Ann Sew Perfect

I bought a mother of the brides dress which was too long and a little big on top and needed to get altered. My friend recommended to me Ann Sew Perfect. This was my first time to ever have anything altered so I was kinda worried taking my dress there. Ann was very friendly and made me feel real comfortable. It took about a week till I got my dress back. She did an amazing job and I am very happy with the work she did on my dress to make it fit perfect on me. Wish I would have have know about this place before especially after I just donated all my fat clothes away. I’m sure I could have saved a few of my nice suits and dresses. I recommend Ann and I know I will be using her in the future if I ever need any alterations done again.

I’ve been meaning to leave a review for this place for a few years now. Believe all of the great reviews for this place. Ann is absolutely wonderful. I had gone to her a couple of times, but I moved from Sunnyvale up to San Francisco a couple of years ago, and I tried out tailors there, but I needed some minor edits made to my wedding suit, so I knew I had to get back down to Ann.
When I walked in, although I hadn’t been there in over a year and had only been there a couple of times before I moved, Ann remembered me and welcomed me back. She knew exactly what to do when I put on my suit, and when I came back for it, it fit absolutely perfectly. Seriously. If you have anything that needs to be altered, take it to Ann. You won’t regret it.

So I finally screwed up the courage (and the funds) to indulge in a dream of mine, which was to gift myself a fabulous Christian Siriano dress (Fall 2013 RTW collection, if you must know). Unfortunately, the only barely-​affordable (aka massively on sale) Christian Siriano dress I could find was a full size too large… and that’s where Ann came to the rescue! Not only did she take it down a full size without changing the shape, she was also able to handle raffia weave (think gorgeous silk made up of intricate stitching… aka a huge pain which catches on just about anything. RTW this was not) without any issue. In fact, when she realized just how delicate the fabric was, she called me to request more time, which I was more than happy to give if that meant she could give the dress the time it needed (btw, all she needed was one extra day, so an 8 day turnaround time instead of 7). She even kept the shop open late when I got stuck in traffic on the way to picking up my long awaited dress, and gave much appreciated practical advice about the care for the dress.
Good technical skill, excellent customer service, and reasonably priced ($ 50). Too bad this means I can now continue justifying my well-it’s-slightly-too-big-but-the-price-is-right-so-I-can-always-get-it-altered fancy designer clothes…

I am so glad I found Ann! She is a gem!
I bought my wedding dress at a boutique wedding store (black friday sample sale! Amazing discounts on designer dresses!) but didn’t want to pay their high prices for alterations. The dress has very intricate lace and is made out of silk fabric so I was cautious about alterations. After talking to Ann for just a few minutes I knew I was in good hands. She showed me a dress she hand-​made for her own daughter … it looked so professional and intricate (I couldn’t believe it was hand-​made) so I knew I was at the right place. She treated my dress like it was her own, she loved the dress and was really excited about working on it.
Her years of experience are very clear from talking to her. She knew exactly what needed to be done and was very good about advising me about my options. Over the course of four months I visited her about 3 or 4 times. She is very flexible and accommodating with her schedule (even let me come in after-​hours). Her prices are very reasonable for the amount of work done and the intricacy of the dress. She added a (gorgeous) 6-​button bustle (with discrete color coding), brought in the chest and shoulders and backside (2 sizes down), shortened the length several inches (on multiple layers), and added cups. She even fixed some tears in the lace that resulted from clamping the dress during my in-​store fittings (I didn’t even notice them until Ann pointed it out). It fits like a glove, the dress looks like it was made for me! The price was fair for the amount of work and time went into it.
On top if it all, Ann is just the sweetest lady. I had a lot of fun sharing stories, sharing photos, and hearing about her daughter’s wedding and her sewing experiences! I brought in my mother in law for my later fittings and we both agree that we will be recommending Ann to anyone who needs wedding or formal attire alterations!
Thanks Ann for everything! I’ll be back!

Ann will be honest about whether or not an alteration or repair requested is worth the cost. Of course she’ll do it and do an awesome job if you insist, but at least you know what you are paying for. She provides a high level of expertise in what she does and pays attention to detail so when you get the garment back, it’s hard to distinguish what she altered vs. what was original. It just fits perfectly and looks amazing when you go to pick it up.

She replaced a zipper on a kid’s beloved jacket. She did a good job. Not fantastic, but good. She may have been trying to limit the cost since she could tell it was a kid’s jacket. Charged $ 12, which was fine. The zipper she sewed in eventually broke, but I am not sure if that is her fault or ours. Happily, by then, it was no longer a favorite jacket so I didn’t have to have it replaced again.

I brought in a dress and a pair of men’s trousers. The dress just needed a simple strap adjustment and the trousers needed to be let out a little. Both items were completed well. Total cost = $ 40. A little on the pricey end but it comes with quality. Ann is very nice and talented so I’ll be back. She gets quite busy, so keep that in mind when dropping off items under crunch time. Cards are accepted for payment. Parking is really tight and limited.

I needed the seam on my jeans mended. Since one of her machines was already threaded for denim, Anne fixed it right away and wouldn’t let me pay. In and out if the shop in about a minute. She was very friendly too.

I was really happy with the zipper replacement on my leather jacket, and she also sewed up some gloves that had a splitting seam. She took care to point out to me the varied other damage to my jacket, and we had a good discussion to make sure I was getting exactly what I wanted. Good price and friendly service too!

Ann did a fabulous job on my wedding gown! She’s efficace I’d very thoughtful with the whole process. She’s closed Sunday and Monday. But if you strange it ahead of time, she can make time for you on those days (that’s my weekend days off too) .
The dress was amazing and she altered it a few times. Needing to take it in multiple times over 2 months for me. Since I got the dress in advance and had time. And was working out and loading some weight too. No extra fee for the multiple fittings either. Love working with her. I’ll definitely bring future dresses to be altered to her!

She is a pro! Quality and attention to detail make this the place to take your garments that need altering.

Ann has done an outstanding job repairing all sorts of garments for me. I have multiple shirts with torn sleeves and armpits. She managed to patch all of them, and when you wear them you can’t tell that they were ever torn. She also repaired torn pockets and tears on my jeans. The jeans are good as new!

Had a really bad experience with Ann. Not sure if it was just a bad day for her or what but she completely ruined by dress. I came in to get it altered and she said that she would do it for $ 50 which I think is way over priced for the job. Since I had already had the dress on and her scissors were already in her hands. I was kind of pressured into going through with it. I guess I kind of expected her to do a really good job for the price. To my surprise when I picked up the dress the front was longer than the back. I never asked for that and it looked really bad and off. I was really disappointed with my experience and will most likely not bring my business back here…

Ann is the best at what she does. Truly. I will always come back for my tailoring needs. Plus, she’s totally adorable. Parking lot is small, but I’ve never had an issue.

Excellent place to get alterations done. I had a couple of jackets taken in at the waist and around the chest here and they did a great job. They were careful to cut the seams at a place where it would’t move the location of the side pockets. Just the fact that she noticed that cared to take that into consideration is a huge plus in my book. The store owner (?) was super nice and talkative the whole time and made me feel welcome. Some of these places just take your clothes and give you a receipt but I actually felt welcomed here. Prices were not the best but similar to other places in the area. Will be back when I’m in the area in need of alterations!

Ann is super nice and like others have stated will remember you, even when you just came one other time. I personally like that as it’s just nice to be remembered, haha.
in regards to the work, i brought 4 dressed to her and she did an awesome job i can’t even tell they were hemmed.
2 were made out of that sheer material and had a slit, that cost $ 20 each due to the slit.
the other 2 were more of the cotton fabric and again just needed to be hemmed up… those cost $ 18 each since no slit. One of the dresses the straps were held together with the fabric and button, she noticed they were starting to tug and suggested to sew it on the line… leave the fabric. it was a nice offer esp since that being tugged and then ripping off would not be a good look. :)
her turn around for the dresses were awesome esp since i could tell she was busy. brought the dresses in tuesday when she opened (noon) and then picked up thursday, brought 2 in at a time.

From the moment you step in the door, you feel like you’re meeting an old friend. Ann remembers everyone’s names and is such a warm, inviting personality. And with her background in design, she is a tailor extraordinaire.
I have brought coats, dresses, jeans, you-​name-​it to Ann and she has always helped my clothes fit like a glove.
I have even brought new clothes or pictures of clothes to get Ann’s opinion and feedback. She’s completely honest and will tell you if something doesn’t require any tailoring or if the clothes should be returned :)
Her most amazing work was on my wedding dress which I bought off the rack. The dress was discounted but three sizes too big.
In the end, Ann’s tailoring work on my dress was absolutely phenomenal. My dress required major reconstruction and Ann put in the long hours to tailor a wedding dress that was custom-​made for my figure. I could have worn my wedding gown all night. The fit was a dream and the dress felt so comfortable, I didn’t want to take it off!
Ann’s passion and pride for her work speaks volumes. Let Ann help you look your best!

Don’t be dissuaded with the prices. Ann and her sister take pride in their work and are passionate about getting the details right. The quality of work is excellent and I was impressed with Ann’s dedication to her craft.
I brought in four shirts to be altered — shortened, diameter of sleeves reduced, and darted in the back. All four shirts — even though they were of different material, design, and make — fitted almost identical after being altered.
I will definitely come back whenever more clothing needs alterations.

I recently got a bunch of different garments tailored here and Ann did such an incredible job. She is SO talented and completes her work so quickly.
I gave her some pants to shrink down in size, and she was able to downsize them and tailor them to perfection so that they didn’t look awkward in their smaller sizing. She also went above and beyond by dying the pieces of the pant that were discolored due to where they were sewn previously, AND she didn’t even charge extra for it.
Ann Sew Perfect, you have won my heart and I absolutely plan on coming back to you for all of my tailoring needs. I highly recommend coming here if you want an excellent tailoring experience.

Ann is pretty freakin’ awesome– she is like the Vietnamese mom/​tailoring expert you’ve never had! I took my bridesmaid dress to her shop based on all the excellent Unilocal reviews and did not regret it. She understood exactly the types of changes I wanted to make to the dress, and was able to execute it perfectly. Luckily I didn’t procrastinate TOO much and took my dress in with over two weeks to go, as she needed about a week and a half to make all the alterations. It was a little pricier than expected (all the work cost the same price as the dress), but I know it took a ton of work to get everything done. I got nothing but compliments on the dress on the day of the wedding, and would definitely recommend you come here for bridesmaid dress alterations!
Parking here is ample– just make sure you follow the signs and go to the lot in the back.