The Custom House

From the moment I walked in with four very nice suits to be altered to when I picked them up a week later, Luba took beautiful care of me! Her work is excellent and the prices were competitive and fair. When she told me what it will cost, I said OK… let’s do it. If you need good tailoring, visit the Custom House and see Luba. You will be happy you did!

I just bought a new suit and took it to Custom House for tailoring. Not only did Luba treat me very well, but she also saw things that needed tailoring that made my suit look spectacular. You can’t go wrong here!

Last winter I found a great deal on a leather jacket. It quickly became a favorite. After only a few wears, two pieces of trim ripped from the back. I was convinced it was ruined. However, the Custom House did a great job repairing this, and the price was extremely reasonable. I’m thrilled to have my favorite jacket back in shape for the fall. I will definitely return to the Custom House.

Hands down the worst Taylor for fur and leather in Denver! They ruined a full length Oscar de la renta mink coat!!! Don’t use these people use Colorado leather & fur on South Broadway

I’ve been using CH for years. Yes, they’re a little pricey, but the work is amazing. I have a daughter who dances and we frequently need alterations to costumes. Despite the fact that costumes are often very poorly made with less than optimum materials, they always manage to make them look great. I’ve also taken in very expensive evening wear and been very happy with the results. From jeans to ball gowns, they’re the best. And they’re lovely people too.

The lady at the C.H. does good work, but is too high priced in my opinion. I had an unlined soft (light-​weight) suede jacket taken in on the sides and was charged about $ 45.00. This is 2 straight seams. No lining. I would probably not use this service again due to the high price.

My mother referred me to Custom House as she’d been going there for years. Their work is excellent and their prices very reasonable. I’ve had new pockets put in corduroy pants. I’ve had leather jackets’s sleeves shortened. I’ve had a fur coat restripped and it looks new.
Compared to the overpriced tailors I’ve used around Denver as well as New York, Chicago and Houston, they are the best.

I have a great tailor on S. Colorado, but they were just too snippy & I kept feeling like I was getting ripped off, even after I gave them HUNDREDS of dollars. Thus the move to C.H.
They are a very quirky couple with a think accent of an unknown nationality. The place is certainly not the fanciest place around, but the work is extraordinary. Always on the spot & flawless. I have not bargained as of yet… maybe I will in the future. The prices weren’t the best, but also not the worst. I enjoy the attitude and hard work of the couple so much that I can’t imagine not being a fan for years to come.

I have been using the Custom House for fifteen years. It never occurred to me to «bargain» like I was in southeast Asia. However, I always ask what it will cost because the nature of clothing renovations is whether it’s cheaper to replace or repair/​remodel and the value is a personal consideration. I am a skilled and experienced seamstress myself and they have never returned any work that was not excellent.
If they can’t do it right they tell you. So is it worth paying $ 20 to hem a pair of $ 10 pants – yes, often it is. If the pants look like a million on you afterward then it’s worth it. Similarly there’ s no use paying $ 300 for a brand new pair of pants if they don’t fit you and make the best of your figure.
My daughter recently took in a dress we bought for about $ 13 for her sister. They couldn’t make it fit her sister so we hung it in the closet. Unknown to me, my other daughter took the dress in and had it fitted to her and now has a lovely evening dress to wear. Whatever she paid for that remodel, I know it was less than the cost of a dress for the event. The trick is, if you don’t want to spend the $ 13 to begin with, make sure you can return it if you take it there and decide it’s not how much you want to spend. They have never not given me a price in advance.
This is why we use Custom House. Because off the rack sizes never look right and no matter what we pay, they look Great when they are done.
I secretly wish I could get them to sew all of my clothes from scratch.

This tailor does great work — but i think you have to negotiate your price pretty early on in the process — which i don’t have the energy to do.
I first brought them a thrift-​store fur coat that needed some patching up. OK, $ 50. the coat was nice and the work that needed to be done was complicated so it seemed fair. Got the coat back and the repair was undetectable and worth the money.
Next, a skirt from target (Isaac Mizrahi) i got for $ 13.00. Hemming it — $ 20. weeeeelll. …OK — it actually had a lining and a split up the back. I’ve worn the skirt since.
Next, a jacket i got on sale — another $ 70 for alterations. I agreed before i knew what i was doing — now i had a pretty expensive jacket on my hands.
Finally, another thrift-​store fur — about $ 20 worth? She charged me $ 100! to fix a rip comparable to the first coat i brought in. Felt kind of like a big sucker. Now i had a really expensive thrift coat. hmmmmm.
Probably will explore other options for tailoring and leather/​hide repair. Feel kinda dirty — like i was taken advantage of one time too many.
BUT the work is excellent and they know what they are doing. Maybe your first time in you don’t get charged as much. Good luck!