Monrovia Tailoring

Bad service… brought in a pair of pants for tailoring to switch out buttons. The ticket says it’d be ready in Tuesday, I went in on Tuesday and it wasn’t ready, I went in again on Saturday and she forgot to fix the buttons. I said this is not nice as I had to get out of work early to come pick it up and her response was «I work too»…speechless…I would now have to go in for the 3^rd time for the same pair of pants… hope it’ll be ready

So I just had to eat a fantastic little taco while driving and of course spilled on my dress shirt a few hours before an important meeting. In a panic could this little shop with a perfectly friendly Russian woman saying she would do her best to get the stains out. A few minutes later, poof… good as new. $ 2 and back on the road feeling not as grumpy about the traffic.
She made my day, thank you!

I took a full-​length, black and white Ralph Lauren jersey dress here last weekend to be hemmed 5″ and to have the 14″ slit stitched up along the side. The tailor, Yeran, was nice enough, however once she pinned my dress I asked her how much it would be, and she quoted $ 70. I understand that this dress had a lining and had black and white color-​blocking, but $ 70 for a hem and stitching-​up a slit on a jersey dress???
I immediately apologized, and said that I could not afford to spend $ 70 on this alteration and that I would need to take it somewhere within my budget. She initially agreed to let me leave, but then backtracked and asked me how much I felt comfortable paying. I said that I originally expected a quote of $ 25-​$ 35 based on my previous experiences with tailors, and so she agreed to charge me $ 35, saying that she wanted to help me out, although her demeanor made me feel uncomfortable. She acted like she was getting taken advantage of by ME and was «taking the high road» by doing me a «massive favor.» I continued to try to leave but she insisted.
It was awkward.
I left the dress with her and immediately called five other places in Monrovia & Arcadia and talked to other tailors. They all said that the alterations I described would run between $ 20 – 35, and they all agreed that this woman’s original quote was outrageously inflated.
When I picked up the dress, she brought up the price AGAIN, mentioning that she knows her original quote of $ 70 was reasonable and that «only tailors who have no work» would charge less. I found this so tacky and uncomfortable…
But I kept telling myself «This will all be worth it to have a perfectly-​tailored dress,» but sadly, her work was mediocre. The lining peeps through the front and is uneven (I’ll post pictures) so I need to spend more money to have someone fix it.
On top of all of this the store is messy, disorganized, and I found it rude that the tailor spent time talking to her husband and her friend that popped in in another language while she was assisting me.
Stay far, far away.

I brought my «mother of the groom» dress to Monrovia Tailoring for shortening, and I could not have been more pleased with the service and the result. The owner finished the work in the same day, even though I hadn’t requested a rush. The quality was better that the original hem and the length is perfect. The cost was a little higher than I expected — $ 40 to hem a formal dress — but fine since the job was done perfectly! The storefront is tiny, cluttered and disorganized, but the service is warm and friendly.

The owner of this shop does phenomenal work. I understand she is able to hem jeans that have a ragged edge so that they still have the ragged edged. I have been going there to have my clothes altered since I lost a lot of weight. It is easier to alter pants for $ 5-​$ 10 than buy a whole new pair!
I am usually able to find parking right in front of her shop and she is just so sweet!

A modest store front, a modest promise to finish on time, and pet names like ‘Sweetie’ to sound sincere are a lure to leave your goods in bad hands!
My sister trusted the lady with her dress alterations and so in turn, I figured I would trust her with my dry cleaning. I visited from out of state and confirmed with her that my clothes would be available before I left. She assured me and told me not to worry about it.
On the day of pick up, she handed me my clothes. I noticed that I was missing a piece… She looked through her racks and nothing. NOTHING! Why were the items separated and why had she not known?! She did not want to drop it off at my sister’s house and did not give me any relief for the inconvenience. My sister had a more painful experience as she yelled at her through the phone while trying to deliver it.
My clothes had an odd odor to them when I got them back. :(
Stay away from here. There are a myriad of cleaner/​alterations places and I bet they’re pricing is reasonable for their service. And I bet, they won’t yell at you or lose your stuff.

She is an okay tailor I’ve gone to her before for tailoring but when I took my sister here to get dry cleaning done it was the worst experience ever. My sister is from out of state visiting and this owner tells her I will have it for sure by the set date. Next thing we show up for pick up & she tells us oh 1 of the items didn’t make it with the rest you have to come back. Very rude unhelpful. An I realized she charged a crazy amount for 2 slack pants it was $ 25 and didn’t even try to reduce the price for her error & the clothes came back with a weird smell. I don’t ever recommend this place once you see her bad side she just acts very unprofessional and no customer service.

This shop is a small establishment in the heart of Monrovia. Almost 2 years ago, I walked in here a nervous wreck. I had a wedding to go to and only brought one dress to wear. While i was at my mom’s getting dressed, the zipper broke. I had heard that there is a very nice lady who does alterations on Myrtle but NEVER did i expect to be treated like family when i walked through those doors. She was so caring and she took my dress and the zipper was a difficult one but she fixed it and only charged me 5 $. Best of all, she reassured me that I would have the dress fixed asap. She is truly an alteration expert. I remembered to write this review now because a zipper on another one of my dresses recently broke so I will be paying the lovely Ms. Yeran a visit this week. I have not used her dry cleaning services but in terms of alterations, she is fair, honest, and skilled. Every other cleaner’s that i called that day said for same day service it would be an extra charge and some quoted me up to 35 $. I will definitely return to Yeran for my alteration needs from this point on. Thank you!!!

I used to love this place and the lady that owns/​operates it, and I’ve recommended it to many people. And although I might still go to her for alterations because she’s very good at that, I won’t take my cleaning there anymore — this after 7 years of using her. The reason is because the pricing is inconsistent and I feel that she’s taken advantage of me more than once. Cleaning a sundress should not cost $ 12 and be referred to as a «gown». When I brought this to her attention, she said she rung it up as a gown because the garment was heavy. It’s a sleeveless light-​weight rayon $ 40 sundress… it’s not heavy. When I pointed that out, she laughed and said, «I don’t know» and then charged me $ 9 instead. I’m positive in the past she did not charge me that much to clean a sundress, but twice now she’s tried to pull this «gown» pricing on me. And her prices for items other than mens dress shirts seem to vary all the time even if she doesn’t ring it up as a more expensive item than what it really is. I don’t like being gouged and it could be avoided if there was a pricing structure displayed on the wall. Then I would feel more confident she’s abiding by a shared price plan rather than making it up on the fly by ringing it up as a gown (or some higher ticket item) in order to get more money out of me.

Yeran is simply wonderful and her work impeccable.
I bought a blazer and the sleeves were a little big on me so I took it to her and she did a magnificent job. You wouldn’t even know I had the blazer altered.
I also got a dress delivered that was accidentally two sizes smaller that I had to wear the next day. I took it in a frenzy hoping she wouldn’t turn me away due to such short notice. She was exceptionally nice, she had me try it on so she could note the problem areas. Then she went ahead and made suggestions on what she thought should be altered for a perfect fit. From the way she explained it in detail and precision it made me confident in her and I felt she knew what she was doing. She made all the adjustments and alterations and I was able to pick up the dress the next day just in time for the event I needed it for.
She is very professional and really goes out of her way to ensure her customers are fully satisfied. She told me she had to take my dress home that night to finish it. That is great customer service and passion/​commitment to what she does as well as her customers.
I highly recommend her to everyone.

She is amazing. I needed a suit tailored the same day on New Years Eve and she was able to pull it off. Great work and great prices.

Had a bridesmaid dress altered here. The shop is small and primarily functions as a dry cleaner, however the lady that runs the shop, Yeran, is wonderful. She is a perfectionist which made me feel like could trust her with my dress.
My dress had a tulip skirt with pockets. My problem was that the skirt was a little too loose, or maybe I should say the bottom half of my body isn’t curvy enough to fill out the hip and seat area. Before any alterations were done, Yeran had me try on the dress and she made a couple of strategy suggestions to try out. Her first suggestion was to take in the skirt at the bark darting so she made a few stitches without any cuts and pressed the skirt so that it would fit the way it should after her alteration. I didn’t want to go with that suggestion just because I didn’t want to the dress to look too differently for the other bridesmaids. So then she pulled out the stitch and we tried the second suggestion which was to take the skirt in at the side seam which was a little tricky because of the pockets. She marked it, pinned it and told me to come back to pick it up in about week. When I returned, she had me try the dress on again and although she did a great job, there was a slight dip in the side seam right where the pocket met her alteration. She was not happy and therefor had me remove the dress so she could fix it. As soon as I took off the dress, she started fixing it right then and there. I was in a bit of a hurry so I told her I’d be back in a couple of days. When I returned 2 days later, I tried it on again, and the skirt looked perfect! Before I left the shop, she even pressed the whole dress for me.
I realize that the alterations I needed were not easy, it was detailed work, and she did a fabulous job. She works with you and talked to you about what she thinks should be done before doing it. She also works with you on your time frame. The prices are reasonable, the service is friendly, honest and tailored to your needs (pun intended). I would come back again!

I went back to have some more tailoring done — mostly taking in waistbands on skirts and pants. Again, all the work was done in a week and it fits *perfectly*! The prices are also very reasonable, and the friendly service means I’ll definitely be coming again. Thank you!