Fit N’ Stitches

They do a good job BUT MY GOD THEIR PRICES ARE BEYOND RIDICULOUS. My cleaners has a tailor onsite that charges 50−75% less than this place. Granted it isn’t as nice or in this neighborhood but the job gets done. I would only take a wedding gown here. Nothing else seems worth the expense.

I felt a bit ripped off. I came in to have the hems done on a few pairs of dress pants. I was quoted $ 20 per pair on the phone, but then when I finished up, the woman told me it was actually $ 25 per pair because she did them at a slight slant. $ 20 for a pair was a lot to begin with, but $ 25 was a ripoff. I accepted it anyway… now I wish I hadn’t.
When I returned the get the pants, the same woman at the front was a bit unfriendly.
So to be clear: I don’t have a problem with the work itself, but the pricing — and in particular, the pricing *change* once I had already been measured — really turned me off. I never really felt welcomed as a customer. The who experience was a bit of a downer.

I purchased a suit online at Combat Gentlemen, which I knew would immediately need tailoring. Not only were they quick, having given me an estimate of I think a week (completed in about three days, maybe even two), but the work was done extremely well for a great price. Considering the costs of some tailors in Chicago, this is a really great price with really great quality. In and out with no hassle. I’ll be coming here for my future suits for sure.

I had a custom skirt made for my wedding and it was a bit too long and did not have a train. I brought it in to Fit N’Stitches and Nadia did an AMAZING job! Not only did she alter the overall length she added a beautiful and invisible bussle to keep me from tripping over it all night. I was a little concerned at first because the dress was not traditional at all, but she had no problem and it was absolutely perfect and ready very quickly!

I do not intend to be confrontational and have never in my life negatively reviewed a company, so I do not and will not make this a practice. But I will provide my personal experience, noting that not everyone will share the same experiences everywhere they go, including to this shop.
Ultimately, my personal experience left much to be desired. I had been recommended to this shop by a bride, noting that their work would be above par and given the large number of weddings in the coming months, I was looking for a shop to trust and frequent for high quality work.
In the end, however, I felt underappreciated as a customer and overcharged for the work. I do absolutely understand that you should expect to pay for what you get, so in theory a more expensive alteration should render a high class fit. Therefore, while they did fairly tell me the price of $ 135 upfront, I trusted I would feel it worth my investment at the end.
I think the most unfortunate part of my experience was that I dropped my dress of September 26^th for the first round of alterations with a date of October 7^th to come in for the hem. When I returned the planned 11 days later the store had misplaced my dress and had thus not done the first round of alterations. I became nervous as I knew I might need multiple visits to get the dress finished before the 15^th wedding deadline. But I agreed to return later. I realize and grant that errors happen from time to time, so I moved forward.
The dress was too tight when I returned, which happens, so they marked to take it out a bit and marked for hem at the same time as we were now nearing the end of my deadline. Ultimately, this may have sacrificed the hem as it is relatively shorter than would be desired with my shoes-​Perhaps because the dress was not placed right on my body due to the dual markings for taking in and hemming.
When I came back the third time on the 13^th, I did not have room in my timeline for further visits so I decided personally I would wear the dress and not worry about the fixes that I may have normally requested if I had more time. Therefore, I was left feeling that my investment in the prices was not aligned to the quality of work I ended with. I will say that $ 75 for a hem is $ 25-​$ 45 more than the four other bridesmaids paid for the same three layer hem, so without a higher quality of work, I would probably not justify the higher price for my next few dresses in the coming months. The same would be said for the full list of alterations, sides taken in and cups added, as the same was done for a second bridesmaid with hem at a total of $ 70 a few blocks away in Chicago. Without a higher quality result or higher quality customer service experience, I’d struggle to justify that spend again. But this is my personal budget decision.
I believe all in all the error that put us 11 days behind schedule with the first round negatively impacted the outcome and quality. As I said, I do understand that errors happen, but for that I was surprised not to receive a price reduction offer. If not for the inconvenience itself, at least for the $ 30 in cab rides to and from the shop on the 7^th without need.

This place is great and took what I thought was an impossible job and made it happen. They were able to take a very intricate, silky patterned dress and make it fit me great! And. they did it in a short time frame to boot. I will definitely use their services again.

I needed a dress altered… and quickly. I scoured Unilocal and it seemed like Fit N’ Stitches was the best option based on reviews. I am glad I researched and came here. I needed my dress altered in two weeks during high wedding season (July) and they were very accommodating.
The seamstress I worked with totally agreed with me that the neckline of my dress was way too high and the straps were loose and ill-​fitting. Her alterations were done as she had described and within the two week time frame I was quoted. Price was good considering I needed it quickly and she did quite a bit of work (likely one-​to-​two hours).
I am extremely happy with the alterations I received and I will absolutely take other garments here in the future if I’m ever in need of an alteration.

I really wasn’t a fan of this place. I took a bridesmaid dress there this summer. It needed to be taken in, get cups added, and hemmed.
The positives: They actually finished the dress a few days early. The staff was primarily helpful and efficient. The hemming was good. And the dress outwardly looked good when it was finished — as long as I stood still.
But I wasn’t happy with the final product. It was too tight. I’ve been the same size for 14 years — in fact, when I went in to pick it up, I was at the lowest end of the 6-​pound range I usually occupy. I’m a size 0, the dress started as a 2.
I was worried if I danced, it would rip, so I didn’t dance in it. But it was still so tight that the loop on one side for the sash broke off after 5 hours, and part of boning on one side kept sticking out like a tumor.
It’s a WToo dress — all their strapless dresses come with optional spaghetti straps. But as I was getting fitted, the girl insisted the dress should be worn with straps. I felt like I needed to pull out the ad showing the strapless dress, but she eventually believed me. For that reason though, I think they over-​cinched it, trying to make the dress do something they thought it shouldn’t.
When I went to pick it up, they were super backed up. I tried it on and told her it was too tight and that I hadn’t gained weight, and her response was a skeptical, «I don’t know…» At that point, I just wanted to leave, I felt like she clearly just wanted to move on to other customers.
Now I’m not quite sure what to do with the dress, except find someone else to fix it if I ever want to wear it again.

Service was great and the product was even better. I took in 10+ articles of clothing to be tailored and everything — suits, pants, jeans, and blazers — came back fitting perfectly and a week ahead of schedule.

Only had to go in for one fitting and everyone said my wedding dress was perfectly fitted — and looked like it was made for me. :)

After writing a bad review I received a phone call and message regarding the alteration. As it happens, the day of the wedding the dress ended up looking long enough, which I think is from being on a hanger for over a week and lengthening a bit. In any event, the dress worked out after all and I am pleased with how quickly they took care of the alteration. I take back my negative comment and appreciate the quick response they had to my concerns.

I was very disappointed when I picked up my dress from David’s Bridal. The dress that was fitted and a trumpet shape in the store was an A-​line fit in reality. In addition, the under skirt that was ordered did not work with the open-​backed dress. Nadia was able to fit me in 2 months prior to my wedding, when most the shops in the area could not. She took in the sides making it more trumpet like. She suggested a non tradition bustle so that the flowers of my lace overlay would still show-​it was beautiful. She also redid the back of the slip so it matched the keyhole back of my dress. They dress went from boring to amazing under her skilled hands. She was very flexible with appointments and got it all done with in s few weeks. I will be going back for more routine alterations.

I was in a pinch when I had to have a long gown hemmed for an event that was in four days. Fit n’stitches totally worked me in. They only charged $ 10 extra for the rush and they did a beautiful job with the gown, which had a complicated hemline. They were actually done early! Highly recommend!

This place has been wonderful. Last summer they did the alterations for my wedding dress and several bridesmaid dresses. Since then, I’ve taken other dresses back to them. They are nice, accommodating and deliver quality work on-​time. I would highly recommend using them for any type of dress, including your wedding dress.

I too encountered the most bizarre experience when my wedding dress was stolen from the store after a robbery. One would think oh my gosh this place is awful — not true. Nadia is the best! She totally righted this wrong.
Anyway, given the timing of the wedding I had to get a dress fast so I ordered a made to order one off Etsy. Nadia took my measurements and then did alterations once it came it. My dress ended up fitting like a glove and Nadia was very accommodating and made great suggestions that would only come from an experienced tailor.
My only complaint was that the bustle she added was a bit confusing and needed a diagram. Seriously, they had to draw a diagram. It bustled and fell lovely so I ended up keeping the dress bustled for the ceremony and reception since it was just too much of a hassle to deal with. If you get a bustle added, I’d suggest you have her explain it to you in advance so that you can decide if that’s the kind of bustle you want.
Other than that I wouldn’t hesitate to go back again for other alterations and highly recommend other brides to use her place for wedding dress alterations.

Not being from Chicago, I went to Fit N’ Stitches based on a recommendation. I felt more confident after reading the Unilocal reviews. They did an amazing job on my dress. It was all lace and was very very challenging to alter. I allowed extra time, and even in the end they needed more time which wasn’t a problem. My dress fit perfectly, and I couldn’t have been happier. It ended up being about 4 times more expensive than what I budgeted for, so I had extreme sticker shock. In the end though I know it was a ton of work. Based on all other reviews I feel they price fairly. I just didn’t realize how challenging my dress would be. Overall they did an amazing job, and I would trust them with any important alteration.

Happy to report my dress was perfectly altered & it was done early! 5 stars all the way.

Nadia worked her magic on my wedding dress! I ended up needing it taken in a decent amount on the sides, shortened and a bustle created… my dress looked more amazing than the original after nadia Was finished!

I’ve been holding on to 2 pairs of jeans that have holes in them that are not on the seam. They are the most expensive pairs of jeans I own, and I was really worried about taking them to just a dry cleaner. So I read all of these reviews and everyone made it sound like this is THE place if you want something done right. This lady was the jam. Well I got there with my stuff, and it was a long commute for me.
After waiting in the front while being ignored for 5 – 10 minutes while the owner was standing right next to me. She takes half of a look at my jeans and says she won’t do it. That’s not a job for her, it’s too simple. Take it too the dry cleaners. She tried to wave me away, literally. I expressed that I would pay more, because these are expensive jeans, and I really want it done right. She said, no just go to the dry cleaners. Funny, she was hemming jeans for the girl in front of me, and that job wasn’t beneath her abilities. So I didn’t know what to do, and I took my jeans to a dry cleaner, and they literally ruined them trying to fix the hole. $ 300 dollars in jeans thrown down the drain. Worst customer service. I won’t recommend this place, and I won’t ever come back even if I have a job that meets her expectations.

Goin’ to the chapel and gonna get married soon!
My wedding dress, like most wedding dresses, was in need of alterations. I wanted it in prolific and capable hands as this dress is one of the most expensive, single item purchases, I have ever made in my life. As Unilocal should have it, Nadia and Toya of Fit N’ Stitches came across my radar.
They are wonderful to work with and incredibly talented. The dress with its multiple layers proved to be challenging but they took it on and did a fantastic job. I had the straps adjusted, cups put in, the hem of the dress shortened, and a bustle added. The dress was already beautiful but they were able to make it lovely and tailored to me. I am very pleased with the quality of work.
I had little understanding of what pricing would be when I initially brought the dress in. It was more than I had expected but after reading up on average price of wedding dress alterations, I came to understand that Fit n’ Stitches is truly reasonable. Highly recommend them.