Franz Custom Tailors

I came to Franz based on reviews in
– but I was pretty disappointed. Had several pants and jackets altered. Expensive and only so so. Plus, he’s cash only but doesn’t tell you that in advance.

I am very picky when it comes to my clothes and tailoring so I was very skeptical going in to have my pants altered. After reading all the reviews of this place, I decided to give him a shot. I recently brought my Dries Van Noten trousers to Franz. As I walked in, I was greeted with a smile. I told him I needed the pants by the end of the week for an upcoming wedding. He told me that there is generally a 2 week turnover time, but told me that he could finish by the end of the week at no extra charge! Great!
Final bill came out to $ 75 to take in the seat and the waist. Pretty expensive, but if you want the job done right (and also don’t want your expensive clothes ruined) this is a small price to pay. He even gave me a dollar off because none of us had change. I called in the day of right before the wedding and he had my trousers done a couple hours in advance! They are the best fitting trousers I have and I looked impeccable in my suit! Thanks Franz!

I think the tailoring itself is fine and Franz is nice enough. However, he is the most over-​priced tailor that I’ve ever used. More than double the price of what I’ve paid for similar services. Also, in the course of having numerous items tailored, the price for each piece seemed to climb everytime we communicated. Honestly, I would look elsewhere because you can find much better/​reasonable prices for the same quality.

Franz is a true gentleman. He repaired a suit ages ago and I have yet to write this well deserved review. He worked on my Isiaia suit that suffered mistreatment from another tailor. I regret not going to Franz from the beginning.
He does all the work himself so you are assured of consistent quality. Your garment is returned to you looking as if it came from the store, only tailored to you. Decorative flys are restored along with handpicked stitching, etc. I was very impressed with the quality.
Thank you Franz for your patience and hard work.

Franz is like the Latin grandfather I never had.
He’s happy to take his time working with you to figure out how to get your particular job done best, which might explain why he’s a little slow with his work (I almost had an issue with turnaround time until I asked him to meet the originally proposed deadline, which he did). The advice he gives and the finished product presented is top-​notch, however.
High-​priced, even when compared to other Union Square tailors (as stated by others), but worth every dollar.

Franz is super immaculate in his measurements and tailoring work. It is not cheap, but it is so worth it for me to drive from Pleasanton to see him. He has taken care of sleeves and fitting for my jackets (Luciano Barbera, Giorgio Armani, and Brunello Cucinelli). Highly recommended.

Have had some great experiences with having Franz tailor some high-​quality men’s tailored clothing items – including Kiton, Isaia, and Borrelli. Can’t speak to his ability to fit or tailor items for women, etc., but my experiences have been terrific.
The first thing I had Franz do was correct a botched tailoring job by another Union Square tailor – he rescued a Kiton sport coat and took less time and charged less money than the guy who messed it up in the first place. Plus, in order to get it right, he spent five hours on the garment – even though he had quoted me a price based on two hours of work. I decided to pay him a fair price, but he was fully prepared to charge me only the quoted price and only told me how long the alterations took when I specifically asked him – and I only asked him because the results were so good.
Other experiences since then have been just as good – he has a commitment to getting things right for the customer, doesn’t shy away from challenging jobs, puts things back together the way he finds them (i.e., he respects high-​quality construction methods and doesn’t take short cuts), has an excellent eye, and produces first-​rate construction (e.g., hand-​sewed button holes). Not the cheapest place to have basic alterations done, but in my experience the only option for more complicated work or things requiring hand contruction (and less expensive than some of the union square pretenders).

Fantastic tailor!
Franz has a fantastic eye for detail and is incredibly skilled!
I would trust him with any item of clothing and has very reasonable prices, too.

I would not bring in any piece of clothing that is of value unless you need a basic hem. I had 2 fittings for a dress that needed small alterations to fit my body. I was very explicit and asked him numerous times if he had any doubt that it could not be done to please let me know as it was a couture piece. Hundreds of dollars later and a dress that fits worse now than before the alteration, I am pissed off to say the least. Save yourself the headache.

I found Franz from some obscure reference on the web somewhere. His business is located accross from the Neiman Marcus on Union Square.
I had a blazer that I needed to get tailored in several places and he did it perfectly and the blazer shows just the right amount of cuff.
I guess he used to work at Wilkes Bashford and Neiman’s before starting his own shop. His services are pricier than others, but hey, you get what you pay for. If you need something done right, take it to Franz.