Wild Rose

I’ve been going to Wild Rose since 2009. I bought a dress at Dressed Up! for a wedding and their store recommended I try her to alter my dress. I’m very petite at 5’2 and 110 so I often need pants hemmed or items fixed to fit. I often relied on infrequent visits home where my Mom helped me with my sewing projects, so I hadn’t found a regular tailor that I loved here in LA. If I couldn’t wait I would just use the nearest cleaners for simple things like hemming work pants. In this case the light grey dress was made of very fine sheer layers of silk-​chiffon fabric with intricate silver seed beads, and it would’ve been far beyond our sewing skills to attempt to fix this formal black-​tie event style dress.
The bust was way to big for my petite frame so Rose fixed that and also shortened the straps. In addition I asked if she could make the dress shorter so that my legs would look long longer because it fell a little too far below my knees. The hem was layers of scalloped chiffon and she was able to keep that look and have the dress rest above my knees, keeping it sexy and flirty. I received tons of compliments at my sister’s wedding! And when I asked Rose he threw in some gorgeous thought used shoes she had there that I fell in love with when trying them on with the dress.
She did an amazing job and I’ve been going back to her since for other alterations including, pants, shorts, skirts and tops. I think for shorter women, having your clothes altered, or hemmed helps you to look put together, so I’m glad to have her help. Rose will also tell you if an alteration is not a good idea due to a tricky fabric, especially if it’s too stretchy, and that she can’t guarantee results if you insist on it. I’ve also seen her give sewing tips to customers trying to do some projects on their own.
Recently I brought in another beautiful dress, I ordered on the internet that was for my cousins masquerade wedding reception this past New Year’s Eve. Again it was perfect at the waist but the bust area was too big and it was strapless as well. This black dress was also very formal and had fine embroderiy of peacock like feathers and it was jeweled with many faux gems.
The back of the dress hem was floor length but for a super model at 5’7 or taller. I didn’t not want a long train to trip on, or it to drag on the ground since the wedding would be in a snowy city. The asymmetrical hem was shorter in the front cascading down with three semi-​opaque layers. She was also able to hem this dress yet keep the same beautiful hem design! Again tons of compliments on my dress, and I’m excited that I now have something to wear to one of the lavish masquerade balls in LA.
If you are looking for somewhere cheap to have a fine dress altered, then this is not the place for you. While simple projects are inexpensive having a formal dress altered will cost you anywhere from 30 to 75 dollars depending on what you want done. This is still less then what many bridal and formal wear shops will charge you. Don’t forget to bring the bra and shoes you plan to wear with your dress or pants. If not she has extra heels for trying on to assure the hem is exactly where you want it to be.

I purchased a dress for my daughter’s wedding at Dressed Up, two doors down. The store clerk brought Rose from the alterations store two doors down to do the fitting. She pinned the dress, including a rip in the front of the dress. Her fee was going to be $ 100. The shoulder seams needed to be taken in, hem the dress and fix the small rip in front. I thought it was expensive but agreed to leave the dress. I returned a few weeks later to find the the rip was not fixed, the hem has irregular and the shoulders were simply re sewn, leaving the original seam which showed on the edge. I told her I was not happy with the quality of her work and wanted to show the dress to the store where I bought it. She would not let me leave and physically restrained me from leaving. I managed to leave, went to the store and showed the dress to the clerk. She followed me insulting me that I just didn’t want to pay. I said I would pay her for the hem (which later I found to be another shabby job). I gave her $ 50 and she left. I have never had this experience before. I now have to deal with fixing the job she did. Never again.

I hope they smile more in the future.