Nice Alterations & Tailoring

I love thos place. In and out. Very simple process. The price seems ti me to be on pair with other places.
I have been coming here for 16 years… she is tried and true.

Love this place! Took one of my favorite hoodies here that was a little baggie in the arms and the waist, and she tailored it to fit perfectly. Im talk and thin and I’m picky with how my clothes fit and can’t usually buy stuff that I like because of the fit. Not anymore! Shopping spree time.

I took in five pairs of pants to be hemmed. Four of them were the stretchy polyester pants with the wide flared legs that are so popular now. This business is not equipped to hem these type of pants — they do not have an industrial serger. Nor was the appropriate thread used for this type of material. I didn’t have to pay for the work I was unhappy with and I was reimbursed for the pair of pants that were ruined, however I’m now short a pair of pants I really liked that can’t be replaced and have to take three other pair elsewhere to be fixed.

Helen is absolutely fantastic! I have taken so many things to her and she has done a fantastic job with each one. Jackets, pants, jeans, etc. Cannot say enough good things.

I was really debating if I should write a review or not, because I don’t want to intentionally harm a business. Then again, I don’t want anyone going through what I did either, when it could easily be avoided. My first time in there, I took in a dress just to tighten up the bottom. When i came to pick it up, it was still loose, but the second time around, she tightened it just like how i wanted it. Now this time, I took in a new dress and needed something more than just tightening the bottom. She assured me it was going to turn out just like the way she pinned it, no problem. She assured me because i was worried and hesitant since I was laving to New York two days later. Long story short. it looked absolutely HORRIFIC when i went in to try it on! It honest to God looked like something my little sister sewed up! so unprofessional and sloppy, I can’t even explain the disaster it really turned out to be. After panicking, she said «yeah, well it was a lot of hard work» I’m sorry, so why didn’t you tell me you couldn’t do it in the very beginning instead of saying «no problem» ?? So unreal. feeling completely helpless I started crying and in the meantime, she made sure to give me one excuse after another.
Again I’m only writing this because I don’t want anyone going through what I did. Do your research before hand and save yourself a headache.
xo

This is my go to place for any hemming or alterations I need. She always does a great job and prices are very reasonable!

Helen does an excellent job w all that we’ve asked her to do. We’ve asked her for some odd requests and she’s worked w us to make sure that we got what we wanted. We’ve been nothing but absolutely pleased w her kindness, attention to details, willing to experiment, prices and her delivery days. When you’re as good as she is, there’s only so much work you can take on to be able to receive your requests in a timely manner. Thanks Helen, you’re fantastic! Chris and Bella

I was referred here by a friend for three dress pants I needed hemmed for work. A lady named Helen politely greeted me with a smile, I tried them on she pinned them and said $ 9 each. Thinking thats kind of steep for three pairs of pants. I kindly of asked if there was any sort of discount for having more than one pair of pants hemmed. She said no, so I swallowed my pride and paid the $ 27. I did it only because my friend swore up and down by this place. When I got my pants, they were too long so I went back in and she charged me $ 10 to re-​hem. I thinking to myself ‘What the f***” I just finished paying this lady close to thirty dollars for for three pants and wants more money for her mistake. I wasn’t going to argue, just gave her the $ 10 she asked for, and left for good. Rip off, too pricey, and on top of that she had an attitude the second time I came in. I’ll make the extra drive to hem my slacks somewhere else.

Excellent work here. I was issued some boxy pants and shirts for work. I had them tucked and shaped here. Great communication from the tailor. Reasonable price.

I needed to get rayon fabric hemmed here (a sarong to be exact). $ 15. If I had a sewing machine I would’ve gladly done it myself and it would’ve taken me a max of 30 mins because I’m not very experienced with sewing machines. But I knew it was a straight hem, I’ve done these before and it doesn’t take that much time. I had to wait 5 days for the service.
She didn’t have to measure anything on me. No fitting was necessary. It was maybe 2 feet worth of hemming. $ 15.00
Cheery customer service by the Asian lady. Still not thrilled with the price.

I brought in a cotton sundress to have the skirt shortened and made a bit less full. The tailor lady pinned the skirt up rather hastily when I tried it on, but I figured she knew what she was doing. When I got the dress back, it was indeed shorter and less full, but now the hem slopes out in a very strange way and the skirt has almost a godet shape to it. Ugh. That’s not what I asked for, not what I wanted, and it’s definitely not cute!
Now I’ve not only wasted the tailoring charges, but I have to ask myself whether to take it somewhere else and sink more cash into it or just cut my losses and waste the price of the tailoring and the price of the dress. Argh!!!

It is suspicious how almost all of the reviews for this place mention «Helen» by name. This is uncommon in reviews and makes me wonder…
Just to be fair, the lady is really nice like they say. The customer service is good, and my pants were done on time… However —
I brought in two pairs of men’s dress pants to be altered, not just the length but the sides as well. When I picked them up they still looked too large and sure enough when I got them home they didn’t fit any better than they did before. At first I assumed they actually just forgot to alter the pants but thought they did (an honest mistake). Except, upon closer inspection, one of the pants had a hole along the side now — NOT a hole in the fabric or anything, just unfinished stitching. So they had definitely worked on the pants. Anyway, the price was $ 24 per pair, for hemming and altering. I am disappointed and didn’t really have $ 48 to throw away on this.
I recommend comparing to other places in the area.
It looks like they can at least hem things correctly, judging by all of the reviews by people who know her by name.

Great job hemming up two new pairs of jeans, one of which I wanted to keep the original hem on. They look perfect and she even did them in 2 days as I needed them done before a trip I was going on.
I will definitely go back for other alteration needs. Super friendly and they do accept credit cards. Also very reasonable price when I compared with other places.

Sometimes you may turn to Unilocal for help in finding good business and sometimes you end up disappointed. Such was the case with coming to Nice A & T.
I brought a floor length, formal gown, with train to be altered. I was attending an event abroad and needed the dress brought down to the right size. I also wanted the train of the dress cut off as well. Time was ticking, and I apologized for the short notice in needing the dress in such short notice (a week), but it didn’t seem to be a problem.
What I needed on the dress was it to be sized down to fit me and I wanted the train cut off. She told me the amount… $ 70!!! to have a side seam taken in and the train cut off and a hem resown! Yikes. I paid it because I really didn’t have any other options at this point. This took the price of the dress to an astronomical amount for something I’m only wearing once! Why did I have a dress to big you ask? Because, I was losing weight and I didn’t have time to send it back and get the right size.
When I picked up the dress a week later it still had the train on it, but worst of all, it was too small! Fortunately it fit OK without my strapless bra underneath, but it was still a little tight, and left me feeling a little inappropriate being bra-​less and all. It worked out OK, and now the dress would probably fit fine with the bra since I’ve lost more weight, but for the cost, I expected it to be done right the first time.
I’m not going to return here when the prices are so high and I didn’t get what I paid for.

I needed some minor touch-​ups to a deeply treasured dress and a long-​sleeve shirt converted to a short-​sleeve shirt. Who could I trust with this task? I know, I’ll ask Unilocal!
You guys came through again. Helen is not only an absolute sweetheart, but she did an excellent and quick job for an incredibly reasonable price. I have some other clothes that could use some fixing, so I’ll definitely be coming back.
(Side note — I couldn’t find this info anywhere, so I’ll post it here: she does accept credit cards, but there’s an additional $ 1 fee.)

I needed two pairs of my seven jeans repaired in the crotch area. I’ve had these jeans for awhile and im not ready to get rid of them yet. regular wear and tear has caught up to my jeans so I Unilocaled a place in LB to take them to and this is what I found. The lady did a great job mending my jeans and for only $ 15 per pair. I guess thats standard. The turnaround time was reasonable, I think 3 – 4 business days. I was satisfied w/​the end result and I’ll go back here if my jeans need mending in the near future.

Good olé Unilocal for steering me toward another good local biz. I just needed some jeans hemmed and this place had the best reviews around, so off I went. I got there in the pouring rain almost close to closing – the lights were on but the doors were locked so I was afraid she’d closed early, but it turns out she has the door locked as a matter of course and you ring the bell to let her know you’re there (something I didn’t figure out til my 2^nd visit, doh!). Anyhoo, the proprietress (I’m assuming she’s Helen) was super-​nice and and promised to have it done in a couple of days. Went to pick it up on the designated day and it was all bagged and ready to go. The hemming was $ 9 and it looks great. Granted, it’s probably not the most challenging alteration job but that’s usually all I need most of the time. A good reliable local biz, hooray!

I went to Nice Alterations after reading the reviews. It’s a little out of my area but I needed to get a wedding dress and mother’s dress altered before my wedding. Helen, the owner was very friendly and helpful. She completed my dress in 2 weeks and didn’t charge «an arm and a leg» for it! I picked it up this week and it looks wonderful! I’ll be heading back for more alterations!
I have to mention this, because I’m little bit of a clean freak, but her store is SO CLEAN! I’ve seen other places with grime etc, but she keeps her place very well and you feel comfortable trying on clothes there.
Even though this place is a bit of a drive for me, it’s worth it! She’s trustworthy and I know she’s going to do a good job. –Nice Alterations it is for sure! :) Thanks Helen!

Well Unilocalsters! Once again, I found another fantastic business because of UnilocalI Helen is very friendly and I instantly liked her. I had 15 items to get altered and she did an exceptional job. I would definitely recommend Helen for anyone who is looking for alternations or custom made dresses. You can even bring in a pair of pants and she can make you a duplicate pair!
I would have gave her 5 stars except one of my items I requested to add straps were sewed on wrong.

REVIEW # 150-​what an appropriate celebratory one too.
I’ve been using Helen’s expertise for over 6 years now and, [she] is the best of the best!
The quality of her work is wonderful, she’s personable. has affordable & reasonable rates and is a GREAT mom too!
Also, the fact that she is within walking distance from my place is great; last year I needed my suit altered for a wedding and, it was on short notice too. She did it quickly and didn’t charge me extra either.
She’s honest to the heart and has told me on a few items that they don’t need adjusting and, showed me the ill effects if I did so.
Highly recommended!