Esther’s Tailoring & Alterations

Fast turn around on a chiffon gown (tricky fabric). Her price was better than other places I enquired. My dress looks amazing. I had it taken in and hemmed.

Wow! Esther is fantastic! I brought her 6 items — a polyester shirt needing re-​hemmed, 2 pairs of jeans with holes, a blouse needing the strap re-​sown, a blouse needing a new hook, and the worst piece — a dress that was completely in tatters on either side (night of drinking gone very, very wrong…). Dropped them off on a Thursday and they were ready to be picked up by the next Wednesday.
I couldn’t believe how good everything looked! The dress, which previously was at a point I thought I would just have to throw away, looked brand new. In fact, everything looked like it could have come off the store shelf. The new hem blended in on the polyester shirt, the new strap on the other was at the perfect height to match the other one. Both sets of jeans had the holes patched expertly. (Once I took a pair of jeans to a different tailor with a small hole and she sloppily sewed on roughly 6 inches of fabric inside of them… Esther actually knew how to patch them without all of the messy extra fabric!)
Absolutely top quality work and Esther herself is a very nice lady. She even offered to replace the little hook I was missing at no charge. Compared to the tailors near my home in downtown SS, the prices are great and I have not a single complaint. She’s a magician! Definitely take your business here. I know I’ll be coming back the next time I need tailoring work done :-)

I’ve been taking my clothes to be tailored at Esther’s for my than 10 years, maybe 14 not sure. I’ve never had a problem. They have been tailored perfectly. She can be a bit pricey but it’s well worth it. One time I had an emergecy alteration needed very quickly done and she got it done. She is awesome! I recommend anyone to take their clothes there.

I went there with two jackets that needed the sides or back taken in and was looking for advice on how to do it.
The shop assistant (Esther?) told me that she would not take in the back of one of the jackets and that no one takes the back in. I have gotten quotes before from JABank (who made the jacket) on taking the back in and I later got a different tailor to take the back in. She kept insisting on doing more work wanting to totally redo the shoulders.
She was unable or unwilling to pin the garments to give me an idea of how they would look.
I only went for a consultation, so perhaps her work is excellent but it seemed that she was not helpful and trying to sell me things I didnt need.

Esther has always handled my alterations quickly and with skill. Not cheaply, mind you!
Most recently she «de-​flared» a pair of too wide jeans I bought without thinking about how much I hate flares. They are now totally cute and wearable, safely back in the «boot jean» zone!
Pretty sure she is closed on Sundays.

I had two identical pairs of pants (except for color) that needed to be taken in. I thought I’d take one to Jackie’s at the shopping center on Randolph Road/​New Hampshire Road and one to Esther’s on Vital Way, since they are within ¼ mile of each other. I can unequivocally say that Esther did the better job. Jackie made some mistakes and then refused to do anything to fix them. Esther made NO mistakes and they look very nice. I will definitely take any future tailoring to Esther. Wish I’d known what I know now before I was able to find it out so both pairs of pants would be perfect! Oh well. My advice: Don’t go to Jackie’s. Prices are very similar and Esther does a much better job.

Very small and quaint shop, but she is definitely one of the best tailors out here. I have taken all of my designer jeans to her and she is able to sew on the original hems to a tee! It looks totally original! She charges $ 25 per hem — a little pricey, but so worth it! I only wish she would give bulk discounts LOL!