Dress Alterations in London
With over 40 years of experience in dress alterations, we have the expertise to ensure your dress is altered to perfection. With branches across London, we are sure to have a location near you. Whether it’s a simple hem adjustment or major modifications on the most intricate fabrics, you can trust us to handle every alteration with care and precision.
Our highly skilled seamstresses are experts in working with all types of dresses, from luxury beaded gowns and sequined evening dresses to everyday workwear. Whether your dress needs resizing for a flawless fit or a complete transformation into something unique and special, we focus on your personal style and preferences to deliver results that exceed expectations.
We specialise in handling delicate laces, luxury fabrics, and challenging materials, ensuring that every detail is managed with the utmost care. Our passion for dress alterations, combined with our meticulous attention to detail, sets us apart, enabling us to create stunning alterations that beautifully reflect your individuality and style.
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Dress Alterations Services:
Take in or Let out sides
Narrow shoulders
Shorten / Lengthen Dress
Shorten / Lengthen Dress Straps
Reshape neckline
Replace Zip
Restyle Dress
General Dress Repairs
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Why Choose Us for your Dress Alterations?
At Alterations Boutique, we are dedicated to excellence. Our highly experienced and fully qualified seamstresses will take the time necessary to ensure your dress is tailored to perfection. We are not satisfied until you are completely happy with the results.
We have built an outstanding reputation for delivering impeccable quality in dress alterations, including restyling, resizing, remodelling, altering, and repairing dresses. What sets us apart is our commitment to achieving a factory finish—ensuring that any alterations we perform are seamless, unnoticeable, and untraceable. We meticulously match the original stitch pattern, thread colour, and every detail, preserving the integrity of your garment.
This dedication to precision and craftsmanship has made us the number one choice for dress alterations in London. We are highly regarded for the exceptional quality of our work, our award-winning customer service, and our fair and reasonable pricing. Trust us to ensure your dress fits flawlessly and enhances your style, making you look and feel your absolute best.
Reassurance
Alterations Boutique Limited is a VAT-registered company with a comprehensive insurance policy that fully protects your dress while it is in our care. Unfortunately, some rogue businesses operate without proper tax compliance, accept cash payments only, and lack the necessary insurance coverage, leaving you and your garment at risk.
We are proud to be a reputable British company that adheres to all legal and regulatory standards. Our commitment to professionalism, transparency, and compliance ensures that our clients receive exceptional service and complete peace of mind when trusting us with their garments.
The Team
All members of our team are professionally qualified dressmakers by trade. However, even with their formal qualifications, every team member is required to complete a rigorous Alterations Boutique training program to ensure their work meets our exceptionally high standards.
To maintain our commitment to excellence, we also provide ongoing regular training, enabling our team to continually refine their skills and stay at the forefront of industry techniques. This dedication ensures every garment we work on receives the highest level of craftsmanship and care.
Types of dress alterations we specialise in:
- Wedding Dress Alterations
- Bridesmaid Dress Alterations
- Prom Dress Alterations
- Ball Gown Alterations
- Cocktail Dress Alterations
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Dress Alterations Costs
We believe in offering fair and reasonable prices for our dress alterations services. To ensure our rates remain moderate and competitive, we regularly conduct market research.
While we understand the importance of knowing costs upfront, dress alterations can vary widely depending on factors such as fabric, finishing, construction, and detailing. For this reason, we encourage customers to visit us for a free, no-obligation consultation. During your appointment, we will provide an accurate quote along with a detailed breakdown of costs, ensuring transparency. We always strive to work within your budget while delivering exceptional quality.
Our Fair and Reasonable Price policy ensures that you receive the highest level of service and outstanding workmanship without paying premium prices.
Additionally, all fittings, including the consultation, are completely free. You only pay for the agreed work, and we guarantee that you are charged only once. For example, if we take in a dress and further adjustments are needed to achieve the perfect fit, there will be no extra charge. We look forward to helping you achieve the perfect fit for your dress!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the most common questions we receive about clothing alterations:
At your appointment, you will choose your collection date using our in-house system. We also offer same-day or next-day services if required. You will receive an automated text or email with your order number and fitting date. Once your item 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. Note that for wedding dress orders you have to come at the agreed fitting date.
You do not need to arrive at a specific time to collect your item. However, please ensure you have received an automated text message or email confirming your item is ready before visiting to try on your garments. 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 item 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 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 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!
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