Hi Ladies,

I wanted to see if any of you has had a couture gown altered locally.  If you have and had great results please share the seamstress info with me.  I purchased my gown at Kleinfeld but need alterations done and I'd prefer not to flight back to NY to get them done.

Thanks :-D

My friends have used Julie Ireland. I plan on using her as well. She's in SF. I think you can find reviews on Yelp if you are interested. Her website is: http://francis-clare.com/ 

GL!

Thanks :-) I did call her last week, I never got a call back :-( I was however, really impressed with her reviews on yelp.

I'm getting my Jim Hjelm altered by Nancy.  She's in San Jose (Saratoga Ave.).  She's done lots of alterations for me, including BM dresses, pants, casual dresses, and skirts.  I completely trust her and she is really sweet too.  Also, her prices are very reasonable. 

http://www.yelp.com/biz/nancys-alterations-san-jose

Thanks jjpeng :-D

I'm also looking around for someone to alter my Monique Lhuillier -- it has intricate lace details.  Since I'm based in Oakland, I'm considering these two women who have good yelp reviews:

Louise Austrie - http://www.yelp.com/biz/louise-austrie-oakland

Anne Ventresco - http://www.yelp.com/biz/anne-ventresco-oakland

But Julie Ireland's site looks great too, and I like the photos of samples of her work.

I went to Louise Austrie she definitely knows her stuff, but I thought she was asking WAY too much! she wanted 1500 for the alterations of my dress :-/

I went to Louise Austrie she definitely knows her stuff, but I thought she was asking WAY too much! she wanted 1500 for the alterations of my dress :-/