A Better Fit

Fantastic. Prices are absolutely fair for the excellent tailoring provided. I would much rather pay a premium price and get exactly what I asked for than pay a low price and worry about whether a person is going to get it right. I especially like the work that she does altering jeans– her technique for hole-​patching is quite remarkable and has extended the life of a couple of my favorite jeans. Hemming is expertly done as well.

She was very nice and personable. However I brought in two pairs of jeans and she made both of them too short. I Can’t wear them now. Also expensive for jeans hemming.

Great service, quick turnaround

BJ did an excellent job; I am very happy with her work. I had a pillow case, a table runner and bathrugs to sew. She is very kind and professional. Highly recommended.

There’s nothing like a tailor who can think outside the box. It’s a rare and welcome surprise. I’ve had clothes altered all over the world and this is a good one.

BJ not only altered my wedding dress back in 2012 she actually worked with me to redesign a dress that didn’t fit me properly. She was absolutely fantastic and together we redesigned the dress to fit my needs. She fixed what could have been a «Wardrobe Malfunction» and my dress came out so beautiful everyone was asking where I found it. In the end when I got the bill, I looked up and said «Really, that’s all you’re charging us?». BJ has an eye for knowing how something should fit someone and She worked very hard to make sure it everything was «A Better Fit» for me.

What a great find! The owner, BJ, is very friendly as well as professional and experienced (28 years). She is able to handle a variety of tasks and her pricing quite reasonable.

BJ is fantastic. She altered my wedding dress, bridesmaid dress and a going-​out dress. Each time, I was told that the dresses I wore looked like they were «made just for me» because they fit so well. She goes out her way to make you look your best and knows just how to achieve the best look with minimal alterations. It’s a pleasure to work with such a talented seamstress. I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

My daughter is a petite young woman & needed alterations on several very expensive pieces. BJ did an awesome job fitting her. She is patient & thorough & is upfront about costs. She is a little expensive but you get what you pay for. The suits look like they were made specifically for her. I would highly recommend BJ for your alterations.

For what she charges, I feel that the work should not be substandard. I took a skirt to be repaired (new zipper, mend a few holes, etc) and had a dress hemmed. Not a formal dress, a regular one. I spent $ 105.00 and the dress is still too long and the spots that she «fixed» started coming undone after one wear. The zipper is already coming out of where she based stitched it in. I could have done all of this work myself, but I have an infant and it would have taken me a long time to have the space to do it, so I figured I’d treat myself by paying someone else to do it. I won’t be making that mistake again… especially, as someone else stated, her attitude is not that great. Ask if something can be done and expect to be told either no or that it will be hundreds of dollars. Thumbs down.

We made an appointment with BJ to alter two maid of honor dresses (one for rehearsal and one for the big day), a mother of the bride dress, and two suits for the dad of the bride, based on the Unilocal reviews. In all of my years (and there are quite a few), I’ve never met a tailor or seamstress who knows her stuff like BJ. She professionally and expertly gave us advice and guidance for the dress alterations. She knew the length for shortening to ensure our legs appeared longer and leaner, and tackled what seemed a complicated one shoulder alteration to make it work beautifully.
For the suits, custom-​made by another tailor, she declined to do any alterations as there were so many problems with them — jacket too large across shoulders and around torso, but too short in length. Pants ill-​fitting in the crotch and too long in the legs. She admitted that she could take them apart and work on them, but it wouldn’t be worth the money or time for us. She felt in the long run, we would not be satisfied. She suggested that the original tailor be contacted about replacements or money back. I loved her honesty and candor. Another tailor would have loved to take the money and let us live with the outcome.
BJ’s work was tremendous, and she completed the changes right on schedule. Our dresses fit perfectly and looked as if they were made for us. Can’t ask for much more than that.

Like the last reviewer, this was my first time having clothes tailored. I had a few shirts slimmed down, a few pairs of pants hemmed, and a sports coat slimmed down and the sleeves shortened. I have to say BJ a superb jobs with my clothes. My wife loved them and now they look great for work.
BJ, the seamstress, is a pleasure to work with. I’m currently an instructor at UC Santa Cruz, and her advice was very helpful. She explained what she could do and what alterations made sense the cost and whether it just made more sense buy new shirts. BJ was very patient with helping me choose alterations that I was happy with.
She also gave me recommendations on what to look for when I buy jeans, dress pants, and shirts! Thanks to her, I figure out a good in between size pants so that I can give a nod to fashion, but not go completely toward skinny pants (sorry kids, I grew up in the 90s).
Her service was completely worth the cost. Its’ better to have a few great fitting items for work (and play!), than a bunch of sloppy looking shirts and ill fitting pants.

My first time having my clothes altered. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this place is very good. I had a simple job – just hemming two pair of expensive jeans. I wanted them to look right (they were also my first pair of expensive jeans) and the owner of the shop was very understanding and didn’t make me feel it was too simple of a job. She seemed really happy to help me. She even made suggestion of how I might consider getting one size smaller in that brand of jean next time and she could make small alteration in waist for an even better fit. I will definitely consider her suggestion and am happy to know that altering clothes is an option. I have always thought I had to make do with clothes as they were bought and only my body should somehow be altered! (ie diet or something :) It never occurred to me that simple adjustments can make clothes fit better. Thought only celebrities did that kind of thing. The price for this alteration seemed very reasonable to me and turn around time was also reasonable. Best part, besides the great service and friendliness, is the location and easy parking! Highly recommend this place!

I found BJ’s business through Unilocal and decided to trust her to alter my dress pants and a Burberry trench coat I thrifted that was a size too big. She did an amazing job taking in the waist and slimming the legs on my pants. I was even more impressed with the job she did on the coat. Originally it looked like I was wearing my dad’s coat that was a size too big; after BJ got done with it, it looked like it had been MY coat all along.
I’ve tried a couple other tailors in the area and was very disappointed with the results. However, I am very, very impressed with BJ’s work. She is a little pricey, but you really do get what you pay for, and BJ is a perfect example of this. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend A Better Fit.

A+++ Got my bridesmaid dress altered by BJ for my sisters wedding. One week turnaround, super friendly customer service, and most importantly — a perfectly done alteration. Communication about what I wanted was very easy and I felt confident that BJ would do a good job from the moment I left my dress with her. I will definitely return.

The service was… eh…friendly. And, the job was done as I wanted. But, the cost for such a simple repair seemed steep. Being that I frequently need to get things altered, I was hoping to find a «go-​to» place for alterations. Might just have to keep looking…

BJ has done some wonderful alterations for me … tapering dress shirts so they are less ‘billowy,’ shortening the length of dress shirts so they look less like a shirt-​dress. She even did some alterations on several consultation jackets so that I’d look more professional when seeing my patients in clinic.
When I was having specific problems with an altered item, she modified the item to work around the issue. When it turned out that the previous alteration was *not* the problem, she made alterations to the item that fixed the other problem. FREE
Pricing is high, quality of work is higher.

I just had a great experience at A Better Fit. I brought in a suit I need tailored on short notice, and BJ said she could get it done. She spent a long time with me making little adjustments to sleeves and pants, until we found just the right fit. She was also very friendly and fun to talk to. I found out about this place on Unilocal and then got a referral from a friend before going in, now I’m a BIG believer in the business.
If you’re worried about the 1 star review, don’t be. You can ask BJ about it when you’re in, if you like… but coming in after close to try and get a wedding dress altered in 3 days is probably a bad idea; just sayin. As far as my last-​minute needs went, she was very accommodating – but also told me point blank when I walked in that if it was anything more than a hem, I was out of luck with such short notice.
Honest, helpful, friendly, and accommodating. That’s how I would describe this business. Check it out!
(An aside about her hours…: Unilocal doesn’t have a way to show this, but I found out by going in today that you can potentially go in Monday or Wednesday by appointment… just call first to make sure they’re there!)

My husband just had two pairs of pants altered by BJ, and they look fantastic. She did a simple hem on both of them, but also let out the waist on one pair, and the work is extremely professional looking. Plus, when he went in to drop them off, she was very attentive in measuring and re-​measuring to make sure that she got it right (which she did!).
She’s also very friendly and professional, and everything was ready on time, as promised.
Just remember to bring cash or a check, as she doesn’t accept cards. And, the prices are on the higher end for the work that is done, but from our experience, well worth it!

I learned the hard way that alterations is not something you go bargain shopping for. This place is not expensive but it is a little more than other places in town. There’s a reason for that. It’s worth it.
A Better Fit provides good service and quality work.