Nb Tailoring And Alterations

I worked with Nancy to create a Western and Vietnamese Ao Dai fusion-​style wedding dress. The concept was very important to me for my big day, I had a very clear idea of what I wanted, and I was very happy with how it turned out.
After talking to Nancy about my ideas, she sketched out a dress and made suggestions as far as the cut, length, and fabric. I purchased my own fabric elsewhere and brought it to Nancy to work with. She sewed it just a bit smaller than my original measurements to keep me on track for my wedding weight-​loss plan (thanks!). She also gave recommendations of how to make me look my best, including sewing in cups to give me a little more «oompf» in my bust, and ideal height for heels.
After a few weeks, two fittings, and a couple of adjustments later, I had my final dress. I had SO many compliments and I felt incredibly beautiful on my special day. It was such an easy process, saved me money, and I received a dress that was very me. Nancy is also very friendly, helpful, fair and works quickly.
I’d highly recommend an affordable custom-​made dress from Nancy over an over-​priced, cookie cutter dress from you-​know-​where.

Amazing outcome! I came in today with a fitted dress shirt that was snug. She quickly assessed the situation and found two seams to unstitch to give me some more room. Within minutes the shirt fit perfectly. Can’t beat that service for $ 5!

Chi Nancy is very sweet and quick to respond via both email and telephone. Super easy to communicate with since she is fluent in English and Vietnamese. She really wants to make sure the ao dai’s she creates are going to fit you perfectly. The end result was great. She was flexible with using the white lace fabric I bought from Joanne’s and made both the white lace and blue ao dai’s as seen in the photos (hat and yellow outer jacket obtained elsewhere) but Nancy can offer those as well. Thank you so much!

Orange dress Nancy alter was uneven front was shorter then back when tried it on, wanted the dress to be evenly long from the back to the front same length on the bottom not different.

Nancy is awesome. She knows her stuff!
I first found Nancy after scouring Unilocal for a good seamstress for my wedding dress. I fell in love with an expensive Oscar de la Renta wedding dress, so I decided to give one of knock-​off dress companies from Singapore a shot. I went to Nancy before placing my order so she could take my measurements. She gave me a measurement the company didn’t ask for, but I believe it helped a lot! The dress arrived and I only needed minimal adjustments!
My dress had a ton of detail, and Nancy was able to do it without any issue. She was also super helpful when I realized I wanted to make a veil.
My wedding was this past weekend, and everything came together better than I expected. I highly recommend Nancy for any sort of tailoring/​alterations. She knows what she is talking about, and she’ll steer you in the right direction.
Thank you again, Nancy!

I have been to Nb tailoring and alterations several times in the past. Her prices are high, but she does good work.
Her customer service as a small business owner is not acceptable.
My story:
I dropped off 2 pairs of pants on my last visit. She told me to return the following Saturday. I asked if she could maybe have them ready by Thursday, as I would be leaving town the next Sunday. She said no, Saturday was the day. Which was fine, I was happy to cross town to get good work, even if it means fighting the crazy North Beach traffic.
I returned on Saturday, and she told me the pants were not ready, ‘you will need to come back the next week’.
No apologies. Just told that she had other important projects that kept her too busy, and that i would need to come back the following week.
I returned, and was treated with the same service, and charged full price. $ 65 for her services.
In my mind, she should have recognized that her clients time is valuable, offering a discount as a apology of her not meeting her timeline should have been put up. If you cannot meet your obligations, call your clients and let them know before they spend their time to only be disappointed. Small businesses struggle in today’s market, and good customer service is what separates the mediocre from great. Set expectations, meet them or be prepared to compensate.
I’m sorry NB alterations. You’ve lost my business, and unless you change the way you manage your projects, I won’t be the last.

Short version: Nancy is awesome! Highly recommended!
Long version: Nancy did an outstanding job on the cheongsam and three bridesmaid’s dresses for my wedding. I’m a 5’10″ white woman, so when my Chinese fiancé asked me to wear a cheongsam for the reception, I knew I would need to have it custom made. She did an outstanding job on the dress – she even predicted (accurately!) which fabric my now-​husband would want the dress made out of. The dress is gorgeous, was well-​made, ready on time, and fits like a glove. But I’m almost more impressed with how she handled the bridesmaid’s dresses. Those were a challenge because the dress we loved in a regular bridal salon turned out to be discontinued. Nancy to the rescue. She got one look at a picture of the dress we wanted, and confidently said, «I can make that.» Then she proved it by creating 3 versions of the bridesmaid’s dress from that picture, customized to 3 very different ladies, on a very short schedule. Everybody looked and felt fabulous, including the bridesmaid who gave birth 4 months before the wedding, and the matron of honor, who was recovering from a major illness that had caused her to gain a lot of weight (30 pounds). As the weight came off, Nancy smoothly accommodated their body shape changes, including altering one of the dresses the day before the wedding. I had a lot of stressors before the wedding, but once Nancy was involved, the dresses weren’t one of them. Excellent!

Nancy made my Ao Dai and I have had many made in the past. She made it so beautiful and form fitting. Love this shop!

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Nancy to create my dream wedding dress! I brought in a sketch, inspiration photos and my pre-​chosen fabric (a drape-​y silk floral print), and Nancy immediately grasped the look and vibe I was going for. I opted to first make a muslin version of the dress to ensure the design was right, but that was unnecessary: the muslin version fit like a glove and we ended-​up working-​out the sleeve and collar details in the final version of the dress since silk behaves much differently than cotton. I had two additional fittings in the final version of the dress. Nancy was perfectly prepared for each fitting and I brought various friends to help weigh-​in on the direction of the sleeves and collar. I could not have been happier with the end result! I love my dress and so did everyone else that has seen it. It was amazing to feel so good on my wedding day and love every photo taken on that day. A HUGE thank you to Nancy for making the perfect dress!

Nancy, the owner of Pink Blossom boutique and Nb Tailoring, is a highly-​skilled tailor and designer. I would recommend her to anyone. I came to Nancy to have her make my wedding dress and Vietnamese ao dai.
I had purchased extremely delicate silk crêpe fabric with beading with the hope that it could be used for both my wedding dress and ao dai. I had been turned away by 4 other tailors who said the fabric was too fragile. Nancy was confident she could work with the fabric and was very skilled in helping me design both the ao dai and western-​style wedding dress. She also made a veil that coordinated perfectly. I was 100% happy with the result and could not have felt more beautiful on my wedding day.

Nancy, who is the fabulous designer and owner of this wonderful boutique shop, was accommodating and flexible with my sisters’ and my work schedule!
She has a great eye on customizing what you want and produces it in a timely manner!
We needed bridesmaid dresses for a Chinese banquet and the theme was regal purple! Nancy aced it with the lacy design as well as still keeping it traditional with the Chinese style! I loved it and the fit was perfect!
My eldest seestar was the one who needed her fair wedding dress and we collaborated over time, looked over options and ultimately decided on an ivory, silk fabric dress! My seestar looked beautiful in it and Nancy surely did the trick on customizing everything to her fit and needs!
I highly recommend this boutique shop! Nancy does wonders!

Nancy did a wonderful job on my wedding dress worn last month. I wished I had found her sooner because I got ripped off on a qipao that I had made in Oakland Chinatown and Nancy would have made it for less than half the price that I paid. I’m thrilled I found her for my wedding dress and she did a great job and was reasonably priced. I will be bringing my nicer clothes to her for future tailoring. She is very experienced, skilled, and also quite kind. I was so happy with her I brought her a pink orchid plant as a thank you. Thank you, Nancy!

The most professional women I have met in a long time. I cannot say enough about what a great job she does. Try her for yourself and you will not be disappointed.

Nancy is just great! And she can take on any challenge and work in short time notice! She really is one of the best and she has a great memory! She will remember you as you walk in! Just great customer service over all! Happy customer!

My wife and I decided to get married when gay marriage was still illegal in California. Thank you Prop 8. We wanted the ceremony, our friends and family, legal or not. We wanted our wedding to reflect us, and I had no interest in standard wedding dresses. Or white. I wanted a custom wedding gown.
I fell in love with a gorgeous red carpet gown, flowing in sunshine yellow. I wanted something like that. Nancy knew just how to do it. She made a quick few sketches, took my measurements and had me pick up fabric in the color I liked.
I chose gorgeous yellow silk from Britex and she began work right away.
The ban on gay marriage was lifted. Our friends and family were elated and I felt so lucky to be doing this our way.
We had our first fitting and Nancy was beyond accommodating to making major changes to the design. Ones that worked with my non-​Hollywood body.
At second fitting, the gown was perfect. Gorgeous. Comfortable.
I felt gorgeous on my wedding day and have Nancy to thank for it.

How do I love Nancy?
Let me count the ways…
I like how I brought her my original J. Crew wedding dress, and she was willing to make some changes that would have made the dress more interesting and suited to me.
BUT…
I LOVE how Nancy was actually able to take my limited amount of time (1 month) and actually make my wedding dress from scratch (my preference).
Here’s how it rolled out:
I was unhappy thinking I would ever find my dream dress. So I hemmed and hawed, hemmed and hawed… Time was running out, because I wasn’t finding The One I wanted in retail. I saw some patterns I liked, but everything I found ready to wear was… meh. When I spoke with seamstresses, they either wanted ton$$$ of money or needed several months to complete their work.
Weddings are such a racket, aren’t they? If you’re in the midst of wedding planning, I know you feel me.
Then Along Came Nancy.
I found her on Unilocal and decided to give her a try. I was so impressed by her «can do» attitude and reasonable price, that I actually decided to put it out there and ask her if she would consider making my dress anew.
Oh, and I had a month to go — even less, if you count the days I waited until the silk material I wanted went on sale at Britex. Nancy never even batted an eye when I told her I had a sale to wait for or dress shoes to arrive for our fittings. She totally works around my schedule.
Wow, what a positive, constructive, critical eye she had. We put aside my tired ass J. Crew dress and Nancy immediately began working on my new and improved wedding dress. So much fun to have her feedback, advice and positive support.
Did I mention her price was about half what other dressmakers prices were?
Yes! She rocks.
At first, as with any garment construction, it was scary to go to the initial fitting. So I had some reservations about my decision. But each fitting became clearer and closer to my original vision. My boyfriend said, «You are on air» when I left each fitting. I was really scared to have my dress made, especially given the time I had to work with. But Nancy made my da-​ream dress come together.
Each and every time I saw/​texted Nancy with questions or changes, she was happy to accommodate and if I was going in a weird direction with my style choices, she wasn’t afraid to advise me and we could explore other tailoring options.
It is 2 days before my wedding… and I’m going to her with one more tweak to my dress. Nancy is handling my dress (and the whole «bride» hopes that go with a girl’s wedding dress) with utmost professionalism, fun and kindness. She made me feel like I was her only client :-)
I have some reservations about giving her a review on Unilocal because I want to keep her a secret, but you can’t overlook somebody who has worked so beautifully and as skillfully as Nancy has.
To all my bride sistahs and those in need of garment construction, I say to you: visit Nancy. You’ll be so glad you did.

Nancy is so skilled! I had a custom cheongsam made and tailored my gown with her. My consignment wedding gown needed some adjusting in multiple areas and after working with Nancy, it fit perfectly. She has a great eye for what will work well and goes the extra step to make sure the dress is right. She even color coded the bustle ties underneath! The cheongsam was fabulous. This was really the show stopper. It ‘fit like a glove’ according to my bridesmaid and was just stunningly made. I told her my colors and she recommended a gorgeous fabric, knowing that it would look good in photos. She guides you through the whole process from steaming, comfort, and style. I was so nervous about how I would look or feel in the dress, but never doubted her professionalism or skill, which is exactly what you need in a vendor when planning a wedding.

Nancy is amazing. I just got married earlier this month, and had her design and make a customized ao dai made out of a cream lace. Let me tell you, EVERYONE at my wedding raved about how beautiful my dress was, asked who made it, how did I get the idea, etc.
The beauty of the dress is that I showed Nancy a picture once, and she was fully confident that she could design and sew it. I was a little nervous, knowing that was paying for a dress that I wouldn’t be able to try on beforehand. Also, it was hard to picture how it would turn out. Needless to say, I was so happy with the final result. There was nothing to worry about! It came out fantastic and I just had to make two trips: one to get my measurements and two, to get fitted and have it all ready that same day.
I also want to add that Nancy was available via phone or email if I had any follow up questions. She always reassured me that it would turn out great, and was open to any feedback and ideas I had regarding my ao dai.
I would trust her in a heartbeat to make any dress, ao dai or a «Westernized» wedding dress. I am so glad I went to her instead of buying a dress at David’s Bridal! :)

«Can you make a dress… bigger?» was one of the first things I asked Nancy.
She laughed and said «we’ll see». I came to her with a wedding dress that I bought online. It turns out you should measure yourself before buying things online, especially for important life events like getting married. Oops. Once I showed Nancy the dress and she inspected it for a bit, she seemed to have a good idea of what she could do with it. Then I tried on the dress to show her how it fit me. I expected that she’d get out some measuring tape to measure me, but she already knew exactly what needed to be done and didn’t bother measuring. Maybe that might set off alarm bells for someone else, but to me that demonstrated she was a master of her craft. She didn’t make any guarantees that the dress could be fixed, but I had complete confidence that she could do it.
My wedding was two weeks away and she called a week later to say the dress was ready. I picked it up the next day and It fit perfectly. Thanks for saving my wedding, Nancy!

I came to Nancy with a train wreck of a wedding dress 1 week before my wedding.
I bought my dress from a boutique in Virginia (DC Area)…and their sad excuse of a seamstress ruined it. RUINED IT. See my review of Jeanette’s Bridal for the full story. Long story short, my dress did not fit me properly and ALL of the work done on the dress was as if a one handed monkey got hold of a Singer, which my now husband says is an insult to monkeys. Sorry monkeys. So I tearfully took my destroyed dress to Nancy.
Nancy is a pro! Nancy did what she could to salvage my dress in 3 days and she did a wonderful job! She made the dress fit 100% better. I was completely comfortable the entire wedding. Her adjustments accentuated and enhanced my figure. She also offered great tips on how to give my dress the oomph it needed. In the end I was extremely happy with Nancy and I would recommend her to everyone.
You would think she would take advantage of my situation and overcharge me but she was very fair.
My sister and mother have since both gone to her for alterations and we love her!