Expert Tailoring

Eddie’s was a lifesaver. I had a last minute suit alteration for a wedding. I had the suit shipped next-​day from the UK, but it was comically large. This was Monday and I had to leave the city by Wednesday. Eddie’s Expert Tailoring quoted me $ 77 on a three-​piece alteration with a 1.5 day turnaround. When I picked it up, it fit perfectly; they did major work. Not only were they pleasant, but this amount of work with a quick turnaround would easily have cost 3x elsewhere in the city.

This is a very small mom-​and-​pop operation. They are friendly and the prices are very good. I had a suit altered and it came out very well. They work fast and the bonus is that they’re open 7 days. Give them a try. You won’t be disappointed.

I’ve been using this place for more than 2 yrs. He is beyond reasonable and I’ve never had a problem. All of my alternartions have been spot-​on. One thing I would do however with a high-​end item is that I would bring it in more than a wk. before I needed it. He’s very busy and sometimes things get a little delayed. Other than that, I hope he never closes his shop.

This past spring, I was maid of honor in two weddings a month apart, and I used Expert Tailoring for both alterations. The first one was perfect and was ready within 3 days. The second one was a bit of a disaster. The measurements were off for one and the dress was still too big. But the worst part is that it wasn’t ready when they told me it would me. They hadn’t even started it so I was s disappointed because the first experience went so well. That being said, he did get it to me two days later and the price is pretty great.
I’ll probably go back unless I run into a better place.

Wonderful service! I had a dress last minute altered in Florida before a trip here for a show. I tried it on and it was ruined. Everything was crooked, there were large bunches sticking out of the fitted bodice and the hem was sewn unevenly to the liner making weird puckers. And when they took out the side stitches from the previous alteration they found a needle! I took it here the day before the show along with my back up dress that needed hemmed and they had them both ready in less than 24 hours! He was really nice too! I did kinda get hung up on when I first called but it seemed more of a language thing than rudeness.

Eddie + Expert Tailoring saved my life. I was the Maid of Honor in my sister’s wedding this past Saturday and had the worst time getting the right dress. We had to wear J Crew bridesmaid dresses, which I thought would be OK, but I ended up having to get three dresses because of fit issues, including one off eBay because the one I needed was backordered until August 2015 (and the wedding was in June… and I ordered in May). J Crew sucks. Anyway, I got my final dress the Monday before the wedding and realized I needed a tailor’s help because the bust still was too small. I went to Eddie on a Tuesday morning with the dress I wanted fixed (+4 inches to the bust) and one of the dresses that I had ordered before that didn’t fit me so he had extra material to complete the job. I needed it by Friday afternoon, and he agreed to that for $ 50! (some places charge 4x for an alteration like that). I stopped by on Thursday night just to make sure it was going ok and see if he needed me to try anything on. Much to my happiness, the dress was finished early! I tried on right there, realized he had taken it out too much and he made a small alteration while I waited. I got the dress that evening, earlier than I needed it and for a great price! Seriously he saved my life. From now on, I will bring everything I ever need to be fixed to him — and encourage others to do the same. Everyone in there is really nice and the handiwork was awesome, even on my drape-​y/​stylized bridesmaid dress. I couldn’t recommend this place more!

Really rude people. I called and asked two simple questions very nicely and was hung up on. I called back and was hung up on again. I really wanted to go here but there’s no way I could give these people my money after that.

My experience with Eddie was great — efficient, friendly and great prices. He hemmed some pants and did some alterations to a blazer and they are perfect. Thanks Eddie!

Some girls go to Kleinfields to say YES to the dress, I go to Eddie’s Tailor to SAVE my dress.
Rule that I learned, never try and order to a bridesmaid dress two months before the wedding online. That is too short of a time period even for express shipping.
After looking for dresses in boutiques all over NYC, I finally went online and ordered a dress that was one zip too small and didn’t zip up all of the way (hey, it was the only one that I could find in that exact fabric, color and designer online … desperate times call for desperate measures lol!)
I brought my dress over to Eddie and he was able to let out the dress for only $ 25. Other places would have charged me $ 60 or more dollars. He was able to have it returned to me in just two shorts days.
The dress fits perfectly! I also got the zipper of my jacket replaced for another $ 25 and done within one hour. I cannot recommend this place more! I have officially found my new tailor in NYC!

I dropped off 3 new pair of suit pants that needed to be hemmed and Eddie’s tailors completed the job in less than 3 hours. They look fantastic and the price was less than 20 dollars. I am so happy with following the lead of Unilocal reviewers. Thank you guys!

Went to this place based off of other people’s reviews and I’m glad I did. I had the sleeves of a brand new suit jacket shortened and the pants let out as well. Total $ 27 and the finished product was perfect. Eddie knew exactly what I wanted and it was a pleasure doing business with him.

got my jumpsuit hemmed. Very basic work… i had it shorted by 2 inches or so. He asked if i was to wear this with heels or flats and measured accordingly.
Got it done within an hour for $ 6 bucks. My jumpsuit was made with a chiffon like material.
We’ll see about other things

I went to Stanton tailor shop prior to coming here, and Eddie expert tailor is better in every way. I have also been to many tailors in California and Eddie expert tailor has to be one of the best in terms of quality and service.
First impression: Looks of the shop can be deceiving. I hesitated at first going in because of the interior was old but Eddie’s professionalism and hospitality quickly changed my mind about this place.
Quality of work: ⁵⁄₅ The stitching and turn over time is superb and fast. I brought two suits in. one with minor alteration (size 34s to 34s) and one with major alterations (36s to 34s). Took less than 1 week each to finish.
Cost: ⁵⁄₅ averages around 50 – 100 dollars per suit (jacket and pants) depending on alterations.
Stanton tailor shop easily charged double for the same service and I’ve paid a lot more back in California for similar alterations.
Service: ⁶⁄₅ Eddie greets and took my measurements right away. I’ve only been there 3 times and he already recognizes me and had my suits ready.
After getting one of the suits altered, I noticed the arms needed to be slimmer. I took it back in the next day and Eddie altered the arms for FREE of charge and had it ready by next day. you cant find this type of service anywhere in new york.
I definitely recommend this gem to all of my friends!
Thanks again and I will be back with more suits in the near future.

As a very petite girl, having a good tailor is the most important thing. This is really a hole-​in-​the-​wall kind of place, but DEFINITELY the best tailor in nyc. I brought in a winter coat and had the sides and sleeves taken in and he only charged me $ 35!!! At other places, they would have charged me at least $ 75. He does a GREAT job, and my coat came out perfectly. They are also very friendly and not only that, very quick! He finished my coat in just one day… I would never go anywhere else.

First got a suit tailored by Eddie about 7 years ago and during my time in and out of NYC, I’ve continued to exclusively use Eddie for all my tailoring needs. Extremely quick turnaround, high quality alterations, affordable pricing, and the ability to complete custom orders make Eddie and his team the only tailor shop I will ever go to in NYC.

Yah! I came here on a friend’s recommendation. They expertly fixed my two jackets with new zippers, which I brought in. For my leather pants, I had brought in a plastic zipper, but Eddie said, «Why don’t you use a metal zipper, like what’s used for jeans?», it’s better and stronger. He found one for me in his stash, and I am very happy now, wearing them.
And all for only $ 40, very quick.

Before going to Eddies I stop by Nelson tailor shop and ask them how much it would cost to have the sleeves on my suit jacket shorten and tighten. Nelson’s told me it would be $ 90, I walked out of there in a heart beat and boy was i glad did!
I called up Eddies and he told me $ 50 on the phone which i was fine with compared to $ 90. I drop off my jacket and it was told it will be ready within 2 hrs. When i went back to pick up my jacket i gave them three $ 20 bills and he picked the $ 20 bill in the middle, confused, i asked why just a single bill? wasn’t the total $ 50? He looked at me like i was crazy and said no… the total is $ 15! What a honest guy.
I will def be coming back here! love love love how my suit jacket came out.

For a midtown dweller to trek down the LES for speedy tailoring service is a big risk with the opportunity cost of time (obviously). Fortunately, this risk was handsomely rewarded with an article of clothing that was altered to exact specifications within twenty minutes and cost less than ten dollars.
Eddie’s team did an awesome job and took care of my request immediately even though there were four other customers waiting to be serviced.
Why five stars? Same exact service at a midtown tailoring establishment quoted me for more than two times the price and a minimum of twenty four hours for the alteration to get done.
Thanks Eddie!

Needed my maid of honor dress altered for my best friend’s wedding. Took the tailor 5 min. to pin my dress/​mark out the details and only 3 days to complete the task… flawlessly! The fact that I was only charged $ 55 as opposed to a tailor in Brooklyn who assumed that $ 200 was a reasonable price for the same service, makes me wish that I could give Expert Tailoring more stars.

High quality alterations and great prices.
I have been using Mr. Eddy’s fine tailoring services for years, since having a suit from now-​defunct Label on Lafayette St. altered here. Since then, I trusted Mr. Eddy with all alterations I needed; and with «all» I mean ALL. A suit bought at the Barney’s Warehouse sale that was a full size bigger was custom fitted to perfection by Mr. Eddy. Same with a Hugo Boss Jacket[1]. More recently, I had a pair of pants of a Ben Sherman suit fitted here. For $ 5. Same day work. Just to put things into perspective: to have those same pants cleaned at my local dry cleaners is just $ 0.50 less.
Don’t let the unassuming exterior fool you: Mr. Eddy is good. Very good. Even now that I live in Brooklyn and I have to make a bit of an effort to come here (about one hour by subway), it’s still worth it.
Stellar service at unbeatable prices.
Open Monday to Saturday, 7am-​6pm.
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[1] I am tall and thin; some time I have to buy suits/​jackets that are one size bigger in order for the sleeves/​pants to fit.