Juliette's Alterations

a very delicate, intricate lace hem. She was able to shorten the dress while maintaining the integrity of the lace hem. I still can't figure out how she did it - it was incredible! She also is just lovely and so fun to spend time with, and her prices are very reasonable. I have been recommending her to anyone with a wedding coming up! Thank you Juliette!

ely worth the trip from Somerville and I'd recommend her to anyone!

ations to the back and sleeves to update the look. She was the perfect person for the job and had great intuition for which modifications were worthwhile. I will miss getting to see her!

ppointed working with her. She made the dress fit like a glove and created a stunning bustle. She also taught me great tips on how to walk, sit, and pick up the dress. She also gave me suggestions on what to buy for sticky bra pads and fashion tape for the shoulders to keep everything in place the day of. I really enjoyed working with her! She is so kind and talented and kept reminding me to just relax! If you want someone who is exceptionally experienced, gifted, professional and very kind, Juliette is your seamstress!

uliette was done with my dress it fit perfectly! I had a very long train and she was able to add a bustle that looked very natural. My dress was flawless on my wedding night and I have never been happier.

ail that would've been lost with a traditional bustle, so Juliette created a waterfall bustle for me that highlighted all of the detail that I loved so much in the dress. She is highly skilled and incredibly kind - so lovely to work with!

has a ton of experience and offered advice, but didn’t pressure me to make any changes and made it fit perfectly! She had it pressed before my second fitting at no extra cost to make sure I was comfortable walking in it as I had some trouble during my first fitting. Her pricing was very reasonable relative to the other two quotes I received. I would highly recommend her!

she does. She immediately put me at ease at my first fitting and found so many little ways to make my dress fit perfectly. She also added a lovely three-point bustle that kept my dress out of the way for dancing and stayed put all night! I honestly cannot recommend her enough!

look best. Highly recommend her and she is incredibly reason and fair on pricing.

is also incredibly talented and it shows in how high quality and meticulous her work is! Every appointment I had with Juliette she made me feel confident, beautiful, and reassured with every decision we were making on my wedding dress. Juliette provided wonderful suggestions on what she recommended to do with the dress and answered any and all questions I had along the way. If you are thinking about where to take your dress- do not even hesitate for 1 second to take it to Juliette!! You will not regret it one bit.

d her magic on my wedding dress, it fit to perfection, and I felt like a princess on my wedding day! I cannot recommend her enough!!

tte’s work was, so when I got engaged, I knew exactly who I wanted to do my alterations. I purchased my first and flare dress from BHLDN, so it came off the rack a week after I ordered it and needed plenty of fabric taken off the hem, as well as a decent amount taken in around the behind. Juliette made it fit flawlessly. Her bustle also laid beautifully, and it stood up to a very big night of dancing! Don’t look any further than Juliette - I live north of Boston and it was worth every minute of rush hour traffic to get down to her in Mattapan!

to work with. She listened to what I wanted done to the dress and made great suggestions as well. She is a perfectionist and that shows in her amazing work. Trusting Juliette with my wedding dress was one of the best decisions I made for my wedding. Her pricing is also reasonable and it was amazing that she steams/ presses your dress before pickup making it one less thing you need to worry about the week of your wedding. I also loved she was able to french bustle my dress, as I don't love the look of an American bustle. Would highly recommend Juliette for a wedding or any other alterations needs.

n the bustle. She made my dream dress even more amazing. Her prices were incredibly reasonable, and she is a beautiful soul. THANK YOU!

a tight timeline after my dress was delayed coming in and made sure she made time for my fittings until I was comfortable. I would recommend Juliette to every bride!!

as in good hands. The love and care she provides to her customers in unmatched. She was so honest with me about some of the asks that I had and whether or not they would work as expected, which I personally really appreciated. I looked forward to my appointments with Juliette as she is genuinely such a kind and funny human. On my wedding day, my dress fit perfectly, and the bustle on quite possible was the least complicated bustle ever created! Once I had my final pick-up for my dress, I was sad to say goodbye. I hope to have the opportunity to work with her again!

imental fabric that I'll forever cherish (and was stunning). Would highly recommend

Juliette’s amazing reviews convinced me to book an appointment with her. The moment I met her, I knew I made the right choice! She immediately put me at ease with her extensive knowledge, honesty, and sense of humor, and I looked forward to every appointment with her. She made me fall in love with my dress all over again, making it fit perfectly and creating the most beautiful bustle out of a long, heavy train. I received so many compliments on how perfectly my dress fit and I can’t thank Juliette enough, I will be recommending her to everyone!

ng for alteration suggestions near me, I came across Juliette. All her reviews were 5-star and that is exactly what you get when you work with her. She is extremely talented, she has the best personality and she makes you feel 1000% confident in your wedding dress. She listens and gives her professional opinion and suggestions in the best way possible. Although I did not need a lot of alterations done to my dress, she still made it feel and look more natural and comfortable than I ever thought you could be on your wedding day! She truly is a miracle worker and I am beyond lucky to know Juliette. Thank you so much! Photo credit to Nina Weinstein Photography

to what I wanted when it came to my alterations and carried them out with high-quality work. She was flexible with appointments (which was important to me since I drove over an hour to have her do my dress- she's that good!!) and my dress was perfect. I can't recommend Juliette enough. I know it's hard to trust someone with your dream dress, but you can trust Juliette!!

uly amazing and she is so knowledgeable about wedding dresses. She altered my dress so it fit me like a glove perfectly. She also gave me the most AMAZING 17-point bustle because of my long train, and it was absolutely stunning. I got so many compliments on how good the dress looked and how amazing the bustle was. Not only is she super talented, but she was so great and friendly to work with. She taught me how to walk with flowers and where to hold them and how to sit in my dress. She also did my sisters MOH dress and dress could not have looked any better. I could not have asked for a better experience she is the best!!!!!

d was told that "standard" alterations (hem, bustle, baaaasically nothing else) would be $795 and anything else would be charged as "custom". Juliette did all of the following: took in and shortened my illusion sleeves, hemmed, bustled, covered the plunge on my bodice with extra lace, added some lace to my open back, and, best of all, gave me complete peace of mind throughout the entire process. All of that was cheaper than the "standard" package would've been at the place I bought the dress from. I had three fittings with Juliette and each one was a delight. I looked forward to seeing her every time, she's so kind and genuinely 100% cares about her "girls" and how we feel in the most important dress we'll ever wear!! Her advice was always on point and it is always backed by her experience but you still feel like you have complete control over the dress and how it will look. My cousin/MOH, who had been with me when I bought the dress, said she couldn't believe how much more stunning it looked once Juliette was finished with it. I cannot recommend Juliette highly enough. Thank you thank you thank you Juliette, you are truly a godsend!

os, I really appreciated the appointment reminder emails and texts. Juliette is a joy to work with. It’s a big deal to trust someone with your gown but Juliette immediately put me at ease with her calm, welcoming, and joyful personality. She’s professional, very reasonably priced, honest, a great communicator, and pays close attention to detail. The back part of my dress really puckered out with a ton of extra material over my hips and Juliette took the time to think and figure out how she was going to fix it. In the end, she had to lift an entire layer of lace, take in some of the material, and then reapply the lace. It came out PERFECT. My dress fit me like a glove and I’m still receiving compliments about how stunning my dress was. She also presented a few different bustle options and was very patient when teaching my friend how to work the bustle so we had no issues on my wedding day. You won’t regret booking Juliette!

t interest in mind when making alteration suggestions. I am only 5’1 and my dress needed to be altered quite a bit, and she went above and beyond in every way. Juliette hand-sewed my lost lace back onto my dress (the bottom as well as on the sleeves), reshaped the bodice, and adjusted the shoulders and sleeves to make a dress that fit me perfectly and made me feel confident. While I loved the dress when I purchased it, I was shocked by how much of a difference her alterations made when I came in for my second fitting. She completely transformed it into a gown that looked and felt like it was custom made for me with the most gorgeous 7-point bustle I have ever seen. She also made sure to provide me with my extra dress fabric and suggested that I incorporate it into my wedding bouquet and husband’s boutonniere, which I did and was so thrilled with. My mother attended my first fitting (and is a very harsh critic) and continued to rave about how knowledgeable and talented Juliette was throughout that whole weekend – even knowing what changes Juliette was going to make, she was still floored by my final dress on my wedding day and my parents shed tears of joy during my “first look” with them. I cannot recommend Juliette enough for wedding gown alterations in the Boston area!

ement dress matched the original wavy design instead of just sewing it straight across • Takes so much pride in her work and it is truly reflected in every layer of fabric and every perfect stitch • Her pricing and value cannot be beat!

d bustles easily. She will lend her expertise when asked and I am so glad I listened to her about my train - it came out the perfect length! Her booking portal is easy to use and sends reminders for appointments and had very fair pricing. She is in high demand though so plan your fittings 3+ months out from your date if you can.

was extremely reasonable, very pleasant to work with, and my dress was a perfect fit. She was upfront about pricing and lead time. Juliette was honest about what looked good and what didn’t, and I appreciated her feedback so much. For metro Boston area brides, Juliette is the best!

diately when I put my dress on that the lining had been made too small so she took out a razor and ripped all of the seams open - and I didn't even bat an eye. She knew EXACTLY what she was doing and not only made that lining fit me properly, but also created a STUNNING waterfall bustle (with no visible buttons whatsoever - perfect craftsmanship), shortened my sleeves, shortened my hem, put in cups & adjusted the top to fit properly, and so many other details that I am just astounded she got done in the time she did. When my dress first came in from the designer I thought that I had made the wrong choice but once Juliette worked her magic, I fell in love with it all over again. Thank you so much, Juliette!!

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take it to another tailor to fix her mistakes. I was told repeatedly that the areas of my concerns would be taken out with pressing the dress vs just admitting that the sew job was not good. The last time I went to go pick up my dress, the dress was "pressed" and all my areas of concern were still there. The hem was extremely crooked, the back of the dress where it needed to be taken in was puckered all along the zipper and looked like the dress had been bunched in the back vs a smooth finish. My undergarments did not need to be taken in, however, she took in a panel without my consent and the sewing was so bad that it could no longer lay flat under the dress and was completely visible. This was after she insisted multiple times that I didn't need this piece but ultimately it is my dress and my vision and I wanted the piece for my dress. I did not feel listened to every time I went in for an alteration and ultimately was left in a panic the week before my wedding. I understand she has multiple 5 star reviews which is why I went with her business, but I was ultimately very disappointed and brought the dress to a new tailor to fix it who was also shocked at the sewing job.

, but she genuinely cares about each and every one of her brides. My wedding dress was delivered 4 months late and left me with only 1-2 months for alterations. Even with Juliette being booked to the brim, she found time for me and made sure my dress fit like a glove. And that it did! This woman is the epitome of good service and a kind heart.. and the icing on the cake is that she is incredibly fairly priced. If you're looking for alterations, stop now and get on Juliette's schedule ASAP.

y wants her brides to look and FEEL beautiful. One moment that stands out is me agreeing to one option, but silently second guessing my decision. She pointed out that I kept looking back at the other option and suggested I think more since I didn't seem certain. It really was such a pleasure working with her and the result was perfect. Thank you, Juliette!

ations it was loose and not particularly flattering. Juliette worked absolute MAGIC. The finished product fits me like a glove and looks as though it custom-designed for me. Most wedding dress tailoring involves multiple stages alterations, and somehow Juliette is able to manage almost everything in one go. After my first fitting, my dress was nearly perfect, and she only had to make one minor tweak and steam my dress after that. She stored my dress and veil for me from my consultation appointment until I picked them up the week of my wedding, and she steamed my veil for me for no additional charge. For truly superb work and a personalized experience, her pricing is so affordable! I paid less than half of what I had been quoted from a well-known tailor in Boston, and, cost aside, I felt so much more comfortable working with Juliette. Her personality is comforting, humorous, and no-nonsense, all rolled into one. I knew I was in good hands from the moment I stepped into her home studio for a consultation. I am forever grateful to Juliette for her role in me being a confident and radiant bride on my wedding day!

ses that I had no clue about! My dress fit perfectly and working with Juliette was stress free. I was worried that my dress would be too difficult to alter because of fine lace and beading, and it being 3 sizes too big- but Juliette fixed it without a problem and was very reasonably priced. I would recommend to any bride!

s needs to be altered in any way, look no further!!!!

al seamstress did on my dress - the dress did not fit me at all, and my wedding was only 2 weeks away. Juliette was calm and confident, guiding me through the process and focusing on the parts of my dress that were most important to fix within my extremely tight timeline. She is a problem-solver and a high-quality seamstress all in one. I cried happy tears leaving her boutique - I only wish I had found her sooner. Do not hesitate on hiring Juliette for any of your alterations needs. You will not regret it.

oach to alterations. She was unphased by the yards of horsehair trim that had to be removed and hand sewn back onto my dress, and her work was impeccable. I got so many compliments on my wedding day that my dress fit me like a glove, and all credit goes to Juliette. I was so happy with my experience and grateful to have had Juliette as part of my team. I will absolutely be relying on her for all future alterations!

rted looking elsewhere. I came across Juliette based on her glowing recommendation on the Knot! Juliette was kind and supportive when working with me. In our first meeting she could sense I was nervous and overwhelmed and offered some tips on how to walk with the confidence that anyone should have on their big day. The week of our wedding I left with an altered dress that made me feel beautiful inside and out. I couldn't have asked for a better experience!

making the bustle. I got so many compliments on the dress and I would highly highly recommend taking your wedding dress to Juliette!

relaxed throughout the experience of getting my dress fitted and ready. She is very professional and clearly has amazing skills. I had a LOT of fabric and layers to my dress and she made it look absolutely perfect on me. The bustle was so seamless; I had a long cathedral train and the way she created the bustle made my dress look as if it was already the perfect length (while pinned up). I felt so beautiful on my wedding day with my perfectly fitted gown and perfectly matched veil that she made. I highly recommend Juliette!!

portive. She will be my one and only alterations provider moving forward and really helped make our big day perfect. Couldn't recommend her enough!