Yelena’s Tailoring & Alterations

One star is too much for this business. Extremely rude people with poor communication skills, and zero etiquette when it comes to their customers. I had a minor alteration that I needed to get done– two darts on the front of a top– that I was dissatisfied with. The stitching did not even go through the lining, which was necessary for the top to be able to fit properly. For 10 total stitches and less than 20 seconds of labor, I was charged $ 35. I was happy to pay that as I needed the top urgently for a performance, but only to see that they had done virtually nothing as it fit the same as it did when I had brought it to the store.
Mistakes are okay, but what is not is when a customer calls the store back to respectfully ask if something was missed. The staff very conveniently denied even being Yelena’s tailoring once I started to describe my dissatisfaction, and tried to pretend they had never taken my top or met me earlier that day. Further, when I asked the lady to kindly listen to what I was saying instead of interrupting me with every word k would say, she got more and more infuriated, at which time she hung up. Incredibly rude and horrible customer service. Not only did they not do a good job on such an easy task (which I overpaid for), I felt swindled as it seemed they knew of the crappy job they had done and got away with over charging me.
There are plenty of other tailor/​alternation stores in the area, don’t waste your energy or money by coming here, unless you want your blood pressure to go through the roof! They should really learn a thing or two about being polite at the very least.

Yelena is an awesome tailor and very good at attention to detail alterations. She is very busy and often has a backlog of work but that is precisely because of how good she is. If you are looking for an excellent alteration or tailoring experience I highly recommend her shop. That said please be prepared to be patient when it come to getting your clothes back because she is in high demand. I think she is one of the best at tailoring and alterations in the St. Louis metro area.

My usual dry cleaners doesn’t do repairs (I know, weird) so I randomly popped into this shop to have a sweater repaired. She offered to fix it while I waited rather than make me wait for after New Years to pick up. It was awesome! 5 minutes and bucks later my sweater was as good as new.
I will plan on coming back for sure with more alterations.

The fastest, most professional place in St. Louis to get your clothes tailored! I’ve brought Yelena everything from formal dresses to jeans, and she’s made it all fit like it was made just for me. If you’re looking for a tailor in St. Louis, check this place out! Trust me, you won’t be disappointed!

Excellent service and great prices. We were from out of town and had to have a hem repaired on a pair of slacks. We were pressed for time and Yelena dropped what she was doing to do our repair while we waited. Kind to give us such service and the quality of her work was excellent. Spread the word!

Since I live close by, I always end up going to Yelena for my alterations, despite the fact that her prices routinely give me semi anxiety attacks. No matter how prepared I think I am whenever I head to Yelena’s, she manages to rip my heart wide open with her exorbitant prices. After she states her price, i am pretty sure if you pay close attention, you’d hear my internal silent tears flowing profusely, trying to mend a broken heart.
She does an excellent job with the clothes though. No complaint over here as far as the quality of the work.
I once went to pick up a garment at the convened date and it was not ready. It was not even started yet. She asked me to have a seat and wait while she does it. I thought about asking for a discount due to the inconvenience, but she is not the type to be messed with. I am lowkey scared of that woman to be honest, so I just calmly swallowed my sass and had a seat. The entire job toook 15 min or less. I paid about $ 30 for that service (hemming for a dress). At that rate, she would make $ 120/​hr ($$$ Cha-​Ching $$$). She also charges an additional $ 15 if you want your service to be completed earlier than the date she initially gives you… Don’t get me wrong, I am not one to count people pockets and I believe folks should get paid for their skills/​labor in relation to offer and demand but Geezus!!! I wouldn’t mind making such amount hourly, lol. I feel so powerless when I go out there.
I may seriously need to reconsider my career field in all honesty.

An absolutely fantastic job! I had two pair pants, shorts and a button up shirt all taken in. You can’t tell anyone has been one to them and they fit like a charm. I’m thoroughly impressed.
Pricing is more than I expected, but it’s about equal to a new pair of pants.

I was looking for a tailor close by that had good reviews, so Yelena’s seemed like the obviously place. I ended up being completely disappointed. I was told that the skirt I brought in could NOT be altered because of the material the waist band was made of… like, what? (I immediately took the skirt to another tailor and she had no problem with my request and it looks great!) Yelena treated me poorly and did not apologize for not being able to alter the skirt. I will not be returning.

Yelena, you’re a good woman.
I had a wedding this past weekend, and in true Aimee style, I realized my dress wasn’t hemmed about four days before I had to leave. It wasn’t just a little long… it was about 4 inches too long. When I called Yelena she said she could get it done, and that she’d just have to charge me a rush fee (which I was more than okay with.)
I brought it in and she had me try it on… do take the time to do that vs. just telling her how much to take off. The dress ended up being longer in certain places so she really had to pin differently all the way around it. Even with that, though, I had it dropped off in about ten minutes.
When I picked it up on my way to the lake for the wedding, I just gave it a quick glance and was happy to see that the new hem line was flawless. Later that weekend when I put it on, I was even happier… it was the perfect length, just skimming the floor. Happy times indeed.
I’m grateful she was able to help me in a pinch and it was well worth the $ 35. I’m going to bring her a handful of things next week because I’ve been waiting to find someone who does such quality work.
Thank you Yelena!

Fixed my wedding dress there. Happy with the result!!! Fast, very professional, and the total price was reasonable. I will definitely recommend this place to friends and family.

I had no reservations about coming here based on all the positive Unilocal reviews (I trust my fellow Unilocalers!). So I stopped by to get a dress for semi formal hemmed – unlined, literally one seam, should be no big deal, right?
For one, I thought it was very overpriced. My dress was unlined and I only needed the hem brought up a few inches. But OK fine I paid. But after 2 wears the hem came undone! I was dancing half the night with a half hemmed dress – not the look I was going for!

I will go here for all of my tailoring needs from this point forward. I came in last minute needing a button sewed on to my suit jacket and Yelena did it on the spot and then refused to accept payment. Kindness goes such a LONG way in businesses like this — and based on what I’ve read from the other reviews, this is my one stop shop for future tailoring and alterations.

I agree with the other review that said that she would not call her for a girls chat. I got a take it or leave it vibe from her. She is not the most social person to deal with. Overall all she does a good job but I prefer to use someone who is nice as well as qualified. I will not be returning to this shop.

Yelena is good. It’s a small place but as stated by someone else there is a large dressing room in which you are measured etc. I did have to wait a while (maybe 10 minutes) both times I went (a little before closing) so just have a little spare time when you go there. She isn’t very talkative but that’s fine with me. I think it’s just her and one other woman with her. She did a good job and in the time frame I needed the top.

I took a pair of lined dress pants to Yelena. The shop is very clean, with a nice large dressing room for pinning and marking your garments. I probably wouldn’t pick Yelena to call and have a girls’ chat, but she was very efficient — I was in and out of the shop in less than 10 minutes. My pants were ready right on schedule within 3 days, and the results were excellent. I would definitely take my other clothing alteration needs to her shop!

Yelena is super quick & moderately priced. She’s an excellent seamtress. I’ve had her tricky hem my jeans, shortened a dress, repair zippers & hem linen pants… no complaintments about any job she’s done. It was all timely and affordable.

Yesterday, I was so upset with myself because I thought I ruined my dress. The dress I was planning on wearing that night, the zipper broke. I thought I could fix it be looking on google. I actually made it worse.
Well, Yelena saved the day! She immediately fixed what was left of my zipper and didn’t charge me for it. Yelena is a sweet and what looks to be a talented tailor. I would definitely go back.