Anna’s Designs & Alterations

Anna is a miracle worker! She truly has the hands of a magician. I walked in with my engagement party dress that was too big and revealing and she made it fit me like a glove without ruining the look of the dress. Not only is she amazing at what she does she also has the sweetest and kindest personality! If you ever need any alterations be sure to book her in advance!

Anna is such a sweetheart. She is always willing to help and come up with solutions for you. She was able to alter my wedding dress to fit me perfectly (it was 4 sizes too big when I brought it to her), and put a bustle in my veil in case I wanted to pin it up. She and her team also altered my corset since the sizing was off on that, too. On the big day, I never had to adjust my dress. I felt so beautiful and comfortable. Gracias Anna! Besos mil!

I purchased a sample Oscar de la Renta wedding dress (which i got at a steal!). I started looking for tailors and it was slim pickings (or unsatisfactory reviews). I finally found Anna on Unilocal and I was so excited that she was so close to my home (trust me, I would have driven two hours for the right tailor). The dress was lace and flowers (so many hand sewn flowers!) so I was really nervous. She assured me that everything would be fine and three fittings later — my dress was absolutely perfect! She even tailored my mom’s dress and my mother-​in-​laws dress. We all looked and felt amazing. Thank you Anna!

Anna is a life saver! I fell in love with my gorgeous prom dress at Cache when the company was closing and almost cried when I realized it was 2 sizes too small and it was the only one in stock in ANY Cache store. My mom told me to buy it and joked that maybe Anna could work a miracle and make the dress fit. She wasn’t kidding! Not only did the dress fit after her work, but it looked incredible and you couldn’t even tell all the insane cutting, stitching, and altering she had to make. She is absolutely an expert at what she does and can do anything, even in a pinch. I always know I can rely on her amazing quality and workmanship. She has also altered several bridesmaids dresses, a wedding gown, and a mother of the bride dress that belonged to some family members and each time the work was incredible. Go to Anna!!! You won’t regret it!

After finding Anna on Unilocal I decided to try her out and brought a dress that needed to be slightly altered. I was very happy with the results and booked her to do my wedding dress. I only needed three fittings and picked it up a week before the wedding. It fit perfectly. She had to do some complicated alterations, I was very happy.

Wonderful! Anna did a great job on my complicated wedding dress and reception dress. A little pricey but worth it. I would absolutely recommend her for any alterations.

I would highly recommend Anna to anyone looking for a seamstress to alter their wedding dress. I probably put it off too long, but Anna never had any issues with getting the work done. Anna added straps and changed the neckline of my dress and it came out gorgeous. She was lovely to work with!

Anna is AMAZINGGGG!!! I was sooo worried about getting my wedding dress altered in a major way because of all the beading that was on it and the intricate fabric and the tulle which is unforgiving. But Anna assured me she would treat my wedding dress with the utmost care. And thank goodness I trusted her because lemme tell you my wedding dress looks amazing and beyond perfect! In only two fittings! And I didnt have to sell any body organs to pay for it either!!! Haha She is amazing. Thank you so much Anna. You’re a gem and a dream and the sweetest I cant wait to wear my dress this June!

I was so happy to find Anna when I was trying to find someone to alter my wedding dress! I got married in late September and bought my dress from BHLDN. I knew based on reviews of my dress that parts of it were tricky to alter since there was a lot of appliqué detail on the top.
Anna was so confident and I knew immediately during my first appointment that it would all turn out okay. She did a beautiful job. I would highly recommend Anna for altering wedding dresses — or anything for that matter!

I loved Anna as a person and seamstress. I purchased my wedding dress at a sample sale at Saks in the city and since it was a nice designer, I was terrified of messing it up in the alteration process (but also didn’t want to spend a fortune). Everything Anna did was perfect, she was kind, I felt comfortable with her, and the price was totally reasonable. I also had an old veil she helped to take apart and refashion to avoid any hint of 80s/​90s poof.
So happy I found her and would like to go back with all my alterations!

Working with Ana was a joy from start to finish. I live in the Lehigh Valley (a good hour and a half from Springfield) and while there are plenty of tailors around, I have had miserable luck with all of them: Shoddy work, diva personalities, simple inexperience…
After seeing the raving reviews for Ana on Unilocal I decided to go for it. I needed work done on a cocktail dress for my Homecoming. My experience with Ana in bullet points:
— She actually has a DEGREE in tailoring. It is displayed on the wall. I have never seen this before in a tailoring shop and it gave me a grand amount of confidence.
— I did not receive (from the company) my homecoming dress until 10 days before the actual homecoming. I was concerned about having it done as a rush job. «No problem!» Said Ana. With a smile and laugh she said, «I will tell my old customers: You must wait! I have a new girl to take care of.» I brought the dress in on October 3 and picked it up October 10.
— I had the waist taken in both in the front and the back. It was very very fairly priced at $ 36.
— The workmanship was flawless. I received more compliments on that dress than I have on any other piece I’ve ever worn! I was asked to dance by guys I’d never spoken to before and I give full credit to Ana’s flawless waist-​cinching job. :-)
— Yes, her work was amazing, but it does not compare to her personality. This woman is such a sweetheart. I would get off the phone smiling, leave her shop smiling. She addresses her customers as «sweetie» and other such grandmotherly phrases. There’s a sign on their front door that says «Come in — we’re friendly!» I think that summarizes Ana perfectly. :-)
**One thing to take into consideration: The dress that I brought in had seams on the sides. When I asked Ana to take in the waist, I ASSUMED she would take it in along the seams but I did not specify. However, she added darts. (Beautiful and flattering darts, though!) I do not know why exactly she decided to do this (She’s the one with the degree in tailoring, not I!) and it is magnificent work, but my word of caution: Tell her EXACTLY what you want. Assume nothing. Be picky. She will not bite. :-)

I took my wedding dress to Anna for alterations. I was really nervous because my dress was HUGE in the chest area. It fit perfectly. I had a heavy gown as it had several layers and had a lot of beading. Even though it was strapless, I never had to pull it up. Most brides end up having to pull it up all night, but she made it fit so well around my rib area that it just didn’t move. Perfect! I would highly recommend her, especially if it’s an important item. You can fully trust her.

I am a picky bride and Anna exceeded my expectations by FAR. When i finally got my wedding dress I was unhappy with how I looked in it compared to the one in the store that I tried on, I took it to Anna and she had to alter the dress so that it was more of what I envisioned and ended up having to take in the dress a couple times when I lost more weight before the wedding, but she always did it happily. Her alteration prices are extremely reasonable (i was floored by her reasonable price since my friend had paid $ 900 for her seamstress). I now absolutely love my dress thanks to Anna. She only does alterations and custom dresses so this her specialty. I DEFINITELY recommend her.

Recommended by a few moms in towns, I went to Anna’s for a hem on 2 dresses. Friendly, timely and great quality work would be my best description for my experience there. My mom and aunt also used them for their clothes. We are all short people and we will use her for future work too.

I took my wedding dress to Anna for major alterations. She was extremely thorough. It had multiple layers to hem plus she basically built an entire top for my strapless dress — added an illusion neckline with buttons down the back. It was quite a cost but what I expected to pay for all that work. I bought the fabric myself with her instructions, and she provided the buttons. The only issue I had was I realized the day of the wedding we were missing 1 loop for one of the buttons, though it wasn’t very noticeable. She was great about doing multiple fittings to make sure everything went smoothly throughout the process. I got so many compliments on my custom built dress — people couldn’t believe it wasn’t bough that way! Every time I’ve gone she’s had other customers — you can tell she has a loyal following of happy customers. She takes checks.

Great find. Location entrance is actually in the rear parking lot. Came here looking to hem 1 pair of jeans and repair a zipper for another, both came out really good and I was satisfied. Anna is very personable and professional. I would definitely recommend her and will go back again. Thank You Anna!

Anna is the best. I bought a gown for my wedding that was not exactly what I wanted, but since I couldn’t find the perfect dress, Anna ended up making it for me. She did extensive alterations which included removing the train, the crinoline, the buttons, etc. from a rather complicated dress and turning it into a simple, elegant gown. She is wonderful from start to finish, accommodating whatever time and days you need and tweaking things right up to the end when you receive the finished product. She is also very reasonable with her pricing. I would highly recommend Anna, you can trust her with your best clothing and she will not let you down!

For reasons I don’t understand, my previous review was filtered, but I will say it again: I went to Anna with my delicate chiffon Valentino wedding dress and she did a beautiful job with some very challenging alterations, adding panels, altering it perfectly for my petite frame. She is very knowledgable, and was a teacher in a top sewing school. Given the quality of the work on this piece as well as some for my mom, I would certainly bring her anything else I have – in fact, I am on my way there now with 4 pairs of pants. The price is right too.

I came here to get a formal gown shortened at the hem and at the shoulder straps. My gown was lined in silk and topped with silk chiffon (red one in two of my pictures). Under the bust/​high waist was a fine-​pleated column of chiffon that tapered to a rounded hem.
While I was satisfied with how Anna shortened the straps and took in the torso, I was disappointed at the new, heavy bias tape applied at the hem to finish the upturned edge. With the weight of the tape, several stitches were visible near the hem. In addition, the pleated column ended up with a straight hem rather than a rounded one. This caused it to flare out at the bottom rather than fall more gracefully and out of the way of my gait. Some things were done well while others could have been handled better. She really is A-​OK.

I found out about Anna’s Designs and Alterations online, and needed someone in a pinch to do pretty big alterations to my wedding dress (adding panels on the sides, moving appliqué flowers, shortening the hem on endless layers of tulle, etc.) She is the best tailor I’ve found to date. She is professional, a magician on the sewing machine, and reasonably priced. She knows what she’s doing and does it excellently. I reccommend her to anyone and everyone in the area who needs any alteration done to any garment — she’s amazing!!!