Mr Carmelo’s Custom Tailor

Great guy. Wish i knew him earlier. God bless his store

Mr Carmelo and his assistant Dalila fixed my wedding dress. He was courteous, friendly and was able to fix my dress in 4 days. My wedding was on a Sunday, and I brought the dress on Tuesday of the same week. It needed a lot of work and I had gone to different tailoring stores in the area and they all had refused to do it. Mr Carmelo fixed my dress in 4 days and made it beautiful! I will always be grateful.

I’ve been using Mr. Carmelo for at least 6 years. He’s mended ripped items and he’s altered clothes that were too big or too long. I even had him alter a maternity swimsuit. He’s very good, very friendly and patient. And he’s honest. He has told me that certain items are not worth the price of the repair (like replacing coat zippers). I never pick things up quickly so I’m not sure how long he takes to do anything. But he really is terrific at what he does.

BEWARE! This man charged me $ 18! to shorten dress pants. I had a total of 4 pants… that’s a grand total of $ 72! I normally pay no more than $ 10. A complete rip off! I had anonymously called to ask how much he charges to shorten dress pants. There was a lot of back and forth. Ultimately, he could not give me a price over the phone and he could only provide a price if I brought the pants to his shop. It seems as though this gentleman needs to see what you like prior to telling you how much he charges. Shady business! Make sure you ask how much he charges beforehand.

Nowadays it’s hard to find a good tailor who isn’t in the city, let alone an off-​the-​boat (or plane?) Italian tailor who isn’t in the city. Italian tailors are the best in my opinion and there’s one in Pearl River of all places. His prices seem fair to me, although as some people have complained about, he does take a while to complete his work. I think this is more a testament to how busy he is than to how slowly (carefully?) he works. I’m happy with his work and this is now my go-​to tailor.

I have been coming to Mr. Carmelo for many years. My practice is to buy a suit and bring it to him for tailoring. He is consistently able to get my suit jackets to lie across my chest and fit my shoulders and under my arms that makes the suit seem like a much more expensive make. Fabrics are one part of an expensive suit but impeccable fit is the thing that makes it look like the real deal. Mr. Carmelo makes it work every time. His craftsmanship is as good or better than anybody’s. He has genuine Old World skills that show in his product. Such quality can often take time. The complaints seem to be from people who would be better off bringing their mundane sewing repairs to a dry cleaner.

I have no idea what these other reviewers are talking about. After trying numerous Bergen/​Rockland County tailors who have no idea what I mean by «slim but not skinny tapered leg» or why I would want to dart a shirt, I finally found Mr Carmelo. I’ve been going to him for a little over 2 years now, and I’ve taken suits, shirts, jeans, and just about everything else to him.
The best thing about Mr. Carmelo is that he doesn’t force his style on me. He knows I like things to fit slim and modern, and he knows that I care about the details. I don’t have to ask when I go in there. I put something on, he knows what I want, and he does it with a smile.
Sure, he’s not as fast as taking it to your local cleaner or even some other tailors, but good work, friendly service, and attention to customer detail makes it worth the wait.

I’ve been coming to Mr. Carmelo’s shop off and for 6 mths now. Tried to be patient with the fact that he charges a minimum $ 20 for the simplest tasks such as mend a 3 in tear, which by the way, was the worst stitching I’ve ever seen! Zigged, zagged and crossed over. Smh.
Then there’s the issue of him, no matter what, needing 2 weeks to complete the work. I come in and he says, nonchalantly, oh you’ll need to come back next week. I haven’t done yours yet. He agreed to hurry and do them in 2 hrs but charged $ 40 for roughly 10 inches of mending between 2 pants.
Wish there was someone else in pearl river to go to…

The best at a reasonable prize ! Thank you Carmelo !

Brought in my city parks uniform for alterations and to have patches sewn on, and he did a great job! He did a great job covering the tears, and all at a reasonable price. Very friendly gentleman, too. It was my first time there and I felt like his first customer. I would gladly go back to such an experienced tailor!

Terrible service and way overpriced for mediocore quality work. There are definitely much better options for tailoring in the area that offer better quality at a lower price

I brought suit pants and three pairs of jeans here and they came out perfectly. The suit pants fit amazingly and the jeans had just enough extra length on them so that they fit well with any shoes. It’s tough to find a good old fashioned tailor these days and I’m happy to have one so close to my home!