AK Tailor & Alterations

Mahla is an extraordinary shop owner in that she treats her customers like long lost family members. This shop offers the increasingly rare combination of high quality work, exceptional service, and a more than fair price. She handled a difficult hem with ease that would have discouraged others. It’s difficult to remember the last time if ever I received a kiss and hug for my business.

Great experience!
She knows what she’s doing and delivers everything on time!
Thank you.

The owner is absolutely wonderful! This is the only place to go for all your tailoring needs. She will go above and beyond for you. She took us on short notice to hem up a bridal gown. She got it done on time, she did a perfect job, and at a reasonable price.

First time here. Mahla did a perfect job repairing an expensive hand made replica Pacific Coast League baseball jacket. The price was extremely reasonable and the repair was done exactly on time.
Very pleased to have found a great tailor here in Tucson.
5 stars easily!

I had bought a cheap suit for a company holiday party that was a week away. I wasn’t sure how long it would take, but the lady there said it’d be done in five days; it was. I had originally gone in there just wanting the jacket sleeves and pant legs taken in, but the woman there also suggested I take in the crotch and pant legs as they were too baggy. I agreed to the crotch and I’m glad I did. The woman there is very knowledgeable and works with you. The only advice I have is to pay in cash to avoid the credit card/​debit card surcharge.

She was wonderful! She altered my granddaughters flower girl dress at the last minute and had it ready and beautiful exactly when she promised!

Mahla did an absolutely excellent job altering my wedding dress. I had some time constraints, since I do not live in Tucson and would only be in town the week of my wedding. Mahla was able to schedule two different fittings with me that week (one that was originally unplanned, after we realized the dress needed a little more work). She was responsive to my concerns about fit while also being up-​front about what she could and could not reasonably do with the structure of the dress. It was a rather difficult alternation and Mahla made it look flawless. She is also the sweetest, and made my week much less stressful than it could have been with so many last-​minute alterations :)
I would most definitely recommend her to anyone getting a wedding gown altered.

Excellent service, excellent job. She has repaired pants, taken up hems, repaired zippers for us. She knows what she is doing. I will return.

I dropped a dress of that I needed taken in (and it was a little last minute so I was worried) but she got it done in time and did a fantastic job! The dress now fits perfect.

The owner is so nice and friendly! I went in thinking that I needed to get my bridesmaid dress loosened or have a corset put on it because it was too tight, and I couldn’t zip it, even with the help of several friends. After being in AK Tailors for only 10 minutes, I was able to leave because she had zipped it for me, telling me I don’t need anything done to the dress and that it’s perfect! She just knew the right way to gather the material and pull in the right direction so that it zipped. I gave her a hug as I left, and she told me to enjoy the wedding in my perfect-​fitting dress! She could have convinced me that I should get it altered, but she was such an honest woman. I am definitely going back to her for more alterations in the future. She was also great at multitasking, as she was helping several other customers in between times when I was changing, etc.

Mahla is such a sweet lady! I decided to give her a try because of her great reviews and I’m so glad I did. I took four casual dresses in for a few different things on each dress. She told me to call her a week from when I dropped them off to make sure they were done before I came back (I live quite a ways away). I thought that was very reasonable for how busy she is! I called when she said and they were done. Picked them up and everything is perfect! She was very nice to my children as well and put smiles on their faces :) I will definitely be using her again for any future alterations I may need!

She did an amazing job and took me in last minute! I had a last minute emergency wedding fixing, and she stayed late to help me out! I would definitely recommend going in to see her!

I’ve been searching for a great tailor for years, and finally found AK Tailor. The owner is warm, funny, and more importantly an extremely talented seamstress.
I purchased a Macy’s sale rack summer suit, and she transformed it from a baggy mess to a sleek modern suit. Great service, excellent work, and friendly owner!
Tip: Bring cash or check to avoid having the credit card surcharge added to your total.

This woman is so sweet. She has altered everything from dresses to bathing suits for me and they have always turned out great. I go here whenever I need alterations and she can get most things done in as little as 2 – 3 days which is great for how busy she is.

Easily the best tailor I’ve been to, in Tucson or not. I walked in with a bridesmaid dress that needed altering (a lot of ribbing so the whole too had to be taken apart). She did a fabulous job and quickly. The fit was perfect. While I was there she had many customers come in who were clearly regulars. I’ll definitely be back.

Let’s start off by saying that if I could give AK TAILORS 10 stars; I WOULD! I purchased a two piece dress online, it came in but the top part was too small… every girls nightmare! I had no time to fix it in Chicago because we had to fly to Phoenix the next day. I read amazing reviews about this place, I then got a hold of the lady, told her my situation & she literally put me on the top of her priority list. The next day, we flew in to Tucson, she took measurements & had everything done in LESS THAN 24 HOURS; just in time for the wedding. The dress looks perfectly done! I totally recommend AK TAILORS!

I needed my suit tailored fast for a school interview. Mahla got that done. She also helped explain how a suit is suppose to fit (which I had no clue). She was fast and is super busy, but it is expensive (35 to hemm the sleeves), but worth it to know I got it done in time.

I am from California and was in desperate need of a tailor to fix my shower curtain. It was really expensive and so pretty so I was really upset when someone ripped it down by accident.
It was ripped so badly I thought that it was ruined for good. However, when I brought it to Mahla, she ensured me she would fix it to the best of her ability. When I went to pick it up, I was shocked. It looked absolutely perfect! I was expecting it to be sewn together well enough to work, but I never expected for it to look as good as new!
Not only did she do amazing work, she was incredibly nice and helpful. My shower curtain is now fixed and hanging in my bathroom looking absolutely perfect. (I should add she sewed it so well, it’s stronger than before). I can’t thank Mahla enough. I will never go to another tailor in Tucson again. I would recommend her to anyone!

I needed a dress altered for Easter and Hubby needed pants fixed up too. We took them in a week early. Thank goodness, because Mahla is extremely busy due to proms and Easter.
Mahla always recognizes me or Hubby when we come in. Talk about fantastic customer service!
We go to pick up our clothes. My dress fits perfectly. Hubby’s pants are the right length, but Mahla doesn’t like the fit in the seat. So she takes them, redoes the back seam right then and has him put them on again. Much better! She’s happy, he looks great! We’re thrilled with everything!
And this happens every time we go in. And we’re going in more often because we’ve decided that it matters how our clothes fit due to having a great tailor. Yep, having Mahla as our tailor has changed our outlook on our clothes.

Every time I go in, Mahla yells, «GOOD BOY!» to me. She makes sure my pants sit at the right height and tells me to work hard so that I will one day be rich like my name.
Mahla is basically my mom.
She (Mahla, not my mom) does amazing work on men’s clothes, women’s clothes, wedding dresses, and I’ve even seen some jackets and random outfits in there. She will always give you an honest opinion about your request, too. One time, I wanted original bottoms on a hem. She went to the back to get a pair of pants that had original bottoms and gave me a short lesson on when original bottoms work and when they don’t. In my case, they didn’t work.
I then no longer wanted original bottoms and saved money.
Protip: if you call near closing time and she tells you to hurry in, you need to find a way to safely transport yourself very quickly to her shop because she can often squeeze in minor work while you wait.
Rich’s recommendation: alterations on anything and everything. For kicks, when you go, say that Rich /​«Mr. Rich» sent you.