Lydia J Designer and Alterations

Bought a dress online that needed to be taken in at the waist and altered at the bust. Lydia did a fantastic job, the dress fits great and she had the work completed in 5 days. She was very sweet and I would highly recommend her services.

I love Lydia. She’s so professional and her sewing skills are so remarkable. I have known her for many many years and she’s done my prom dresses to my wedding dress. I would love for her to make my daughter’s wedding dress one day. I highly recommend her iand I trust her whole heartedly.

Lydia was so sweet. I had found her here on Unilocal and decided to give her a call to see about having my bridesmaid dress altered. I just needed it taken in a bit. She was able to see me the day after I called her and she had my dress ready in just a few days. She does very good work. The dress looked great. I am very pleased and will be going back to her for any future alterations I might need.

I can’t say enough good things about Lydia. Her can-​do attitude is wonderful. She is fast, reasonable, and gets things done right. Every time! I’ve used her for many projects, large and small, and my sister started going to her, too. We love Lydia!

Lydia is fantastic! I am thrilled to have found her on Unilocal.I purchased a wedding dress from David’s bridal and was on a very tight time schedule due to a move and a destination wedding. David’s alterations was going to charge me 3 times what she charged me AND wasn’t going to be able to get me in for a fitting until a few days before I left. I would have then had to pay a surcharge for expediting the alterations and then pay for it to be shipped to Hawaii!
Lydia worked for a major bridal store in the area for over 20 years and has tons of experience with alterations and especially bridal gowns. She not only did a wonderful job shortening my dress, but has excellent workmanship and attention to detail. She even added a French bustle since my wedding was on the beach so I didn’t have to drag it in the sand AND replaced the eye-​hook that was a bit loose. Lydia goes above and beyond. She takes pride in her work and was very accommodating to my schedule, which was much appreciated due to my hectic move. She was able to produce a perfect product in only a few days and for what I considered an amazing deal (I had been quoted much more from mainstream stores) She did such a wonderful job that I felt she deserved more than she quoted me, and tipped her.
You can absolutely trust Lydia with your dress or any item– what a sweet and talented lady! She is highly recommended.

Lydia altered my wedding dress — a heavily beaded gown that I wanted to add straps to plus make the bustle. She did an amazing job — the straps were perfect and the bustle was so easy for my maid of honor to do.
She also altered my flower girl’s dress and also a bridesmaid dress. Everyone was pleased with her job. She works out of her house but has a room dedicated to her work. I loved her so much that when I picked up my dress, I dropped off jeans to get fixed/​altered! She does such a great job for a reasonable price!

Lydia does amazing work. I’ve taken two bridesmaid dresses and several other dresses to her and was very happy with the results every time. Her prices are reasonable and she is able to complete alterations in a reasonable amount of time. Also, like others have said, she is very friendly and fun to work with.

Lydia is the best! I’ve had done two different bridesmaid dresses with her and just had my sister’s wedding dress altered by her! Reasonably priced, friendly and she always does an awesome job! Not to mention, she’ll explain to you what she’ll be doing to your dress. She gets busy during prom and near summer for weddings so just give her a call ahead of time.

Lydia is AWESOME! super cute, sweet, and does exactly what you want. Her rates are totally reasonable and I’ve had her hem my bridesmaid dresses, dress pants, and dresses. Be sure to call ahead to check what time is best to drop by. Thanks Lydia!

I write this review with conflicting emotions because Lydia is the kind of gem that I want to keep all to myself, but it’d be too selfish not to share her expertise with all of you other brides out there. So at the risk of her getting busier with more clientele, here is my review for a wonderful person and professional.
Lydia truly sympathizes with how expensive weddings can be and doesn’t buy into the overinflated industry. Her prices are reasonable, and what you get in return is nothing less than exceptional. What she cares about most is that you love the dress you’re meant to get married in. She’ll take one look at you in your dress and know exactly what needs to be done so that it’s perfectly tailored to you. I trust her opinion 200%!
Being petite, I’ve taken several dresses to Lydia for tailoring and have always been more than pleased with her craftsmanship. She does nothing more than is needed, and nothing less than what’s expected, keeping in mind the integrity of the original dress. My wedding gown, as well as my BM dresses, are all with her now for her to do her magic. I’m so happy to have Lydia — she’s saved me from hems too long, shoulder straps too big, and unflattering necklines.

friendly and professional

Lydia transformed my dream wedding gown into one that fit my 5’1″ frame perfectly, and did so with ease and quick turnaround. She took in the bust and bodice, shortened the length (and yards of petticoat tulle and train!), and added pickups to create a bustle effect. Her work was precision perfect and extremely affordable.
She has keen intuition for every minute detail, and will take the best care of you. A bright beacon of goodness in the midst of bridal mayhem.

I was referred to Lydia for a wedding I was in as a bridesmaid. All the bridesmaids took their dresses there; one had been going to her for years. My dress was strapless and needed simple alterations, but she even created optional straps for me, on her own accord! Not only is she the sweetest thing, but she is an EXPERT seamstress and very reasonable! I took a peek at many other dresses she was working on; some she was sewing from scratch. Even some with intricate beading! Just by the number of orders she has, you can tell she has a stellar reputation. I have gone back to her several times now for other dress alterations and do not trust anyone else!!! I recently made the mistake of taking a dress to a close by dry cleaners, because I wanted something very simply taken in, and they did a very amateur job! Never again! I would trust Lydia with my own wedding dress (should I ever get married one day!) She operates out of her home and seems to always be very available. I have never had a hard time making an appointment to see her. Trust me… if you take your garments to Lydia you will not be dissappointed, and you will never go to another dry cleaners for alterations again!!!

I was referred to Lydia by a friend who liked her work. I thought she was awesome. She altered two pairs of pants for me to the perfect height. Not too short, which can look so lame. Lydia was super sweet and chatty too. She has a very friendly and welcoming personality to add to her expert work.

I took my bridesmaid dress to Lydia just because the bride was getting her gown altered there and I just threw mine in the mix. I wanted the dress a bit shorter with a few tweaks to the armholes and shoulder straps. Not only did Lydia execute these alterations perfectly, she also suggested and added a hook for the train and back ruffle of my dress so that it can be lifted off the floor after the ceremony. The train blended with the back ruffle seamlessly. I wouldn’t have even thought of it, but she did it perfectly. All of that for the grand total of $ 35. She also did some magical and thoughtful things for the bride’s dress.
Not only is she an expert artisan, she has made and altered thousands of dresses in her life, and she often knows more than you do about what needs to be done to the dress. The word «seamstress» just doesn’t cut it. I just wish she were in SF.