Lil Dave’s Tailoring

First off let me say that the work done by Lil Dave’s was of the upmost quality. I brought a blazer into to get the sleeves taken out a few weeks ago and they did a great job.
My only concerns with them is that they wanted to make we wait 3 weeks for a simple sleeve let out which I thought was too long. They moved it down to 2 weeks after I talked to them.
The price was also a bit much. $ 33 for a simple sleeve let out seemed pretty steep, but the work was good so I didn’t complain too much.
I’ll take other items to them, but not if it’s a simple fix like a sleeve let out or if I need something on a shorter timeframe.

Not just for women!
They have done all of my alterations since I have been in New Orleans, and have never disappointed. Jeans, slacks and even suit alterations.
Most impressively, they completely altered a sports coat I purchased that was too large. Multiple alterations to the coat in a single stage turned out perfect!
Would recommend for any alteration.

The service, quality of work, and even the price at Lil Dave’s are wonderful. That is hard to find in New Orleans. I had several items altered and this will now be my regular tailor.

Wonderful. They’ve been incredibly helpful every time I’ve gone there. My items have always had about a week turnaround and have been ready when they said they would be. Great work and fair prices.

Great people to work with. Pinning and pick up took no time at all. I dropped off a bridesmaid dress and it was ready when I asked it to be. Granted, I dropped it off three weeks before the wedding and it was ready THE week of the wedding. I understand I took a risk, but they followed through!

I had such a wonderful experience with Lil Dave’s Tailoring.
I chose to come here based on the stellar Unilocal reviews. I brought in 3 dresses for alterations. The first dress, I needed to have a sleeve removed (it was one of those one-​shoulder dresses, but the one shoulder was a full sleeve and i just hated it), the second dress needed a zipper put in and it taken in, and the third dress I just needed taken in at the waist.
The ladies who work there are so kind and basically read my mind. The could see the problems with the fit before I pointed them out. I couldn’t be more happy with the work that was done. Both of the dresses that I needed fitted, mould to my body perfectly and the sleeve was removed so flawlessly you would have never known there was an awkward sleeve there before.
I was not on any kind of time crunch, so I let them take their time with the dresses. It is true that you get what you pay for. While not exactly inexpensive, considering the high quality work, i would pay more.
I will definitely be returning here for all of my alteration needs.

Super disappointed. I gave them two weeks for a simple alteration, and they refused me, said they needed nearly a month!

Hard to find an honest tailor with fair prices but this Oak Street spot definitely delivered! My wife needed a dress hemmed for a wedding in a short amount of time so we brought it here. The tailors were very courteous and very helpful as they made sure everything was exactly what she wanted. I was very pleased with their service as was my wife. Great place and fair pricing!

Went to get 2 dresses tailored — 1 shortened and 1 taken in. The one being taken in had 2 different styles of lace and was made of a tricky material. The 2 ladies working were very friendly, especially the one pinning. They told me they would be ready in 2 weeks. They didn’t call when it was ready; I had to call myself and check in with them, but it was quickly forgotten when I picked up my pieces. Beautiful work! You couldn’t even tell they had been tailored, and I was so impressed with the lacy dress. I will be back. They are a little pricy, but totally worth the money.

Lil Dave’s is my go-​to tailor. They always do a great job and are very friendly. I’ve deducted a star because the turnaround is a little slow, and it’s more expensive than I would like, but they’re just so darn nice I love them anyway.

This place is my go-​to for tailoring. Every time I bring in pants or jeans they give me plenty of time to decide what length I’d like them tailored to. Additionally, as a petite woman with a bigger bust, I take many dresses and blouses to them for darting work in the waist, and the finished product is always impeccable. Although jobs typically take 2 weeks for turnaround, I had a rush alteration job for a Mardi Gras ball gown and they quoted me a very fair price.
Also, I love the women who work here. Great customer service.

After dropping a bunch of weight (yay!) all my favorite clothes were too big (boo!). As much fun as buying new things is, I just wasn’t willing to part with my entire wardrobe. I’ve had two big batches of clothes taken in at Lil Dave’s and I’m consistently impressed with the fact that everything I get back fits perfectly. The two week turnaround is more than reasonable, and the price is a great deal for the quality of work. I’ve had some pretty complex alterations done and I’m very happy with the results.

Second review just to say that I still use them, they are still great, and they are always nice. Hard to find a place like this.

Great service. They were willing to accommodate a last minute alteration (needed hem taken in) of a bridesmaid gown that I received less than a week before the wedding. They did a wonderful job on tricky fabric for a very reasonable «rush» price. Highly recommended. I’m glad I listened to fellow Unilocalers.

I went to Lil Dave’s after reading all the positive reviews on Unilocal.Now I have to add my own.
I was in a wedding in October and needed my bridesmaid dress altered extensively (I am very short and chesty which makes these processes awful). I had two bridesmaid dresses that I was trying to decide on so I brought both of them with me to see what they could do with the alterations to make me look my best. Well did they ever! They spent a great amount of time examining and pinning both dresses, giving me their opinions on which was the best. I felt so taken care of! Then the price they charged for the alterations was amazing! I was shocked on how reasonable it was. The dress came out fabulous and fit me like a glove! I received so many compliments at the wedding! Since then I have brought two pairs of pants that were also done perfectly. They are definitely my go to tailors!

I have been pleased, again and again, with this tailoring place. I usually buy middle-​end brand-​name clothes on sale (from Anthropologie shirts to Diane Von Furstenburg dresses to Banana Republic pants to Kate Spade A-​line skirts, you get the idea) and get them altered to fit. Lil’ Dave’s has always been reasonably priced (it’s on a case-​by-​case basis, but most recently I got five pairs of pants altered for $ 80), and they do impeccable work. I’ve gotten clothes altered at coughcoughcoughThimbelina’scoughcough and they have always been taken in just a bit too much and are just snug enough to be annoying. Not so at Lil’ Dave’s, which has become my go-​to tailor over the years. The seamstresses are extremely nice and very patient… even when you have five pairs of pants that all droop sadly at the derrière in the same exact way. Best in the city, at least from my experience.

This is my go-​to spot for any alterations! I’ve had a variety of clothing altered here such as a bridesmaid gown, jean hems, jackets and dresses and everything has been done exactly as requested, regardless of the work. The prices are very reasonable and they do offer express turnaround for a slight increase in price. The staff is wonderful and very patient… which means a lot especially when you are asking a tailor to essentially take a large-​sized jacket down to a medium!

Nothing special, functional tailoring — but insanely expensive considering the location in a cheap part of a cheap town. They charged me $ 15 just to hem a pair of pants (a job my tailor in New York does for $ 4) and claimed to be unable to alter the waist because the pants were pleated (wtf? it’s a simple job).

I brought in an ill-​fitting bride’s maids dress which I needed altered in a hurry, and I was very pleased with the results. It took very little time for her to pin the dress and make a plan that I was pleased with. She was able to get the dress back to me a day earlier than promised and when the lining was still a little too tight, she fixed it right away for me. The price of $ 60 was not inexpensive but I thought it was fair as she had to remove and reattach the side zipper in order to take in the dress, and she did a beautiful job.

Do not go here if you want to get a fair price for something. I attempted to have a piece of clothing altered and I requested an estimate. I told the woman that I would consider it. I eventually decided to take her up on the offer and I returned to have the clothing altered. She quoted me a new, higher price. I asked why the price had changed and she claimed that she «must have thought that the part she needed was in the back, but it isn’t.» She told me if I could bring her the part, then she would do it for the original quoted price. Let’s just say that it didn’t make any sense because she didn’t check for the part either time, so how could she use that excuse? It sounds like a lie to me; moreover, even if she did give me the incorrect price initially, then why wouldn’t she want to oblige me, as a potential customer? I do not recommend this dishonest place.