Shanghai Couture

I brought in a bridesmaid dress (on a Wednesday) that needed only the length altered. Mai said she would get it done by the following Tuesday or Wednesday and it would cost $ 50. No problem! Until…
the next Wednesday approached and I still haven’t heard back from her. I called the store and she said that she’s sorry she hasn’t worked on it yet because she’s been very sick and will have it done for me by the next day. Thursday afternoon rolls around and I get a TEXT message saying she’s still very sick and tells me to pick up my dress that she could not work on.
All in all, 8 days, incomplete dress and a text message. The least she could have done was call me…

My husband and I are traveling to Ireland for a wedding in August and I found the perfect dress to wear… but it was a size too big. I found Shanghai Couture on Unilocal and found the reviews helpful. I decided to give it a try and I was not disappointed! The owner/​seamstress is very kind and very talented. She discussed a couple different options for how she could go about downsizing my dress and let me know how well she thought each option would turn out. We chose an option and within 3 days she had it done! I went by and tried it on and it was a perfect fit! She showed me how she did her work and I was very impressed with how professional and clean it looked. She ended up putting in two extra seams (which we had agreed upon) that were not original to the dress but… 1) you could barely see them! 2) they looked like they belonged on the dress. I thanked her profusely for her beautiful and timely work! She let me know that she does not like to do «junk work» and only does her work «the right way.» This was evident in the beautiful work she did on my dress. She also charged me next to nothing for her labor. I would have paid more for what I received. I will definitely go back to her. The only thing I will do differently is call before I go to pick up my garment to ensure that she is at the store.

Her small store may not inspire you but her needle work will. She fixed a few pairs of my slacks that were messed up from a nearby competitor. She also customized a couple of long sleeve jerseys for me that I wanted short sleeve. Her tailoring prices are great and her work is excellent. I won’t go anywhere else. Oh yea, she is really nice too.

This lady sucks and does not want your business. Why the heck does she pretend to be a tailor? She wants to sell you cheap imported goods at a 500% markup. I was misled by the 5 star reviews. I wasted an hour of my life while a very slow lady made numerous imprecise measurements! My requests for getting a fitted blouse were met with blank stares. Totally disappointing, verging on a complete joke. I will never go back.

The owner/​operator of this business, My, is one of the sweetest, friendliest and professional business owners I’ve ever come into contact with. Her tailoring is impeccable and customer service is fantastic. She made my $ 100 suit look like a $ 1000 piece. She had it ready on time and I have her working on a 2^nd suit as we speak. It’s small businesses like this in our area that need our support the most and I’m so glad that I found it! The location might me a little tricky to find if you are using the map system on your smart phone so just keep in mind, it’s tucked back in «Restaurant Row» in the back corner where the little shops are.

This lady is so sweet! She was going to do my jacket in two days but I asked if she could do it in one because it was my favorite jacket and she wanted it for the weekend. She totally did it! And her prices are so amazing! I’ve stopped going to my tailor that my family has been going to for 10 years — based on two visits to her shop! You should check her out. She’s great on price and service. And she’s just friendly. Always smiling. Pleasure doing business with her.

This place is amazing! The lady who works here, My, does an amazing job. I brought in a pin-​up style dress for alteration on the top half (too much fabric on the shoulders) and she made it fit me perfectly! :)

I had a bridesmaid dress that I had to have altered — I’m a zero and the dress was a 2 from David’s Bridal. The dress was already overpriced so I didn’t want to spend too much more on alterations. I called around and found this place from Unilocal and the original lady who Unilocaled it. I decided to give it a try. The owner, named My, quoted me a fee that was significantly lower than other local alteration shops such as Vegas, Pleats etc. In the end, she did a really great job. I had to have the top «eased» (as she called it) a couple of times while I was there to pick up the dress and she did it right on the spot until it was just right! I would highly recommend this place to anyone and will likely go to her again for alteration needs.
I would have given her 5 stars except that I’ve had alterations done by a private lady (out of her home but not locally in San Diego) before and the price for alteration of a bridesmaid dress was less than what this store quoted me. However, her fees were still significantly more reasonable than alot of the other local shops and she did a great job.
One additional note: She seems pretty busy as she runs a store, Shanghai Couture (a cute little shop of Asian specialties, items, decorations etc), as well as does alterations on the side, but is definitely worth your while getting at least a quote from her.

This place is run by an elderly Asian women who has done this for years. The plaza seems to be dying so I decided to write this review on the treasure that is her store. The reason why I love her so much is that she is fast while being extremely cheap and reasonable!
I came to her with a custom made dress that was poorly fitted to my body thanks to a horrible seller. It was a dress composed of a satin slip with two layers of tulle and one layer of crocheted lace, while the top was a jersey material with an intricate lace and bead appliqué. Originally, the dress was someone of size ¹⁵⁄₁₆. I am a size 2. When I received the dress, the seller only sewed the dress to my measurements: the inside of the dress was crumpled with all of the extra materials. It looked awful and gaudy. What was supposed to be a fitted, elegant graduation dress that came above my knees, was in actuality a frumpy A-​line disaster that was so heavy from the extra materials. I came to her seeking a complete remodeling of the dress. I tried it on and she told me what would look best, I agreed, and added in a few dreams that I wanted to come to life in this dress. In about two weeks, she completely remade my dress. Now the slip had a body-​con shape that fit my body, the excess tulle and lace was removed and laid on top of the slip in an orderly fashion (no more crumples and bulky explosion), and the lace appliqué was still intact even with the drastic size change. Absolutely gorgeous. I will post before and after pictures.
She charged me $ 35. If the cost of my alteration doesn’t sell you to go see this woman, then you are absolutely insane.