Lydia Lee

Lydia did a wonderful job altering my wedding dress. I bought a sample that was two sizes too small and she did a great job making it fit without visible alterations. Her prices were extremely reasonable and she even let me borrow a hoop that made it possible for me to walk easily on my wedding day (I had a tulle ballgown). I had about 8 visits over 3 months and yet her price was extremely reasonable (and included pressing). She hemmed it (9 layers), let the dress out, adjusted the bust, fitted the bolero that went over the bodice, attached my belt, and added back fasteners to make the strapless fit more secure — for less than half what my friends paid for their bridal alterations at Nordstrom/David’s Bridal, etc.

I saw Lydia about 3 weeks ago and did an amazing job with my dress. I would definitely recommend her. She is very detail and will help you to find the right bra and very honest. Her price is very reasonable. Thank you so much Lydia.

Lydia was a life saver!!! Had a last minute alteration to a bridesmaid dress that i needed done and she was thankfully able to squeeze me in so grateful. She did an amazing job making my dress fit my body which isn’t easy lol. Definitely recomend her she is amazing and takes great pride in her work. Also at a really reasonable price expecially for the quality work she does.

Lydia was amazing. She was very helpful and friendly. She is an expert when it comes to wedding dress alteration and her price is very reasonable. Lydia had to take in the chest area, shortened the hem, add in a bustle and lengthen the layer inside. She also helped clean up the work from my previous designer as well. I had two fittings altogether and she was very accommodating to my hectic work schedule.
I would highly recommended Lydia to all my friends and definitely coming back for future alteration.

This review is long overdue.
I will always go to Lydia for any alterations I ever need. She has altered several bridesmaid dresses for me as well as my own wedding gown. I was so incredibly happy with the way she designed my wedding gown bustle.
The most impressed I have ever been with Lydia was for one particular bridesmaid dress that she «reconstructed» for me.
I had ordered the dress a size smaller to encourage (or really force) me to lose weight before my friend’s wedding. However, I really love food so that ended up not happening. I ended up 3 weeks before the wedding with a dress that was not even remotely close to fitting. Lydia did everything she could to make it bigger for me and did an INCREDIBLE job. It didn’t look like the dress was altered at all, let alone reconstructed. She was a total life saver!!!
Her prices are EXTREMELY reasonable as well.

So. I lost a lot of weight two weeks before my wedding date. Nobody wanted to re construct my wedding dress in such a short amount of time. Lydia took a chance on me and also helped me in more ways than one. We worked together to learn about the proper fitting of under garments, eating habits and how to shed even more right before the wedding. She made me look wonderful. Thanks so much for all the hard work you put into my dress. I don’t know where I would be today if you didn’t work your magic.
Thanks! B. Pineiro

Lydia is AMAZING! I brought her a picture of a dress that I wanted and she recreated it without a pattern. She took the time to listen and shop with me and gave me great advice! The dress turned out incredible and so well made!!! Thank you SO MUCH Lydia! The night was magical because of that dress!

Lydia is FANTASTIC and such a nice woman! I found her here on Unilocal.Gave her a call and she was able to alter my pants the same day. She made my dress pants for work fit fantastic! She was fast and affordable! Her work is perfect! I highly recommend her!

Simply put, Lydia is awesome. We had a destination wedding on August this year and a very tight schedule. Lydia made it happen in time! She was always punctual and very good at her job. She has great problem solving skills and was willing to explore multiple solutions just to make my altered dress look great.
What I love about her most was that she spoke her mind directly so it made the communication process very efficient. When it comes to wedding dress alteration, the communication between the traitor and you is very important. You want someone who tells you the ‘truth’ and then works with you to get your perfect dress. ;)
If you are a stressed bride like me who worries about everything, Lydia is your lifesaver for wedding dress alteration. I handed my wedding dress over to her and she made all my wedding dress problems go away!

I should have written this review 6 months ago. But, one thing led to another… such as life…
I found Lydia from word of mouth via my wife’s friends and on Unilocal (of course I do my research).
I took a high-​end golf rain pants for her to shorten both legs.
The pants had velcro straps, zipper, buttons, double layers of water-​proof design and a FootJoy logo which I thought was nice to keep, but, then it I loose it because of the alteration, no big deal.
I made an appointment with Lydia as she work with appointment only from her house. She is courteous and professional, asked very detailed questions and made sure she understand exactly what I was looking for. Never blinked on the complex design of the legs. Marked everything and measured everything.
Her confidence made me at ease. As it was an expensive piece of garment.
On top of it, I am a 5’6/145 short, for those know how tough it is to find golf gears that fit this awesome frame.
She gave me a reasonable estimate and a approximate day for me to call before I go pick it up. A hand shake and my baby was in her hand.
I called, she told me was ready. The result was awesome to say the least. Professional work, fitted to the exact measurement and how it looked while she was measuring and marking on the previous visit.
I will go back any day. I am confident she can alter anything, any brand and I believe looking around while waiting she can made from scratch if required.
Lydia, don’t you ever retire before I do.

This review is super overdue! Lydia is great! She helped us with an alteration fiasco that we had with another vendor right before our wedding renewal in Hawai’i. She hemmed the pants and the jacket with ease. oh my goodness. we loved Lydia! She takes so much care in what she does and u should’ve came to get first. Next alterations… I’m going directly to Lydia!

Lydia is awesome! She altered two of my wedding dresses as well as bringing it for dry cleaning. She is a very honest and sweet person. Her prices are extremely reasonable! She also recommends fitting into the dress by exercising instead of ripping the dress apart.
She did an extremely good job on my wedding dressses and they were done on time as promise.
I will use her in the future for my alteration needs :)

We all know how stressful prom can be for a teenage girl!!!
Lydia helped ease that stress. She definitely is a life saver. I came to her last minute with a dress that I purchased online. I liked the whole design of the dress but it was a mess on me. The neck was too loose, the sequins and hooks were falliing a part, the hem was being outstretched, and the neckline was way too low.
Lydia fixed all of that and went above and beyond what I expected all under 100 bucks.
I went to 3 previous seamstresses before I came to Lydia. All of them rejected me and told me crazy ideas of how they have to rip apart the dress and start from scratch!
Thank goodness I found Lydia because she is very BLUNT with you and isn’t afraid to tell it to your face if your dress doesn’t look good on you. I knew she wasn’t trying to con her way into taking all my money.
I can really tell that Lydia sincerely cares about her clients. She gives free exercise lessons and walking tips. I don’t know any other seamstress that cares about their client as much as she! Also, Lydia personally drove me to Fabrics R Us in San Jose just to pick out the fabric for my dress.
After we picked out the fabric, Lydia scheduled me for about 3 fittings. She is very meticulous and opinionated but she still wants to ensure that she has my permission before she makes ANY changes whatsoever. My dress was finished really quickly and came out looking like a million bucks. Lydia redesigned my existing dress by adding fabric to my hem since it was already a little short and risqué to begin with.
Needless to say, Lydia made my prom truly memorable and I was one happy girl that whole night since I was in love with how my dress looked. Not only did my dress look good, but so did my posture and body. Lydia is wayyyy more than just a seamstress. She’s an exercise trainer/​etiquette coach/​motherly advice giver/​seamstress all rolled into one.
I hope to come to her again when it’s my wedding day.

Lydia was life saver — I found her on Unilocal for last minute bridesmaid dress alterations. She was quick, decisive, and was able to determine exactly what needed to be done to make the dress work… and finished within two days! Not only did she do an awesome job, she was extremely affordable in comparison to the alterations places my friends took their dresses to. I feel very lucky to have found Lydia. =)

lydia is a great seamstress/​designer. i actually heard about her from one of the employees at joann’s fabrics many moons ago. i’ve known her for almost 10 years now… she has become a great friend. but i digress… i depend on her for all my sewing/​alteration needs! she has completed various tasks – from basic alterations to creating a few of my beautiful bridesmaid’s dresses. and one day, hopefully, my wedding dress! she has a great eye for detail and is meticulous with her work for reasonable prices. she does a great job… she’s very honest and at times, to a fault! she also provides great advice and etiquette… but i do agree w/​janna… she is a bit «quirky» but you gotta love her!

I actually didn’t see Lydia for my wedding gown alterations. She was working with 3 other brides so timing and location was not going to work for me.
However, I talked to Lydia for what seemed like 30 minutes on the phone. She was very helpful telling me what I needed to bring in, tips on how to shop for a bra for my wedding dress, and even several stories of her experiences. She explained to me that she was very detailed and blunt about her opinions because she wanted quality workmanship. She said she would show me how to walk and sit in my gown. After spending 30 minutes in my gown, I did wonder how I was going to do those simple things.

Lydia works out of her home, so you can reach her at 510−796−0399.
On the recommendation of a friend, I went to Lydia to alter my wedding gown. The friend promised me that Lydia would lie awake nights thinking of my gown and how to make it look best on me, and she wasn’t exaggerating too much!
Lydia did a great job, and for what I think was a great deal. She sewed a bustle, took in the straps, added a stitch here and there and some beading, all for $ 95.
She even gave me tips on important wedding ettiquette. :)
She’s a little quirky, but she seems to know her stuff.