The Friendly Tailor

I live in the south bay and this place is a kept secret! The team at friendly tailor are quick and do a wonderful job. Hands down everything from dress, skirts, rompers, and suits they make me looking fantastic!

I bought some jeans and all were very long. I got tired of having to roll them up all the time. I love that they took the time for me to put my jeans on one at a time, all 10 pair’s and measured them. All look wonderful and it only cost me 80 bucks. Not to bad for awesome work. Love this place

I tore my slacks (part of a suit set) a few weeks ago. The damage was significant. They repaired it in about a week. Looks new. The repair was great. Thanks!

I had a very pleasant experience at Friendly Tailor. The pricing was reasonable. The attention to detail was excellent. And the customer service provided by Rain was very pleasant.

Fabulous tailor shop. I stopped by here to request a dress hem for a costume and they were able to have it within 24 hours. I picked it up the next day and it was perfect. Reasonable price for a rushed request.

I just picked up some items today that I had altered at the Friendly Tailor and, as always, the results are outstanding! It’s unbelievable what a difference custom tailoring makes when you have something that’s been sitting in your closet unworn because the fit «wasn’t quite right».
I had the waistband on the «mom» pants of my favorite suit lowered (which my actual mom said couldn’t be done without ruining them) and the waist of two corset tops taken in and, boy, do they look sharp! Trying them on afterwards was like trying on totally new clothes… thanks to the talented folks at The Friendly Tailor, my clothes went from «meh» to «WoW!!! I can’t wait to wear them!!»
As usual, I am 100% satisfied and absolutely recommend The Friendly Tailor to anyone and everyone who needs custom tailoring. A+++

I’ve taken five suits here to get alterations. I didn’t know what an outstanding job they do until I tried a place a little closer to my home.
Every time I’ve gotten a suit back from here, the alterations have been invisible. As though my suit fit magically off the rack. The workmanship is great.
I tried another place (this week!) — they were awful. (I won’t name names, but they are a Tux shop on PCH in Redondo.) When I got my suit coat back, the lining was all puffy inside the sleeves, so it no longer fit right. Also the stitching was obvious and ugly.
Oh harsh karma! I should have been loyal! Friendly Tailor will be my only tailor from now on, as long as I live in the South Bay.

I’ve taken two dresses here so far and VERY satisfied. They do amazing work and I would recommend them to everyone. The first dress was a bridesmaids dress that didn’t fit my body correctly so the entire bodice needed work. They did it in 2 days AND you would never know it was altered! The second dress was a long red dress that needed minor tweaks and hemming. They made that dress fit my body perfectly!
Thanks Friendly Tailor: D

I’ve been going to The Friendly Tailor for about 20 years. My expectations have always been exceeded. They do a very professional job. Carlota is very friendly and professional. You can count on being very satisfied with their work. I bring them everything from my favorite jeans to high end expensive designer clothing. I have even had them make garments from scratch. I’m a very happy customer!

Longtime fan. They truly are friendly. And they get it done right.

I have used them one time before to hem a baby dress. Bought the same dress in this time and they charged me 3 times as much. i should have them quoted the price before leaving. $ 35 for baby hemming a dress is overly expensive. Sorry but will not be using them again.

Brought material in to make small, simple custom ½ window curtains for our kitchen. I gave her the dimensions for 4 different sized curtains, and told her I was using tension rods. She provided a hem for the tension rod to go through, but no entry/​exit for the rod to actually go through. The worst part was that even though I gave her an index card with the specific dimensions for 4 DIFFERENT sized curtains (3 uniquely sized individual curtains, and 2 like-​sized curtains), she made 6 curtains that were all the same size, and ironically, not ANY of the sizes that I asked for. I even told her that one was actually a top «valance». There was a language barrier issue going on. When I asked how she arrived at six 24″ long curtains after I gave her all the specific dimensions, she didn’t have an answer, yet she didn’t admit fault. I will not be doing business here again. $ 125 NOT well-​spent.

After years of hit and miss tailoring from a number of establishments, I have finally found someone [ in my own back yard] that does what I ask with expert care and precision. They will advise and work closely with you to really make you happy. Huge parking lot in the back.

I brought my wedding gown, which was really just an evening dress, here for simple alterations — take in the back and put cups in the bust. I had to go back several times … the first time, the cups weren’t sown in like I’d ask, and then the next time, I got home and noticed two of the seams where it had been taken in were puckering very visibly. Seemed sloppy … especially when she knew this was my wedding dress. For pants and shirts, I’m sure she’s fine, but with something important, I’d go somewhere else where they make you feel taken care of and do a more careful job.

I found this tailor on the web, and after checking the few reviews I decided to go there.
My son’s upcoming wedding included all of his 5 siblings and we had several items altered. The results were FABULOUS! Not only did I get my things sooner than I thought, the work is so professional !!! I would recommend using them for all of your tailoring needs.

The Friendly Tailor is great.
I wasn’t sure where to take my wedding gown for alterations. I didn’t want to go to Beverly Hills where some snobs wouldn’t want to give me the time of day because they think they are too good. So a friend recommended The Friendly Tailor.
I was very happy with the entire experience there. They are friendly, prompt, and very good at what they do. I had no doubt that my gown was in good hands.
The only thing that held me back from giving 5 stars is that when I was there (several months ago now) their dressing rooms were a little small for putting on wedding gowns.
I will definitely use them for all my alterations needs and I have already recommended them to friends.
Thank you Friendly Tailor!

Carlota, the owner of the Friendly Tailor, is very friendly and helpful. She has been running the shop here since 1997. She and her staff have done the best alteration work I’ve ever had done. They do it all: hemming, trims, cuts, jeans. I have had the most peculiar requests to adjust clothing to fit me and they always do a high quality job, and they are always on time.