Cocktail Dress Alterations in London
With convenient locations across London, our skilled seamstresses handle even the most intricate designs, from floor-length gowns to intricately embellished dresses crafted from luxurious fabrics.
Whether your cocktail dress is voluminous, sleek, strapless, or sheer, we specialise in adjustments and complete restyling to enhance your unique style. Trust us to tailor your dress to perfection, ensuring you look and feel stunning for any event. Let us make your cocktail dress truly unforgettable.
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Cocktail Dress Alterations Services:
Take in or Let out Cocktail Dress sides
Narrow Cocktail Dress shoulders
Shorten / Lengthen Cocktail Dress
Shorten / Lengthen Cocktail Dress Straps
Reshape Cocktail Dress neckline
Replace Cocktail Dress Zip
Restyle Cocktail Dress
General Cocktail Dress repairs
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Why Choose Us for your Cocktail Dress Alterations?
At Alterations Boutique, we are dedicated to excellence. Our highly skilled and fully qualified seamstresses will dedicate as much time as necessary to ensure your cocktail dress achieves the perfect fit. We take pride in our work and won’t be satisfied with the results until you are.
We have earned an outstanding reputation for delivering top-tier alterations, whether it involves restyling, resizing, remodelling, altering, or repairing cocktail dresses. What truly sets us apart is our ability to achieve a flawless factory finish. Any alterations we perform will be seamlessly integrated, with original stitch patterns, thread colours, and details matched perfectly—making our work unnoticeable and untraceable.
As the top choice for cocktail dress alterations in London, we are recognized for the impeccable quality of our work, our award-winning customer service, and our reasonable pricing. Trust us to ensure your cocktail dress looks and feels extraordinary, every time.
Reassurance
Alterations Boutique Limited is a VAT-registered company with a comprehensive insurance policy that protects your cocktail dress while it is in our care. Unfortunately, some rogue businesses operate without paying taxes, accept cash only, and lack proper insurance, leaving you and your garments unprotected.
We take pride in being a fully compliant British company, adhering to all rules and regulations to provide our clients with complete peace of mind. Trust us to ensure your cocktail dress is handled with the utmost care, security, and professionalism.
The Team
All of our team members are qualified dressmakers by trade. However, even with their qualifications, each team member must complete a rigorous Alterations Boutique training program to ensure they meet our high standards. Additionally, we provide ongoing regular training to help our team continuously master their skills and stay at the top of their craft.
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Cocktail Dress Alterations Costs
At Alterations Boutique, we believe in offering fair and reasonable prices. To ensure this, we conduct regular market research to keep our rates moderate and competitive. While we understand that you may want to know the costs upfront, cocktail dresses can vary greatly in terms of fabric, finishing, construction, and detail. For this reason, we encourage customers to visit us for a free, no-obligation consultation where we can provide an accurate quote tailored to your specific requirements.
During your appointment, we will give you a detailed breakdown of costs, ensuring transparency and helping you understand exactly what you are paying for. We also strive to work within your budget while maintaining the highest standards of quality. Our Fair and Reasonable Price policy guarantees exceptional service and outstanding craftsmanship without the need to pay premium prices.
All fittings, including the initial consultation, are free of charge. You only pay for the work we agree to perform, and we only charge oncefor each alteration. For example, if your dress requires additional adjustments after an initial alteration, we do not charge extra. We look forward to helping you achieve the perfect fit!
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cocktail Dress Alterations
Here are some of the most common questions we receive about Cocktail Dress alterations:
Absolutely! Our skilled tailors specialize in working with delicate fabrics, intricate beadwork, lace, and embellishments, ensuring that any adjustments blend seamlessly with the original design.
At your appointment, you will choose your collection date using our in-house system. We also offer same-day alterations or next-day services if required. You will receive an automated text or email with your order number and fitting date. Once your Cocktail Dress is ready for a fitting, our system will automatically notify you via text or email. Alternatively, you can track your order anytime using our online status checker . If your order is completed ahead of schedule, you’ll have the option to collect it sooner.
You do not need to arrive at a specific time to collect your Cocktail Dress. However, please ensure you have received an automated text message or email confirming your Cocktail Dress is ready before visiting to try it on. If you have not received this message, please use the order status checker on our homepage and confirm that it says “Completed.” If it does not, kindly wait until it is marked as “Completed.” For any queries, you can call our customer service line at 0207 724 4147, operational from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday to Saturday, or email us at
Yes, for £20, we can ship your item via DPD for next-day delivery, Monday to Friday. Once your Cocktail Dress is ready, you’ll receive a text message from DPD with the delivery day and a one-hour time slot, so you’ll know exactly when to expect it. If you require same-day delivery, we can arrange shipping via Addison Lee within a 5-mile radius of our locations for £50.
In urgent cases, we offer a same-day alterations or next-day service, ensuring your garment is altered and returned to you promptly. Simply inform us of your requirements during your visit, and we will ensure your garment is ready when you need it.
Unfortunately, we only offer tailoring services. We do not provide a cleaning service and are unable to recommend one.
We accept Apple Pay, most Debit cards and Credit cards.
You can use the Order Status checker. When we create your order during your first visit, our computer system will send you an automated text/email confirming your order number and fitting or collection date. Once your item is ready for collection, our system will automatically send you a text/email to notify you that your order is ready. This means that if we finish the work ahead of schedule, you will have the option to collect your order sooner.
Absolutely - you can change the fitting date yourself online using the change appointment link or you can send us an email and we can do it for you.
If you want to change your order - you should contact as soon as possible by email or phone. Despite us agreeing on a collection date with you we may start the work immediately after the order is taken so changes are not always possible if we have already started the work.
Unfortunately, we do not permit the consumption of food and drink at the appointment due to the risk of spillage which can make contact with clothing.
We understand you have a busy life but we recommend you try on your garments when you collect so that we can be absolutely sure everything is correct. If you do not have the time you can return within 14 days and we will repeat the work for you free of charge. Note that we will only repeat the work agreed on your order form.
The customer is under an obligation to collect their garment(s) on the agreed collection date stated on their order form. If you want to change the collection date you can do so by using the change appointment link. Uncollected items may be disposed of after 90 days from the agreed collection date. Alterations Boutique Ltd, in such an event, will take reasonable steps to contact the customer using the contact details provided at the time the order was placed. If we are unable to contact the customer, we will not be held liable for any loss the customer may suffer.
Yes - you can send a courier or friend to collect your order. They should provide your order number, name and telephone number or we will be unable to release the order to them. Please note we recommend you collect the order yourself so you can check the order has been carried out correctly in accordance with your instructions. If you cannot you may return the items to re-altered or repaired within 14 days from the time of collection.
If you’re unable to visit one of our locations in person, we offer a convenient mail-in option for Cocktail Dress repairs only. Please note, we are unable to offer an alterations service by post, as our trained tailors need to take accurate measurements. To get started, simply follow these steps: 1. Send Your Item: Mail your garment(s) to us using a tracked service to: Alterations Boutique, 14 New Quebec Street, London W1H 7RS. Please ensure you include a covering letter with your contact details and a clear description of the repairs you’d like us to carry out. 2. Payment and Quote: After we assess your garment, we’ll contact you with a quote for the repair work. Once you’ve agreed to the price, we’ll proceed with the repairs. 3. Return Shipping: Once the repairs are completed, we’ll send the garment back to you. Shipping costs apply, and we offer both standard and express delivery options. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. We look forward to assisting you!
