AAA Marrakech

I bring him all my leather and fur. Super nice and always a wonderful job :)

My go-​to tailor!
He has fixed countless split seams, reworked entire dresses, and turned a fur coat into a vest and two mufflers.
I LOVE this place. Great prices and really high-​quality work. He can always find a creative solution to any problem!

They do great work but the only issue is that you never know when the place is actually going to be open. It says they are open until 6. I went there and they were closed. I called them the next week and they said yes we are open until 6 but sometimes we leave at 5:30. So I went there at 5 pm. They were still closed.
It is definitely the type of place where if you are planning on going you should just call them and set up an appointment. Because what I described above has happened about 5 times so far.

Best tailor in NYC. He can do what the average guy cannot. He has taken difficult jobs that others have turned down and fixed them. He removes pleats and does it all, with perfection. Highly recommend him!

Having a neighborhood tailor is always important and these guys are quick and do good work. I found them on Unilocal originally and was a little worried about trying to stop by the shop around opening or closing times as it seemed a little irregular in other reviews. Haven’t had a problem yet and have been very happy with the work they have done. For men’s pants and shirt alterations this is a good place to take your business.

They’re great — so friendly, professional, and do good work! I’ve been going for 8 years.

I’m very suspicious of any review listed here above 2-​Stars. In tailoring, understanding what the customer wants, an awareness of stylistic trends, and (above all) consistency, rules the day. Because I live in the neighborhood and also on a recommendation, I took 4 shirts and 5 trousers to Marrakech, tried on every pair & shirt, and did my best to communicate exactly what I wanted.
From the beginning I was skeptical because he didn’t seem to be listening to how I wanted these items tailored. …A possible language break-​down here? In fact, he seemed to treat my items as pretty routine but he’s the professional right? …All well and good — right? Hah!
Little attention was taken to detail, for example my trousers: too much room was left in places, (e.g., crotch, etc.), and not enough in others, (e.g., lower calf area — so now every time I stand up I have to bend over and pull my lower trousers down). Labels were re-​sewn upside down (a sign of carelessness). Only one of the four shirts came out right — translation: NO consistency. I mean, how can you get one right and not the others, unless it was blind luck that the one turned out correctly. One of my favorite shirts I can’t wear anymore because he did something with the collar I didn’t even ask for, making it too tight, and then took in way too much of the rest of it as well.
In short, he fails in all three of the areas I mention above. He doesn’t listen with care, he is unaware of stylistic trends to help understand what you’re looking for, and he’s inconsistent. So if you’ve had a good experience here, consider yourself lucky and walk. Because as any casino, anywhere in the world will tell you, in the end the odds are going to catch up with you and you’re going to pay — sooner or later.
We go to tailor’s to make off-​the-​rack clothing «ours» and are more than wiling to put out our good money to make it so (I paid more to have a pair of Ralph Lauren jeans tailored than was their original cost: $ 125.). There should be a decent tailor around who can appreciate those of us who are willing to put out the money to get it right, who is aware of fashion trends, and is consistent. Marrakech is NOT this person or tailor.

I dropped off a floor length dress on December 31^st to be hemmed. The job is not complicated — simple jersey fabric that needed about a foot taken off of the bottom. He said that it would be ready by Friday the 6^th. I went after work at 5:30, only to find that Marrakech was closed (which does not match their 6:00 pm time on the website). I went in the next morning at 9:30, but again, it was closed (even thought they claim to open at 9:30am). I waited for 15 minutes, but no one showed up. Again on Tuesday the 10^th, I showed up at 5:30, and they were closed.
Now I can understand that occasionally stores need to open later, or close earlier. But three times within 5 days seems a little excessive to me, and unfortunately, as I work, I do not have a lot of leeway as to when I can stop by. If I knew that their hours did not match what they have listed on their website, then I would have taken my dress somewhere else.
Regardless — my situation gets worse. I called on Wednesday asking what times Marrakech will be open, and I ended up having to leave work early to get there before he left… Only to find that my dress STILL had the original pins on it, and had not been worked on at all. Now at this point, it is 5 days past when he originally told me that it would be done, and nearly two weeks from when I originally brought it in, and unfortunately I needed my dress by Thursday, the 12^th and NO later. He promised that he would have it done for me by noon the next day.
I just picked up my dress, and although he did honor his «noon on Thursday» promise, the hemming looks like a 12 year old did it. The stitching is loose and the length is uneven around the bottom of the dress. Unfortunately, since I need the dress immediately, I couldn’t leave it with him to have him fix it. When I told him that I was unwilling to pay for the poor quality of work (not-​to-​mention that he basically ruined my dress), he insisted that I pay $ 30, for shitty work that was a week late for a SIMPLE hem.
Needless to say — I will NEVER come back.

I visited Marrakech about 3 weeks ago. I brought him a lot of clothes, demin jacket, skirt and 5 dresses. He waited for me to try on each item, pinned every one to perfection and told me it would be a week. I was a little scared how much it was going to cost since each piece had to be taken at the sides, in the sleeves and each piece had a belt or pockets or beading. The total was amazing and every piece fit perfectly. I have worn all 7 pieces and have received a compliment on every one. I feel like I have a new wardrobe. Now, I am buying dresses on sale in the wrong size because I know I can go here!

Fantastic prices, outstanding work! I basically took a huge risk by coming here and bringing ALL of my work skirts (had to be taken in at the waist) and a few of my favorite pants/​dresses that needed alterations. Everything turned out perfectly! I couldn’t be happier!

Great prices, great service. The people who run this place are friendly, their work is outstanding, and their prices are reasonable. I will definitely be back.

I brought over a few items for simple alterations (taking in the back and hemming a pair of raw denim jeans, shortening a knit cardigan’s sleeves, tapering the legs of a couple pairs of pants, etc.) and the work was totally fine but when I went to go pick them up on a Saturday morning, he wasn’t there when the website said his opening hours would be. It’s not the most convenient location for me since I work in Chelsea so that was pretty irritating, but he ended up giving it over to the hair salon lady next door who is around longer. I tried to tell him that he should change the info on his website if he usually isn’t in on Saturdays until 11 or so, but I don’t think he understood what I was trying to say.
Just know to call before you head over, I suppose. I won’t be going back because I’ve found a place right near where I work with steadier hours.

I’ve never reviewed anything on Unilocal before, but I joined just so that I could give Marrakech Tailors a 5-​star rating. Very friendly. The shop is totally cozy. I brought in a bridesmaid dress that was two sizes too large, and it looked absolutely perfect when I picked it up a week later. Great experience!

This tailor is SUPERB. He is skilled, patient and nice.

I’ve been going to FATTAH for «alterations” — [mostly, he makes me great leather clothes, that i design and he customs to fit]- since the ’90’s…I have never been disappointed. He is a true craftsman. Bring him something you want knocked off, done, perfectly. The only reason I hold back on the 5^th star is, being primarily, a one man show, sometimes next monday may turn into friday, haha, oh well– at least when you get the finished piece you’ll SMILE!