Marin Tailor Shop

Marin is a nice guy, polite and well meaning.
But like other reviews that have had a problem with this business. He’s flaky. I showed up on the day he said they be ready. «I forgot». So I came back a couple days later and they were ready.
Btw, it was only to have 3 pairs of jeans hemmed up. Not an especially skilled job. And they were botched. The legs are uneven, the stitching is sloppy and very uneven. And he didn’t follow instructions to match the hem of all 3 pairs.
He has a nicely equipped shop, but the quality just isn’t there. I recommend finding another taylor.

Located next to Coffee Bean and just across the street from the Westside Pavillion, Martin Tailor has become a true Westside gem. I’ve been coming here since 2008 when I found the shop on accident. I’ve brought them all manner of clothing to alter: suits, jeans, shirts, jackets and uniforms. Everything is always tailored to perfection and ready as promised. On the rare occasion that my order was not to my liking, the tailor always took them back and worked on them until I was satisfied. Over the years I have recommended several friends and they have all become loyal customers as well.

I had my very expensive wool suit (jacket, pants, AND shirt) all tailored here same time. Unbelievable fit, he did exactly how I needed it, slim fit on all of them. He took his time with pinning the fit when I arrived and listened to me. He has a good eye and already knows how it should be before you even say anything. Took about 8 days which to me is reasonable for quality work and three pieces. Couldn’t have asked for a better job. Nailed it. Will be back for all my alterations for sure. If you’ve never been to a tailor as a guy and are confused on where to go and what to say or do, just go here and end the battle. Worth every penny when your suit looks like you just walked off a private jet.

So I had this idea getting Married in a white tuxedo jacket with black lapels. I searched all over town and couldn’t finally came across something close but it didn’t have black lapels. I brought the jacket to Marin Tailor to see if they could some how add black satin lapels to the jacket I brought. The Pros at Marin advised against modifying the jacket even though there was nothing in it for them. I still wanted the white jacket with black lapels so I figured I’d try my luck online. I finally came across the jacket on
, but I knew that the FIT would be a gamble. Well I lost that bet but I took the jacket to the guys at Marin Tailor and they Nailed it! When these guys take on a job, Know this: It’s going to be PERFECT. Don’t believe me? Just watch… The video that is…

Came in with a missing button and the owner fixed it in the spot, no charge. Paying forward the customer service :)

What an excellent experience! Pleasant, prompt and professional. More importantly– first rate work. I brought in my suit to be altered for a big wedding (I was the best man). The suit needed a lot of work (I lost nearly 20 pounds). The suit came back on the day promised and looked amazing! I was very, very proud to stand up behind the groom and felt a sense of confidence because of how well my suit fit. I received my fair share of compliments. I will definitely be going back with all my alteration needs.
Lincoln T.

My parents and I have been going to Marin Tailor Shop for the past 8 or 9 Years now and we love the work Marin does.
Marin always does a great job on any alterations we need done on clothing.
Whenever he says clothes will be ready they are and sometimes he has them ready even earlier.
He is friendly, and warm towards his clients which makes going to him so great!
Best of all his prices are very reasonable.
If you are looking for a friendly, well-​priced tailor then look no further. Marin Tailor Shop is your #1 Stop.

Drove 20+ miles to come here and was worth the trip and back. Would do business with them anytime. Very professional and prompt with 3 suits that didn’t fit. Now they fit perfectly.

Decent job tailoring, expensive for what it was. Not sure what all the rave reviews are about it being a superb job for the price. I would not use again.

Diego is top notch. Knows what he is talking about. Can’t believe we just discovered this tailor. Excellent work on hubs clothing.

Took in 3 pairs of pants to get tailored and it was super cheap and a great job. Would highly recommend!

I’m confused as to how this place could be rated so well.
First of all, there is a major communication barrier if you, the customer, do not speak fluent Spanish. (I speak a little, and so I have repeated a few key instructions in Spanish to make sure my meaning was understood).
I’m not sure whether it was this communication barrier that caused a recent problem, or just extremely poor attention to detail. Either way, I’m not thrilled with the workmanship I’ve witnessed to date.
Having purchased a $ 25 for $ 60 (or something) Unilocal deal recently, I brought in a whole bunch of clothing that I’d been meaning to get altered, but hadn’t previously had the time.
That included: Shortening the straps/​shoulders on two dresses (I have a short torso); shortening the hem on two pairs of pants; adding a snap to a new leather jacket that lacked one on the collar; fixing the hem on a brand-​new DKNY scoop-​neck top, which had started coming unraveled before I even started wearing it; sizing down a Michael Kors drawstring-​waist dress; and tailoring a black skirt so that it looked more like a fitted pencil skirt.
Of these eight items, three of these alterations were completely unacceptable — one of them shockingly so:
— The tailor made no attempt whatsoever to match the color/​finish of the new snap on the expensive, brand-​new leather jacket to the existing shiny gunmetal-​grey hardware. The new snap was a matte black (ugly, clearly dirt-​cheap) and instantly cheapened the jacket by about $ 200. I told him that if he couldn’t match the finish on the second attempt, I wouldn’t pay.
— The zippered side of the now-​pencil-​shaped black skirt was lumpy/​had an uneven seam after being altered. Trying it on made that immediately apparant, but it should have been equally obvious on a mannequin/​tailor’s dummy. Back to the tailor it went.
— The most egregious offense: The DKNY top’s neck hem had, by now, completely unraveled. Not only that, but it now sported a visible hole and new fraying at the edges of the delicate material. Here’s the most unbelievable part: It hadn’t been fixed AT ALL. I mean not even a poor attempt. It was as if all the tailor did was unravel the remaining thread on the collar, then stop and giggle to himself. I mean, what the @(#(@!!!
Even more bafflingly, the Latino gentleman assisting me didn’t even apologize or explain. I tried to communicate that — duh! — the tailor was supposed to fix the hem, not destroy it… and only through primitive gestures and only slightly less primitive Spanish did I (hopefully?) manage to do so.
Moreover, unlike alterations I’ve had done at local dry cleaners, even the acceptably altered items did not come back pressed, steamed or ironed. They were all stuck together in a hodgepodge without plastic over them. So now I have to go elsewhere to have them pressed… what a waste of time.
To top it all off, even with the Unilocal deal, the charge for these alterations, most of which were very simple, totaled another $ 180 ($ 240 if you count the Unilocal deal). Not exactly a bargain.
I asked the tailor to redo the three items I mention above (leather jacket, skirt and DKNY top). When I came back, the leather jacket’s snap still hadn’t been fixed. The tailor told me to give him another week to try to find a matching snap, and I grudgingly agreed. The skirt and DKNY top now looked okay, but the craftsmanship was mediocre at best.
Third visit, two weeks after the prior one: Jacket’s snap still wasn’t finished. Still ugly, still black. For those keeping track, this is after the THIRD visit in TWO months. I demanded my jacket back, spun on my heels, and left.
I will never set foot in this tailor again. And I’d recommend thinking twice about doing so yourself.

If i could give this guy negative stars, I would. HOW DOES HE HAVE 5 STARS?
He promises me my dress by 12pm on Thurs. I rush out of work to pick up my dress before closing time as this is the only chance I could get it. «What dress?» is the question the guy asks me when I ask for it.
So they forgot to do it. Then they tell me to come back in an hour. Who has that time of day?
They promise it to me on Friday at 8:30am. I go to pick it up and the owner is completely unapologetic. I told him, this is great, I left work early to pick it up and it wasn’t ready. I also said I was supposed to wear it last night. I said, «Can you at least give me a discount?»
Owner: «Seriously? It’s $ 20.»
Me: «Seriously? You were a huge inconvenience for me.»
Owner: «Well, I forgot.»
Me: «Aren’t you a business? How do you just forget an order? And then you don’t call the customer or apologize?!?»
Owner: «Fine $ 18»
I threw my $ 20 on the counter, grabbed my dress and left. ASSHOLE.

Marin Tailor Shop = lifesaver
I bought a suit on a Saturday night, came to Marin on a Sunday morning and begged Isidro to alter everything within 24 hours. He is such a bamf he didn’t even flinch at my request and responded, «Absolutely, no problem!»
THE JOB:
I didn’t have enough time to have the jacket sleeves shortened at the shoulder seam, which would have been ideal, but he managed to do a great job of shortening the arm ends without getting rid of buttons. He also perfectly shortened the pant legs to graze my heels, creating the ultimate power suit.
CRISIS SOLVING:
He pointed out a security tag that the J. Crew team did not take off the jacket (are you kidding me??), but he happily went into the jacket seam and took out the tag so I wouldn’t develop an ulcer in my time crunch.
RESULT:
The next morning I rushed over to Marin during my lunch break to pick up. The suit fit like a glove and he quickly ironed out any last kinks so that it would be HD close-​up ready.
PRICE:
I was expecting to dish out three Unilocal dollar signs $$$ worth for the last-​minute request, but instead my total came out to $ 40. Again, BAMF. I am altering every article of clothing from now on.
CHARM:
He kept calling me «señorita,» adorably explaining that it means «young lady» in English as if twenty some years in southern California did not teach me that. A massive «muchas gracias» to Marin.

I’ve been going to Marin Tailor for years for everything from simple hems to major alterations and I’ve always been extremely pleased with their work and Isidro, the owner, couldn’t be nicer. Excellent work and fair prices. Check ‘em out.

I needed to get a button replaced on a suit and decided to come here. I walked in explained my situation and they replaced the button on the spot and did not charge me anything. I demanded to pay but he refused to take my money. He sent me on my with a simple «Have a happy new year!».
The quality of the repair was top notch and the customer service was marvelous. I can confidently say that I will be giving these folks as much business as I possibly can.

I have used them twice to tailor jeans. They did a first rate job both times, and they got the work done very quickly. Moreover, they are very friendly and accommodating.

I’ve been going to Isidro for all my tailoring needs for years. Isidro, the owner, is not satisfied unless the customer is satisfied and takes his craft serious. He is friendly and professional and will deliver as promised.
I have taken suits, dress shirts, and jeans and have been very happy with the outcome.
Next time you need a good tailor in West Los Angeles visit Isidro at the Midvale location and tell him Wenceslao referred you.

Looks like the hours were just changed, and not updated online… Made it there in the end, and they did a fine job hemming two pair of pants. I may even bring one of them back to get the waist taken in slightly, now that I’ve seen that they don’t botch anything.

At Marin Tailor Shop, I had my Oakland Raiders replica jersey tailored to have arm bands (previously it looked like a t-​shirt, with flappy short sleeves).
Marin did a superb job of making my jersey look like an authentic. He bought the material himself and, in a few days, got the job done.
I’m so grateful to this place. Thanks, Marin.