Olya’s Tailor Shop

Called to get some information on a dress I needed to get hemmed. Did not receive any. Very unprofessional

Olya did all my alterations for years at her Forest Park shop. She has recently relocated to Elmhurst on York Rd. and I am happy to make the drive there. Of course she is friendly and helpful, but her precision and care with my clothing keeps me coming back. She makes sure she understands what I want and offers suggestions if asked. Her prices are competitive and I get my things back in a timely manner. She now has a website, which is how I found out she had moved. Check it out!

Olya’s had great reviews and I was looking forward to working with her but I stopped by today (3÷31÷16) and it appears Olya’s moved as there is a ‘For Rent’ sign and nothing inside.

As winter finally became a thing (not complaining about the late start) my wife discovered that the zipper on her heavy coat was broken. I found that Olya’s was just down the street from me so I decided to try it. When I got there she told me that it would take a week to do the coat. I asked if it could be done sooner since it was going to be cold and that’s the heaviest coat my wife has. She then let me bring the coat back on the next Monday to be done that day while using it throughout the week until then to minimize the time without it.
When I brought the coat back she had already bought two possible zippers for me to choose from and one matched the color perfectly. I came back after it was ready and the work was fantastic. No trace of the old zipper and the new one looked like it came with the coat brand new. This was $ 55 for a 30″ zipper replacement.
Highly recommended! Keep in mind they do not accept credit cards, just cash or check!

Olya did a great job on a white coat for me, pretty challenging job as I needed almost 8 inches taken off the waist /​torso. She did it quickly and it looks great! Her price was very reasonable as well. I will definitely be recommending her to classmates and others.

Olya did a quality patch job on some clothes I dropped off. The holes were big and ugly, but she made sure they wouldn’t reopen again. I agree with other reviewers in that she is professional and gives her opinion to help customers make proper alterations choices. I still have my all-​time favorite other alterations person downtown, but when I’m in this area, this is where I go. One thing to beware of: I had an experience where she closed 15 minutes early so I wasn’t able to get my clothes and had to return the following day. I would suggest calling ahead if you’re going to cut it close to closing time.

Zeros stars for lack of communication and empathy for her mistake.
The seamstress made a major change to my skirt without communicating the change. She was unapologetic and lacked basic customer service skills. If the change would have been communicated it would have given me options. Pay the additional expense, go with the recommended change or no alterations at all. My options were taken from me. The beginning experience was good, but the end resulted in bad customer service and a ill fitting skirt.

Olya is AMAZING! She is personable, honest and my dress was completely altered (basically rebuilt!) in one week as I requested. She is so sweet and did such a great job. I brought in a bridesmaid dress that needed major alterations and she was enthused by the challenge. I went back a week later and the dress fits like a glove! GO TO HER FOR ALL ALTERATIONS!!!

Olya is fantastic. I’ve taken both challenging and simple alterations to her, and she does them all beautifully. Very professional, and not afraid to tell you her opinion. She always asks when you need it by, and she will have it done on time. Her costs are pretty standard, but she is worth what she charges.
Cash or check only. NO credit cards.

BEST tailor shop HANDS DOWN. Olya is definitely a master tailor. I moved downtown and still come here.

So Far, So good. I have had 2 men’s suits altered so far, and they look great. Very reasonable cost as well. We’re taking my son for his suit alteration today– I expect the same service and quality! Cash or Check Only, a bit old school in that regard (but who cares!)

i take everything to Olya. this place is right down the street from where i live, and she done very good work for me on anything i’ve taken there so far: sewed a patch onto a white hospital coat, sewed leather elbow patches onto a thick sweater, repaired a pocket hem on my trenchcoat (which involved taking the coat lining out and resewing it). i haven’t had the opportunity yet, but i’ll definitely take her any dress alterations or hemming or anything i need fixed up in the future!
while she’s specifically a tailor, she also has dry cleaning/​pressing services available, but there are also 2 dry cleaners next door and a couple others very closeby in Forest Park.