Express Alterations

I was very excited to have some works done at Express Alterations when I read the positive reviews. Brought in two dresses to be altered. As previous reviews pointed out May is very helpful and polite. She showed you the fitting room, took measurements and understood what I wanted.
I had my anniversary dress shortened and the capped sleeves removed to make it a tank dress. I also shortened the straps on two dresses. Because the shortening of the straps and the sleeves removal were on the same dress, they didn’t charge extra for sleeves removal, which was great.
The turnaround time was fast too, you could have it done in a day or two if you are pressed for time. As I wasn’t, I just asked to pick my dresses up the following week, since I usually go to the area on weekends to run some errands. A week later I was back for my dresses. If I recall correctly their receipts do not come with a serial number, so they gave me someone else’s dresses instead, but that wasn’t the issue.
The issues were that the straps shortening was unevenly done on one of the dresses, such that there was one end sticking out and making the dress look weird. For the other dress, the shortening was kind of strange, it somehow managed to make one side of the dress look shorter than the other. Even if it’s a puffy dress you couldn’t cover up that fact. The worse thing that when they removed the sleeves of the same dress, the material ended up being torn and frayed on the sides. I suppose you could fold the sides in and sew it up to make it look better, but they were left like that.
Now I have to hand wash the dress and hope that the fraying doesn’t worsen with time and wear. That dress cost me $ 80 to get, prior to alteration changes. I definitely wasn’t prepared for something like that to happen. My search for a good tailor in Madison continues.

I just had a lining replaced in an irreplaceable collectors leather jacket. I was in no hurry and there was a communication error on when it would be finished, but the end result was amazing. I would recommend them to anyone and I will take all my work there from now on. Outstanding job.

I came here on a Tuesday night (at 7pm mind you, they close at 8pm) as the a$$hole that needed something tailored by the same Saturday.
My needs were well received and they were very friendly as they catered to all my odd adjustments and trying the garment on and off so they could get the fit exactly right.
Even though they were tearing at the seams with business, they offered to have it ready by Thursday!
With taking in a lot lengths, a few alteration work, fixing straps, and seams, my grand total came to be about only $ 40.
AND they have great hours! Open until 8pm during the week days! No one has hours as convenient as this. They are also open on Saturdays.
Great prices, awesome location close to home for me (they are in the same strip mall as Maharaja Restaurant and located next to Ceicil’s)!

May is very detailed and helpful. A wonderful person to work with. May helped me fix my Bridal gown after another seamstress from Vera’s ruined it. The best part is that she had a one week turnaround for some complex work! I am taking all of my alterations to May in the future!

I love this place. May is great and very fast, she always suggests a finish date that is way before I planned on it being done. I recently got a bridesmaids dress altered there (taken in on both side, no zipper) for under $ 40 and paid $ 5 for a few discreet button on some very low cut dresses. The prices are good and she’s open after 5, which is super nice. May is really friendly and I’m glad to have found her.

Amazing! That is the only way to describe this place. The owner works fast and is extremely friendly and on the off chance that you don’t like it or it is not quite right she will bend over backwards to fix it. I have had a dress shortened/​hemmed, a lined dress taken in all over, a skirt taken in at the waist and a zipper shortened in a dress. Her prices are great and she will get it done in a hurry for you with no up charge. She is so friendly I am happy I found such a great talior in Madison no one has come even close. They are tucked into that little strip mall right next to Joann Fabrics. LOVE THEM!