Silver Spring Custom Tailor

What’s there to say that hasn’t been said? He is an amazing tailor, professional, and very nice as well. My husband and I both get our coats and pants tailored here only and are always satisfied.

Walked in a couple minutes ago. Asked if I could be fitted for a tux. He laughed at me and shook his head, «no.»
Oh well, I have seven groomsmen, plus myself, who were going to be coming here for tuxes. Sorry, if you’ll have to take a moment to gather my measurements. We’ll take our business elsewhere.

Do not take your wedding gown here if your gown has multiple layers. I originally planned to have my gown altered at the store I bought it, however, the gown came too late (3 weeks before my wedding) and the store is at NYC. I didn’t have time to go to NY for alteration anymore. That’s when the tragedy happened. I started searching alternative alteration near my place and found this store with great review and see people altered their gown here were satisfied. I’m now guessing maybe they have simpler gown than mine– like 2 or 3 layer wedding gown. My gown has 7 layers and is a very puffy one but when he did the measure, he only measure the inner layer. Since I altered my another gown at David’s bridal, and they measured every single layers of that gown, I felt pretty uncomfortable about the fact that he only measured 1 layer. I checked with him and asked if he should measure 7 layers, he said no. I chose to trust him because I couldn’t get an appointment with David’s bridal. That’s the wrong decision I made. When I picked up my gown, I felt disappointed because my gown is not puffy anymore and the outer layer is shorter than the inner layers so I can even see the inner layer. I told him that I felt the outer layer is too short, but he kept saying that it is because of the design. I didn’t know what to do at that time, so I just brought my gown home. Several days later, I still feel uncomfortable about the really short outer layers, so I called him and ask if he still have the extra fabric. I think maybe I can find someone to use the original fabric and make it longer. He told me he already trashed it. So I think there is no way to fix my gown now. Feel so sad that my $ 3000 wedding gown was destroyed here. I thought hemming should not be too difficult, and apparently it is when your gown has many layers. Don’t come here if your gown is fabulous because of the beautiful layers.

I found this business on Unilocal and I took in my wedding dress that I bought online. It was far too wide for my narrow hips so the dress had to be reshaped essentially. I also had Mr. Song move some flowers from one side of the neckline to the other. In just one week they did an awesome job for a very very affordable price. I totally recommend them to anyone! Especially brides.

High quality tailoring on a couple pairs of pants. Makes sure I try the altered garment on before I walk out to make sure I’m happy with the fit. This saved me some hassle since one of pairs of pants needed a little more adjusting. Prices are written down on your receipt by the tailor so you know what to expect, although I did not see standard prices written anywhere in the store. Prices are a little higher than other places I’ve been to but I expected this for the high quality and the fact that you are in downtown Silver Spring. This is my new go-​to!

Customers apparently aren’t welcome.
I went in on Saturday morning to have a suit jacket and vest taken in. I had ordered the jacket and vest online from a popular custom tailor site and unfortunately the jacket and vest were too big. He took the jacket and pinned it up and when I asked how much it would be he quoted $ 100. I said that’s fine but I am going to wait a couple days because I wanted to contact the company I ordered it from (they provide a $ 75 tailoring credit and anything over they offer to remake the suit, but I needed the suit sooner than they could provide a replacement.) So he unpinned the suit and brushed me off after I apologized for taking up his time and said I would return in a couple days.
I returned on Monday after sorting things out with the website and said that I would like to go ahead and get the work done. He recognized me and flat out said «No.» I stood there a bit flummoxed and said «Really?» He again said no and started to wave me off and started walking away from me.
I asked why he would not help me and he said that he did not like the suit and that it was too ugly and did not like the company I ordered it from. I left very confused and very annoyed seeing as he would have accepted the items on Saturday but after I said that I would wait, his whole demeanor changed towards me.
I understand that people have opinions (and I wholeheartedly disagree with his) but he was quite rude about it and just waved me off and out the door. I’ve been lucky enough to been treated well with most customer interactions I’ve had in my life and I have had poor service before but never have I experienced someone rude enough to wave me away and flat out say No and give an insulting and weak explanation.
I’ve read he does good work. I’ll never know and I don’t think it’s worth it to find out.

Where to start? The shop is extremely clean and quiet. The prices were reasonable. The work was amazing. We gave him a strange repair and his work exceeded our expectations! Yes, he is quiet and not the most personable, but his work is definitely 5-​star.

Eeeek. We keep going back to Mr. Song because he is SO good, but be careful with his mysterious prices. We brought in a few pairs of pants and a few skirts, and he handed us our ticket with the price $ 118 on it. When my husband returned to pick up our items, he charged us $ 208! What? My husband just paid and quietly left, but we are reluctant to return for this reason. It would be most helpful if he could post his prices where everyone could see them (e.g. pant hems $ 20, etc.).

I got jeans hemmed here recently. The tailor did a fine job and the price was standard for DC. The location isn’t the easiest to find, and there is only metered parking in the area. Both when I dropped off my jeans and when I picked up, it took me a little time to find parking. It was disappointing that the tailor didn’t ask what kind of hemming I wanted. I was also turned off by the tailor when I picked up the pants. I didn’t have enough cash to pay for the hemming, so he told me I could go to the atm down the block. I went, but there was a line of 6 – 7 cars for the drive through atm onto the street. I waited for a few minutes but the cars weren’t moving and I didn’t want to stand in the street forever, so I went back and asked if he’d mind taking my credit card just this time since I didn’t know he has a $ 20 minimum and there’s a long line. He said nothing and proceeded to help another customer who came later than I did. I understand that credit card companies charge a fee, and I understand that small fees can add up for small businesses. My parents own one themselves. But I think a $ 20 minimum is pretty high, and I also think my honest mistake didn’t call for the silent treatment.

Strongly recommend going here for anything wedding related. I needed some MAJOR work done to my bridesmaid dress (pretty much the entire top taken in– cups and all– major hemming), and all I can say is wow! A bridemaid never complains about her dress but when I brought it in… I felt very uncomfortable because it looked so bad on me. I honestly didn’t think anyone could make it fit. But he did! I even received a few compliments on how beautiful the dress looked on me, some even saying it fit like a glove. If they only knew it was all due to this place!
I’m getting married next year and trust him enough to alter my wedding gown.

I had an amazing experience with Silver Spring Custom Tailor. I went in to have the sleeves on two suit jackets shortened and I was amazed at how good they looked. It looks like my jackets were bought that way. Best part is, the jackets were finished a day early. I have big interviews coming up and its always nice to have one less thing to worry about. I would recommend this place to anyone.

Great work on a pair of suit pants that needed to be taken in and hemmed, but he couldn’t do anything for my jacket. It definitely needs a couple of advanced alterations, but he thought it looked fine.
I’d go back here for basic to intermediate stuff, but not serious alterations (jacket shoulders, etc.).
–B

I love this tailor. He does a great job with everything — I’ve brought in pants, dresses that were 2 sizes too big, and more. For expensive jobs, he’ll honestly tell you whether the results will be worth the expense.
He’s also really inexpensive for a tailor. In the past, I’ve had dresses taken in for $ 100. Here, he charged $ 30 for EXTENSIVE reworkings. I’m so glad I came across this gem.

Great Tailor’s are really hard to find. He is a true Tailor in the most traditional sense. I have been using his services for the last 4 – 5 years and his work is impeccable.
I’ve had several suit jackets and pants altered. He’s even added pant pockets. There’s no point in wearing nice clothes unless they fit properly, something as small as cuff placement and pant length can makes all the difference in how you present yourself.
Tailoring is always worth the time and effort, especially with him. You won’t be disappointed.

This place is impossible to find. The business is not listed on any signs outside of the building. There is a tailor that was called another name that was near this address, but I spent 15 minutes and 4 phone calls trying to find THE Silver Spring Custom Tailor. Perhaps this is a perfect tailoring business, but detailed directions online or better signage need to happen.

This guy is seriously talented. He shortened and took in a dress I bought covered in sequins and beading. It was a lot of hard work. The price was steep ($ 150, I believe), but definitely worth it. I’d recommend him to anyone.

This is ‘my’ tailor — as I explain to my friends. I have taken my wedding dress, a bridesmaid dress, and many pairs of pants to be tailored by Mr. Song. I’ve always been very pleased with his work. He is professional and efficient and his work is always good.

Took a suit coat in here to have the sleeves shortened. The work was excellent and the price was reasonable. Most importantly, however, they were able to provide same day service, which I needed to attend the funeral of a family member who passed away suddenly. Several other places I called were not able to complete the job on the same day. Outstanding. I will bring other items here whenever I need alterations.

Just had two shirts taken in…
Super professional service, and extremely talented workmanship, at a reasonable price.
This guys rocks.

I found this establishment from the one and only… Unilocal. I had a vintage leather vest with ethnic woven material on the back that needed to be resized tremendously. It’s a heavier leather and I didn’t want to risk having chance of ruining the vest, but I did. And I am so glad. I walked in and immediately was provided with great attention and suggestions on how to resize it. After being so kind and working out the details with me, he quoted a very reasonable rate. I thought it would be much more because of the thick material. It was ready in one week, only because I wasn’t in a rush. He seemed to be accommodating in a sense that he could have had it done earlier, but I declined and insisted that he take his time. He did, and did an amazing job. I couldn’t wait to wear it, and wore it out that night. If I need anything done, I will definitely come here.