Julian’s Tailor Shop

Best in customer service, keeping it real and quality alteration. My daughters prom dress needed major adjustment. Juliann worked his magic and it was perfect! …just don’t come to him at the last minute with a big project like that… Love his family.

Went in there for a quick resolve of a pocket torn off of coat. The owner wouldn’t even try to help. I think he thought it was beneath him. Sent me somewhere else. Would not recommend for simple repairs.

You never know what you’re going to get. It may be good and it could be horrible. Not worth the gamble. Ruined 3 pair of premium denim i brought in.

I’m not from the area, so I wasn’t sure who to bring my dress to for alterations. A few people I knew recommended Julian’s tailor shop. I’ve seen it a dozen times walking around downtown Salinas, but i’ve never walked in. Finally, I walked into Julian’s Tailor shop with my dress and shoes in hand. Upon first going in, I was already impressed before I even spoke to anyone. The shop was clean, organized, and so. professional! Little did I know, they only did men’s clothing. maybe women’s too. but definitely not dresses. The front guy mentioned he didn’t do dresses, but he didn’t turn me away. Instead, he told me He’d have a look at what i needed done and assess. I changed into my dress and stood in front of the mirror. He started marking up my dress with chalk and within a few min he was done assessing. $ 115 for hemming a bridesmaid dress and taking it in at the bust… YIKES. BUt it was cheaper than a previous seamstress quote. I was impressed with the guy and the shop, but for that price and for someone who doesn’t do dresses, I decided to go with someone else who specialized in dresses. I may come back for other needs… Just know, this place is pricey!

Herman the owner can be a little direct and vocal about his thoughts but he runs a pretty good business. I don’t really have issues with his quality of work as he has been my go too tailor for the last 20 years but I have had some items that needed to be corrected which he had no issues doing. I trust him with all my hems and reattachment and suit alters. He is a bit pricy but you get what you pay for. I recommend Herman, (the owner who named his shop after his son Julian) for any of your alters or hems or re attachments. His work is clean and quick.

I had Herman redo a couple bespoke suit jackets for me. The price he charged was reasonable and he did very good workmanship!
For fun I also had him make several «fun» shirts for me. He does know what he is doing although I was disappointed in the outcome of a couple pieces. Oh well.
His prices were on the higher end but no more than what one would pay for a «famous designer» ready made shirt at a high end department store.

This dude will flat out fix do what you need. You will pay for it, but I doubt you could find someone better. Granted I had jeans hemmed and fixed so I can’t vouch for his ability with materials other than denim (but I would expect I to be just as good).
I had a rip in pair of jeans that I didn’t want to give up on, and it makes me crazy to think about pairs I’ve thrown away that he could haw easily fixed.
Regarding race: I don’t think he’s racist. I just don’t think he’s super comfortable with people outside his friends.
If you need something tailored that you really care about or is expensive breathe easy and go to this guy. He’s really good at his job. It’s worth the money and a few minutes of awkwardness.

I dropped off my items, he said come back tomorrow morning to pick up. When I showed up at 11am they were not ready. I left and then returned 20 minutes later to pick up. The work was good, not great. His prices are high for what you get.

I strolled around town looking for someone to fix a 2″ tear in one of my shirts and every single place stated it would be about a 2 day minimum wait to get my shirt back. Well I needed it by the next day. The owner at Perry’s on S. Main stated that Julian’s Tailor Shop could do it in a timely manner but for a little higher cost. Well I was desperate and needed it down quick. So I headed to Julian’s. I walked in and saw this man in the back room who came out to greet me. He didn’t say Hi or anything but I asked him if I could get a price quote to repair the 2″ hole in my shirt. Well he grabbed it out of my hands, looked it over and headed straight to his sewing machine. In less than 30 seconds, he was done! Amazing work! He handed it to me and said $ 3.00. I was shocked at how fast, the excellent craftsmanship and the cost! I read and understand some of the other posts on here about him coming off strong. He was very matter of fact but did do an excellent and fast job. The place was very clean as well. I didn’t experience anything bad while I was there. I did look at his prices posted on his board and they are a bit pricey but he is one of the best tailors here in Salinas. Great tailor and I highly recommend his work!!! I am in the medical field and he reminds me of a superb surgeon who does not have any bedside manner. I guess it depends on what you are looking for.

Julian is not a rasist, I am in fact a white woman. I was treated with much respect when visiting his shop with my fiancé, who was having a suit altered for his sisters wedding. He is going there now to get his suit fitted for our wedding as well as the rest of our wedding party. He does beautiful work and the cost is well worth what you pay for the quality. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
Sometimes the attitude you give is what you recieve in return.
Thank you Julian keep up the great work and customer service.

I went here to have a leather jacket and tailored. The work was horrible and the price was ridiculous. I had to take it somewhere else to have it fixed. would not recommend this place to my worst enemy.

I have to say, I took a piece of clothing in there to be sewn that had boning in it, the tailor looked at me and said he wouldn’t sew it.
It was just a few stitches next to the boning. So I said okay, I’ll take it home and try it on my machine, to which he promptly removed it from my hands and quickly sewed it up.
I have to thank him for his kindness and ability. He really saved me from making a mess of that beautiful brocade.
Herman saved my garment and is a wonderul tailor.

I took a pair of pants to be hemmed last weekend. They were done within an hour (I was honestly expecting days) and the work was beautiful. The stitching was nicer than the original hem! I admit I was impressed.
This was my first time going (my mother recommended them– she had several of my father’s work pants altered years ago there). The customer service seemed great.
I didn’t shop around so I don’t know if it was a reasonable price ($ 20) — but it’s close to my home and they did awesome work and did it quickly. I will definitely go back.

I recently took a pair of my scrub pants to get hemmed. Julian does an okay job. I was a bit disappointed that he charged me 14 $ for the hem. When the scrubs alone cost me 12 $.
One thing that bothered me was that he said Salinas was nice but, the thing that makes Salinas ugly are the Mexican’s. Well. I am mexican and I was in total shock when he said this. So I just blew it off and took my pants.
Yesterday my sister went to get my nephews undergarment sewed and he wanted to charge her 28 $ when it cost her 20 $ to purchase it. he also stated he had to fix so many things like the sleeve’s, neck line and etc. my sister told him that she had just purchased the garment and pulled it out of the box and took to him. (it has never been worn) When my sister looked at the bottom of the hem it looked exactly like the sleeve (original hem), so she told him that he was over charging her and that he couldn’t have fixed what he said because it was the original hem. He response was that he only overcharges «Mexican». Which proves my theory he is racist’s and I will no longer take any of my clothing to him.

Brought in 2 pairs of pants to be shortened, and a leather purse to be mended. The owner attended to my items. He was quite arrogant, smarmy and flirtatious. He made fun of my Ferragamo purse, about how the most expensive items can be victim to shoddy workmanship. Went back a few days later and picked up my items. My purse looked like the handle had been chewed on by a dog. After washing one of the pairs of pants, (post hemming) the entire hem came out on one leg. I returned to have it redone. The owner insinuated he might charge me again. I returned to pick up the repair pants, this time bringing my husband. The owner did not flirt and advised me there would be no charge. I will not return.

We have finally found a great tailor!
I have only been here once, and he tailored a dress so we’ll see what happens after a pair of pants, but so far I am very impressed.
We took a dress to be shortened and taken in a few inches.
I’m not sure if «Julian» was the guy that helped us… he was the short and sassy one…
The dress looked soo cute, the stitching was impeccable and the fit was perfect.
He even took the time to press it; I love that attention to detail.
I think this guy could probably take apart a dress, make a new one from it and it would look better.
Did I mention he did this in about an hour?
We waited ’till the last minute, and he called us out on it too.
We dropped off the item, went to eat, then picked it up.
While the service is quick and excellent, you do pay for it. This shop is by no means cheap, but at least you will only need to get an item tailored once and be done with it.
I think the price is worth it.

my excellent wife and i take our repairs to julian’s, because herman is a master mechanic on clothes and he is quite charismatic. the work is perfect, the quality is better than new, we know how much it will cost (and why), and our «threads» are returned on time.
recently, a bike glove came apart at the seams. herman had it fixed for me while i waited a short time. the repaired stitching will out last the rest of the glove.
i love the rock star treatment.

Even though Julian’s is more expensive then any other tailor around, its well worth the price. I have been taking my coats, pants to get altered or hemmed and never been disappointed. He is always professional and courteous, I have referred several business associates.

«Julian» is a master craftsman and an artist with clothing.
If you want the highest level of craftsmanship, be it a hem job or a bespoke 3 piece suit, this is the place to go. It’s true, his prices are higher than most, but you have to keep in mind the shop is a tailor shop, not an alterations shop. Julian doesn’t just change clothing — he creates it from scratch. That is primarily why he can «fix» anything. His level of skill FAR surpasses that of any alteration shop.

Julian is a professional. He does his work with pride and goes out of his way to improve your piece of clothing beyond the alterations you request. His level of craftsmanship is known and his prices reflect that.
He is a bit chatty and can come off strong at times.
His shop is very organized and clean, which is not the norm for other tailor shops in the area.

I would recommend his work.