Elenvilla Alterations & Tailoring

I have had numerous items tailored here and always trust them. I have 3 pairs of jeans with them right now and know they will be done perfectly.

Current hours are Monday-​Friday 11am to 6pm, Saturday 11am to 4pm, and closed on Sundays.

Brought in a cheap suit for basic alterations. I usually order my suits with custom measurements, so I haven’t shopped around Seattle for a go-​to tailor. However, Ellenvilla was close to home and from the other reviews on Unilocal,it seemed like they could get the job done. Long story short, I wasn’t impressed and won’t be going back.
The only work I needed was to shorten the jacket sleeves and a pant hem. I wasn’t in a big rush, so the turnaround time of one week didn’t bother me.
When I picked up the suit, I tried it on once more in-​store. The lengths were fine. When I got home, I inspected the jacket sleeves, and found that the lining of the jacket had been folded over multiple times to «shorten» it, then stitched back on to the jacket. I expected better work for what I paid.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND !!!
The cleaners shredded the seams on our floor to ceiling drapes, two 15 foot panels.
and miraculously the super tailor here was able to fix them. I am sure other
jobs will be done just as well. Prices are fair, unlike some tailors in town.

Couldn’t meet their own deadlines. Failed to refund partial charge to Credit Card. Stitch work appears amateur and rushed.
My spouse took two items into get ‘work’ performed. The first was a dress that needed to be altered. The second was a construction grade, heavy, cloth jacket.
The jacket required a replacement zipper and after being informed it would require some tracking down, we were told it would ready within a week. The dress on the other hand was sized and after paying extra for some last minute alterations, was also quoted with a reasonable amount of time.
The person who recorded the alterations and reviewed the jacket for work, requested we pay up front. Nothing out of the ordinary as this is not a franchise and we want to support local businesses. Total was slightly less than $ 100.
A few days later my spouse changed her mind and phoned, twice, to inform the Tailor to not perform any work on the dress. Eventually she got a hold of someone and they informed her they would /​could not refund a partial amount onto her credit card. Rather they would be giving her a check for the amount associated with the dress.
A week after dropping the items off my spouse arrived to pick up the jacket and the dress (which had no alterations performed). Unfortunately she was informed that the jacket was not ready because they had only picked up a zipper for it (that weekend). Did I mention that they had already started work on the jacket before she arrived? Instead my spouse was told to come back in 3 days. Odd since this was supposed to take a ‘week’s time’. Also the staff member refused to issue her a check for the amount she was to be reimbursed for.
A few days later my spouse arrived, picked up the jacket and the check.
The results of the work performed? I would argue it’s modest at best. But I wouldn’t feel bad if I argued that a home education student could have performed the work just as well.
Here’s the justification for my opinion. 1. the stitch work was not even. In fact a review of the seams shows they probably performed the work in a haste, as this (former Home Education student) knows. Rather I believe that after being confronted with their own deadline, they ‘half-​assed’ the work. 2. They left portions of the zipper fabric exposed. In fact on one section of my jacket I could see right through the zipper into the underlying layers.
In conclusion. I’m sure on a different day the work might have been better. Maybe this would have changed my review. But by not refunding the amount owed on our credit card, not meeting an agreed upon deadline, and finally executing sub-​standard workmanship (as evident by an unsecured section of fabric), you have shown me that you do not care for our future business.
If you wish to rectify the situation — you can start with a partial refund of the balance, in light of your partially completed work on the jacket.
–P

I couldn’t be happier with the eye for detail, quality of work, price, or time to do the work I requested (as well as fix a flaw I hadn’t even noticed before I brought my jacket in for alterations). Having returned to Seattle after many years abroad, I am happy I found my tailor so easily.

I’d been putting off getting some clothes altered for a couple years, so I took in a huge batch to Elenvilla. Every single piece came out exactly as intended, and I will definitely return with more items. The daughter helped me, and she was really pleasant to work with and skilled. I requested two items to be done in three days, and the rest I said I could pick up in a week. When I went in to pick up my two early items, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the entire order was finished. The daughter made me feel great about my body and clothes, so who can beat that?

Elen Villa is now my regular tailor. The women there altered the suit I wore to my wedding and their work was sensational. Since then, I’ve brought a number of pieces to them and each one was terrific. The latest was a suit I bought at a consignment store. The pants were cuffed and too short, but the waist and the jacket fit perfectly. I asked if they could let out the cuffs and eliminate the crease that would ensue. They said they could. They did, and you would never know that there ever was a cuff there, it’s that smooth. And now I have a $ 600 suit that I only paid $ 50 for, plus the tailoring. Quite a bargain, I’d say. It’s a great shop with extremely helpful people there.

I needed a zipper replaced on my jeans and they did a great job. The gal was quick to point out they did not have a gold zipper to match the original, which is a good heads up, but the dark blue they did have looks better than the original. Price was very reasonable ($ 15+tax) and they were all very nice. It did take a week for the work however I was in no hurry so I did not ask to speed it up-​maybe that’s possible? I am happy with the service and will return for all my future alterations needs!

This review is from an event that happened a couple years ago. Seems like long ago but this shop looked like it was there for way longer than that. At least the mess in there did.
If I could give this place ZERO stars I wouldn’t even give it a second thought. I came here because a salesperson referred my boyfriend to have a suit tailored there. I purchased my dress a few days after he purchased his suit and dropped it off expecting it to be done within a week. We were a part of a wedding party, and the wedding was being held the Saturday of that week.
Let me just say that the alterations to my dress, in my opinion, were pretty simple. I just needed them hemmed and the straps shortened. When I came to pick up my boyfriend’s suit and the dress. The tailoring of the suit was just ok. Now as for my dress…
I picked up the dress on the same day of the wedding, then went straight to get my hair and make-​up done. Yes I probably should have tried it on, but I figured since they had a week to do a few snips and a hem, how bad could it have come out?
Oh boy was I wrong. When we got to the wedding location I put my dress on. Did I mention this was a Vera Wang dress? The hem was oddly done you could see that they just folded it and sewed it about one inch from the bottom. I don’t know much about sewing but I do remember that my dress originally didn’t have such a hem. As for the straps, you could really see where they did their crap job sewing in the back end of it. Can I mention that this was a Vera Wang (on sale but still pricey) dress?
We had to take pictures before the wedding and as I climbed out of the limo, to my horror one of the straps fell off. Luckily the one person that saw was the one person that pointed it out to me. The bride. One of the bridesmaid’s mums took a safety pin to hold it up. Closer to the actual wedding THE OTHER STRAP FELL OFF. I then went into a total meltdown. The mum came back with a sewing kit and just sewed the crap out of both straps. Of course it wasn’t the best job but it was better than what this tailoring shop did!
I do want to remind you that this was a Vera Wang dress– not because I wanted to point out the label but because it was a pricey dress which got destroyed and I never wanted to use again. If not for my friend’s mom, the night would have been a total fail.

Gave this place only 2 stars because they didn’t match the thread color on one of my jeans. Not even close. The thread color is a light blue and they hemmed the cuff with gold! Granted light blue is an unusual thread color for jeans but there was no effort to even attempt to match. Now the hem totally stands out since there isn’t a stitch of gold anywhere else on the dark blue jeans.
They probably would have got a 4 rating due to the quality of the hems on the other 2 pants, the price, and time. Had to knock them a couple because of the other jean. Won’t be going back…

I was so disappointed with my last visit here that I had to knock down a couple of stars and update my rating. I love this place, don’t get me wrong. I love supporting family-​owned small businesses, particular Filipino-​owned ones. But, when I feel like they are price gouging me for services that should be much lower for a simple dress hem, I begin to question their intentions.
I don’t come here often, but it is the first stop I make when needing alterations, particularly on cocktail dresses. I love this place because their service is quick and their quality is unquestionable. However, I recently came here for a hem adjustment and take-​in for a lined cocktail dress and they charged me $ 49. Now, considering I spent only $ 40 on this great sale of a dress, I felt a bit queasy spending more on the alterations for just a hem adjustment. But, I was in a pinch and I didn’t want to search for another alterations place. When I told my friend about this price, she told me she could have sent me to her tailor for the same services and… for about $ 30!
However, the kicker is that when I tried to pay on the day I dropped off my dress, the lady to whom I usually make my payment insisted that I should pay when I pick up my dress and they would prefer cash. WTH? With me being a somewhat regular customer and their Visa/​MC stickers on the window, why would she emphasize me paying with paper? I was so blown away that I just left with a questionable look on my face. When I came back several days later to pick up my dress, which fit perfectly with no question, I paid with my debit card and the lady forcibly smiled at me and curtly wished me a good day.
I’m sad to write that my last experience left a stain on my once stellar review of Elenvilla Alterations.

My tailoring savior! I have had two dresses fixed here.
The first was a bridesmaid dress that I had ordered for my friend’s wedding in February 2009. When I ordered the dress from a bridal shop and got my measurements done, I was probably 6 sizes larger than all the other girls. I was depressed and became obsessed with calorie-​counting. August came around and I lost some weight. The dress would just fall off of me because it was strapless. I gave Elenvilla a month to fix the dress and they were able to do it without any problem or issues.
The second was a traditional-​looking Chinese dress with a broken zipper that I all of a sudden wanted to wear to Unilocal Prom. I actually bought this dress years ago at some flea market/​swap meet in California’s Chinatown somewhere. I would have normally gotten a small, but I got a medium instead — and even the medium didn’t fit on me at the time because of my chest! But because of that, it had a broken zipper that I did not get fixed until now. What was crazy was that I had brought in the dress on Monday, and was able to get it fixed by Friday of that same week! That’s a quick turnaround!
At first this humble little business does not look like much, but I have a feeling that they really know what they are doing. Plus, they are a lot cheaper and fast, too! I will always find myself coming back here for any tailoring alteration issues.

When I recently moved to Seattle, I was a bit nervous to leave behind my favorite tailor — Ann Sew Perfect. Ann’s work was simply amazing and she even gave me a hug when I told her I was moving.
I trusted the reviews of fellow Unilocalers and tried out Elenvilla Alterations and Tailoring on my way up to Northgate one day. I had some jeans with a quarter-​sized hole that I thought might not make it. Sure enough, they were able to sew on a repair patch and you can barely tell! Best of all, when I am wearing the jeans, I can’t feel the patch. The shop is in a little strip mall and they’re open till 6 (a plus in my book). I’ll definitely be coming back here.

I just got a pair of pants hemmed here two weeks ago, and when I went in to pick them up I got another pair patched up. It was much more affordable than anywhere else that I’ve been and the quality was better. My friend had recommended her to me, and I’m so glad I listened to her! The woman who helped me was really nice about getting the hem on my pants perfect (i’m really picky). I am taking all of my future alterations back to her, even if I move a little further away — it’s worth it.

You know sometimes when you buy something on ebay and you receive it and it’s a little too small? And you obviously can’t send it back so you think you’re SOL?
I took a beautiful dress to Elenvilla to see if they could let out the rib cage area almost 2 inches. No easy task. Those ladies had the utmost confidence in themselves, and rightly so. I picked up the dress today, a week later, and it fits perfectly.
And the frustrated wrinkles I left in the dress when I dropped it off? Gone.

These have to be the sweetest people ever. Kindness does exist on this earth, and this is the center of it.
I had two problems: a hole in a pair of nice jeans, and another hole in the pocket of a nice jacket. Nothing fancy, just wanted them covered up. I took them in around Noon, and the daughter said «come back around 2 p.m. and we’ll have them ready.» Lo and behold, I come back around 2 p.m. and they’re nicely hung in wrap and the holes are securely covered up. The kicker is that they were originally going to charge me $ 18, but the daughter ended up giving me a little discount.
A little discount and some excellent customer service goes a long way. I’m sad I won’t be living in Seattle anymore, but if I’m ever back, I will definitely come here. This place is highly recommended.

I brought my new jeans here and thought they did good job with it. I’ve brought jeans to other places and it turned out uneven, so I’m glad to say they don’t do that here. Hemming jeans are pretty basic, so I will definitely be back.
Thanks for the quick turnaround!

Amazing tailoring, and a wonderful family. I’ve been going there for 4+ years for various jobs, mostly to hem pants for my short little legs; consistently high quality. Also tailored a winter coat and take in dresses. They are like family and it’s always a pleasure to see them. You can’t go wrong!

Elen Villa is a Filipino run family business. The day I dropped off my dress mom and daughter were in. the day I picked it up Dad was there too. They were very helpful with recommending the needed alterations. I cannot imagine not agreeing with them.
I helped my brother in law pick out a suit at Macys, but as he is a little short, with a small waist and broad shoulders it need some adjustments. They had him put in the suit and needled it up with needed adjustments. I needed a silk dress altered as the zipper had bunched all the material. They took out the zipper (as I don’t have to unzip it as a busty lady would have to) and made three other alteratios. His suit alternations cost $ 50 and my dress $ 30. He dropped his suit off Saturday and mine Monday and both were ready by Weds afternoon! To me this is an amazingly fast time! This is the second time I have gotten anything altered. First time was the rundown looking place on Greenwood Ave near the Safeway. A new zipper cost me $ 15 and I could have done it myself if I had had the time.
We were given Elen’s card by Dan the suit man at Macy’s. He recommended her as faster, cheaper and better than the Macy’s tailors. As of June Macy’s is discontinuing alterations and sending everyone to her.
She is open 9:30−6pm M, T, Th, Fri. Weds 9:30−5pm, Sat 10:30−4pm, and closed Sundays.