Jimmy the Tailor

Jimmy is a really friendly guy, and he does good work. Admittedly, my suit alteration was pretty simple, since I bought a suit that already fit fairly well. Jimmy did the alteration quickly and called me as soon as it was done. He did a thorough job measuring the suit before he started working and gave me time to try the suit on after he was done and before I paid him to see if the alteration had been done well. Most importantly, Jimmy is a congenial guy, and I enjoyed the tailoring experience.

Jimmy is my go-​to tailor now. He may charge a bit more than a discount tailor, but he does the work by hand, so it comes out much better. He will tell you the truth. He won’t try to sell you alterations you need.
His experience shows in his work. He worked at Sacks 5^th Ave for over a decade. Definitely go to Jimmy.

I had a pretty bad experience with Jimmy. My suit from online custom tailor was too large in waist, and too long on one of sleeves. He promised to fix the suit. But after I picked it up, I noticed the sleeves was never touched. I had to find another tailor to redo the waist and sleeve.

When I met Jimmy for the first time, I could tell right away that he knows what he is doing. I was in the need of suit alternation and he gave me his recommendation what has to be done in order to achieve my desire. I definitely coming back with my other request because I’ve no time for tryouts. Also, I respecting his knowledge, professionalism as well as punctuality.

After reading all the great reviews, I called Jimmy and asked if I could come in to get my skirt hemmed. He said he only does men’s suits and do not hem skirts. So, I’m sure he is wonderful when it comes to tailoring your suits. Unfortunately I will never know since I don’t wear suits.

One of the best in Astoria. Very nice and the suit came back perfect! I know where I’ll be going next time.

Not only was Jimmy kind and welcoming, he also worked quickly and expertly. He recommended the better approach to my project instead of the quick and easy one. I was very happy with his work and will return!

Went to Jimmy for the first time a couple of months ago. He is certainly the best tailor I’ve found in the area. He did a great job hemming and taking in a couple pairs of pants that I own. I will definitely be going back and would absolutely recommend him!

Jimmy has tailored a half a dozen suits for me in the past and I have always been completely satisfied with his work. Don’t let the fact he works out of his home fool you. He was a head tailor at a large upscale department store in the city for decades and now does this in semi-​retirement. I have bought custom made suits before but now I just buy off the rack and have Jimmy tighten it up for me. This is a huge cost savings!
On top of all this, he is literally one of the nicest guys you’ll meet!

Highly recommend, took the waist in on my jeans and you cant even tell where it was shortened. And it was done in one day.

worth the commute from the city to Queens! i had my suit altered bu Jimmy and got a lot of ‘awesome’ feedback from my coworkers on how great my suit was. is it just me who can carry a suit so well or the Tailor (Jimmy) did it well? maybe both!
alteration done and delivererd on time (or I should say ahead of time)!
will definitely come back.

Although Jimmy works out of his basement, his work is outstanding. He is a bit on the expensive side but it’s definitely worth it. Usually about a week to 10 days turn around period and cash only.
His prices are, to the best of my knowledge:
Pants length = $ 20
Pants width fitting = $ 30
Jacket width fitting = $ 40 (add another $ 20 if he ends up altering the three seams).
Jacket length = $ 50
Jackets sleeves = $ 40

So I was looking to get 3 suits tailored and was searching for a place as I’ve never done any major tailoring before. I gave Jimmy a try… I don’t normally write reviews but felt compelled to do so considering he did a great job, was fairly priced and very nice, and without a storefront and all that… these reviews hold a lot of weight.
I had 2 similar quality suits taken in at the torso, slimmed on the pants sleeves, jacket sleeves shortened and slimmed down. And he did a great job with the stitch work, can’t tell it was altered. 3^rd suit was a little more old school 3 piece I really liked and he had to do extra work on it. It’s 3 button and needed to be shortened as well and he did all of this very well.
Anyway, go with Jimmy. He’s experienced, attentive and gave good suggestions as to how it should fit just right. I gladly gave him all 3 of my suits in my first visit and was happy with the results.
Have a good day!

Thankfully came across Jimmy as I made a last-​minute scramble to find a tailor before a wedding. He was kind, clearly an expert and happy to turn around adjustments for two suits over a holiday weekend. Couldn’t be happier with the results.

When I first got here I was surprised to see that it was just a home driven business. Jimmy was with a customer so I got seeted in the cozy living room until Jimmy was available. When it was my turn I got excellent customer service and he even agreed to have my suits done already the next day, because I was in a hurry. Perfect quality and not a bad word to say.

I asked Jimmy to tailor my suit because he was so highly reviewed on Unilocal,and I admired his decision to run a business from home. When I first stopped by, he looked at me in my suit and asked why I came for a fitting? I said because I assumed my suit needed a lot of work. He said it fit me perfectly. Besides a quick hem of the pants and some work on the pockets, he didn’t think I needed anything else done.
The man was honest. He could’ve taken lots of my money if he wanted to. He could have made me pay extra for a rush fee (since I’m getting married in one week), but he didn’t. I’m very pleased with his work. I highly recommend Jimmy to anyone in LIC or Astoria!

Oh Jimmy was the sweetest man ever! He runs his shop out of his house which was clean and looked newly renovated in the basement. You walk through his living room to the back where his bedroom/​sewing room is located and he takes your measurements/​alters your garment. My boyfriend and I visited him to alter my boyfriend’s suit. Jimmy was honest, knowledgeable, and very friendly. Will definitely make the trip to see him again!

Very thorough and great attention to detail. Really nice guy. I’ll be back for sure!
Thanks for the Easter pastries Mrs. Jimmy the Tailor!

I tried him out after reading the reviews. I was skeptical at first because it was out of his home. I showed up and was wondering if I was in the right place. But really glad I came here. I will be coming back for any future work.
Jimmy is a Super nice guy from Greece, and does great work. Had some shirts modified and fitted. He did an excellent job. He gave me a date of a week out that they would be done, and I got a call from him a day early saying they were ready. There were other people there getting suits fitted.
You need to call ahead before and make an appointment to make sure he is home. Cash only.

Let me start by saying that Jimmy did a great job taking in my pants. I lost a lot of weight, and he got the pants to fit perfectly. I wouldn’t hesitate to go to him for that service.
My jacket, however, did not turn out well. I brought it with a small hole on the sleeve. Jimmy told me that there were people who did a special kind of weaving who could repair it, but that he would sew it with some thread from the suit, and it would look good. Bottom line: it didn’t look good, and I don’t think Jimmy was happy with it either, though he didn’t say so. The repair was a very noticeable dark lump of thread. I hope that the weaving repair can still be done elsewhere. I really feel Jimmy shouldn’t have taken on that repair.