R & L Tailoring & Alterations

Linda is the sweetest and so professional! She was able to alter my wedding dress to fit my body and was very delicate doing so. She is also fixing my fiancé suit and he is very happy with the services Linda provided.

Linda is amazing. I had the best experience with her! My wedding dress is from BHLDN. Linda’s number was given to me as a recommendation and I’m so glad that I didn’t go anywhere else!
The fittings were 4 in total. An initial fitting, hemming the length, and the bustle.
Linda, thank you for your hard work and expertise! You have been blessed by the Lord with a gift! I LOVE how my wedding dress turned out. It fits like a glove!

I was SO NERVOUS about putting my wedding dress in anyone’s hands, but after thorough review research, I came to Linda. I’m so glad I did! Linda is amazing at what she does, and so sweet! She was able to alter my dress in just a couple of months when everyone told me there was no way I’d find anyone to get it done so quickly. She took so much care with my dress, she even GETS ON HER HANDS AND KNEES to clean the floor before anyone puts on a dress, so the hem stays squeaky clean! She is flexible with appointments which was amazing for me with my crazy job, and gave me a great price considering my dress was made of the most difficult materials to alter. I am now a huge Linda fan, and will be back for all my other tailoring needs.

Absolutely fantastic! Linda is not only a true genius with alterations but also a complete sweetheart and a pleasure to work with. Linda transformed my mom’s 35-​year-​old wedding gown into a beautiful new dress for me, and it fit absolutely perfectly. This task was made all the more challenging by the fact that, while my family and the dress «live» in L.A., I now live in NYC, and got married in Texas! Over the course of about a year, Linda accommodated my crazy schedule by making an extra effort to meet me during times that were often inconvenient for her so that we could take advantage of the short windows of time when I was in town. She worked meticulously to peel apart my dress, layer by layer, and preserve the beautiful original lace of the dress while working to find the perfect new fabrics to update the dress while maintaining the right overall look. She put incredible care into every detail and listened to everything I wanted while making her own professional recommendations to ensure that we came away with the best possible look. I can’t recommend Linda more highly. Thank you, Linda and your whole staff, for making me feel so beautiful on my wedding day!

Linda did a great job altering my wedding dress. I got her contact from BHLDN. They often send their brides directly to Linda. I was not disappointed. It was a delicate dress that needed to be taken in at the bust and waist. I had four fittings. In the end my dress fit perfectly. We even decided to take the groom’s suit there for last minute alterations. She did a fantastic job on those as well and even offered to press his shirt at no extra cost. The price for the suit was fair. The dress alteration was a bit more expensive than I expected. But in the end it was worth it because it fit perfectly. Also, Linda is a sweetheart.

Found Linda through Unilocal a little more than a month before my wedding and I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to get my gown altered in time. Linda was able to see me for a consultation that week and she was able to get started on my dress right away. I came in for a total of 4 fittings. I purchased my gown from a sample boutique about 2 sizes too big, so Linda had to take in the bust, waist, length and bustle. She and her team did a great job and Linda is so sweet and friendly and always made sure I felt comfortable in my gown.
I would definitely recommend Linda to my friends and other brides!

Awesome!!! So, my wedding dresses (yes, plural), were stranded in China and didn’t arrive until Friday and I was leaving for my destination wedding on Wednesday morning — and they both needed massive alterations. So, it is bridal season, the weekend and I needed alterations on not one, but two wedding gowns. I was referred to Linda from another bridal alternations person on Saturday afternoon.
I called, she said come right away and I did. The shop is compact and they are really busy, but Linda got me in and calmly pinned my dresses. She said to come back Tuesday night. I took a big sigh of relief and went on to panic about the next wedding item on the list.
When I came in on Tuesday night, the dresses were ready. I tried on the first dress. It was covered in beading and lace and needed to be taking in all the way from the bust through the hips; no small job. Well, it was super spectacular. The alterations took the dress from great to amazing.
The second dress had the most changes as we took off the sleeves and changed the entire front neckline. It looked great, too, but I knew when I put on the first that was the one I was going to wear. I am going to use the second dress for some black and white wedding photos later.
I am so appreciative to Linda and her team for working me in and doing such an amazing job on my dresses. Thank you!!!

I purchased my dress from BHLDN (Anthropologie’s wedding line) and when my dress arrived it was nearly 2 sizes too big. Anthro recommended R&L tailoring and when I met Linda, she surpassed my expectations of customer service and knowledge of her specialty. I had taken my dress to other «wedding tailors» and their shop was not nearly as clean as Lindas. When I arrived at R&L, she took the time to remove any pins or extra string that might be lying on the ground-​just to ensure my dress did not get damaged! She was beyond kind and recommended things I should do to my dress that no other tailor had.(taking in the bust, adding cups, taking in the sides of the dress so no wrinkles lay underneath, etc). She also finished my dress in 2 weeks! I loved my dress only AFTER Linda worked her magic. I highly recommend R&L-especially if you have a BHLDN dress and she has so much experience working with them (I saw so many garment bags in her shop!)

They did an amazing job with my dress, i couldn’t happier! Reasonable prices and time conscious. Will recommend and return!

Linda is amazing. She fitted my dress perfectly. I asked her to make it a little small because I planned to lose weight. When I got it back I had lost no weight so it fit rather weird. When I lost the 5 lbs I had originally planned for it fit perfectly! So many people at the wedding told me it looked like the dress was made for me and that was thanks to Linda. And it was a very affordable price compared to other tailors. The loops for the bustle broke during the wedding which I imagined might happen due to them being so fragile but luckily she made extra so it wasn’t a problem. She’s the nicest also. Highly recommend her!

Hello brides — look no more, Linda it is for your ultimate gown alteration needs.
I took my gown (a floor sample which is 3 sizes bigger) here, along with two of my other evening dresses for my wedding in June. Altogether 5 fittings were scheduled, and Linda suggested doing a bunch of work on those pieces, including taking in from the side, shortening the hem, cutting the drapes, making bustles, and putting in bustiers… Anyways my wedding gown is a complicated multi-​layer dress. I know it’s a huge huge project to start with, but Linda did a great job so far. Her price is very reasonable for the quality work and her time and energy.
After first fitting, my two evening dresses were very fitted already. My gown has already been three sizes smaller and fit perfectly. I am still going through the fitting, and I cannot wait to see myself in the final altered dresses for my wedding.
I highly recommend people make early appointment though due to the amount of work she and her team need for a beautifully altered dress. I called in March, and my wedding isn’t till late June. This leaves both you and her ample time to get better fitting.
Very happy so far, and I’ll see if I can put any photo up later. Thank you Linda and your team!

Linda is the best. They really take care of you at R & L Tailoring and Alterations. I have been here a few times when I needed alterations and each time it has been a quality job. Although the price is a little higher than other Tailors, I think the quality of work and service earns the higher cost. I have never received an alteration that has errors and they always are very friendly and display a high level of service. As long as I live in the area, they will be my tailor of choice. I look forward to getting my recent drop off up. They don’t accept credit cards so just remember that when you pick up your order. Great job and keep up the good work.

Linda and her team are the best! Always do a wonderful job on alterations. Linda treats you like family. They aren’t cheap but te high quality work is well worth it. I hadn’t been there in quite awhile, but I just popped in the other night and she remembered me. I was in a real predicament as I had just bought a new shirt for an event that began just an hour later and two of the buttons came off. She had them sewn back on in just a few minutes and didn’t even charge me! She refused my money. I will be going back soon with a few items that need to be fixed and will be throwing her a little extra cash. It is foolish to go anywhere else.

I took in two pair of lined, wool pants to be taken in. The charge, $ 40 each. I thought it would be fair based on work I’d had done a few years ago which was really good.
They had the pants in two days and I happily paid the bill and packed them up for my trip to Colorado. I planned to wear them a lot because they’re really nice fabric and cut. However, when I tried them on, the alterations were so slight it as though they’d never been touched. I was incredibly disappointed.
I won’t take anything there again.

I just got married on April 5! I brought my dress to Linda and she worked her magic! I had taken my Maggie Suttero dress to a different tailor and she completely ruined the dress, adding pleats to the dress that had nothing to do with the style of the dress. I brought the dress here and they did an amazing job fixing the previous mistake and making the necessary alterations! :)

Linda lovingly altered my dress and gave me personalized attention. She seems to take great pride in her work and enjoyed learning about my wedding and was a pleasure to see for every fitting. I knew I was in good hands right from the start and had total faith in her abilities. Her prices were reasonable.

Linda is the sweetest and she and her team did a wonderful job altering my previously loved wedding dress to fit me. The dress is a delicate silk chiffon with raw edge details and needed some fixing up as it was second hand. I also had the dress shortened (4 layers of chiffon with a baby hem), and a bustle added. I received so many compliments on my dress and never felt more lovely! Thanks Linda!

My experience with Linda at R&L was just so-​so:
I was planning my wedding from the East Coast, for May. I was only in town for a week, in March, and pretty much needed to get my wedding dress done THEN, since then next time I was going to be in town, was the week of my wedding.
I had gotten a Sarah Seven «Practically Perfect» dress, just needed to get the skirt part shortened. I was debating between getting my dress altered in New York vs. LA, but settled on LA at R&L because I thought from the reviews on Unilocal that R&L would be a much cheaper, but still well-​trusted establishment to go to.
Anyways, Linda was very nice on the phone, and agreed to an appointment on a Monday morning (I made it the week before).
Firstly, I arrived at R&L (and was surprised by how small it was! haha~! Not that it matters, it was just a little unexpected and funny!) at my scheduled time, but… was told that Linda wasn’t there… she finally turned up 45 minutes after our scheduled appointment.
Anyways, long story short, Linda was very sweet, caring, and I trusted her. My skirt was three layers of thin fabric, and she explained that the stitching needed to be special, to handle the nice fabric. Which was fine. She then told me it’d be done on Saturday, but I told her I needed it by Friday morning (my flight out of town was on Saturday) — to which she agreed.
So, Friday rolls around, I get a call on Friday morning saying she was late, getting my dress just then to the cleaner (because apparently she didn’t end up having the right steamer for the dress!?). Anyways, that was fine because I wasn’t in too much of a rush. So I start driving over to the shop on Friday afternoon, but surprise surprise, I get another call saying that it’s been delayed an hour, she’s only just picked up the dress and is driving back with it. In the end, it worked out, since I had traffic to deal with, too, but I can’t imagine what my state of mind would have been in, had I been on a tighter schedule.
So, what did it all cost in the end for me? I was quite surprised — perhaps because I’m the type of person who doesn’t haggle or anything, but for altering the three layers of fabric on just the skirt portion of my dress, it was $ 250. Oh, and slip in the cost of the laundry/​pressing service (which I wasn’t warned about at all, before I gave her my dress), was an extra $ 25.
In the end, I’m glad I came here — since I think Linda did a GREAT job on my dress. It was just a little more money and a little stress than I had hoped for. But, I’d recommend any other bride to come here — just as long as you leave plenty of time for yourself!
Also — cash/​check only.

Linda did an exceptional job on my wedding dress!!! I was worried my dress could not be saved as the cleaners (not the cleaners thhad shrunk my dress! Luckily there was enough material to let it out and reconstruct the entire dress to the original shape. On top of that, I asked her to reconstruct it more by changing the original A-​line shape and making it more fit-​n-​flare. She did as much as the dress material permitted and I absolutely loved how it turned out! Linda is a perfectionist and even did little things for me free of charge such as adding this gel trim on the edge of the bust so it sat comfortably on my skin. She listened to what I wanted and if it could not be done she would explained why. Linda also did the bustle for my dress and it not only looked good but it was very secured and did not break! In addition to my dress, one of my bridesmaids took her dress here to be altered and she looked great!
I’ll post photos taken with friends’ iPhones. I don’t have the professional ones yet.
Linda is super sweet and I highly recommend her to take care of your wedding dress! Her pricing is very reasonable! It did not cost me an arm and a leg for all the work she did on my dress You’re in good hands :)

Brides, take your dresses to Linda. She transformed my poor fitting dress from David’s Bridal into a gown that fits like a glove. I knew she did quality work when she insisted on 2 alteration appointments to get the fit perfect.
For taking in the sides, adjusting the bust, shortening the hem, and adding a bustle it came out to be $ 350.
Side notes:
— R&L is open on Saturdays. Huge plus.
— There is free street parking for 1 hour outside the store.
— Cash and check only.
— I got my jeans hemmed here for $ 10.
I’ll add pictures after the big day!