Domenico Spoleti-Custom Tailoring

The best Alterations in Hoboken, i made shirts and suits custom made in Italy and sometimes I need to fix something for my customers, I trust Domenico because is the best! I know what to do he is an expert Italian tailor 100%. Recommended.

Domenico Spoleti is an authentic master tailor. His workmanship is world class. His level of understanding of fabric and fit puts him in the Brioni, Armani, RL Purple Label class Italian tailoring. Bring him the best to work on or something from a fast fashion store and you will always leave with a class A garment. My major department store suits look custom made. He’s not cheap but you certainly get what you pay for. Don’t rush him and don’t be fresh, he’s an artist.

I have to laugh when I read Domenico’s negative reviews. Domenico is one of the best people in all of Hoboken and he’s an artist. When I bring my stuff to him, I know it’s going to take him some time to get to it. I also know that it is going to fit perfectly and that the alterations are going to be impeccably done. Because that’s what they do in Domenico’s shop. He’s a craftsman and he respects the materials you bring him. You should not expect that the work is going to be ready for you when he initially says it is. That is true. If you get him into cutting fabric, then that’s going to extend the time even further. You need to have patience, but whatever you bring him is going to end up with a custom fit. And if you lay off the sugary beverages, then those clothes are going to last you years. His shop is a counter to the H&M «in one season and out the next» mentality. He puts the finishing touches on off the rack material to give you something personally tailored to you. And that’s why you go to Domenico. If you want a dry cleaner to do a quick and dirty on your husband’s pants, then you should bring those pants to a dry cleaner. He certainly can do that for you, but that’s not Domenico’s thing.

I took my suit alterations to Domenico when he first opened, some 20+ years ago and was always happy with his work. We haven’t lived in Hoboken for 11 years now, but that he’s been in business, turning out good work for so long speaks volumes.

Domenico is a talent. I’ve been in there many times for simple and very complicated jobs and he helps with a smile. If you want it down a right, go to Domenico. Only thing that I would change is that he deals only with cash. But the man is great and puts out great work.

Extremely rude and condescending people running the place. Even though this place is across the street from me I will be taking my business elsewhere. Not recommended.

One star– only because the end product was done well.
Hands down the most infuriating experience with a tailor I’ve ever had. Dropped off two pairs of mens pants that required a simple hem and one long dress to be altered. I’m told they will be ready in a week. I hear no word two weeks later so I give them a call. It’s two weeks and the items have not even been touched and the owner starts spouting excuses about being busy and what not. I’m a completely rational person and understand the means of a heavy work load but if you are not going to have something ready– just let the customer know and don’t act like the customer is out of line for questioning why it isn’t ready especially when it’s a week later than you said and it literally has not been touched. Had he just called and said it’s going to take longer or would have said it will take longer than a week in the first place I wouldn’t have cared at all.
The items are finally ready– I expect to pay more for things in a city like Hoboken than you would in a smaller outer lying town– but $ 25 for a basic hem on a pair of pants is ludicrous. $ 50 for a basic hem on two pairs of pants. The dress that required a simple hem and had to be taken in at the waist — $ 195. I’ve been in more weddings than I can count and had major work done to dresses and never in my life spent $ 195 for basic alterations. If the dress was 4 sizes too big and needed major reconstructing I’d get it– but to have an inch taken in at the waist on a simply constructed $ 40 dress from H&M is a different story.
Save yourself the trouble and do not bother– unless you like ambiguity and being overcharged. I tried him out based on the fantastic Unilocal review because I really do value great craftsmanship in something like tailoring and am willing to pay for it– but to ask for very basic alterations and get charged astronomically is just plain insulting.

I’ve been seeing Domenico for over 4 years now, after looking extensively for a tailor in the Hoboken and Jersey City area. He is the best I’ve found. He’s attentive, courteous and extremely skilled. Domenico is a traditional tailor, specializing in alteration but is also able to do bespoke clothing as well. I trust everything to him — from jeans and shirts to my suits and the tuxedo for my wedding. My wife has had shirts, pants and dresses of all fabric types altered. Everything is done in house and all has come back to our exact specifications. I’ve met people in his shop that formerly lived in Hoboken and now travel to use his services. A good tailor is a rare thing today and Domenico is just that.

Domenico is a very rude person. if you want to waste your time waiting for his «service», go ahead. I went to his shop to have some coat buttons moved, and also try his service for the first time. Someone else had just done a bad job. I have been looking for a good tailor, it’s becoming a lost service in Hoboken. I have suits I want done, but only after I trust someone. Domenico kept me waiting for 20 minutes one afternoon, and then proceeded to help a customer who came in well after I did. I walked out at that point.
I later called him to complain and his response was «I don’t need you or your friends».
Good business manners is also becoming a lost service.