Gabriel’s Tailoring

after searching on Unilocal for a good quality and reasonably priced alterations place, I decided to take a backless dress to get altered for the length and also to make the back and back straps tighter to this place. I was skeptical because I’m from out of state so I’m not very trusting with who handles my clothes, hair, etc. but I took a chance. I needed the dress back within 2 weeks because I was leaving the country. Gabriel got my alterations done perfectly and beautifully in one week and for a very reasonable price as well! he was also so personable, helpful and kind. I will be going back to Gabriel for future alterations :)

I drive all the way from San Clemente for Gabriel to fix all my clothing! I even had a wedding dress custom made for me in Australia and he did all my measurements plus he tweaked the final rest of it when it arrived :) He is the best!

While on vacation, a new sweater I had just purchased had gotten snagged in several places. So thrilled to have found Gabriel. He expertly fixed the sweater and was able to have it ready the same day (and this is clearly a popular business!). Thank you, Gabriel!

My daughter and I made an appointment to have her wedding dress altered, when we called and said on our way, he said he did not have that on his schedule if we could come in the next Saturday. Okay we said, so when we showed up he had a couple of other people not a big deal but again didn’t seem like he knew we were coming, anyway, he pinned my daughters dress and then said not sure he can get it done because he may be short an employee, so we took the dress pinned and left he called the next day and said he could do it, we brought it back in and said 4 weeks, and $ 799.000 we go back in and the dress is way too tight oh Gabriel says no worries I can fix it so we go back and it was too big… again, no worries I can fix it… and just smiling saying why are you worrying… so I went back in to tell him I was not happy and he just said, waiving me away saying I got it I got it… went back in 3^rd time it fit okay… at this point my daughters wedding was 2 days away, but before we left in front of other clients he says oh your Mom she got mad at me, no one gets mad at me… It was undermining, and I felt he was rude, I think Gabriel forgets I am a paying customer, and he is there for a service that fell short and I would never go back nor recommend him… Also, there is absolutely no privacy.

I’m a local CDM resident and have used Gabriel for years. His tailoring is fantastic and I’ve never been disappointed (think I’ve had over 100+ items altered over the years). He recently did my bridesmaids dress for a friends wedding and it fit me so well. I would trust him with anything! He remembers everyone’s name and is so welcoming and nice… and the fact he doesn’t overcharge either is something that’s rare these days. Love you Gabriel!

I took both my rehearsal dinner dress and my wedding dress to Gabriel and he did such an amazing job! My rehearsal dinner dress needed to be hemmed and it had a ton of layers, he hemmed everything perfectly! My wedding dress was a Galia Lahav and extremely delicate… I sent it back to the designer twice to have alterations made and both times it came back with the same issues, but when Gabriel was finished with it it was perfect! I would highly recommend Gabriel’s Tailoring!

Gabriel did alterations and a substantial amount of repair work on my two designer bridal gowns. They turned out amazing. He was great at keeping this bride calm and cool and was even able to work on my mom’s gown 3 days before the big day. Absolutely wonderful to work with and he knows his business. I wouldn’t trust anyone else with my wardrobe!

I just picked up a dress that needed alterations from Gabriel, he did a phenomenal job. I had been to him before for some very basic hem jobs, this dress however, was made of very delicate material and intricate bead work. His work was flawless! Not only that but he saved the extra material and told me since the fabric was so delicate to hold on to it, and if in the future the dress needed repairs to bring it to him so he could fix it. The last time I went to him my dress was not going to be ready until the end of the business day. Gabriel felt bad that the garment wasn’t ready when I arrived and insisted on dropping my dress of at my house at the end of the day! The only flaw I can say is that the shop is small and cluttered (because of all the garment bags) and the dressing rooms could be roomier. I am so happy I found him! His prices are a bit on the high side, but the quality of work is there. Personally I would rather pay a little more and know that my clothing will be taken care of. I have been to other tailors in the area and they have botched a few things, but Gabriel was able to correct their mistakes. I will definitely be brining my wedding dress there for alterations in a few months.

Excellent service, I had a couple of pairs of jeans that needed to be hemmed and that was $ 32. The guy is very friendly and does an excellent job, I couldn’t be happier. Then why not 5 stars, you might ask? They don’t accept credit cards. Cash or check only. It’s not too big of a deal, the ATM machine is right in front of the shop, but still… if I can suggest something — it would be that they get a Square reader or something similar, that would cost them 1−2% of transactions amounts and it would make things so much more convenient for the customers. And since we’re modernizing here — why not Bitcoin, that is now easier than ever for merchants to adopt. ;)

Always does nice work. Items are always ready on time if not earlier. Later evening hours which is ideal for the working folk. Decent pricing! He has saved many of my older, loved items and perfected new ones.

Gabriel did an outstanding job altering my wedding dress! We didn’t have a lot of time but he certainly made sure it was completed a few weeks in advance and made sure it was absolutely perfect. He is the sweetest man to work with. He is my go-​to for any sort of alterations in the future and I would confidently refer all of my friends and family to him. Thank you Gabriel!

I took my wedding dress to Gabriel for alterations after seeing such great Unilocal reviews. Let me tell you that they are all right! Gabriel is nice, flexible, and does amazing work! I found out when I went there that The White Dress in Corona del Mar sends all their brides to him, too!
I bought my wedding dress at
(which I also recommend!), so my dress was gently used and altered by a bride whose size was very close to mine except I needed the waist and bust taken in. Gabriel quoted me a great price, AND he could get it done very fast– my wedding was in 14 days! In one week, he let me know the dress was ready, and it fit perfectly! No second fitting was necessary. He ended up needing to revise poor alterations done by the previous owner of the dress. The dress was lace trumpet style, and the lace laid perfectly over the seams– it was perfect! And on my wedding day, I received so many compliments on how well it fit. Thanks Gabriel!

If you are local, then he is convenient. He is a mediocre tailor and charges up the yin-​yang, and apparently does not stand by his work. If you are going to charge so much, then you pretty much need to guarantee your work. Also, the 26 filtered reviews indicate something is definitely fishy here. Proceed with caution

Gabriel is the fantastic tailor who altered my wedding dress so that it fit me perfectly!
I purchased my wedding dress at The White Dress in Corona del Mar, and was delighted to hear that their #1 recommended tailor was Gabriel. Serendipitous, I had gone to Gabriel in the past, when I lived in CDM one summer, to alter a dress, pants, and a wool coat (all done perfectly to my requests). It was such a lovely surprise that a tailor I had previously used came so highly recommended.
While I purchased the dress in August, I had to wait until February for it to finally be ready (quite a grueling wait). I called Gabriel immediately and he recommended that I wait until about 2 months out before we have our first fitting. This seemed a little too close to the «big day», but I went with his expert opinion. Plus I had another half marathon to prepare for, and figured it may be a good idea to hold off until I finished that race.
Ultimately the adjustments that needed to be made included: adjusting lace straps, sewing in cups, adjusting the length, adding the bustle, and taking in the back a bit so the dress was more form-​fitting. My dress was silk, with a lace overly on the top half of the dress, with buttons down the back and lace on the underside around the hem. Gabriel retained integrity and beauty of the lace perfectly.
All in all the fittings went perfectly as I had expected and in the end the wedding dress fit like it had been sewn onto my body. It was comfortable and, incredibly flattering — everything you hope a wedding dress to be.
I would highly recommend taking any garments to Gabriel, he has so much experience with wedding gowns, you know you are in good hands. Side note on experience, on one of the last days I went in for a fitting, he mentioned in conversation that he had seen 5 brides already that day, it was only noon. But don’t let his work load worry you, the man delivers on time as promised and my dress was ready in time for our wedding.
Thank you so much Gabriel for ensuring my dress looked stunning on my wedding day

Gabriel is amazing!!! I picked up my wedding dress yesterday and it is beautiful! He basically had to remake the entire dress and it is just perfect. His attention to detail and talent is phenomenal. My dress is all lace, not easy, and he fitted and reconstructed it perfectly. He has great hours, gets things done quickly and is so nice. I could not be more happy! He made me the most beautiful wedding dress and I can’t wait to wear it! :)
I highly, highly recommend him. Thank you Gabriel!

Gabriel is awesome! He was recommended by The White Dress and I am so glad that I got my dress altered by him. He had to take the waist in and shorten the dress and underskirt. My timeline was short and during the holidays but he still finished it on time and it was perfect. He even did a last minute adjustment for me while I waited.
FYI Cash or Check only… Totally worth it!!!

I picked up my dress today and I could not be happier. I know my dress was a big project but he made it perfect– it fits like it was made for me and still I have a month before my wedding so now I feel totally at ease.
I’ve am extremely happy with the work Gabriel did on my dress. I purchased my dress as a sample «off the rack» dress. First took it to a cleaners to be cleaned and had the zipper fixed and also had the cleaners take it in and hem it. The cleaners did a terrible job and they told me they could not fix the dress completely. They were afraid to ruin my dress by hemming it. Obviously, I was terrified it couldn’t be fixed. I called The White Dress in Corona Del Mar where I bought my dress and they recommended Gabriel. They said he had worked on this dress many times.
When I brought it to him it the lace had 20 small tears and rips all over the dress. He fixed each hole, you can’t tell there were any holes in the lace! It’s amazing! It’s hemmed perfectly– despite the complicated hem it’s fixed. He took in waist and cleaned up the detail around the bust line. He fixed every hole and also fixed a hole in my bolero– the bolero without charge. He also bustled my dress and fixed a «bone» in the waist that was pitching.
I gave one star because his hours are great and each time I called he answered and I was able to speak with him directly. Another star because he was very personable and professional to work with. The third star is his attention to each detail and ability to fix each problem and every hole. The fourth is for his timeliness and ability to finish the work in a guaranteed amount of time. The fifth star is for the quality. My dress truly is perfect.
I read a review below that said he was expensive. It does cost to get your wedding dress made to order. But let me tell you, I would rather pay and have it be done correctly the first time– than be surprised like I was with the dry cleaners taylor.
You get what you pay for– I wish I would have gone to him first. It would have saved me a lot of stress and extra money. I would say the average alteration price for brides is $ 650– $ 700. But I have had friends pay that much and their dress still isn’t perfect.
I asked him how much it would be to fix my dress and he quoted me $ 850, but I know it wouldn’t have been as much if he didn’t have to fix previous mistakes the cleaners made– plus the level of difficulty on my dress was probably a 9 or 10 out of 10 because of all the detail work. The deposit was $ 100. I know the dress was more work than even he thought it would be but he did not charge me more at the end.

Where do I even begin? My experience with Gabriel was just perfect.
I bought my dress from The White Dress and they had reffered me to him. My dress was all Lace, diagonal waist, and very detailed.
Now I must admit when I walked in and saw this packed little place and small changing rooms, I was a little scared. I am taking my wedding dress here? I did notice however all the wedding dresses from the same place I bought mine, as well as the line out the door of people waiting to see him. I did make an appointment for that fitting which I would recommend doing.
So I put on my dress and come out. Gabriel kept complimenting my dress on how beautifully made and intricate this dress was. I of course agreed which is why I was so nervous leaving my wedding dress with anyone. But after discussing all that need to be done. I was so confident in Gabriel I felt relieved leaving it with him. I had lost some weight so the dress needed to be brought in a couple inches on each side up top and cups sewn in. The length needed to be brought up, however since the bottom of the dress had lots of lace detail that could not be cut off, Gabriel need to hem it from the waist up. Now I mentioned before my dress was diagonal waist. NOT EASY! He assured me it was no problem. I also wanted some off the tulle taken out. I was getting married barefoot on the beach I just wanted the dress to flow as I walked not stay in one place. He said it was all no problem. Then he asked when I needed it done by. Which was 4 weeks and he took a deep breath and said okay it could be done.
The 4 weeks came, and it was time to go get my dress. I was so excited I couldn’t wait to put it back on. My wedding was in a week and this was one of my final things I needed to get. So I went in late on a friday night, tried the dress on. OH MY GOSH what an amazing job he did. It was beautiful and fit like a glove. I walked out to the mirror and was smiling in such admiration of the work he had done. Then I looked at the bottom and it was still too pooffy for me. Which was NOT his fault at all. He had already taken out an armful of tulle and we had agreed on taking out one layer. Well now I kinda wanted to take out another layer but was nervous since my wedding was a week away. Taking out another layer meant it had to be hemmed again. So I mentioned it to him and he said okay it can be done.
I got a call monday morning (completely unexpected) telling me my dress was ready. It was absolutely beautiful and perfect. He had to take out so much tulle which then each time made the dress too long. He had to basically recreate my dress, he said it was the most he had ever hemmed a dress. It was just what I had wanted, his work was amazing.
Now onto pricing. He had originally quoted me on the work he had to do the first time, so since he had to redo my dress I figured it would be double. Nope he was so kind he only charged me a little bit more. I refused to pay that little for all his hard amazing work. so he added a little more. Which I still didn’t feel was enough and was under the amount I had wanted to spend originally on alterations. So I tipped him to make it what I thought was right. Which I am not sure you can really put a price on making your wedding dress absolutely perfect.
We had also brought my moms dress to be hemmed and taken in a little, as well as one of my junior bridesmaid dresses. He did an amazing job on them too.
Gabriel has deffinitely found life long clients in us. We will be going back for everything. Give him a try.

2 suits, 6 Mistakes…
Gabriel is the Worst Tailor with VERY Sloppy workmanship. Corona del Mar prices, San Pedro workmanship.
DO NOT take your high end clothings there, he will RUIN them as he did with my 2 high end suits. I came here based on the good reviews he has on Unilocal.He might do better jobs with wedding dresses or other clothings, but I will NOT take a chance here ever again.
Suit #1:
Mistake #1: Did not line up sleeve’s buttons after alteration
Mistake #2: When the 4 buttons on each sleeve lined up after complaint, he did not bother to have them overlapped as the original design was
Mistake #3: He marked the length of the suit pants AND Still came out 1 ½″ short (High water pants big time…) and had to lengthen them
Mistake #4: When he cuffed the pants, he did most sloppy tailors did, folded the ends and sewed them back, VERY sloppy
Suit #2:
Mistake #5: After shorthening the second suit jacket sleeves, he did not bother to cut off the excess threads on one of the sleeves… LAZY
Mistake #6: After taking in the waist, he sewed the pants back with VERY sloppy workmanship. Inseam ripped about 5 inches (2^nd time wearing them after alteration) as I picked something up from the floor with no big motion this morning. Guess he just quickly sewed them back with minimum efforts
I originally sent him referrals and now I told all my referrals NOT to give him work.
*** Be extra careful in the dressing room as there are pins on the floor. AND you are only a curtain away from him when he stands next to you at the cash register

Wow! Gabriel is the Best of the Best!
Always, amazing WORK!