American Freestyle Alterations

Svetlana and her assistant Roma are wonderful tailors. I needed to alter an Indian anarkali dress and they did a wonderful job. They were patient with my needs, open to suggestions, and meticulous with their attention to detail. Their tailor shop is truly run with team work and that is very nice to see. Svetlana did not stop trying until I was satisfied and the dress was as perfect as possible. I highly recommend their services.

I went in to have a few business clothing items tailored, based on Unilocal reviews. Thanks fellow Unilocalers!
Svetlana was so nice, a little Armenian lady with great customer service who is clearly successful and good at what she does. I paid a little more than I’d expected, but the quality was great. If I had a wedding dress, I’d take it to her.
One little piece of advice — if you are a woman getting something tailored, go in when Svetlana is there and she can measure you. There are several men who also work there but they were shy about taking my measurements and touching the fabric near the crotch/​butt area. I think that did affect the result a bit and my pants could have been tailored better if they’d addressed the crotch area of the pants directly. So just go to Svetlana to avoid any awkwardness :)

Svetlana is the sweetest and most talented alterations specialist I’ve ever met. She wowed me with her quick and flawless alteration of my wedding dress. She even fixed a tiny little hole that was in the sweater I was wearing when I picked up my wedding dress. It took her all of 30 seconds and I couldn’t even find where the hole had been.
She called me her «princess» and knew me by name when I walked in the second and third time. She’s very busy and was in the hospital sick for a few days during my alterations time. She’s very strong and hardworking and ended up still altering my dress beautifully even though she was going through a lot with her health. I can’t explain how appreciative I am for the quality of work and kindness shown by Svetlana.
Beautiful work! She is truly gifted.

Wow! My experience definitely mirrored all the positive reviews on Unilocal.I believe that one sign of a good professional is when he or she looks out for your best interests and talks you out of spending money. I once had a dentist talk me out of pricey cosmetic work and I stayed loyal to that dentist through two moves, until I was just too far away for it to be feasible to get to his office.
I brought in a vintage gown that fits like a dream once on but can be challenging to put on. I wondered if there was a way to take it out a bit. Svetlana easily zipped me into it and saved both the period integrity of the gown and my pocketbook by telling me all I needed was to have someone help me avoid fabric getting caught in the zipper.
I told her I’d be back with items for repair. I’m not sure if she believed me but she warmly said goodbye and wished me well. I returned mere hours later with items and will continue bringing clothing there. Great place!

Don’t get it twisted. I NEVER requested you ‘bring my dress in 2 dress sizes’ I simply asked why you weren’t bringing in the sides as I wanted and requested which it NEEDED. I never mentioned anything regarding my size or weight. Talk about professionalism attempting to argue with someone on a Unilocal review. I have never been so I disgusted in my life.
Also your absolutely wrong that you think my wedding is in October — everything you stated is 100% INACCURATE. My wedding is in June — exactly 8 weeks from when I went for my appointment with Svetlana. Who never showed.
It’s comical that you would imply that I was requesting the impossible and that I continued to promise to lose weight and wanted my dress too small.
Who cares what you did in your first 3 years alone at the shop. What matters is how you work TODAY. Sounds like you might need to go back and get some more training.
NOT ONCE DID I SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY WEIGHT OR MENTION WANTING MY DRESS TOO SMALL (what idiot would do that?) AND I SURE AS HELL WOULD HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO LOSE WEIGHT WITH YOU.
So if randomly spraying chalk in a crooked line without evening our the layers and never addressing a brides concerns is how you work and train your staff — THANK ALL THE HEAVENS AND ALL THE GODS I DID NOT ALLOW YOU TO RUIN MY DRESSES.
YES — my dresses are fitted and I said that — except for the bust on one of them that needed to be brought in.
Thankfully I found someone that actually has skills — who has been running her own business for over 30 years. She is classy and professional.
Your response shows a great deal about your character — all the more reason for readers to never frequent your business.
You’re a classless act and karma is real.

I’m so happy that I chose Vladimir and American Freestyle to alter a dress that I purchased for my engagement photos. I bought the dress online in a size larger than I usually am because my size was unavailable. I was ready to return it when a friend of mine suggested that if this was the dress I wanted (it was!) I should just have it altered.
Vladimir is a true professional and did an amazing job. He sewed cups into the bust and took it in just a smidge on the sides. When I asked about having it hemmed, he said I should save myself the cost because, with a small heel, it would be the perfect length. And he was right.
He also took in a NorthFace jacket for me that was too baggy and made it fit perfectly at the waist. I was so in love with how it fit that I wore it out of the store.
Vladimir is an honest guy who does good work. I’ll definitely be using him again!

Svetlana is a God send! She is meticulous and only does alterations that are absolutely needed, never trying to sell you on something unnecessary. She works her magic in short time frames, may be the sweetest woman on the face of the planet & makes getting alternations done affordable.
My fiancé and I will be taking our wedding attire to her, after experiencing her work with a number of jackets, shirts, pants & dresses. I wouldn’t trust anyone else.

My review is long overdue! I love Svetlana she was so wonderful and altered my wedding dress to perfection! I got married last year and was 3 months pregnant. My body had changed in just a short time frame from dropping off the dress to wedding day. She was absolutely accomodating and went above what I expected as a taylor. Most importantly my dress was ready on time. There was also a few touches she had to do at pick up time. While I was waiting she fed me. Lol. Svetlana you’re the best! My dress fit perfectly. I can’t thank you enough for making me feel beautiful on my wedding day!

Very good tailors. They have worked on a suit and a couple of pair of pants for me. They always do a great job. I have had a rough time with a few tailors in the past but from now on I will bring everything here.

I want to thank Svetlana SO MUCH for helping me alter my wedding gown!
It turned out I needed the alterations made quicker, and she has managed to do it on time.
GREAT service! Highly recommend.

Since my first visit, I have returned to AFA at least twice more: once to get a dress tailored, and once to have two pairs of jeans tapered and hemmed. Service is always as prompt as possible, although there is just one dressing room and they are very popular! I recommend going on off hours if possible — not during lunch or right after work. Everyone who works there is kind and patient. The gentlemen mostly speak Russian, but Svetlana is there to translate.
Svetlana is a total gem, one of the sweetest ladies I have ever met. She greets me like a daughter and promises to have my clothes looking perfect when I come back. Turnaround for those not in a hurry (I never am) is about a week, sometimes less, and I’m always happy with the results. Prices are quite reasonable.
It’s a pleasure to have such kind and reliable tailors. I love to visit Svetlana and I recommend her to all my friends.

Solid alterations with good service! I got a suit jacket altered here and I could tell that Svetlana and her team paid a lot of attention to the details. They measured the suit on me many times before they were satisfied with the pinning, which is a good sign to me!
The alterations came out great and I love how friendly and nice everyone is. They do speak Russian to each other while you’re there, which can be a bit disconcerting at first, but don’t worry, they tell you everything you need to know in plain English!
Turnaround time is decent, too. Would definitely come back for other alteration needs.

I had a rip in my right hand pocket of my leather jacket that I got from Florence, Italy and I was combing through reviews for good leather repair shops in the area. This place struck my eye due to its consistently good reviews and so I decided to try this place. Just an FYI, I only wanted to take my jacket to the BEST leather goods repair place cause this leather jacket was my baby, the finest leather quality I could find in Italy. Hopefully that puts things into perspective. Overall, when I got my jacket back. It was pretty seamless, even though you could still see a vague line where the rip happened it looked reinforced and sturdy. I’m very happy with the results, highly recommend and reasonable prices!

Nice people. Quick turnaround. Amateur alterations. No contemporary sense of style.
I’ve only been here once and I won’t be going back. I brought in two suits to have the sleeves let out. The gentleman who measured me also recommended that I let out my pant hems and take in my jackets in the back. On Unilocal recommendation, I trusted his instincts.
He took two bespoke European style suits that fit me relatively well off the rack, and then butchered them both with sloppy stitching and turned them into my grandfather’s suits devoid of contemporary style. For example:
I had functional buttons on my sleeves. To let the sleeves out, he said he had to sew the cut together so that the sleeve wouldn’t flap due to the buttons being now too high on the sleeves. An appreciation for bespoke clothing would have most tailors asking the customer before doing something such as this. There was no such ask.
Taking in the jacket back cost $ 55 each — pretty expensive for the craftsmanship. Both jackets now wear too tight and have ripples down the back. When I picked up my alterations and tried the suits on I was unable to communicate with him my displeasure due to my lack of knowledge of the Russian language.
When measuring the hems, the break looked fine. But upon wearing them after alterations, the hems created a very old-​fashioned nearly 3-​inch break that did not match the slim fit of the rest of the suit including the now too-​slim fitting jackets.
He told me, «Looks good.»
I asked him, «Would you tell me if it looked bad?»
He did not comprehend my question. I don’t think English is requirement of a good tailor. I believe craftsmanship is a requirement of a good tailor. Language, though in this case, did make communication about what I needed more difficult.
Two grandfather hems, sleeves let out with functional buttons made dysfunctional, and two jacket backs that now wear too tight: $ 220. I wanted to take them back so that they could make it right, but upon further inspection, I didn’t want them to exacerbate the problem with more poor craftsmanship. I took the suits back to my normal tailor and they cut into the lining of the suits to reveal sloppy cuts and sewing of a brand new $ 600 suit.
If you need minor alterations, speak Russian, or appreciate old world style, this might be the place for you. Well, I thought I did, I don’t, I appreciate classic style, and this will not be my tailor for future alterations or tailoring.

Highly recommend!!! Svetlana is amazing and so accommodating. She did my bridesmaid dress (taking in from a large size!!!) and my sister in law’s wedding dress. She is great and I will take her all my future alterations, in fact she did a pair of jeans for me this week. If you are looking for precise work this is the place to go!

I detest small talk and prefer to just get right down to business when it comes to any sort of transaction, but Svetlana is literally the sweetest person I have ever encountered in my life, and I enjoyed chatting with her. From the second I walked in the door, she made me feel like I was the most important person in the world. I brought my wedding dress in to be hemmed (no other alterations) and she had it done in about a week and a half. It was exactly what I had asked for and inexpensive. The shop is VERY uncomfortably cramped, but aside from that, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience here. If I still lived in Seattle, I’d definitely be bringing them more clothes to alter.

My wedding planner recommended Svetlana to me for alterations to my wedding gown and I was not at all disappointed! I loved how Svetlana calls all the girls «princesses» and her crew of male family members were quite entertaining to boot. They offered me some home-​cured meats while I stood for a long period to be measured for my layers upon layers of tulle to be shortened, as well as readjusted the fan to point at me so cool off in the Seattle June heat. All of my tulle layers were perfectly even; I also had the top of the dress taken in and it fit perfectly. Svetlana also had to design a bustle for my very large train. Ultimately, I would recommend Svetlana to other brides for their gown needs and I would come back to her in a heartbeat!

Took my dress back in the next day as I really wanted to have some simple cap sleeves added to it (even if the dress it self didnt need any alterations). Svetlana spent so much time making sure they were pinned just right, she was so sweet! I showed her the picture I’ve attached and she made it happen! Thanks so much I have been telling all my friends and co-​workers if they ever need anything altered go to American Freestyle Alterations!

I’ve always had great service here, with very very reasonable times in getting work done. Svetlana and her staff are critical and detail orientated. They confer with each other, and make every effort to address your concerns.
They have done a handful of shirts, some pants, a few suits, and some fixing a pair of running shorts. Pricing isn’t outrageous for a downtown location. I’d say about average, if not a little less than my last tailor over on 1^st near pikes market. And he usually took twice as long, and iv’e had some pants that were hemmed, come undone.

If I was able to I would give this place more stars! Stevlana is magic!
After a horrific incident with my wedding dress I was left with a dress that was too big on the waist. Even though she had never seen a dress like the one I had (I had a tradition Indian Lahenga with a top and bottom that was very very heavily embroidered).
Even though she knew it was going to be a lot of work and I needed the dress in 4 days, she did a FABULOUS job on it for an amazing price. When I got the dress back it fit like a glove. I wasn’t even able to see what extra stitches she made. She blended it perfectly with the original stitches.
I was in shock what a beautiful job she did on a clothing piece she was not familiar with at all! Seriously cannot say more great things about this place.
I have gone to her a few more times after this for little things just because I love giving her my business and she is just such a sweet lady. After she gave me my wedding dress she gave me a hug and told me have a beautiful life with my future husband :) I mean, come on how can you not love this lady!