Seamstress/Tailor Needed- Bridesmaid Dress

Bride7/15/05

I am in need of a recommendation for a good seamstress/tailor.  Dresses just arrived (from Cleveland bridal shop) and the wedding is in 3 weeks.  The dry cleaners near me in Lakeview/Wrigleyville have tailors on staff but their work is "ok" and over priced-- $20 pant hem.  

 Since the bridal shop ordered a size bigger than I requested I am in need of some serious alternations (example:  the stays around the bust are floating 3" away from my body).

City recommendations are preferred, but since I travel to the suburbs so much, I will take the dress there as well.  Thanks!

abseptember

Maria's Alterations in the loop.  I haven't had major alterations done here but I've had several pairs of pants and a bridesmaid dress hemmed.  All turned out great and prices were reasonable.  The hem was $20 for satin dress.  There were a lot of bridesmaids dresses there waiting to be worked on, so I'd assume that they do a lot of them. 

Shell24

La Modista hands down.  It's on Clybourn.  I've used them for several bridesmaid dresses that basically had to be reconstructed (taken down 2 sizes or more).  

For my wedding, I think 4 of my bridesmaids went there.

I've been married 5 years, but continuously use them.  We now live in the burbs, but I travel in to have pillows, curtains, and other custom fabric pieces made for the house.  

I personally have no recommendation, but I have several friends who have been very pleased with the Dress Doctor in Water Tower. 

joo6758

Hi - Contact Taylor Wilson the owner of Taylo Wilson Style. You can google her to check out some of her work. She does a lot of custom bridal, custom apparel and alternations. She made both of my wedding dresses, and did all the alterations for my 8 bridesmaids. She's located in Chicago, and will travel if you need her to. Her email is info@taylorwilsonstyle.com.