Sumi’s Tailoring Alterations & Restyling

Holy smokes. I was shocked at how much I was charged for four minor alterations (shorten the hems of three tees and the straps of one dress). $ 130! Over $ 30 each for simple alterations. I’ve had alterations done at other places in south San Jose and Sunnyvale, and have paid a much more reasonable $ 12 to $ 20 for similar or even more complicated work.
I guess I learned valuable lessons: Always ask the price first (I would’ve, but she was busy with a customer when I dropped my items off) and be wary when shopping in downtown Los Gatos!

Has helped me with kid’s uniforms, mending, resizing clothes after weight loss. Highly professional and skilled seamstress.

Sumi’s tailoring is top notch work, and I used to do my own sewing so I recognize good craftsmanship when I see it. Plus, Lynn is a delight. I am glad to have this little gem in my town.

Linh is an awesome Tailor! I have been a customer for ten years. If you are looking for reliable tailor and fast turn around time look no further! Thank you Linh

Linh altered my all lace wedding dress and she did an incredible job. From the first fitting, she was super detailed and caught every little thing (I’m picky and have high expectations for my wedding dress).
Not only was the dress done right, but was done a little earlier than expected despite it being the prime wedding month of July. The price was reasonable for a high quality Los Gatos place. She does get busy and the shop is small, but quality is worth waiting for.

Amazing service! I had last minute alterations that needed to be done to a bridesmaids dress. The owner stayed late and made sure the fit was perfect!

I called Linh on a Wednesday, to ask about a dress that would be delivered on my door step on Thursday, that would need alterations by Friday, for a wedding on Saturday. This woman has her sh*t together! She got right back to me, gave me her cell phone number in case I needed to reach her when she was not at the shop, and turned my dress alteration around in less than 24 hours. Holy cow!
In addition to being available and working to meet my insane deadline, Linh did a beautiful job on the hem, and everything worked out perfectly.
Highly recommend!

Bar none simply the best! Linh can do anything from taking in, to letting out, to completely restyling. For working on important and delicate items there is no where else I would go.

Linh is incredible and awesome with lace… my wedding dress came in 2.5 sizes too big for me and while my first fitting was super dramatic because I hated what I saw in the mirror, I had complete faith in her and all her pinning (and knowledge!) and by the end of the experience I had everything I imagined the dress would be… She is so cute and works so hard… would 100% recommend for lace wedding gowns (which are difficult to alter!).
Note: it was expensive in total ($ 450 I believe), but my dress required a TON of altering and it was worth every penny. She also made a new silk belt for me because the ribbon on the one I ordered was too short (removed the appliqué and applied to a new ribbon).

Top notch service! I am a personal stylist and small business owner. I was working with a bride and during her final fitting (4 days before her wedding) her zipper broke. I immediately called Linh and informed her of the problem. Within two days the dress had a brand new sturdy zipper and all was well. THANK YOU Linh!

Wow!!! Linh is a professional, sweet genius! She altered my wedding dress in one day and even added cap sleeves! Can’t say enough about how thankful I am to have been referred to her after the previous seamstress ruined my other dress the week of the wedding. Thanks Linh!!!

I brought in a dress to be altered and hemmed. Based on previous Unilocal reviews it looked promising. Linh and I went over the instructions several times to be clear about what I wanted. When I anxiously picked up my dress not only was it not altered in all the areas we’d discussed but the hem was almost two inches shorter than we agreed on! This was a $ 400 dress from Saks and I’m very upset. She may be able to handle hemming jeans but don’t take your high end clothing for alterations here. I’ve tried perfectly fit and the lady there seems to do a more accurate job and doesn’t over promise what she can’t deliver. The only problem is she has lengthy time lines to get jobs completed. If anyone knows of a better alterations shop in the area please « Unilocal» and good luck.

I drove from Santa Cruz to Los Gatos to use Sumi’s service – and it was well worth it. I called her for a price estimate on repairing a hole along the bottom seam of a sweater. She said it would probably be $ 10 to $ 12.
When I got there, she confirmed the price as $ 10 to $ 12. She said that the job would not be perfect but that the repair would be good, hardly noticeable. I explained that I’d come from Santa Cruz and that if she could do it while I waited, it was worth extra to me. I meant that I’d be willing to pay upwards of $ 25. She said she would have it done in 20 minutes. She did, it was as she described (not perfect but perfectly fine), and she charged $ 12.
Now, if only she’d move to Santa Cruz!

Linh is great and this is the only place I take my clothes for alterations. I am barely 5 feet so almost all my jeans have to be hemmed. A lot of dresses I get have too deep a v opening. Sometimes I have to have her alter my tank tops too since they are too loose around the chest. These are subtle changes that need to be made and done right. I even had fix a little thread that was sticking out from a sweater that could have been a big problem if it were left as is. I think she is fairly priced for being in Los Gatos and her workmanship.

Linh is fantastic! All of the work she has done for me, be it basic hemming or tailoring blazers, has been fantastic. She has a great eye and knows exactly what to do to create the perfect fit that I’m looking for. She is a little on the expensive side, but it’s worth it!

It is a small shop but they do fantastic work. From hemming jeans to shortening a wedding dress with elaborate design at the bottom — you would like the results. After constantly switching tailors, I have stayed with Sumi’s for several years now. Never had a problem.

SUMI SAVED THE DAY!
My sister recently got married and the week before the wedding we were having a dress nightmare! The store she bought the dress from assured her she could have it altered just the way she wanted it, so to order a size that was about four sizes too big. Anyway, we got the dress, the store’s tailor had the dress for a month to make the adjustments. When she tried the dress on, it was still way too big and the seamstress didn’t make any of the changes on the dress that my sister originally asked for.
Amidst tears and panic, my sister decided to take the dress to Sumi, with the hope that maybe she could work her magic. Sumi didn’t flinch. She started pinning my sister up in all the right places and told us to come back in a week (two days before the wedding!)
Needless to say, the dress was PERFECT and just what my sister had in mind when she originally purchased the dress. Sumi also took a dress that I got off the rack at Macy’s and turned it from and Okay garment into a one-​of-​a-​kind dress that I was complimented on numerous times during my sister’s wedding.
GO TO SUMI!!! We will never go to anyone else!

Sumi’s is the best for all my and my children’s tailoring needs. I’m not a fan of sewing patches on girl and boy scout uniforms, so Lynn really saves my bacon!

Pros:
Two button up shirts nicely tailored with a super fast two day turn around.
Linh is extremely friendly; you’ll leave with a smile. But be sure to be very explicit to exactly what you want done.
I personally like the extremely tight quarters.
Perfect location in the center of downtown Los Gatos.
Cons:
A bit on the expensive side. Around $ 45 for 2 long sleeve shirts.

I think Linh is great at what she does. She listens very well to what you are asking for.
Even though her prices aren’t the cheapest, I have yet to be disappointed in the results. I take everything of mine to her now because I trust the work that she does.