Pierre’s & Sophia’s Tailoring

So disappointed and annoyed to have wasted 30 min of precious Saturday morning time!
If you are seeking alteration advice and guidance and also want to ask about price, do not bother this woman. She’ll waste your time trying the clothes on to be sized, then tell you to go away bc you dared ask about price.
I stopped in and asked if I needed to make an appointment or if Sofia had time to discuss 3 alterations — 2 tops and a pair of pants, gifts from Christmas that could not be returned that almost fit, but not enough to wear w/​o alterations.
Sofia agreed to see me then after I showed her the garments and explained I was seeking advice on whether alterations were worth doing.
Talbots shirt — she sized 4 seams to take in and sleeves to shorten. I asked how much — she said it’d be $ 35. Ok, I said, let’s do it bc it was a nice top.
Then I asked about the pants she agreed to also look at. While I’m standing there, still all pinned up top, I again explained how I wasn’t sure of the fit of the pants and wanted to know what she thought she could do and would it be worth doing. She got angry saying I was wasting her time. «Alter or don’t alter, you decide.» She started taking all this pins out of the shirt and told me she was too busy for me and I could find someone else.
Me trying to explain that I wanted her to tailor the shirt and I was asking for her advice on the pants only seemed to make her more angry. Isn’t sizing and advising on clothes what tailors are supposed to do before they make alterations?! I’m annoyed and confused. I’m sure the language barrier — I had trouble understanding her English — was an issue. Apologizing that I didn’t understand and trying to talk more with her to understand just seemed to make her more angry. Hoping you’ll keep my experience in mind before you decide or not to see tailoring here.
I guess I will find someone else who will. Geez.

Go here if you want to get scammed out of some money. I went in last week to drop off some pants and to pick up a dress that my wife had left there. I asked whether I needed to pay for the dress, and was told that no, you pay when you drop off and my wife had already paid for the dress. I paid for the pants and left.
Today when I went in to pick up the pants I was asked (by the same lady that I saw last week) to pay for them. I explained that I had already done so, and I remembered clearly doing so because I was surprised that the rule was to pay when dropping off, not picking up.
The rude lady then proceeded to tell me ten times, using different words each time, how the slip she had didn’t say «PAID» on it, and therefore I hadn’t paid. Not my fault if you’re too incompetent to write down when a customer gives you cash. She refused to give me my pants without paying AGAIN, so I did so and left.
So go here if you want to pay twice, I guess. I won’t be going back.

First, a shout out to Samantha S. who recommended this place. Sophia is a great tailor. I actually ended up having to leave my pants here for several weeks but they were safe and ready. I had some hemming and 2 suede pants taken in. $ 40 seems a little steep but the quality has lasted. No hems came undone. I would go back.

Reviewer Samantha S. is absolotely correct, Sophia’s is a gem! Sophia is very professional and will talk to you about all of the details of your alteration (or local events for that matter) until you’re satisfied with the work to be done. The prices are market rate, but not inexpensive.
Two important notes: Sophia’s is CASH ONLY and the business hours are pretty strict; she’s gone by 5 pm sharp.

The cozy little enclave of Pierre’s & Sophia’s is a hidden gem amid the many small, grimy storefronts along this section of Mass Ave. The shop isn’t sleek and modern, but it’s very well organized and clean, with a small dressing room I felt very comfortable using. Sophia is a sweet, knowledgeable, highly skilled tailor — I trust her work and wouldn’t hesitate to bring my most expensive and delicate garments into her for alternations. I once brought in a pair of designer jeans to be hemmed, and she asked me many important questions I hadn’t thought about, such as the types of shoes I planned to wear them with. During our discussion about pairing them with low-​backed heels, I realized I was wearing plastic flip flops. Sophia immediately kicked off her OWN heels and let me wear them during the appointment, so that she could hem the jeans exactly the way I wanted them. Talk about selfless customer service.
She did an amazing job, and my newly tailored jeans were ready to be picked up the very next morning, all for a cost of $ 10.00.

I recently went to Sophia’s as I was in a HUGE bind as I realized that the bridesmaids dress I had to wear to my friends wedding in 1.5 weeks was too small. I panicked and called all around to see who could help me. Sophia was really accommodating and nice on the phone, said to bring it in and check it out. She was honest with me about what needed to be done, and how much it cost, but ultimately said she could do it and have it back to me in one week. One week later I called — the dress fit perfectly! She will be my go-​to tailor from here on out. I just took two pairs of pants to be hemmed and she quoted me $ 15 for both pairs, which was great! Highly recommend.

Great tailoring! Along with excellent price and service.

I’ve had 2 different items tailored by Sophia and they are absolutely perfect. The first was a J. crew A-​line skirt that she took apart completely and made into a pencil skirt that fits me beautifully, exactly the way I asked for it. The second was a pair of lightweight wool pants from Banana Republic; she took in the waist and seat so that it’s not even noticeable where the pants were altered. Both alterations were very reasonably priced (around $ 30 for complete reconstruction of the skirt and about $ 20 for the pants).
If you want good tailoring, see Sophia. I’m baffled by the negative reviews about her work.

I’ve been going to Sophia for years and I’ve never had a problem. Sometimes, if you catch her when she’s busy, she can be a little curt, but otherwise, I’ve never had any problems. She’s very straightforward and to the point, which I appreciate. You go in, tell her what you want, and you’re done. I can’t imagine her being as rude as these other reviews are saying.
And, of course, she does great work and is pretty speedy, too. Hemming pants costs $ 10, which I consider very reasonable.

I altered my pants — reasonable price, excellent service. Extremely satisfied.
As for the comments on language barrier and ‘politeness’ — my take on this is that they are straightforward — they do an excellent job without fluffing up and fake courtesy. If this is not your cup of tea, it won’t work for you.

Customer service is horrible. Sophia gave me a high price on an item and I have been her customer for the past 2 years and when I asked her to lower the price a little she started yelling and telling me that she does not need me as a customer because she has way too many!!! STAY AWAY

i only had a pair of jeans tailored here, and Sophia did a great job. She helped me pick the right length, and only charged $ 9, which i thought was a decent price. and she’s right down the street from me. i’ll definitely go back.

My husband recently bought several good quality suits for work. He needed them altered and based on Unilocal reviews decided to try Sofia’s. She did a great job, is reasonably priced and doesn’t keep you waiting long. Plus Sofia has such a lovely attitude. When my husband picked up his suits, she told him that if comes home and I think his pants are too short, she’ll be happy to redo them.
With such great service, I decided to see if she could help save several sweaters that were devoured by moths. Sofia sewed up the holes so they look like new again. She is now our «go to» seamstress.

Hmmm, alterations on a bridesmaids dress for $ 100? I think I’ll look elsewhere for alterations. I still tripped on my dress, which was the suckiest part.

Called to request a price quote, and the lady who answered the phone screamed that she was too busy and hung up!
She didn’t say anything in response to my inquiry other than, «I’m busy, click!»
If she’s so busy, why did she take the time to pick up the phone?

Pierre & Sophia’s was my second stop on the odyssey to have my jacket’s sleeves shortened from from the shoulder, not the cuffs.
Admittedly, there was a language barrier. But there had to be a nicer way to tell me that P&S coudln’t do the work as requested.
More gruff treatment and ⁰⁄₂.

Sophia is really nice. and it was located right down the street from me and I really needed to get my pants altered and some straps added on to my dress.
I don’t think she’s cheap necessarily… she charged me $ 15 to alter my pants. I thought that was a little steep.
Then she charged me another $ 20 to add straps. which ended up being ribbon I found in a store down the street. She suggested something else but honestly, it was a wild goose chase to find these places that she kind of knew where they were.
She doesn’t call you if you forget to pick up your clothes. I guess she has better things to do.

Sophia!!! You are the best tailor in town, hands down. My boyfriend and I have been bringing our clothes to you for over a year and all you have to do is take a look at us and you know what to do! At first I was skeptical because you wouldn’t even let me try the slacks on, but you knew what you were doing. Okay, you are a bit of a chatty-​hatty but we still love ya! The price is definately right, and all the advice you have given us on how to take care of our clothes has worked out. There is alway plenty of parking on Mass Ave. and you have reasonable working hours. I like to come here because you get the expert advice of a tailor not a tailor/​dry cleaner.

Okay, I might bump this up to a fiver, but as of now, I can’t say ’til I get my clothes back. Sofia’s is a little place on Mass Ave. where you can get quality alterations done for cheap. She’s professional, funny, won’t prick you with a pin, and is efficient. I dropped off a skirt and a blazer to be taken in. I’ll update this review after I pick up my stuff, but, for now, I like her. She’s close to Davis (it’s in E. Arlington). She charged me $ 34 for everything, and seemed a little sheepish (why?) that it was going to cost a bit more for my blazer. She’s great. Pull that stuff out of your closet and take it on up there.
UPDATE: Sophia did an awesome job on both items, and she even kept them for about two months ’til I dragged my sorry ass back to East Arlington/​Babytown to pick them up. Definitely worth an upgrade to a five-​star. Go see her! (I have no idea who Pierre is).