Van’s Alteration and Tailoring

Left Pure Blue Japan and Momotaro jeans for Van to hem and taper. I was quite hesitant at first about tapering selvage jeans at a tailor rather than Railcar or Denimdoctor. Van assessed that the selvedge line was central and immediately determined that tapering from the inseam would be necessary. I left quite confident as she took notes on what I needed done and look forward to the results.

She’s simply the best with generous prices! I trust her and that’s why I don’t mind driving down to SJ from the peninsula for alternations with Van.

Van is awesome. I’ve had a few of my coats altered by her and she’s done an amazing job. I procrastinate a lot, and she’s always been able to do alterations for me quickly. So happy I found someone close to where I live that I can trust!

Van is such an incredibly sweet lady who handles all of her work professionally. I’ve brought in two pairs of true religion jeans and a dress shirt, all of which were much to big on me. I tried them on, told her exactly how I wanted it, and then she took her measurements. The return time was roughly 4 days (if it’s for something important she might be able to rush it in the same day or day after). When I got them back, I tried them on in front of her, and wow. Everything fit perfectly, exactly how I had wanted them too. I don’t remember what my total cost for her work was, but I can without doubt guarantee that it was cheap and more than fair for her quality of work. She’s the third tailor I’ve been too, but is the only one that has given me 100% satisfaction. By the way, her house rules are no shoes upon entry. Please be courteous to this sweet lady.

I got my denim hemmed here for just $ 5 from x34 to x32 and they came out great! Very quick service too.

Van’s is the miracle worker of tailors. I’ve taken everything from couture gowns to simple jeans to her. She always expertly fits everything and does an amazing job. Sweet lady that works out of her home. Highly recommended. Very reasonably priced too. Recommend calling before to make sure she is home.

I wish I could give more stars but I’ll have to suffice that by leaving a good review. Last year, I ordered a prom dress online and it was just all around big, the straps around the waist and on the back were intricately bejeweled. Prom was in a week and I was desperate! I searched on Unilocal and I decided to give this place a try.
Loved it, she works at home (take off your shoes when you enter). The return time was incredible, I went on a Saturday and got it back the following Thursday and it fit perfectly. She had to cut and shorten the straps and therefore take off some jewels to adjust them and I was scared she’d have to unravel the string of jewels and some would go missing but no, it was professionally done.
My brother is getting married in the fall and we ordered our bridesmaid dresses online and it was noted that the length might be longer than wanted so I will definitely be returning to her place!

I am particular about my clothes. I’m even more particular when it comes to making clothes fit my body. I’ve done the whole round of «word-​of-​mouth» tailors and seamstresses. From Manuel’s, to the Russian Ladies next to Valley Fair, to the local dry cleaners. BUT TRUST ME, Van takes the pot.
Her quality of fitting and sewing is top notch and on par with how the clothes were originally made to be. It’s pretty difficult to see exactly how she did it, but you’ll definitely see it in the end result when you try on the clothes and look and feel like the garment was meant for you from the get go.
I’ve had her work on suits, jean jackets, sportcoats, button-​ups, dress shirts, jeans, pants, you name it. She even told me how one guy brought in a leather motorcycle racing suit and she was still able to make it fit.
I’m a designer, so I have a discerning eye, and Van has captured my sartorial eye and heart.

Stopped being such a fat bastard, started wearing clothes that fit me better.
Found two pants that I liked but were way too baggy on me. Van took the legs in to make them more slim fit than baggy. She also took the waist in.
Pants look great. Very happy I didn’t just toss them.

To start off, Van is very honest and friendly. Considering the fact that my dress is satin and tulle, it was a very tough job to hem the dress to my height. She did a really good job! I feel very confident in recommending her to friends and family.

Van is not professional at all. I asked her to do some buttonholes on my very expensive jacket. The buttonholes she did totally destroyed my jacket. The buttonholes are not straight, very uneven and diagonal, and very close to each other than normal (I can’t even sew the buttons on top of them). Also, she sewed the buttonholes on top of the lining at the cuffs (instead sewing them on the fabrics). I explained to her very clearly before giving the job to her, but she didn’t follow my instruction. I was very disappointed! I will never come back to her again.

Van seriously is an amazing person! Super sweet. I called her at 11 AM on a Saturday morning, praying that someone would be able to hem my 2 layered dress shorter the same day cause I needed it the same night of. Anyways, short story short, Van took my request to hem my dress and have it finished within a couple hours. She even hemmed my other dress as well even though I told her it was not as urgent!!! Hems were impeccable and her work is really outstanding.
I really appreciated the fact that despite the short notice and how busy she is (throughout my fitting and pinning, she had 4+ customers stop by within a span of 30 minutes!!!), she still took care of me and my dresses! And even when I needed my dresses picked up at a later time from when she would be home (because I was unable to pick it up sooner), she even drove home from her friend’s house just to let me pick up my items. Amaaaazzzing lady! That’s definitely customer service there. I’m definitely coming back to Van for more of my alterations. c:
TIP though: She may not be at home, so call before you come! c:

VAN IS A LIFE SAVER!!!
So this review is a bit late but I first visited Van back in July because I need my Blazer and Slacks to be more fitted on me for a wedding. I only gave her like 3 days to work on it because I just hella lagged on getting it done. And literally NO ONE in the South Bay could do it in time. They all need like a week plus to get the work done. She took it in ASAP and the result was perfection. Nothing beats a well tailored suit on a man. Anyways, Van is dope, and she deserves all the business she can get. Just make sure to call her before you go over there.
BTW she has a nice house!

Van is a really nice person. She does all of her work at home so it’s best to call first just in case! I had a dress hemmed because it was way too long for me. I tried it on and it was the exact length I wanted. The prices are pretty cheap too. I only had to pay $ 15. If I’m ever in the area I’ll be sure to be back soon :)

Called Van around 4:00pm for an alteration. The dress I planned on wearing THE NEXT DAY wasn’t like how I wanted it to fit so I called in and she said to bring it in right away to see if she can do it.
She was nice enough to even see me and consider it. I tried it on and she immediately knew what I wanted fixed and saw the problem. She told me to come back around 7:00pm to pick up the dress the SAME day.
I came back and sure enough it was done! I came home to try it on. And the dress fit just exactly as I wanted.
THANK YOU VAN. You’re incredible for fixing my dress on such short notice!
I will be coming back because her place is down the street and I have a lot of pants/​jeans to bring to her. =)

Came here to get a suit jacket slimmed down that I won off eBay that was larger than the size stated (can’t trust those sellers anymore.) for an upcoming wedding. I called Van, brought the jacket in, she pinned it back, and said to come back in a week!
When I had returned, the jacket fit me perfectly, and had no indication of being an «amateur» fix. It really looked as though the jacket was constructed that way, which is a great indication of her expertise.
I’ve been a repeat customer in many things (tapering jeans, hemming dress pants, ect) and she’s never disappointed in any item.
Van is incredibly friendly and always willing to work with your schedule if you just give her a call.

Cheap alterations with great quality. Where can you find that nowadays??? VAN’S! She does alterations out of her her home, which is gorg, BTW.
Just call before you come.

Fast turn around time, great alterations, friendly service, and bargain prices.
I’ve had everything from suits to jeans altered by her and she never disappoints. Just to give you an idea, I had numerous pairs of designer jeans from when I was 230 lbs, I lost about 70 lbs and instead of just giving up on them, I brought them to Van and she was able to pretty much make new jeans out of them. Do you know how hard that is? Especially to still keep the pockets and all from looking off? She’s a miracle worker! Bring all your stuff here!

Cheap and great alterations!
She literally lives down the street from me and produced great alterations and fixes on almost every thing I’ve brought in. From raw denim to tapering and hemming jeans she’s great. The stitching looks professional and it fairly cheap in my opinion.
Just give her a call to see if you’re able to drop off your stuff, tell her what you want done and pay her when you pick them up.

Van deserves like 10 stars. She is still amazing!
Ever since I went off to college, I saw my body go through different changes. Freshman weight gain in fall quarter, burning off by spring quarter. Growing another inch or so, my figure getting more mature, everything that a girl loves and dreads!
Unfortunately, my college budget can’t stand buying a new pair of jeans every time the summer comes and goes, and throwing away perfectly good clothes is an outrageous idea.
Enter Van here!
She has a magic touch that seems to hem pants, tighten jackets, loosen ill-​fitting shirts, and mend broken zippers, buttons, and holes like nothing.
I am off to Washington DC for 3 months to study and work on Capitol Hill. I need to make sure that I have professional attire that looks AND feel good.
I bought a bunch of cheap suits and blouses that didn’t fit me as well as I’d like :[ With my money supply diminishing, I bring them all to Van.
One week later, and my pants feel good, my shirts make me look slim, and my now perfectly fitting jacket makes me feel like a lawyer.
I had no idea what I was doing, I didn’t even know that some of my shirts were too big on me until she pointed it out! The difference was astounding.
When she has the experience of alterating men’s suits all day in a professional company, I trust her opinion.