Let's put it this way: she's the most scientific artist I've ever seen! A few months before my wedding, I brought her a simple J.Crew sheath and a picture of a fancier gown I liked. I asked her if she could add wings and a bunch of cascading ruffles that flow into a sweep train down the back of the gown. She not only created her own pattern and completely altered the gown the way I wanted, but she added a few artistic touches to the ruffles! She even added a hook-and-eye closure to the train upon my last-minute request! My gown is exactly what I asked for and, personally, I think it turned out better than the picture. Lena was so scientific in asking me how I wanted the ruffles to lie and how long I wanted them to be, but the way she pinned and stitched to get them just right can only be described as art. And, I must add, her prices are very reasonable. Her impeccable attention to detail and punctual customer service earn her top ratings. You can't do better for garment alterations!

Let's put it this way: Lena's the most scientific artist I've ever seen! A few months before my wedding, I brought her a simple J.Crew sheath and a picture of a fancier gown I liked. I asked her if she could add wings and a bunch of cascading ruffles that flow into a sweep train down the back of the gown. She not only created her own pattern and completely altered the gown the way I wanted, but she added a few artistic touches to the ruffles! She even added a hook-and-eye closure to the train upon my last-minute request! My gown is exactly what I asked for and, personally, I think it turned out better than the picture. Lena was so scientific in asking me how I wanted the ruffles to lie and how long I wanted them to be, but the way she pinned and stitched to get them just right can only be described as art. And, I must add, her prices are very reasonable. Her impeccable attention to detail and punctual customer service earn her top ratings. You can't do better for garment alterations!

Lena did all the alterations on my wedding dress, including a hem and five-point French bustle (underbustle). The skirt of my dress has an underskirt, main skirt, and then probably 20-30 layers of a very light, sheer, fabric cut at an angle all around the skirt - she had to move, cut, angle, and hem ALL the layers (plus doing a standard hem on the underskirt and main skirt layers), and did an absolutely perfect job!! Without her pointing out where the original hems were and where her hems were, we never would have even been able to tell what she had done. She also did a beautiful job on the bustle, and my dress literally looks like it could have been made that way. All the layers still flow beautifully, and if you didn't know that the dress had a train, you wouldn't even be able to tell that it had been bustled. I was incredibly impressed with her work, and her prices couldn't be beat!! I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone, for any type of alterations!!!