T&T Tailor Recommendations

I frequently receive requests for tailors. I asked the T&T community for the best tailors throughout the US. Here are the responses. I noted when a particular tailor was mentioned multiple times. Should you have additional recommendations, please feel free to drop me a note.

Washington, DC

• Red Valet, Logan Circle DC

• Cheryl Lofton on T Street in Shaw, DC (3x)

• Ali at Cheryl Lofton

• Lam Couture, Georgetown, DC (twice)

• Blue and Green Studio, Dupont Circle, DC

• Do’s Tailoring, Georgetown, DC

• Lorraine’s Sewing Center, Georgetown, DC

• Sargent Organic, Glover Park, DC

• Mrs. Lee, Georgetown, DC (3x)

• Teresa Campanaro at Tony’s Barber Shop (works out of her husband’s barber shop), Washington, DC

Maryland

• Mariana at Parkway Custom Cleaners, Bethesda, MD

• Apple Cleaners, Gaithersburg, MD

Virginia

• Mr. Kim’s, Great Falls, VA (2x)

• Fashion Dream, Arlington, VA

• Millies, Arlington, VA (2x)

• Reed’s Custom Tailor, Arlington, VA

• T’s Alterations, Richmond, VA

• Best Tailoring, Fairfax, VA

Pennsylvania

• Prim and Perverse, Philadelphia, PA

Georgia

• Lisa’s Alterations, Atlanta, GA

• Joyce at VIP Alterations, Atlanta, GA

Ohio

• Rosie at Kilgore Troue, Cleveland, OH

New York

• Diana at Alterations Specialists, New York City, NY (2x)

• Ann at Ann Hamilton Vintage, New York City, NY

• Frank’s Tailor- (65th and 2nd) New York City, NY

• Nordstrom Local in NYC and LA (it does not have to be a Nordstrom purchase).

• Flatiron Tailor, New York, NY

• Sam Leung, New York City, NY

California

• Wahdat at Mesa Clothing and Alterations, San Diego, CA

• Mary at Hermosa Cleaners, Hermosa Beach, CA

• First Class Tailors, Los Angeles, CA

• Hermine and Ani at H&A Tailoring, Encino, CA

• Kitty at Fitting Image, SLO, CA

• Meifi at Meifi, San Francisco, CA

• Jeanne at Mina’s Tailor Studio, San Francisco, CA

• Tailored by Ted, Santa Monica, CA

• Arsen European Tailoring, Orange County, CA

• Jocelyn Dungca, Los Angeles (for bridal gowns)

Louisiana

• Sophie Tran at Pilot & Powell, New Orleans, LA

Minnesota

• Tailors on Blake, Saint Louis Park, MN

• Elina at Elina’s Tailoring, Edina, MN

Arizona

• Zizzo Tailor, Scottsdale, AZ

Tennessee

• Houri at Fashion Alterations, Nashville, TN

New Jersey

• Lina’s Tailoring, Glen Rock, NJ

• Eli’s Tailor Shop, Basking Ridge, NJ

Connecticut

• Ted the Tailor, Greenwich, CT

Massachusetts

• All Fit Tailoring, Boston, MA

Ohio

• Sarah Schoolfield, Cincinnati, OH

• Sew it Seams, Cincinnati, OH

Texas

• Kim at One Hour Alterations, Houston, TX

• GM Custom Clothier, Sugar Land, TX

• Claudia at Alterations by Claudia, Fort Worth, TX

Illinois

• Tailoring by Monica, Naperville, IL

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