Sandy’s Tailor & Alterations

Been going here for years. Always low prices and very efficient! Would highly recommend!

What great people. Excellent work and good prices. I always take my business here.

I have been going to Sandy since 1999. Every thing I have taken was done exactly as I asked. Sometimes the turnaround was a little slow, but I always take things in early to make sure I get it when needed. If I have needed something quickly, I tell her and she is always accommodating. She has totally remade and updated many dresses and jackets. In 16 years, I have never been disappointed.

Didn’t attach a bustle my wedding gown correctly, so part of the train on my gown was dragging and got stepped on all the time at the reception. eventually leading to my wedding gown tearing. Do not recommend this place.

I first used Sandys three years ago for my wedding dress. I had the arms let out because they were a bit snug. Great job! I have also had a zipper fixed and and pants shortened. All turned out wonderful. No problems here!

Been going here for years. I have my clothes tailored often and this is the only place I will go to. She has many years of experience, and frequently I see uniforms for police, military, priest robes, school uniforms, Irish dancers skirts, she does it all – not just wedding gowns.
Be sure to plan ahead, they don’t necessarily do a quick turnaround and only take cash/​check. Sweet Italian ladies, makes me feel like I’m having my grandma patch up my clothes. Love my little small neighborhood businesses.

I took a pair of jeans to Sandys during the first week of June 2013 and asked for a hole in the knee to be patched. I even supplied the patch! They told me they were kinda busy and it would be a coupla weeks. I said fine and actually waited 3 weeks. I called to see if they were ready at the end of the month. No they weren’t… could I call back in a week. I waited another 2 weeks and called again. Sorry the lady who does jeans isn’t here. Come by and pick them up next week. Went by at the end of July and there was a sign up saying «On vacation until August 7^th». Went back August 7^th and here’s the funny part. When I walked in, the lady who served me said «Good morning, how may I help you «in perfect, flawless English with no trace of any kind of accent. However, once she found my jeans and they STILL had not been patched, she was suddenly struck by some strange affliction and could only repeat in pigeon English/​Italian that «we a been onna da vacation … you comma backa later» When I asked «since the first week of June?», she just kept repeating that same statement with her fake, immigrant impression. Needless to say I took my (unpatched) jeans and left.
These people are a joke. They were unable to put a simple patch on a pair of jeans after being given more than eight weeks to do so! Oh I almost forgot… they lost the denim patch I supplied too!

While Sandy’s did an alright job altering my actual wedding gown, they botched my reception dress so bad it was almost unwearable. I had to take to a completely different tailor to fix. It was a simple thing too. SHORTEN STRAPS. Instead of taking the length out of the straps they sewed them farther into the dress which made the whole dress come up several inches. You see, the dress fit perfectly on my body. The waist and bust were at the perfect place, the revealing back was just right. After they hacked at it, the revealing low back hem was now at the center of my back and the drop v neck line was hiked up to my collar bones. It was cheap, but you get what you pay for.

Extremely disappointing.
I had taken simple things here to be hemmed and didn’t have any problems. Then I purchased a leather coat. An expensive leather coat. I brought it in to get the sleeves hemmed and was assured she had worked on leather and it would be no problem.
I am so mad at myself for taking that beautiful coat to her to be damaged. The sleeves were uneven and the stitching was horrendous! It looked like a child got a hold of it and didn’t know what they were doing.
I quickly examined the coat when I picked it up, and was shocked at her reaction. In front of other customers she repeatedly told me it was right and that she had done what I asked. I held it up and showed her how one sleeve was longer than the other and how the stitching was shit (for you Tracey!) and she continued to repeat that they were done correctly. I paid for the damn thing and left. I will NEVER go here again.
Booooo!

I WILL NEVER GO HERE AGAIN!
I had a bridesmaid dress I took to her and when I dropped it off she was too busy really to even do a good pinning job. she told me to come back in 2 weeks, I did and the dress has not been touched… TOUCHED! She told me to come back the next couple days. I did, the him had not been TOUCHED! She made me come back an hour later to pick up the dress and it was half ass completed. She is too busy and keeps taking on more work and cannot do a good job on what he accepts. So many more places around town that are cheaper, and do better work.

I have been there twice; once to get two suit coats tailored and once to get some pants let out. Both times I had to come back because my items were not finished. In both cases they spent less than 30 seconds with me, didn’t ask a single question of my needs, and only pinned one side of the suit coats. They may be cheap but I would rather pay for a the same quality job with professional service… it is just a shame because I live right down the road from them.

I would definitely recommend Sandy’s for any alteration needs.
I took my wedding dress to them last November and they did an excellent job for a fair price.
Their building is, by no mens, fancy, but I think that adds to the appeal.
These ladies are good at what they do and are very sweet and polite!

Before I say anything else, let me just say that eventually, things worked out fine, my dress was ready in time, and the price was reasonable. That said, I went in with a bridesmaid dress and a pair of pants. It was Saturday, the place was packed, and I felt like the amount of attention paid to what actually needed to be done to the dress was fairly minimal. It turned out that concern was warranted. When I got the dress back, it had been altered too much, and I had to wait another week for it to get fixed. I feel this was a very avoidable mistake. I could have brushed that off, but the kicker was that I had to remind them that I’d also brought in a pair of pants. Apparently they had separated the pants and the dress and kept the ticket with my dress. What followed was several minutes of 2 ladies going through what seemed like every pair of pants in the place asking, are these your pants? These? These? We finally located them, but really, that was also avoidable and rather unprofessional. Next time, I’ll go somewhere else.

What is a bridesmaid to do when she needs to be measured for a dress she will not be able to try on until AFTER it is purchased and delivered?
Every bridal store I called to ask if I could be measured by their seamstress said they only measure if you’re purchasing the dress from them. The store that carries the dress for the bridal party is in Wisconsin where the bride-​to-​be is, little to far for me to drive today.
The answer to that dilemma is go to Sandy’s! Rave reviews from fellow Unilocaler’s pointed me in the right direction, thank you Unilocalers! When I called, she was so friendly, «Yes, Yes! Bridesmaid dress? Come in today we’ll take care of you.»
I was only there for a moment to have her measure me correctly. In the time I arrived and left the store there were at least 5 other customers that came and went, this is obviously a tried and true place. She said that she would offer a fair price for any alterations I may need once I get the dress, and I’ll rely on my fellow Unilocaler’s and take her up on that once the mystery dress arrives.

I take all my alterations and/​or sewing needs to Sandy’s. They are soooo reasonably priced, and there is no task they cannot take care of for you. They have a quick turnover rate, and always completed on time.
My favorite thing: they will hem your JEANS using the original hem so it doesn’t look hemmed (don’t jeans look cheesy w/​most hemmed jobs?).
For you 9−5ers, they have hours on Sat (9−2pm).
Thanks for all your hard-​work Sandy!

Always important to find a good tailor who doesn’t cost an arm and a leg… (I was really tempted to insert a stupid pun about having the tailor take off a pant leg or a shirt-​sleeve, but… nevermind.)
Sandy’s is convenient, priced well, and gets the job done right (and by the date they promised.) What more do you need? I wish there was a place to go by work, but I don’t mind heading to Sandy’s on Saturdays since they’re closed too early for me on weekdays.

I went to Sandy’s based on the Unilocal review. They were FAST, inexpensive, and did exactly what I needed them to do. I will NEVER go anywhere else. I highly recommend them. I don’t even write Unilocal reviews, but I was so happy that I wanted to try and give Sandy’s the business that I could.

From simple hems to wedding dresses, Sandy and her crew of Italian Seamstresses do an excellent job on alterations. Located on S. Hampton in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood, Sandy has been doing alterations for over 20 years. She’s reliable, personable, reasonable, and she knows her stuff!