Sew What Tailoring & Design

I should have posted this review months ago because Myrna is amazing, but being a newlywed takes up a lot of time :)
I purchased a wedding dress online from China because it was exactly what I wanted; namely, nothing like a «normal» wedding dress! Except that when it arrived, it was not quite what the picture had shown. I knew I was running that risk when I bought it, but it was super cheap and I had hope that I could find a great seamstress to help make it my dream dress.
Myrna did exactly that! She is absolutely the best and I have sung her praises to many people since my wedding because she turned a nightmare into perfection. I was so thrilled to have the exact dress I wanted for my wedding. It was well worth the cost, and I still paid less than I would have for an off the rack wedding dress. It was almost like she knew what I wanted before I could even tell her. Myrna, you’re a life saver!!!

Myrna is absolutely amazing. She altered my wedding dress so it fit great! It had a very low back that required a lot of work to keep it up and Myrna put in the time and effort so I was completely comfortable in it. She is so nice and very skilled in her craft. I highly recommend Sew What for any alterations you may have.

Myrna is SO AMAZING and is worth every penny that she charges AND more considering that she is extremely affordable.
She took my 1980’s Jessica McClintock vintage wedding dress and made it beautiful and modern for my destination wedding in Cancun!!! She took the sleeves off, altered the size, added a belt on the inside, cups and added lace from the old sleeves to the top of the dress for $ 150. She is always an open ear for suggestions and is so great at what she does!!! I am so happy that I went to her to help me out create my dream dress out of my thrift store wedding dress.
I tried some heels on with my dress at her store (the ones just for modeling), she even offered to let me borrow them for my wedding!!! I don’t think any other seamstress around here would be so generous in trying to make me feel beautiful for my big day!!!
I went to a few other places for alterations and did not feel as welcomed and valued as Myrna made me feel.
THANK YOU MYRNA!!!

Myrna is amazing! After seeing her amazing work on one of my good friend’s lace wedding dresses, I have now called her TWICE with bridesmaid dress emergencies. Both times she was able to fit me in right away and get the dress done in just a few days! One dress she completely altered to my liking and it came out beautiful! For wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses she is the best!

The day before my daughters wedding she tried on her dress and found (for whatever reason) that it did not fit right. Not needing a wedding dress crisis the day before the wedding my wife called Myrna. On hearing our dilemma, Myrna came in early to meet my wife and daughter see what she could do. After taking a look, she told them to leave the dress with her. She worked all night on the dress and had it ready by 10:30 the morning of the wedding. The dress fit perfectly! Huge smiles and sighs of relief. The wedding was saved and my daughter was beautiful in the dress. Can not thank Myrna enough for saving the day.

I purchased a simple, ivory off-​the-​rack Badgley Mischka evening gown for my wedding dress. It fit me perfectly but it was about 5 inches too long. (Typical short girl problem!) I scheduled an appointment at Sew What and I was quoted $ 120 to shorten my gown and add a bustle plus $ 35 to press it.
Myrna is amazing! I work a few blocks away and never seem to get out of work on time. Even though the shop closes at 6pm Myrna would stay late to accommodate my fittings. We had 5 or 6 fitting appointments in the weeks before my wedding. I was usually stressed out when I arrived but Myrna was always so sweet. I really enjoyed taking a few minutes to breathe and chat with her while she worked on my dress. I always left the shop in a better mood!
The day before my wedding I was so caught up with setting up and last minute details that I actually forgot to pick-​up my dress. Thankfully Myrna texted me a reminder.
She really saved the day!
On my wedding day my dress fit perfectly and looked great!

I just called to see if I could get a pair of slacks and a vest made out of fabric I’ve purchased for a Halloween costume– TWO MONTHS from Halloween– and I was told that they are too busy?! That’s insane to me. I’m willing to pay for quality, but if the lady that works there isn’t even willing to discuss prices, then I doubt that I would get the quality I’m looking for anyways.
Very poor way to do business!

Wow this place is expensive! I looked at a short dress that I already had (exact same dress) I bought it in Oxnard for 20 bucks, the sales lady told me it was 140!!! I was like WHAT?! And then told her I bought it for 20 and then she went to the back and said oh no wait that one is 69 dollars. I’m like really? Wow what a price cut. I don’t think I’ll ever go back.

Myrna you are wonderful! Thank you for «fitting» me in on New Year’s day and having the dress ready in so few days. Shelley — it was great meeting you. Thank you for your help and suggestions! The dress looks amazing!

Myrna at Sew What? Tailor is a genius! I bought a sample dress for my wedding so it was a size 14… I’m a 5’1 pip-​squeek so needed major reconstruction done on the dress (but at 75% off I couldn’t pass up the deal!). Every tailor I went to either refused to touch the dress since it was such a risky project or were charging $ 1000+ to work on it. Myrna was much less expensive and transformed my dress into my dream gown! She resized it perfectly, we redid the neckline (It was straight across but i wanted sweetheart), added some lovely boobs :) and made an immaculate bustle on the back! I 100% recommend Sew What? for any alterations you need done.

Great prices, friendly service, and they were able to have my jeans ready on fairly short notice. They did a great original hem job on my designer jeans — I had several pairs hemmed and will go here for all my future alterations. They were also able to take in the waist just perfectly on one of my jeans (didn’t know this could be done so neatly and inexpensively for jeans!), which is great because I’m not a fan of belts. I am glad I didn’t have to take my designer jeans to Santa Barbara or L.A. to get an original hem done quickly and perfectly the first time.

I was referred here by Camarillo Bridal and a bridesmaid for my wedding dress. They were the most expensive on the list of tailors that the dress shop referred to me, but considering the amount of lace and how much needed to be altered, I didn’t want to take my chances on my wedding dress not being done correctly! They didn’t disappoint and tailored my dress just great.
I would give a 5 star, except when I had another bridesmaid in need of alterations they were going to charge more than the cost of the dress! She ended up going to a place that charged a quarter of the cost and they did a great job.