Gus’custom Tailoring

The story is super simple.
I’m frugal, so I fix my jeans before I buy another pair.
I needed two patches sewn onto my pants so they’re legal to wear in public.
I call.
I was told in broken English, and in an aggressive tone, «I can’t-bothered with this type-​work, you try some1 else».
I said «goodbye», then immediately went to
to write this review.
Looks like I’m not the only one.
I hope she stubs her toe this week.

High quality and dependable. Very friendly. Also very fair prices. I won’t go to another tailor in Cville.

I tried taking some dresses in there this morning, but the woman working told me she could not help me because she was too busy, so overall I don’t think I’ll be going back. Who can afford to turn down business these days?

I never got to see the quality of service this place provides, because when I called the rudeness was too unbelievable to ever let me give them any business. I asked a question about how quickly a simple hem could be done. She couldn’t meet my requirements for speed, no problem there. But then I was rudely told that she was busy and to go bother someone else.
If you can’t perform the task within the time frame, I totally understand, but why insult your potential future customers?
Will never go here.

I moved to the area several months back. So many things get lost in a move, and a good tailor was definitely something I took for granted. I went to Gus’ Custom Tailoring because I like to support local business, and it was one of the best decisions I’ve made since moving here.
Vula does amazing work and she is incredibly sweet. I’ve had several suits done and they are, hands down, the best fitting suits I own. Highly recommended.

I have been going to Gus’s Custom Tailoring for years: I also use tailors in New York and D.C., and I have never found a tailor that is a better value than Gus’s. Gus’s Custom Tailoring is an old-​world style shop that was the practice of two tailors who immigrated from Greece: Gus and his wife Vula. Vula is now Gus’s widow, and she is one of the most honorable and kindest people I have ever met. For regular customers she routinely does small jobs for no fee. For larger jobs, her prices are an incredible value. Sometimes I bring her old clothes and she reinvents them! Just tell her what to do & she will get the job done. She always has her work done either early or on time.
This is not some corporate schlock-​shop tailor that will do crummy work. It is the best of the old European craft of custom tailoring.
Maybe some UVA kid or other will complain that the hours aren’t managed as if the place were a friggin McDonald’s, but that person knows nothing about finding the good things in life! This is a one-​woman tailoring shop, and she is almost always there. I have never found someone who takes more pride in her tailoring work than does Vula.
Sure, Gus’s is not Huntsman in London, but compared to Huntsman the cost is about a penny on the dollar.

This place might be the best tailor in the world, but I will leave it to someone who has a lot of time to waste to find out.
Visit 1: I stroll up on 8/​12, walk inside and find out from the lady working inside (who coincidentally was very nice) that the tailor has gone downtown and promised to be back in a few minutes. I sit down to wait, but after 30 minutes the rest of my day beckons and I decide to leave.
Visit 2: Today, against my better judgment, I decide to stop by again since the garments I need tailored are still in my trunk from last week. At 10:55am, a closed sign was prominently displayed right beside the hours sign that indicates they open at 10:30am on Saturdays.
I give up.