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Alterations By Violette
148 Main St, Woburn, MA 01801, United States
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Alterations By Violette

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Ca
Review №1

If I could give 0 stars I would. I am sitting in my car after picking up my hack-job hem. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE FOR BRIDAL ALTERATIONS. I brought my lace gown to be hemmed shorter to accommodate going barefoot (outdoor wedding) and called as a last minute to see if she could 2 weeks before (I know this is a crazy request). She took me and said she would do it. Told me on the phone im sure everyone else told you no but I cant say no to the bride and we laughed about it. I go, she says she can do it it in the allotted time. Fast forward to today, she only takes cash so I call ahead to make sure I withdraw the correct amount. I told her my name and SHE COULD NOT FIND MY DRESS. I had to send her a picture of it over text message and she said she found a slip with a Danielle for the name. I said that is not my name and then she asked how much I originally was charged. I could not remember the exact number and gave a ballpark to which she told me $600. I knew it was not that much but all of the red flags aside, I needed my wedding dress. I go to pick up and she jokes asking if I was scared that she forgot my dress as she is grabbing THE WRONG DRESS. I tell her that it is the wrong one and she goes through all of the dresses on the rack only to turn around to the rack of dresses that she was still working on. I point to the bag that I recognize and she grabs my slip. She never even started my dress. At this point I am about to cry because I am on my way to leave for my wedding this weekend. She tells me that it will take 1 hour, maybe more. After 40 minutes she calls and says she is done. She clearly took a million shortcuts to make it work, the strap which she shortened is about to rip. The lace hem was slapped together with obvious stitching. To really drive it home she still wanted her $450 (original cost) and would not hand me my dress until I paid her. I gave her $440 and she joked that she didnt need any more. PLEASE AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS.

Ma
Review №2

I cannot thank Violette enough for her amazing work on my wedding dress. She is an incredibly kind, talented, and attentive seamstress. The back of my dress needed major alterations, and Violette listened to all of my concerns and came up with great ways to address them. Violette had me feeling beautiful on my wedding day!

Je
Review №3

I was very pleased with my experience at Violettes shop. She is an extremely talented seamstress. She listened carefully to my issues, knew exactly what to do, and altered my dress right on the spot...I went home with my dress fitting perfectly - I was thrilled. Shes also a very kind person.

Fa
Review №4

Violette is an angel that saved my life! The tailor who was supposed to fix my dress literally screw it up. I was desperate, and had only three weeks to my wedding. I found Violette online, read her reviews, and decided to try; and it was the best decision I could have made. Violette saved my dress in four days. She fixed the horrible job the other tailor did and made my dress perfect again. She even added a beautiful detail on my shoulders, when I told her that I was insecure that my arms were too big. And she heard me when I said that I was afraid I would have to keep pulling the dress up and put an elastic inside to give me more support.She is an amazing person and a wonderful tailor. Great service, great price. I recommend her 10000000%!

Di
Review №5

Violette did my wedding dress alterations: the hem, the bustle, and taking up the straps. She did a great job! In person she was professional, friendly, and efficient, and everything was done with plenty of time, without a hitch. Thank you Violette!

Kr
Review №6

Violette did my wedding gown alterations. She swapped out straps, dealt with a difficult hem, and added deco to it. She was extremely patient, and I loved working with her.

do
Review №7

Best bridal seamstress around. Great work and very sweet lady.

Gi
Review №8

Like everyone else has said, Violette is very sweet and nice and pleasant to be around. You can go to her home for alterations and she will try to work around your schedule. Despite this, I would avoid Violette at all costs for your wedding gown alterations. The first time I arrived for alterations (at least 3 weeks after my first fitting) Violette had completely forgotten I was coming and had not started ANY alterations on my dress. I came back several more times for additional fittings. On what was going to be my last fitting I told her that I felt the dress was too big (there was too much bunching around the abdomen with the lace). She told me that this was because she had been working with the lace and that once I have the dress steamed things will tighten up and will look perfect. She assured me that this would fix the problem and tried to reassure me. As expected this did not fix the problem and the dress looked horrible. At this point it was the week of my wedding and I was out of the state in my hometown. I took the dress to another seamstress and she was appalled that someone would let me leave with a dress looking like this. She listed 7 or 8 things that were wrong with the dress and showed me all of the shortcuts Violette had taken with doing the alterations. The lace was not lined up appropriately, the inner lining was too tight leading to bunching, there was no shape in the waistline and she also found areas of ripped lace. This other seamstress completely redid my dress and made it look perfect in record time! I spend hundreds of dollars to have the dress steamed at a professional wedding gown cleaner and another $250 in alterations. Violette did reimburse me for the $250 spent. I would not recommend Violette to any one for alterations.

Li
Review №9

Violette was great but unfortunately she left a hole in the sleeve of my wedding dress that I only noticed a few weeks prior to my wedding day. I had to go see another seamstress and pay to get it fixed last minute! Unfortunately wont be going back here in the future.

An
Review №10

Violette is so easy to work with and willing to do whatever it takes to make her bride happy. I’m so glad I found this gem. Excellent service and excellent work

Ze
Review №11

I sent an e-mail and got a response to please call a number instead. I called twice, left 2 messages and never received so much as a call back.

do
Review №12

Amazing at her work.

Ka
Review №13

Great place for dress alterations!

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  • Address:148 Main St, Woburn, MA 01801, United States
  • Site:http://alterationsbyviolette.com/
  • Phone:+1 339-970-1355
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  • Clothing alteration service
  • Tailor
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