Elegant Mode Tailoring

Galina is a miracle worker and a life saver! When I purchased my wedding gown from Lovely Bride, I had no idea how difficult it would be to tailor: there are no seams in the delicate french lace, so the entire dress needed to be taken apart in order to alter it. I interviewed two other alterations specialists before Galina (big name bridal spots), and both were kind of divas with super high prices. Galina is incredibly talented, yet very modest. She is all business, and will be completely honest and fair with you in terms of the price and the timeline (no smoke blowing here!)
She tailored the dress TO PERFECTION! Whereas other people I interviewed allotted for «two sessions» of alterations in their price, I visited Galina almost weekly to make sure it was exactly what I wanted. Yet not only did she make the dress look like it was built for my body, Galina literally BUILT ME A NEW BODY! The way she altered the dress strategically gave me a smaller waist, better curves, and a cuter butt! On my wedding day, I was so proud of how I looked in my dress, and I owe it all to her. Please do yourself a favor and take your beloved, precious dress to Galina! xo

I got my wedding dress tailored by Galina. She did a great job, after the alteration my dress fit perfectly. It was a Monique Ihuillier dress that I got at a sample sale so it required a lot of really delicate work. Galina is a really sweet lady.

I have been a customer for over five years and I have never been disappointed with the excellent work that Galina and her crew (Zoya and Lily) do. I go there A LOT to have pants hemmed, sleeves shortened, jackets fitted, shorts taken in, etc. The work is precise and professional and I would recommend it to anyone — especially dudes since you guys tend to wear clothes straight off the rack. It looks so much better when it actually fits your body!

I took my extra long wedding dress to several tailors and couldn’t find anyone who made me feel confident that they could pull off tailoring my dress (it was too long with tons of layer and tool). Plus, the other tailors prices were astronomical for my budget. Then, my cousin who also used Galina at Elegant Mode, recommended them to me. Thank God she did! Galina was absolutely amazing! She’s so talented, hard working, affordable and sweet! I ended up feeling amazing in my dress and receiving tons of compliments all thanks to her! I highly recommend her!

I’ve been bringing my clothing here for alterations for about a year now, and I absolutely love Galina — her energy, conversation, vibe, craftsWOMANship… Of course there are other less expensive places you can go, but I’ve had that awful experience of having things I’ve loved ruined elsewhere, and I know my garments will come out looking and fitting awesomely in her hands. I’ve had everything from jeans hemmed (original hem reattached), to waistlines of dresses and pants taken in, to leather jackets completely reworked; and I won’t take my clothing anywhere else. And she’s also extremely reliable, yet another plus. I’m glad I found her!

Over the past year I’ve had 4 pairs of pants done here. The first 3 were okay, I thought they came back a little shorter than desired but no big deal.
I recently brought in a more expensive pair of dark jeans. When I picked them up, the hem had not been done in the original stitch. Instead they used the more traditional Levi thread which did not match the rest of the stitching at all. When I pointed this out, the woman was very nice, instantly recognized the problem and told me to come back in a few days. When I came back the jeans looked okay so I brought them home. A few weeks later, when I finally put them on, I noticed they were ¾ of an inch too short which makes a huge difference. I went back with the jeans and the leftover fabric I had been given and talked to an associate, not the same woman I had been dealing with. The associate was unexpectedly snide and told me she could maybe lengthen the jeans by ½ an inch but the thread wouldn’t match AND it would take 2 weeks! I asked her why she couldn’t lengthen them more since I had the leftover fabric. She said she couldn’t and that she was sorry. It was a very strange experience. The jeans are too short and therefore pretty useless unless you’re into the bare-​ankle look.
Maybe this place is great for wedding dresses I don’t know, but I WOULD TAKE MY PANTS ANYWHERE ELSE!
I finally thought I had found a tailor in LA as good as the guys in NY… but I was wrong. The search continues…

Galina did a wonderful job on my other half’s new suit. .. she shortened the sleeves a little, hemmed the pants and viola! It’s perfect and she is a joy to work with. Truly a professional who knows her stuff.

Galina, the owner is a sweetheart. She is always so busy, so I recommend you call her before you just pop in and expect alterations. But, she is a pro, has quick turn around time, and is a good bang for the buck. Long time Elegant mode client. Cash or Check only. Prices are somewhat negotiable.

Galina is absolutely wonderful! I had been looking for weeks for a seamstress and finally ran into her through the help of Unilocal.Well make no mistake Unilocalers, this woman IS FIVE STARS. I called ahead of time, considering I had no idea how busy a seamstress can be. She was pleasant and arranged a convenient appointment time. My maid of honor dress was way to long and needs some adjustments. Galina took her time, had me try the dress on while she did some measuring and adjusting. She promised my dress in 10days… in 10days, it was perfect. Thank you Galina. You made a stressful situation just melt and disappear. Highly recommended!

Great Same Day Hemming. I brought a pair of very nice jeans in for a rush hem job, and Galina did an excellent job. She kept the original hem, took the pants up by about 4″, and I had them back in an hour.
Conveniently located by The Grove — so you can shop while you wait! Note that they are cash-​only

Not the cheapest — but Galina knows what she’s doing. Got a suit and some jeans altered here. Perfect fit — she even took into account that my jeans had not been washed yet, and as such added just a hair longer to account for it. If you’re looking for a good tailor, search no more.

I keep hearing how wonderful Galina is but the first time I called her she told me to call back when it was only 2 months until my wedding. The second time I called closer to my wedding date and she didn’t even call me back. When I finally did get her on the phone she told me she was going on vacation and couldn’t take any more clients. So when was I supposed to call and actually get an appointment? Getting the feeling Galina isn’t very reliable unless you can get her on the phone.

I made an appointment here for last weekend for a wedding dress fitting. However, when I got there with my dress in hand, there was a handwritten sign on the door that said «closed until Monday». I had made an appt weeks in advance for a specific time, but no one bothered to call and let me know that they had closed unexpectedly. I left Galina a message about what happened and she called back and said she didn’t have my phone number, but I think a well-​run business would have asked for a customer’s phone number before booking an appt. Needless to say, I’ll be going with another tailor.

I have to agree with all the other Unilocalers on this one. :) Galina is amazing! She took my very long sequined dress and fit it perfectly to my body.
I mean, it looks absolutely amazing and it doesn’t even seem like it has had any work done on it.
Also, Galina is very sweet!
Take care and definitely try Elegant Mode Tailoring!

Galina is amazing. She transformed a size 10 very complicated lace dress into a size 2 for me. Her work is very good.
However, couple notes for reference:
1. L. A traffic is bad, appointment on Saturday is better than weekday.
2. Make sure you ask for the pricing along the way. I am not a professional tailor, I wasn’t aware of the cost for additional hours. Galina worked with me at the end, but I was surprised about the cost.

Love love love! Galina is amazing and very sweet!

This review in no way applies to Galina — she is excellent, and if you need something tailored definitely go see her.
HOWEVER, whatever you do, DO NOT give them your shoes to fix. I left seven pairs of shoes with them for just heel and toe reinforcements ONLY and they not only did a shoddy job with those, they «polished», read painted over, each one of them without asking me. A purple pair of shoes was turned dirty brown, a gold shimmery heel was painted tan, black patent leather was ruined, a two-​toned platform was dyed mahogany, etc. When I started to cry in the shop (note, I never yelled), the woman in charge of the shoes, Zoe, started yelling AT ME, like it was my fault they messed them up. When I asked for my money back, she slapped it in my hand and screamed even more. I wasn’t even asking for all of it back, because I recognized they did put labor into it, but she gave it all back to me and had the audacity to keep screaming at me, even as I walked out. Galina, to her credit, mostly stayed out of it. Pasquale Shoe Repair was fortunately able to undo most of the damage, but to the tune of $ 200. All in all, it makes me really sad that this happened, because Galina is truly excellent, and I’m not comfortable going back there at all anymore.

I had an absolutely fantastic experience with Galina. Brought in a vintage wedding dress that clearly had NOT been made for me with only a little more than a month left before the big day … I was super nervous about handing it over to anyone, but I also knew that I needed some serious alterations. Galina was wonderful — knew exactly what to do to make the dress look perfect, and also knew how to do it for a reasonable price. The dress looked even better than I’d imagined when she was done with it.
I’m a bridesmaid in a wedding in a few months, and I think I’m going to take my bridesmaid dress to her, too, even though I live downtown — after my wonderful wedding dress experience, it seems silly to go to anyone else!

I got my wedding dress altered by Galina in July. My wedding was just 2 ½ weeks away and I couldn’t find someone with a reasonable price that would do it in time, but then I found Galina and she was like my fairy godmother. She turned my dress that was too long and too big into a perfectly fitted wedding gown just in the nick of time (and some to spare). She gave me suggestions on bustles and put in a button, all for an extremely reasonable price.
She’s super professional and has a great eye, at the same time warm and friendly. Galina is seriously the greatest!

Hurray for Galina!
She tailored my wedding dress to a tee. She removed a train, took it in and created a sweetheart neckline. She is an excellent seamstress.
I gave one less star only because the price I was quoted went up a few days before the wedding day. I blame myself too because I didnt realize some of the work would generate extra charges. Either way, we worked it out and I would still highly recommend this shop.
Brides should run to Galina.