, but I figured that having secure seams should be a pretty basic skill.

I found Nancy by a recommendation because I needed someone to shorten my wedding dress by about 5″. Now yes, I did see the review below, and I was going to avoid Nancy, my friend insisted she did good work. Also, because I purchased my dress from overseas, I saved $$-wise but didn’t get the benefit of an in-​house tailor. Thus-​I went to Nancy.
The dress was difficult to alter because it had a long train, so it had to be gradually shortened. She did a fantastic job. She returned my dress in spotless condition, even though she had to take it home to do the alterations. Also, she had to take off the beaded bottom edge to do the alterations, but re-​attached in perfectly. I thought she charged me a fair price given the amount of handiwork involved, and her alterations withstood a day of trekking through gravel and dirt for photos. I’d definitely go back to her.

Nancy was recommended to me by a friend who is a regular. I got my wedding dress altered as well as half of my wardrobe I was taking with me on my honeymoon, including a very intricate Vera Wang gown. I recommended her to my husband who was slightly skeptical from his experiences with tailors, but who is now a loyal customer as well.
My tailor-​hopping days are over. No more getting rushed in and out of one dressing room that’s comprised of an old shower curtain hanging over a corner of the room. Then, take their time to do sloppy alterations. Nancy’s shop is spacious (with multiple changing rooms), professional, and clean. Her work is superb and speedy.
Her prices are on par with competitors and are an even better value when you weigh in all the factors such as efficiency, quality, reliability, and peace of mind.