European Tailor

My go to tailor. She’s done suits, slacks, jeans for me, doesn’t matter. Great work, fast, affordable. My wife uses her too.

Ive been going to this place for years now, with my small projects here and there, and they’ve done an excellent job time and again. hemming pants like the og tailor? no problem. sleeves a bit too long and need them shorter? they’ll look as if they were that length to begin with after bringing them here. All for decent prices too. All of my business hasn’t been time-​sensitive though, unlike other customers.

Great place! Quick tailoring at a reasonable cost. I have used them to alter a bridesmaid dress, hemming work clothes, and repairing a zipper on my favorite jeans!

I am thankful for their quality of work and this mom and daughter duo are great people. They have never messed up on my orders. I went to them because I read on Unilocal they were good and after 3 – 4 transactions and lining my Levi’s jacket all I can say is they do great work and are well priced. Thank you. A good tailor is hard to find and they are the best in Orange County.

Okay, an updated review because I felt obligated to share this experience. I dropped off 2 pairs of pants to be hemmed shorter on a Saturday morning, and was told to come back on Monday afternoon.
Their hours indicate they’re open until 6pm. I stopped by on Monday at 5:15 and they were CLOSED. I wasted my gas and time to drive in traffic to find out that they were closed and it wasn’t even close to 6pm!
The next day, I called to make sure they’ll stay open so I can pick up my pants after work. When I got there, I was told that I had to pay 20 dollars. That was about 4 dollars more expensive than the last time I had 2 pants hemmed.
Worst part about this, due to the lack of time and needing to leave, I get home hours later and try on the pants. I notice that the quality of the stiching was terrible. It’s starting to already become loose and disappointingly enough, it looked like the work was done in a rush.
Can’t say I’ll be bringing my clothes here again.

They do very good work. They’re fast and very reasonably priced. And everyone I’ve dealt with here is very nice.

I’ve been here several times, it’s close and there’s ample parking. Prices are reasonable and the service is great.

The service is exceptional but the quality of the work is unacceptable. They messed up on my designer jeans and it is by far the worst hem job I’ve ever seen. I even had to pay for it.

I walked in and the lady was really nice, which is really unfortunate because the quality was really terrible. I don’t typically write reviews but I think this one is important. I brought in a couple of my uniform shirts to get my rank sewn on them because I’m in the military. Quality is imperative when it comes to our uniforms, so I was shocked to see how poorly sewn on my patches were. They were sewn on unevenly and they missed the stitching in an area. The prices were also pretty high. I’m never going back, I had to take my shirts somewhere else to get them redone.

European Tailors is an AWESOME place!!! I recently moved to OC and found this hidden gem. This place reminds me of Eastern Europe. They done a lot for me and my husband. They are ALWAYS professional and very quick. The done Dresses, Pants and my husband suits. They done amazing job! I would highly recommend this place. You can trust them to do anything! I am very happy that i found them. I will defiantly come back. The prices are very reasonable for the work they do!!! There is NOTHING that they CAN’T DO!!!

European Tailors did an amazing job altering my suits and pants. I brought 8 suits to them that were previously altered by a local tailor in my neighborhood. European Tailor converted my off the rack suits into custom fitted suits. They were able to provide recommendations that made a world of difference. European Tailors, if you are reading this, please continue to provide your customers with recommendations because for us non-​experts, we don’t know what work needs to be done. My previous tailor failed to do that and my suits just did not look right. Because of your recommendations, my suits received the fitted look I envisioned in my head. Now I can wear my suits with confidence. Thank you!!!

Excellent tailor, quick turnaround, very reasonable pricing. I highly recommend!

What hapepned to the adorable European lady? She’s been replaced with a young mean version.
This has been my go to place for everything for the last 3 years. They have done everything for me from formal dresses to simple jean hems. Everything has been done to perfection with zero complains. Naturally, I took 2 Summer dresses there to be shortened. Note these dresses are maternity dresses and I mentioned to the lady that I would only be wearing them this Summer. How much can it cost to have 2 dresses shortened?
The lady helping me was pleasant enough until she rang me up at $ 20/​dress. $ 20!!! I did not even pay $ 20 for each dress. When I started to question her, she immediately offered a $ 5 discount and I blatantly informed the lady that I paid $ 15 a dress and that I wasn’t about to pay more than the dress costs when I would only be wearing it for a short time. I went on to tell her that the lady who usually helps me charges less than that for jeans and I know she does my jeans by hand. Still nothing so I said that they lost my business and she just let me walk out the door. I ended up taking the dresses to a local place who charged $ 10.
I know times are tough and rent is probably high but driving your customers away with ridiculous prices is definitely not the solution.
I’m not sure if I would come back here. If so, I will definitely call and make sure my usual lady is working and not the young crook out to make a quick buck.

I had a heavy down parka that had a zipper that fell apart. Took the coat to several dry cleaners, none of which were willing to tackle replacing the zipper. This place gave the coat the once-​over and said they’d do it. When I picked up the coat you could not tell the zipper had been replaced. I would not hesitate to go back… they know what they are doing!

Paid $ 10 to have my jeans hemmed 4″ while I waited. Courteous girl at the counter, quick service, I was thinking $ 6-​$ 7.I would return for more work.

Being a 4’11″ shortie I frequently need to have my pants hemmed. I used to go to a place close to my job, but I always felt like the owner treated me like an inconvenience and her prices were a bit high. Recently I had a stack of pants that needed hemming and alterations. Because of the reviews for European Tailors I decided to check them out and I am so glad that I did.
1) The customer service and attention is outstanding. The woman I worked with was so pleasant, helpful, and full of smiles. It was a world of difference from my last tailor.
2) They were super quick! I unloaded 7 pairs of pants on Saturday and they were ready for me on Friday.
3) The construction is sturdy and my pants are exactly the length I like them to be. Also she altered a pair of pants to fit me better in the waist, and they fit perfectly.
4) The pricing is very reasonable!
European Tailors will be my go to from here on out. Thank you for the outstanding work!

I cannot tell you enough about the marvelous work done here. If you are looking for the cheapest option with modestly good service, this is not the place for you. They took apart a bespoke suit made for someone else and put it back together at my measurements. The suit was originally thousands of dollars, so I was a little hesitant, but it came back looking fantastic. They are nice ladies too.

I feel bad that I have to downgrade my rating, but I just had to have a pair of pants re-​hemmed after taking them here. The seam completely came apart after a couple months.

You must go to European Tailors to have alterations done! I am super happy with their work on my bridesmaids dress, which is long and has three layers in the skirt. I had the straps adjusted, the length hemmed, and the dress taken in about an inch and a half on both sides, all for $ 80. I’ve had the same amount of work done on other bridesmaids dresses for about $ 200 or more. There was no change in price from what I was quoted, but you do need to bring in cash or a check.
I agree with some of the other posters that the customer service is a bit «different» here. You might have to wait around for a while to be helped (or even acknowledged), but when it is your turn, it is *your turn* and you will get full attention. The seamstress is really sweet, and they play Romanian music which is lively and fun. My dress came out just perfect and was ready in only one week! I will be taking all of my clothing here to be altered from now on.

Imagine walking the streets of classic Eastern Europe and sauntering into a tiny shop to find an elderly woman with a kerchief tied around her head who, you can tell, has been in the family business of sewing for years. That’s exactly how I felt when I walked into European Tailors. Although the woman who handled my bridesmaid dress was not the kindest nor the sweetest, I could tell she knew exactly what she was doing when she had me stand on a pedestal and slightly argued with me over the length (in the end, she was right!).
Pros and Cons below:
Pros:
*She did a wonderful job tailoring my dress — a long, chiffon, light yellow bridesmaid gown with a slip underneath. It had a ruffle detail down the front which, I thought, would be difficult to sew once hemmed. However, she made it look seamless.
*The owner, whom I picked my dress up from, seems like a very sweet lady. Hopefully you’ll get her when you come in!
Cons:
*When I called, I was quoted about $ 35 for my simple hem, informing them what the dress looked like. However, when I took it in, they charged $ 45… perhaps for the extra ruffle? This pricing seems a little more expensive, if not moderate (yet still pricey), for hemming a dress.
*A little bit of attitude given when offering to pick it up a day earlier than the date she gave me; otherwise, hemming the bottom of a long dress seems to take two weeks, minimum.
Bottom Line:
If you live in Lake Forest and need the job done with good quality but you don’t care much about customer service or a wavering price, European Tailors will do… and make sure you BRING CASH! Like older Eastern Europe, they do not accept card.