European Tailors

Fantastic alterations to my suit jacket. Not many tailors in the area like to «chop» suits (shorten the length of the jacket) but I needed it done. The price was under $ 50 which I wasn’t expecting (cheap for that type of alteration in Bellevue) and she did an absolutely perfect job! When asked about how soon I needed the jacket back, I said «Whenever you can get it back to me.» I have a rule with tailors: never EVER rush them if possible. I could tell she appreciated that and I still had the jacket back within a week or so. I will be bringing in my other suits to European Tailors for alterations. Guys, don’t be worried at the large amounts of wedding dresses in the small shop, they are just as skilled with menswear as wedding gowns.

First, this is no longer the same European Tailors that is recommended here. As I discovered, this is no longer owned by the same tailor (though it was my first visit here). Moreover, it’s no longer a shop specializing in men’s clothing — it’s now primarily a bridal store. In fact, when I first stepped into the store, I was initially confused.
I came in looking to get my new pants hemmed and possibly slightly altered to better fit me. They were very willing to help and quickly pinned the pants as necessary. But, when I asked about modifying the hips/​waist a bit, the woman helping me seemed not enthusiastic about figuring out how to make the pants fit 100% correctly. At least, not compared to past experiences at other tailors. I decided to avoid having them altered, since they didn’t seem that interested.
The timeline was also quite confusing. I was first told it would take a week, then told to come back two days later and they would be ready. When I came back to pick them up, they were in fact not ready (apparently some staffing issues, but would have been nice if they had called), but were ready a few hours later. Quality looks to be good. Price was also fine — $ 20 for hemming a pair of pants.
Summary:
Pros: quick service, friendly people, good price, good quality
Cons: was not impressed with their thoughts on altering pants, no longer a tailor but a bridal shop
Bottom line: Looks to be a good, quick place for simple alterations (at least for men’s clothing) if you don’t mind dealing with all the bridal stuff. Anything more complicated needs to be done elsewhere.

The people here are super nice and helpful, I went in to get my suit altered and had really no issues, they were upfront with me about the costs, was a bit pricey, but when you get a great service, it’s worth it.
I will recommend European tailors to my friends!

I wanted to have some alterations done by a professional tailor instead of the Macy’s people. I took a look at Unilocal and decided to give these guys a try. The gentleman I dealt with was very nice and the measuring went fine — I thought. I asked to have three pairs of pants hemmed and a suit jacket altered — sleeves and upper back (below the collar). I went to pick up my items and tried the jacket on and noticed that the upper back still bunched up and called it to the gentleman’s attention. He looked, pulled down on the back of the jacket and said it was the shirt I was wearing. I was hesitant but figured he knew what he was talking about. Later, I went to wear one of the pants they repaired the hem on and noticed that they had pressed the bottom incorrectly, then re-​pressed it correctly, leaving the incorrect press crease on the bottom of the pant leg… on my Brooks Brother’s suit pants. Then I went to put the jacket (Macy’s Suit) back on and noticed that it was too big (my fault) so I decided I needed to have it taken in. I was surprised a professional tailor wouldn’t have noticed it was almost 1 size too big. I decided that because of the hem issue I would just go back to Macy’s. Went back and put the jacket on and the first thing I noticed was that the seamstress was pinning the upper back to fix the bunching up of the suit. I told her it was already done and she shook her head saying it was done wrong and showed me how it bunched up. So needless to say, overall i was disappointed with the whole experience. I thought I was going to a place that would make my suit look tailored but got nothing like that. Granted I should have noticed the jacket was a bit big but I didn’t pay attention as I figured a pro would notice… like the seamstress at Macy’s did. My last gripe… I didn’t see any prices in the shop nor was I quoted anything until I got the final bill. Again… my bad but I think it would be a good practice to tell your customers what you will charge them.

I needed a great tailor. I turned to Unilocal and stumbled upon European Tailors and decided to take a few suits in based off positive reviews here. I drove nearly an hour from my home to come here, and my expectations were exceeded with the friendliness and honesty of the owner and master tailor. He told me what I did and didn’t need done, and made my less expensive suits look like $ 1500 suits from Nordstrom.
He was a miracle worker on one pair of pants in particular, where the store accidentally gave me pants that were 4 sizes too big with my suit, and when I went to exchange them they had none left in the fabric to match my suit jacket. European Tailors expertly tailored my pants to fit me exactly as a pair my size would have. I was amazed with the quality and attention to detail.
I will not be using any other tailors. This is the place to go!

Stopped in here last weekend to test out another tailoring option here on the eastside. The tailor here (Mimet) came highly recommended from someone who’s worked in the Men’s clothing business for years. And the recommendation is well deserved!
I called in on a saturday morning, and got a quote from Mimet over the phone. I needed to have a suit jacket taken in a bit, and the rate he quoted me was more than reasonable.
I stopped in and knew instantly that I was in the realm of a seasoned pro. As mentioned by one of the other reviewers, not only do you get your clothing professionally fitted when you come in here, but you also get a proper schooling on some of the finer points of men’s furnishings and fittings.
The tailor here is extremely personable and friendly. He did a wonderful job, and I am eager to recommend him/​them here on the pages of Unilocal.Excellent work!

My experience with European Tailors has been great! So far, I had 2 suits and 3 jackets adjusted and countless dress shirts.
This small shop has a lot of personality. As mentioned by other reviewer, they won’t hesitate to send you back to the store and return/​give away something that looks fundamentally wrong on you (if you insist they will work around it, maybe?).
Every time I go there I learn something about clothing materials, design, sizing, etc. That’s helping me a lot to develop my own sense of style and fitting.
Mehmet has been my taylor and mentor. Yet I am still to have a custom made jacket by Robert… I just didn’t have time-​vs-​need for that.
Lastly, they have reasonable prices.

Robert did an amazing job repairing some moth holes in a suit. Very reasonable prices too!
There was a minor miscommunication when I dropped my suit off, but it was fixed quickly and without issue.

I just called them asking how much they charge to hem a pair of jeans. $ 25. That price might be worth it depending on what you spend on clothes but is beyond what I’d pay to hem jeans.

I’d been looking for a tailor for a while and I wanted an honest to goodness tailor. Not a seamstress. A seamstress is what you’ll find at any dry cleaner and they’ll do a fine job fixing your buttons or a minor rip. But if you want your suit done (hem, waist of pants, waist of jacket, and sleeves). Or a ripped pant hem repaired and still done with the original (or as original as it can be) hem. Then you want a real tailor.
A real tailor will size you and tell you what looks good on you. But he’ll also listen to you if you’re really going for a certain look.
Robert is real tailor.
I started out by having him repair certain pants that I hadn’t hemmed properly and seeing how he did with those. Then I brought him some damaged ties, a top coat with a tear, and finally started having him fix some of my suits. He never failed to do less than a stellar job and he as he did more work, we built up a great relationship where he knew what I was looking for and could help me decide on what I wanted. I now feel free recommending him to all my friends, and having him do my suits (my latest suit was a Boss Black single breasted that he did an amazing job on).
Robert also sells suits, but you can have the utmost confidence that he won’t sell you something that isn’t to your taste. His suits are very high quality, but since he specializes in selling to businesses, they may not have the selection you can find elsewhere.
A grown up man should have a few people in his lives: a good banker/​accountant, a great cobbler, a fast drycleaner, and a tailor that knows his stuff. Robert is a guy who knows his stuff.

Highly recommend European Tailors for alterations.
Even friends that work at Neiman Marcus refer people here.
Quality, attentive, and timely.
All that you need in a tailor for alterations.
I’ve referred several happy friends here.