NINA Alterations Boutique

If I could give more stars I would! I just picked up my dress and the seamstress went above and beyond to Bustle my dress that had a lot of beading. She did an amazing job. Highly recommend!

Puga was a delight to work with!!! She turned my beautiful wedding dress to an even better one a true one of a kind piece of art! After all the hours of labor adding all of the beading work my wedding dress really became MY dress! I couldn’t wait to wear it on 6÷11÷16 in Hawaii and at the end of the party I didn’t want to take it off! I posted some pictures but honestly it’s so much better in person!!! If you’re looking to get your wedding dress altered look no further! Puga is simply the best! She is so easy to work with, very flexible and she really listens to what you need and gives you an honest feedback! THANK YOU, Puga for my making my day truly memorable and for making me a truly one of a kind wedding dress!

Nina Alterations is a custom experience from beginning to end. She is so professional and absolutely precise with her skills. That intricate beaded dress or complex lace pants you’ve been meaning to alter. Take them here!!! She is a master.
If you are looking for a drive-​thorough drop off kind of experience, this may not be your desired rout. You will schedule an appointment (approximately one hour) where your garments will be fitted and pinned.
Pick up is equally as custom as she want you to try on each item to ensure a perfect fit.
With custom and precision comes $$. She is more expensive then others but I assure the end result is worth it.

I wish I could give Puga 10 stars! She is incredible and her eye for detail is amazing! I took my all lace Allure Bridals gown to her with very little knowledge of what should be done. It was a beautiful dress to begin with and fit decently but with her suggestions and alterations it turned into the dress of my DREAMS! I was dealing with an all lace back and plunging neck line and she was able add in fabric cutlets and tightened the sides to make me feel more lifted and secure. She also suggested taking in the sides at the knee to give the dress a «mermaid» look which did wonders for my curves! Lastly, she did a beautiful hem job and bustled 3 layers! My coordinator who helped me bustle at my wedding said it was the easiest bustle job she’s ever helped with and she’s done 100’s! I feel like there’s is nothing she can’t do. I also love how Puga works out of her studio in her home on the westside and was always super flexible with scheduling. I really can’t recommend her enough! Thank you Puga for the most perfect wedding dress!

I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get around to reviewing NINA Alterations Boutique because I received the BEST rush service and a wonderful alteration on my dress for a special event (a fundraiser for a local cat shelter!) Puga is lovely and sweet and knows exactly what she is doing. The price is totally inline with her ability, skillset, and the rush turn around. I ordered a dress from Australia and it was a size too large. She made it fit perfectly in 48 hours. Like MAGIC! Go nowhere else! I’m so happy with the results! Thank you!!!

Puga is SO talented. Her alterations of the lace in my wedding dress were absolutely perfect. She fitted cups, tightened the waist, and adjusted the length. It fit perfectly! Then during the reception, my dad stepped on my dress and tore lace toward the top of the bustle. I was afraid the lace stretched and tote beyond repair. Calmly, Puga examined the damage and said, «No problem. I can fix this. It’ll be ready in a week.» The repair was invisible and was so hard to find. If you need alterations or custom clothing, go see Puga!

My dress didn’t fit (I’ll admit it) over my big fat booty! I’m a lucky girl who found a man who loves her booty so much he decided to lock it down forever. I found a dress that was perfect and swore I would lose weight to fit into it. I did lost weight, just not in my perfect booty. I searched and worried and cried and panicked. Then I found a review that mentioned Puga was a dress designer and I just knew. See I grew up around wedding dresses and alterations and there’s a difference between someone who can «take a dress in» and someone who really has an eye for changing a dress.
I knew Puga would make my dress work, but my wildest expectations didn’t even compare to what she accomplished. She took one look and decided what she was going to do. She saw things that I didn’t even notice. She had it ready for a first fitting in about a week. I don’t know that this is typical timing for her, I am early for wedding season, so she may get busier the later in the season it gets and in LA with award season.
But let me just tell you about that first fitting, I slid the dress down and for the first time there was no struggle, then she tied me up and spun me around. BAM! There it was, my booty!!! In the dress before I didn’t notice how blah it was, until this magical woman figured out how to make my figure look the best in my dress. It wasn’t just about making it «fit» but make it fit me.
At my final fitting, she surprised me with a new back modesty panel, because she just didn’t like the look of the one that came with the dress. No additional charge for the additional work, just something she did, because she wanted my dress to look as amazing as I wanted it to look.
Puga has been my own personal fairy godmother! I can’t thank her enough!

Puga truly has magic hands!
She worked on my sisters wedding dress last year. She did such a great job that when my time came to be getting married, there was no question as to who will be altering my wedding dress. My dress was very complicated, it had a lot of lace and beading all over the bodice. She actually had to remove the beading, size the dress and then reattach it. Puga, once again did an amazing job and the dress looked fabulous. She is very skilled, professional and easy going.
Real joy to work with!

I came in with my wedding dress that was 3 sizes bigger and I wanted to add more lace in the design… Well I had a lot of ideas and needed a lot of work to be done. Puga did a great job! She was very patient and what I appreciate the most she has a great taste and designer eye. At the end my dress not only fit me like a glove but she made a gorgeous design adding the lace to my dress. It was exactly what I wanted, my dress looked stunning, I was very happy.
She is very talented and it’s obvious she is passionate about she does.

I researched alteration/​tailoring boutiques in the Burbank area and read up on NINA Alterations Boutique on Riversaide Drive. I’m so glad that the alterations gods led me here because Puga worked a MIRACLE with my bridesmaid dress. I had purchased the dress from overseas (as did the rest of the bridesmaids) knowing that I would need to make significant alterations to it but just needed someone who knew what they were doing to make it fit correctly. Puga was very professional during the consultation session and explained in detail what needed to be done in order for the dress to fit how I wanted. The consult was on a Monday and I was back on Friday for the first fitting! I’m chest-​heavy and the dress was strapless (with zero support) so Puga added a thick (like 6″), strong elastic band in the back that had hook & eye clasps to essentially serve as the back of a strapless bra. The improvement was tremendous! She also added in boning around the waist to keep it from scrunching. I needed to get the dress hemmed too, which Puga executed perfectly, as well. I picked up the dress on my second and last fitting (which was the day before I left for the wedding). Everything fit perfectly! The price for the alterations was well worth it because the dress fit a lot better than it did when I first put it on when I first received it a few months before. I’ll definitely be going to Puga for any future alterations.

Puga was amazing to work with! She helped create my vision flawlessly. I bought a beautiful Vera Wang dress and I wanted to add a high fashion rockstar element using black leather. She designed a custom leather bolero that was made of the softest butter leather and fit me like a second skin. She truly added to making my dream wedding a reality.

I brought my wedding dress here to get my dress shortened and bustled (have buttons put in so that your train is not dragging all over the place when you’re not walking down the aisle or taking photos). Puga knew exactly how much to take off and will also make honest suggestions on what will great and what will complement your figure. Trust her, she’s a fashion designer and actually went to school for it. If you’re bringing in your wedding dress, don’t expect to pay less than $ 200 for alterations. I spent $ 300 for my alterations. Most places charge a lot more. Her prices are pretty fair. Will definitely come here again for my alterations.

I’ve been a customer for years. I have several amazing, unique dresses I’ve bought over the years from Nina Boutique, including a few that were made to size. Having non-​standard proportions, I’ve also had many clothes altered there over the years. Puga really knows her stuff. Her craftsmanship and creativity are amazing and consistent, and her prices are way better than you’d expect from a shop on the corner of two busy streets near the studios. Puga and her mom are both a joy to do business with, and I do love that they also have a friendly shop cat.
If you love cute dresses and interesting accessories, or need something made or altered for you, this place is definitely a safe bet.

I took my favorite jacket in tohave a new liner put in. The quality of the fabric and workmanship are such high-​quality it is worse every penny! Above and beyond expectations delighted with the extra effort and time sensitivity!

Nina’s boutique is a hidden gem. I always drove by the location because it’s close to where I work, but never knew they did alterations. I was in need of wedding dress alterations, and she did an amazing job. The dress was very intricate with beading from top to bottom. She was able to cut inches from the hem and replicate the hand stitched beading on the bottom. The dress was 100 times better after her alterations. The price isn’t cheap, but it’s not over priced either. It’s affordable, and worth it to have your wedding dress just the way you want it.

She’s AMAZING! Her work is impeccable and she has great taste! It’s also just fun working with her: she’s funny and easy to be around.

I had found my dream dress at a bargain price, but at a sample two sizes too large. I was really worried that I couldn’t alter it down to my size, and needed to find someone to trust with the task.
Puga altered my strapless Wtoo wedding dress from a size 8 down to a size 4. She had me bring it in and try it on to make sure she could do the work, then she gave me a quote. She charges $ 50 for a consultation but the fee is waived if you decide to use her for alterations. My dress had to be taken in at the bust, waist, hip, and hemmed, plus a bustle put in. FYI, she prefers cash payments, and I brought my payment to my next fitting.
I had four fittings with Puga, and she was very understanding and helpful throughout the whole process. She will take photos for you so you can see yourself in the dress from all angles, and give advice on what will work and not work. If she can’t do something because it’s not possible with your dress, she will tell you. I appreciated that a lot, though Puga was able to do just about everything I asked.
Puga is also very nice and sweet! I was almost sad at my final fitting since I wouldn’t be visiting her every week now. I recently bought a reception dress, so I told her I’d be bringing it in to get it hemmed. :)

I brought Nina a moo moo of a skirt that I’d bought online. I planned on wearing for a special occasion. Not only did I need it taken in but also shortened to above knee level. Nina did a perfect job and was prompt. She called me in for one fitting. The fit was perfect. I highly recommend her and will def go back for more alterations

I am in complete appreciation of the professionalism, efficiency, and kindness that was shown. And I am completely happy that my wedding dress as it was altered just in the right way to make it perfect for me.

Came in for alterations to my dress that I needed in 2 weeks. This was done in only a week! (Even though my dress had lots of beading!) The dress now fits like a glove. Even on the day I came to pick it up, Puga was still trying anything she could to make it better. :)
Magic!

I came here to have a dress repaired last week.
The lady who I spoke to was super nice. Puga, I think her name was?
Anyway, it was fast and cheap. You can’t even tell that there was a rip. I would recommend this place. :)

This is a great store! I’ve passed by it so many times and just decided to check it out. Beautiful, unique and very cool designs at affordable prices. I bought a dress and a top. I’ll be back.

You know when you find the perfect dress for an extra special event after months of searching? Then go ahead and try to find a tailor with the talent, design sense and know how to alter it properly. Well, I did!!! I can’t praise Puga enough for her professionalism and detailed work. After 10 years of searching (no exaggeration) I have finally found the right person!!! And OH! The dress is perfect!!!

My wedding dress was a dream come true except in the bust where it was too big (first time for everything) so I went to see Puga! She worked her magic and after 2 fittings I now have the most gorgeous dress that fits perfectly everywhere! She is a pleasure to work with, efficient and most importantly she knows what she’s doing. I am so happy with my experience and would recommend anyone to go here.

I cannot be happier with the boutique! They sell clothes too, but I will rate the alterations department only.
Every woman knows that wedding is a stressful event. I should say not the wedding itself, but everything before the big day. One of the most stressful things is picking a dress. So I did. Picked a beautiful dress! The search was finally over, but the wedding was still a couple of months away.
During those several months somehow I managed to loose 27 lbs. Yeah… I was freaking out. I still loved the dress but it just looked horrible. And as it was an expensive one too, I decided to try to alter it. A friend of a friend of a friend told me about Nina. And THANK GOD! They saved my wedding! Everyone loved the dress, and nobody could even believe that it was altered.
The ladies at Nina are super helpful, knowledgeable, and professional. You will not find a better tailor in the area! Just trust me with this one!