First Class Tailors

Marina is wonderful! This is her art and her artistic eye is key! She is honest and up front about expectations. She will refer you out if it’s something she doesn’t do, I admire that! She has shortened a couple of dresses for me and they are always perfect. I’ve read some reviews that say it is expensive… I’ve learned that you get what you pay for. I’ve had cheaper places ruin my clothing. I’d rather pay a little more to have something done right.

I recently returned to First Class for alteration of a pair of jeans. Marina initially sent me away because I hadn’t washed the jeans first and she was concerned they would shrink post-​alteration and I’d be disappointed. I appreciated that extra bit of thoughtfulness. The work was excellent and I felt the price was fair. I’ve used them twice now and both times with satisfying results.
As an aside, last year I brought my wedding dress to Marina and, rather than making false promises, she referred me out to someone better suited for the intricacies of wedding dress alterations. If, God forbid, I’m ever a bridesmaid again I would certainly return here for a bridesmaid dress alteration & fitting.

Marina is not only a very talented tailor, she is very honest and fair. Many times she has recommended less expensive alternatives and saved me from doing unnecessary alterations. Her work is impeccable, and her prices are very reasonable. I won’t go to anyone else!

Marina is a wonder… from simply hemming jeans or shortening shirtsleeves to major jobs tailoring men’s suits and women’s designer gowns! The un-​prepossessing shop is easy to find (in small, corner strip mall at Wilshire Blvd/​Barrington) with easy parking. Marina herself is a joy … she loves her work, is fabulous in making clothes fit perfectly whether new ones or redos because of size changes. A nip here, a tuck there and something that looked fine suddenly looks fashionable ! It’s great for your ego. Her candor is startling at first. She’ll take one look and tell you if a planned tailoring job or renovation is worth the money, whether once done, the garment will look as you expect, All tailoring is done quickly and superbly and her pricing is surprisingly low. She pins clothes so fast one can’t believe the result will work … and it has for every item I’ve taken her over the last 20 years. Her advice on where to go to find an item you need, or suggestions on brands to consider for future purchases are a plus. Marina also is available for private consultations, shopping help and closet culling.

The tailors themselves do a good job, but I hate the parking situation there. The parking lady came up to yell at me and threatened to charge me $ 2, because I had gone over 30 mins. First of all, I was at the tailors for 25 minutes (not yet for 30 mins). I was watching the clock. Secondly, WTF do you want me to do when I actually NEED to be at the tailors for 30 minutes, because things need to get tried out and they had other customers, etc. The parking lady is super rude and make going here a pain.

Marina is excellent. She makes everything fit better, period. Love her.

My fiancé (now wife) and I researched various tailors in the Los Angeles area and after reading all of the great reviews for First Class Tailors, we decided to take my wedding suit there — mind you, we live 25 miles away. Marina is fantastic — she takes enormous pride in her work. She made certain that I looked my best. She will give you her opinions and suggestions point blank. Our first visit, she suggested that I go out and buy a different suit. Second visit, she loved the suit, however, suggested I switch out the buttons and gave us the specific color and measurements for the buttons. Third visit, she took the suit in for alterations, but not before sending us out to buy a white collared shirt with a specific fit and measurements. She also suggested the specific measurement for the necktie. She appeared to care more about how I looked than we did. The end result was awesome and it showed — especially in our wedding photos. If you really care about wanting to look your best, my wife and I highly recommend Marina and First Class Tailors. (Suit: JCrew, Shirt: Hugo Boss, Tie: Tiebar, Shoes: Aldo, Glasses: Oliver Peoples)

EXCELLENT. Brought my off the shelf Armani wedding tux to her and it came back looking like a custom-​made suit.
I have since brought several other suits and pants to her, and they all look great. I’m not the easiest to fit because I am in between sizes, so all the more credit to Marina.
She really does have a great eye for design, and will tell you whether or not she can accomplish what you are looking for. In other words, if she can’t fix it, she’ll say so.

I came in to get a dress let out but Marina didn’t have the time to complete it since it was short notice so she referred me to another seamstress. Although she was unable to help me she was very helpful and honest. I will be back for any other alterations.

Marina is THE BEST. I trusted her with some very important dresses (ahem, wedding weekend…) and she did a fantastic job. I will never go to anyone else if I can help it.
Also — she is honest and will tell you if an alteration is not worth it, which I really, really appreciated. She actually convinced me to get a smaller size in a dress rather than have her alter it. She could tell by the cut that the smaller size would fit me – and it did! Thanks Marina!

I only needed a tailor for measurements, but I was still impressed by their response to such small a favor.
I was in and out in 3 min but did not feel rushed — Esperanza took her time to make sure every number was as accurate as possible.
Easily a place I would return to should I need some tailoring done! Thank you Esperanza!

Brought in my wedding suit, took about 90 seconds to stick pins in and tell me its done. Got more care and attention from the valet guy outside. Awful experience, left and did not want it altered there.

Marina is my fairy godmother in tailoring!!! As a 5“7 Asian female with a smaller frame and a larger bust, its impossible for me to find any thing that fits well and most things need to be tailored. As you know, it is extremely difficult to find a reputable establishment you can trust with higher end clothing so I was thrilled to come across Marina and her business. She’s extremely honest about what needs to be tailored and what doesn’t. Her recommendations are always extremely flattering as well. And yes, she won’t make an adjustment she disagrees with which I highly value and respect her for this. Honestly, leave it to the opinion of a professional tailor because they know best how the piece will fit as you move and stretch. And you can definitely trust this woman! Marina also gave great advice on brands to shop at that will fit my body type.
I first came to see Marina while I was in college looking to tailor my suit from BR for a job interview. You always put on what you want tailored and she pins up the areas that needs changes made. Her recommendations that made my suit look so much sharper. She taught me the simple trick of un– stitching and tucking in the jacket pocket flaps, which I do to all my jackets now. She also added in a metal clasp inside my shirt to help avoid those awkward gaps between buttons where your bra is showing, another must add for most of my shirts. Lastly, she took in my pants so they hugged my waist perfectly without looking inappropriate for a corporate setting. It wasn’t cheap but marina and the quality of her work is definitely worth it. Marina knew I was on a college budget so every change we made was necessary. And guess what, I got the job and am pretty sure looking sharp helped.
I came back recently with a Theory suit as I am about to start my new job. Per marinas recommendation, I picked it up at the theory outlet for an more affordable price and it fits my body type really well. The pants are just longer as usual since they expect you to hem it. As I showed her my suit, marina told me to dry clean it first since pants usually shrinks a little bit and that might just be the length needed. She told me to come back after that if its necessary. Wow, what a honest woman. Marina is all about making you look your best and not simply profiting off of you.
Anyways, I can’t compliment marina and her business enough. I’m about to move to Chicago but I’ll be sure to bring my alteration needs back to Marina whenever I’m in LA to visit my family.

Marina was very patient and nice when I went over there. I had about 4 pairs of pants that I needed to tailor and she did them wonders. She gives very good advice and would actually look at your body shape to make the tailoring the most suitable for you.
She would text you after alterations are done. The only thing that I would say is that the pricing is a little bit higher than other tailoring. I had 4 pair of pants and 1 qi pao dress and it came out to be around 120. Otherwise, I highly recommend :)

Marina and her team are amazing. She has tailored a few dresses for me now and my fiancé takes his stuff in as well.
I had a black halter (timeless) bcbg dress that no longer fit and she took it from 8 (tag size) to a 4 for me. A reinvented piece that I could start wearing again.
I got a Karina Grimaldi maxi dress from revolve in a small that was too long and still had too much billowy fabric (was def pinned on the model online). Marina said I only needed more heavy duty elastic at the waist (which is 14 bucks) instead of tailoring the dress at all. She was right! The tighter elastic helped with the billowiness. And with the length without costing an arm and leg to an already very expensive dress.
She works wonders and does it for a great price so now she’s the go to over a dept store. Thanks!

Marina and her team have the highest standards at a very reasonable price. Alterations are perfect and on time. And if the alterations you request will not look good, they will tell you and turn down the work.
Marina can also tell you the designers that will best fit your body type. She introduced me to my favorite jeans, AG Stilts.
I’ve been a customer over 15 years and can’t say enough great things about First Class Tailor’s quality, honesty and integrity.

Marina is a warm-​hearted generous person who gives great advice — so much so that she is not afraid to lose some money (in the cost of tailoring) to make sure the customer is happy. For instance, my now husband brought his tux to her store for tailoring and she simply refused to tailor it as it was about one and a half sizes too large! The cost of tailoring it to fit him would have equaled the cost of a new suit. She recommended a couple shops to find a tux that fit him better (in fact, the new tux we got from the store she recommended fit him like it was made for him already) and all she needed to do was the most minor of alterations — and in no time at all. Marina, thank you so much! We have been and will remain your loyal customers!

Marina is awesome! She is a strong and smart woman who will tell you exactly how it is. And if it’s not worth your money and her time, she’ll let you know. Her work is great. I’ve only been to her once but I know other people that see her. Clearly everyone else loves and trusts Marinas work because when I went, there was quite the line to see her. I can’t wait to go back and bring her more clothes to fix up for me!

My sweater looks great after they fixed it, awesome place to tailor your clothes. But the price is little high but good quality tho

This is a review on behalf of my husband who used Marina for his suit for our wedding. She seriously cares about how you look in your clothing. She made him go buy another collared shirt to go with his jacket because she knew it would look better. She was quick with her alterations and he looked AMAZING and handsome in his very well tailored suit on the day of!
She is walking distance from our place which is great. She is quite busy and there was always many other people there when we came in. People definitely know she is an excellent tailor and are willing to wait for her service. Highly recommended!