Al’s Tailoring

I took a dress there to be hemmed and a few gems put back on the dress, he did a great job, the dress fit perfectly and the length was exactly what I wanted. I find that a lot of time you take items to be shortened and they take them in too much. It was exactly where he made the line, it was done in the perfect span of time.

Quality takes time, and Al’s is the best quality tailoring you will find anywhere.
I have brought Al 4 suits I bought new and skipped whoever the store had to do the tailoring, and he was able to fix a terrible tailoring job done by a major suit store.
He also did an amazing job removing the pleats from a pair of suit pants I had on a suit for a wedding but all the groomsmen were doing flat front pants, not pleated so I had to get it done to match them all. Got the suit to him 4 weeks before the wedding and picked it up a week ahead of time.
I would never go anywhere else.

I first got to know Al when I took my father’s suits to be re-​tailored for me. He immediately loved the work and fabrics (the suits were made-​to-​measure by British tailors, every stitch by hand) and showed me all the fine details. Then, with just a few magic chalk marks, made them seem tailored for me. Impeccable work, top quality at last century’s prices. An old style Italian gentleman, with a true neighborhood store.

Great quality! Great price! Hometown feel.
The ladies at Al’s were wonderful. I brought in a Lilly Pulitzer maxi dress I absolutely adore! (Of which I paid way to much for but couldn’t live without) but the dress was almost 8 – 10 inches too long. I was worried about hemming it for fear that it would then be too short to wear wth heels and too long to wear with sandals but the ladies were amazing. I brought in an average pair of heels and she hemmed to the middle of the heel and then added an inch for length to be safe. The dress came out perfect! I can wear with sandals, flip-​flops, or 2−3″ heels. Can’t give enough praise. Will be a return customer!

Very disappointed — $ 30/​shirt with no arm adjustment only body and left the shirts long even though I told him to bring them up a ½″

I came in around 3:45 needing patches sewn on a uniform for this evening. Without hesitation I was helped right away and he even pressed my shirt for me! It was all done in 15 minutes. Best customer service I have seen in a long time! Plus the shop reminded me of the tailor I went to as a kid!

Al was recommended to me by my aunt and uncle, they love his work! My son was given a tux that was too big and Al was hesitant because it was really a well made suit, he didn’t want to ruin it but he worked wonders! The tux was perfect! I also brought In My daughter’s dress and need it by Thanksgiving which is next week and they promise it would be done before that! Al and his wife were very kind, I would never be hesitant about bring anything to them!

I live down the road from Al and have had a dozen or so suits tailored as well as many pants hemmed, this guy is the best there is. His prices are not that cheap but you pay for great work, try getting a proper suit tailored at your dry cleaners or Mens Warehouse, good luck! I almost don’t want to recommend because I want to keep him to myself, but he’s the best. typically it takes 1 week, if I have a lot to get done than its 2 weeks but I don’t know what these people are talking about 3 weeks, I’ve been going there for years and never had that long to wait, even at the beginning. Bad reviews here just don’t know what proper work is and how much it costs, good riddens, go to zoots next time! :)

I have been to Al’s three times over the last 6 months and Al has disappointed me each time.
The first time I brought jeans in to be hemmed. Easy enough, right? I was a little surprised he needed a week to do it, but it was no big deal. I picked the jeans up a week later, went home to put them on and was shocked that I couldn’t even get my foot through the cuff opening. I brought them back the next day and learned that somehow Al assumed I wanted the legs tapered. Al took my perfectly good straight leg jeans and turned them into hipster skinny jeans. He needed another week to fix them and was apologetic about the mistake, so I figured it was a fluke. Strike one.
My second visit I brought him a suit I needed for an event 6 days away. I told him I needed it in 6 days. Six days. No problem at all, he said. Plenty of time. Six days later, I left work early to get the suit before he closed. After shuffling around in the back for a while, he came out to tell me the suit wasn’t finished. In fact, he hadn’t even started working it. He told me to come back in a few days, but I reminded him that I needed the suit for early the next morning. He asked me to come pick it up very early the next morning and I agreed. He called me about 20 minutes later as I was walking through my front door to tell me the suit was done and I had to come pick it up now because he wanted to go home. He apologized profusely and charged me full price. Strike two.
Most recently, I brought Al a suit, a tuxedo, and a pair of jeans. Again, he was about to close by the time I got there to pick up, so I took the items and went home to try them on. It didn’t take long to notice that the pant legs on the suit and tux were uneven. One leg was almost an inch shorter than the other and not hemmed in a straight line. The other pair of pants wasn’t as bad but had the same issues. I am not in the business, but it is reasonable to assume this is a tailor’s bread and butter. It doesn’t get much more straightforward than a no-​cuff hem. I called and left a message that I needed to bring the suits back. How could I let this happen again? I paid him $ 100 to mess up the hem job on a $ 1,500 suit and an $ 800 tuxedo. His hours are hard to make during the week (and he seems to close down early some days), his shop is cash only, and out of 5 items I brought him only 1 was done correctly the first time. Strike three.
The more I thought about this, the more I realized I needed a new tailor. Sorry Al, I will not be returning and can’t recommend your services.
On the plus side, Al and his wife are very nice and Al used to be a tailor for Burberry.

Al did a wonderful job hemming my mom’s suit skirt. It was done on time and super affordable. Highly recommend!

Every man needs a great tailor — Al’s mine. Classic, no-​fuss, get it done right the first time. I’ve tried a number of tailors over the years, and he’s up there with all of them — and, has great prices. Extra points for keeping a box of candy under the counter for my kids (so, they look forward to dad’s visits to get his suits, err, «let out just a little»). I won’t be going anywhere else, ever, unless I move out of state.

I’ve had two suits altered here, and am thrilled to have found a good tailor in Newton. And a really nice guy too.

What a nice guy and an excellent tailor. Reasonable prices too. When you find a place like this you don’t go anywhere else. Al will be my tailor until I die or move out of state.

Why would you take your ill fitting pants anywhere else besides an old school Italian tailor and his wife who’ve been doing this stuff since WWII? Plus, Al’s prices are good and he’s quick. Love.

I just picked up my sweaters yesterday that needed new zippers and when I’d tried on my sweater which is about 20 years old (old school baby), Al had not only gave me a new zipper but he patched up my little holes I had on the sweater. He also cleaned my sweaters for me. Extra services that were included in the price. What not to love? He also had hemmed my jeans for $ 10 each and it came out perfect. Why do some people complain about the long waiting period? Your stuff is not the only one in there.

I had never been here before but I figured I would give it a shot! I brought in 2 pairs of work pants that needed the hem’s reinforced and a pair of jeans that I needed hemmed an inch. Al is a super friendly nice old man. His pricing was fair and when I got my pants back he had pressed them for me. My only complaint is that the turn around is kind of slow but the quality of the job made it worth it :)

Accomodating and affordable! Glad to have found this little gem in Watertown.

Al’s delivers great work in a timely fashion. I know about this place because my mom has been coming here for a while. Recently I had a blazer altered here and they did such an amazing job. I’m petite, and after he was done it was really flattering and you couldn’t tell he had shortened the sleeves. Plus the prices can’t be beat! I don’t think I’ll be going anywhere else.
Side story: Al and my mom chat about how weird America is, which is kind of adorable. They were talking about how everyone works late, and then goes home to microwave their dinner and eat in front of the TV. (In Italy and Taiwan you go to the market every day and then relax outside in the evening).

Al has been a tailor for many years and I rely on him to understand the cut of clothing and how to hem. I have had the opposite experience than the previous reviewer — he looks at the hem and gets it right where it belongs — one does have to pay attention to the shoes being worn to get it right.
Also, the lady in the back helping with the tailoring has been there for a while and does skilled work. Turn around time is usually a week.

at first i thought to myself this guy was the right guy for a hem, 10 bucks, old school Italian like gepetto and he even had what i thought was his mom chained up in the back doing alterations, however, now that i am sitting here with the draft hitting my ankles i have realized he hemmed my pants to short!!!
come to think of it, i think hes done this with several pairs! dammit!
what was even worse is that it took him 3 weeks to to a hem, unworthy of any Unilocal recommendations.
that is all.