John the Tailor

With the limited time he had, he turned my baggy suit all fitted right and tight. Great customer service and I was so happy with his services. I highly recommend this place. Super quick, clean and he knows style. Thank you John!

We have gone to John the Tailor twice. The first time for my daughter’s prom dress which had a very difficult hem that needed to be raised. John was so knowledgeable and told me and showed me before hand why he had to do the hem a certain way. I was so impressed with his knowledge and work. Recently, my daughter and I had to take our Friday party dresses to him for alteration and hemming. Again, John was so knowledgeable and explained everything to me beforehand. The dresses were complicated to alter. John did a fantastic job. He is a true artisan and will continue to take all of our tailoring needs to him. AND his prices are so reasonable especially for the work he does.

John the tailor is the best! I always go to him to get my clothes altered. He is very friendly and always has a smile on his face. I highly recommend this place to everyone!

Had a wedding emergency… burned hole in my bridesmaid dress 2 HOURS before a wedding I was in. I was from our of town and had no options. Took my dress to John and in less than an hour he had turned a floor length gown into a tea length dress… burn gone, beautiful hem job and no wait! Problem solved, I would recommend him to anyone and everyone! THE BEST!!! THANK YOU JOHN!

I am utterly disgusted with the quality John does not provide. I brought myself and my family to John when we were departing on a cruise. There was a two week deadline. He promised we’d have our clothing in a week, he was a week late. We were leaving the next day and upon picking up our multiple garments, they were tailored in a horrible manner, they were crooked, the seat of the pants were baggy, etc, etc. I told him how displeased I was he said sorry can’t help you. Please beware, he will promise you the world and deliver a rotten egg. We ended up having the garments properly tailored on the ship at a very steep price I might add. Even the ships tailors were laughing at his work and amazed how he calls himself a tailor. What a horrible experience from a scheister. Oh yes, if you do use him, enjoy picking up your garments on used old, bent wire hangers with no plastic protection, etc.

John the Taylor altered my husband’s suit for his funeral. He knew exactly what needed to be done and gave my husband the suit he always wanted. Fast, efficient and professional. John made a point in saying that his number one job is to give the customer what he or she wants. Will go back anytime we need professional alterations. Thank you John the Taylor for making my husband happy.

Nothing turns me off from a business faster than rudeness and not letting your customer tell you what they need. I’ve been to John the Tailor on 3 other occasions over the past 2 years and have been fine with the basic work (usually take the hem on pants or maxi dresses up-​nothing difficult or fancy).
Today I went in with a new pair of Nike workout pants with a torn flat seam at the crotch to be resewn and a maxi dress with an attached slip which sits WAAAAY too low and shows too much boobage. I was trying to tell him to just sew up the slip’s spaghetti straps so it doesn’t rest so low. He had me put the dress on and then kept telling me it is not easy to do. I mentioned, as an example and approximation, to have the slip sit about ½″ below the front neck line of the dress but it didn’t need to be exact-​just so my boobs don’t show. But he kept insisting it is hard to make it ½″ and he can’t guarantee it. I did NOT need it to be exact and was trying to tell him that, but he kept talking over me as I tried to explain and shaking his head saying that I’m asking for something that would be hard. O-​K?! I thought tailors do this sort of thing, and if he seriously stopped talking to let me what I needed he’d realize it was not a difficult job.
Anyway, so after 5 minutes of going back and forth with him to try to explain what I needed. I asked him can he or can’t he do it and he repeated that he can’t guarantee it, so I just got fed up and grabbed my stuff and went to another tailor called Giacomo on Whittier Blvd which was 2 minutes away. I will write Giacomo a 5-​Star review right after this, because the owner/​tailor, a soft-​spoken older gentleman, listened to me and got right to measuring the dress straps and marking where he needs to cut and resew. I was in and out of Giacomo in 5 minutes and will be picking up my dress and pants in 7 days. No arguing back and forth about the job and its level of difficulty.
I am glad that he has a cult following of good reviews and probably didn’t need my business, hence his rude attitude, but I will NEVER come back to John the Tailor again because this one bad experience was enough to drive me away and to never recommend him to anyone I know. I will recommend Giacomo Tailoring on Whittier Blvd to all my friends.

LMAO Anyone who has been to John the Tailor, know one thing. He is NOT RUDE. In maybe 25 years that I have been going to him — Never as he been rude to me, or have I seen anything close to rude to anyone else. The «story» about John being rude? There is more to that story, believe me. Does it sound like it makes sense to you? You walk in like an angel, and John is mad and rude to you because you came in to give him some more work? LOL!

Such a great experience with this business. I needed alterations on my bridesmaid dress, and it was done within the day! My dress is absolutely perfect in every way and I could not thank this place enough. Very professional, friendly and thorough. Our entire family uses this tailor and I will continue to! Highly recommended!

I found John the Tailor through a google search. I needed my kids pants altered asap, so I stopped at John’s shop. He greeted me with a smile and very friendly.
Since I needed the pants by a certain time, John was very helpful and understanding. He had them ready for me on time. The pants fit my kids perfect. He did an Awesome job.
Thank you John for your fast and prifessional work.

Came to this tailor on the advice of a close friend who lives by the shop. Just a little background of my sitch, I’m husky with a big ass. Buying your everyday pants at JCPenney will not always cut it. Constantly having my pants drag or look like bellbottoms. Started taking my pants to Jon and BAM! Problems solved. I take every pair of pants here to adjust to ME! Yay it might be $ 20 per pant, but well worth it. He even does shirts too… Arm lengths are never a problem any more.

John did an amazing job taking in a dress on short notice for us. He was polite, professional, and reasonable ($ 45 for major alterations in two areas of a dress with lace overlay). We got the dress back on the day promised, and the fit was perfect.

Excellent service and great attention to detail. Good prices for superb, quality tailoring. Highly recommend if you need a tailor that gets it right the first time!

John the tailor should change his marquee outside to «John the asshole».
My fiancé and I went to him off of his stellar reviews here on Unilocal!We went in to have one of her dresses taken in. He rudely snatched it from her and looked at it and said he couldn’t give an estimate until he saw it on her in the dress. Understandable. She puts it on and he said the alteration would be $ 55. From the time we walked in to the time he gave us the estimate (5 minutes) he made us feel like we were a nuisance and were bothering him by inquiring about his services.
Poor customer service isn’t a smart thing to do in today’s market place ESPECIALLY with review services like Unilocal!I don’t know if he raised prices and became a prick recently, but he was not affordable nor pleasant. Not a smart move John, we are local and would’ve gladly given you more business and recommend you to others.

I decided to visit this location based on the good reviews on Unilocal.I just wanted a sundress taken in.
Firstly, he didn’t even acknowledge me when I walked in the door. There was no one else in his shop. I went in to ask how much it would be, and before I could even turn the dress right side out he ripped the garment from my hands. Then very rudely handed the dress back to me and told me he could not give me a price without seeing it on me (understandable).
I asked if I could use either dressing room and he rolled his eyes and motioned toward them.
After seeing the dress on me and quoting an outrageous price, I left John the Tailor without my business.
He is a very rude man with poor customer service skills.
Rating one star because I can’t give him none

Not sure what to feel about this one. I brought in 5 long dresses to hem shorter. The hem lines are very clean, but most of them look uneven. One side longer than the other. I might be trippin.
Anyways, I called John to get a quote. He told me to come in and looked at them quickly. 15 bucks a dress (total $ 75). Then he had me try on the dress one by one and stand on a stool to chalk mark them. He got all of them done by the next day. He told me to try them on before I take them home or try it on at home. And if I wasn’t happy with something I could bring it back.
He’s a very nice man and the hem lines look great but I can’t give him four stars because they look crooked. I’ll have to ask someone else if they’re fine or not…

Brought in a dress to be taken in at the arms so my bra wouldnt show. He did a wonderful job. Also brought in a pair of jeans to be hemmed. Those were great as well. Wonderful job!

John the Tailor has done a great job so far on all the pairs of pants I’ve brought in. What I especially like about him is that he patiently waits for me to change into each pair of pants, folds, and marks where he is going to cut and hem. This is what sets him apart from other tailors in the area, who usually ask you to mark your pants yourself, which sometimes causes the tailor to cut in the wrong area. He is also very timely and I appreciate his clean work.

I had three 1950’s prom dresses I needed shortened. That means tons of layers of chiffon, tulle, satin, and crinoline. He did such an amazing job. Finished off the edges perfectly. I won’t take any of my vintage babies anywhere else anymore. The cost was between $ 30-​$ 45 a dress which is equivalent to the amount of work that had to be done.
You want it done cheaper? Grab some scissors and mess up your stuff for free. You want it done right, come here.

I found John through Unilocal,and when I saw nothing but perfect reviews, that was already a bit of relief with regard to where I should take in clothing for alterations.
I had some (4 pairs) work slacks that definitely NEEDED alterations (mainly being hemmed since I’m short– usually even the petite pants are too long. I also wanted some of them to be more custom to my shape/​build). I walked in on a Tuesday, got them back on a Saturday (I told him there was no rush, and he said they’ll be ready by Saturday)).
John has a friendly, confident demeanor, definitely customer-​oriented. He asked me what I needed, so I showed him the pants that I wanted him to work on. One by one he had me put them on and asked me how I wanted each of them done. Again, the hemming was the main thing across all four pairs, but each of them had something a little different in addition to hemming (taper/don’t taper the thigh area, bring in waistband, etc). His prices were very fair, and he also does mention his disclaimer to customers that: upon pickup, if you are not satisfied with his work, he will not charge you any extra to make it exactly how you want. His goal is to retain his customers. Again. Great customer service aspect.
When I came to pick them up, John had me try them on, one by one to make sure I was satisfied with each pair (which I am). He also showed me how to properly hang them on a hanger to prevent from falling, wrinkling, etc. Considering I’m not (yet) used to wearing business slacks on a regular basis, this concept is new, and his quick how-​to lesson was very helpful.
To be honest, wearing business slacks has previously been something I didn’t look forward to, cause the pants were either uncomfortable, or if they were comfortable, weren’t very flattering on me (my opinion). From here on out, as long as John is still in business, I won’t have to worry about being discouraged when I have to buy a new pair of (non jeans) pants. I’ll admit, my post-​tailored slacks are also quite comfortable. THANK YOU, JOHN!!!
Another note: He only accepts cash.