Tran’s Tailor

Great customer service! Couldn’t have used a better establishment. I needed my dress altered by Christmas Eve evening (I took it in Christmas Eve afternoon) the lady took my dress asked me to come back in one hour. She was so accommodating even though I was expecting to go find something else to wear. They have also altered my son’s pants in 2 different occasions, each time they came out as we requested!

Saved the day!
I received my bridesmaid dress just days away from my best friend’s wedding and Tran’s Tailor saved the day. I brought the dress in on a Friday and it was returned on the following Wednesday. The alterations fit my body type perfectly and the dress withheld a night of great dancing.
Should I need any future alterations, this is where I would go even though it is a long drive.

Awesome service and customer service. I took my prom dress with very intricate beading to get taken in and hemmed. It looks brand new and fits me like a glove. Everything was finished in a very timely manner and done with excellent quality. Highly recommend them.

My man Tran has been altering my clothes and making them fit me perfectly for at least 15 years now! Never once have I been disappointed with the results. I have had everything done from having him sew Cub Scout patches on a vest to remove the sleeves off of an old 80s fur coat and turn it into a modern vest, and everything in between!!! My jeans fit me like a glove when he takes in the waist to perfection. Love my man Tran! I wouldn’t trust anyone else!

STAY AWAY from this place!
My son was measured for alterations to his tuxedo with suit on. chalk marks on pants ($ 12) and jacket arms ($ 22). came back a week later and nothing had been done. said it would be ready next day so we picked up tux on way to sisters wedding in san antonio. still no alterations had been done! it is bad enough to pay for work that has not been done, but worse to be out of town and your 7 year-​old sons clothes do not fit him.

I have very expensive Italian suits, Giorgio armani, Emporio Armani, RL Black Line, etc. I was referred to Trans Tailor to get my suits custom fitted, everything turned out great! My suits look fantastic, fits me like a glove, no complaints. I’ve also had button down dress shirts retailored to get a fitted look. I’m very very picky about my clothes. I receive a lot of compliments about my clothes and people ask me how do I find shirts the fit me so well. I tell them to get it fitted at Trans Tailor. I use to live in the area but now live in River Oaks and I still make the drive to get clothes tailored. I’ve had a few hiccups here and there with their tailoring, not sure if I conveyed what I wanted exactly but again i have OCD when it comes to clothes, so that being said they were quick to make any changes I request after the fact.
Highly recommend, A+++

Been coming for 10+ years and they’ve always done a great job! Oh and they just started taking dry clean which is a big plus and super convenient! Thanks Mrs and Mr Tran!

Never a problem. They work hard and I get great results.

My review runs the gamut from Really Good Work to not so happy. I am an ex-​tailor myself, so I know what to look for.
The good: My daughter’s homecoming dresses — they did a great job, sewed on sequins, hemmed, etc. The work was wonderful. Their hemming is good too but I can do that at home unless it’s a delicate pair of slacks. Their handwork is very good… but I think sometimes the word «tailor» in their company name is a stretch. They are quick with their work too. I think their basic work is fine for most people.
On the other hand: Not very happy with 75% of the items I brought in to Tran’s. I took a knit top in to be shortened, and when I got it back, the part they sewed was all stretched out. I myself have tailored many clothes but it has been 30 years since, and I don’t have the machines to do such things as knits. They used the wrong machine or the wrong setting to hem my blouse. I had a strapless dress I wanted straps put on. The seamstress did not measure how long the straps needed to be (I am a short person). I wondered how this dress was going to come out. I asked the seamstress if she needed to measure, she batted her eyes and assured me all was well. When I went in, the straps were, as I suspected, about 3 inches too long. They did and their sewing was good. I wish now that I had asked for elastic inside the straps, but that’s my fault. They DID give to me exactly what I wanted, so it was my fault but the fact they didn’t measure bothered me.
I had several jackets that i wanted the sleeves shortened. They just shortened them straight across and did not account for sleeves being slightly longer on the inside than the outside. Now when you look at the sleeves with my arms down, the sleeves are shorter on the inside. Unless you are a tailor (or an ex-​one, like me), it is different to understand but my sleeves are all too short on the inside but long enough on the outside of the sleeve. This also makes my sleeves feel weird when I bend my arms. I also asked them about taking up the shoulders in my denim jacket, which I KNOW needed to be done just by looking at the jacket, but they said shortening the sleeves would have been enough. But the shoulder seams were NOT in the right place and would have made the jacket look and sit better on my body and look more tailored. But they insisted. I think they just didn’t want to put the time into the jacket or didn’t know how.
Tran’s does loads of work in my area. Lots of people use them, they are the only ones around but thankfully a couple of more tailor shops have opened in the area which I will use instead. Unless I have a delicate dress to be altered, I don’t think I will bring my things there anymore. Plus the lady that comes out to ‘measure’ is a little condescending.

They’ve hemmed my pants and taken in dresses for the last 15 years of my life, from homecoming gowns to work dresses. They’re located in a mostly empty, rundown shopping center, but their work is high-​class. You’ll have to wait at least a week to get your items back, because they are immensely popular. Even though I live downtown, I will drive up north for their work.
Warning: No credit cards! Cash or check.