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Name Number of ratings Checkbook's top rating () Firm's price index score What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"
for quality for price
1. Abraham's Custom Tailor
14310 Layhill Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20906
301-598-5008
63 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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2. Ace Tailoring
9650 Main St #11
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-503-3261
75 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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3. Alterations & Custom Tailor
710 W Broad St
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-241-4910
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4. American Valet Svc
4519 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-364-9440
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5. Ann's Tailoring Shop
10610 Main St
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-385-6560
19 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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6. Annandale Custom Tailor
3534 Carlin Springs Rd #9
Falls Church, VA 22204
703-931-6659
25 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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7. Ballston Custom Tailoring
4238 Wilson Blvd #1246
Arlington, VA 22203
703-524-4747
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8. Baytok Bespoke Tailoring
1804 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-337-4800
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9. Best Cleaners
8655 Richmond Hwy
Alexandria, VA 22309
703-360-6000
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10. Best Tailor
9126 Lee Hwy
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-641-9333
25 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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11. Bethesda Custom Tailors
7946 Norfolk Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-656-2077
13 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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12. Bill's Shoe Repair-Alterations
12469 Dillingham Sq
Woodbridge, VA 22192
703-590-4402
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13. Bowie Tailor
15413 Excelsior Dr
Bowie, MD 20715
301-805-1680
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14. Calverton Custom Tailor
11603 Beltsville Dr
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-572-5443
13 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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15. Capitol Hill Tailor Shop
615 Pennsylvania Ave SE FL 2
Washington, DC 20003
202-543-9292
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16. Cheryl Lofton & Assoc
719 T St NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-483-5929
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17. Chesterfield Custom Tailors
6250 Old Dominion Dr
McLean, VA 22101
703-241-3731
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18. Chevy Chase Custom Tailors
8401 Connecticut Ave
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
301-656-9696
19 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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19. Connell's Valet
148 Maple Ave W
Vienna, VA 22180
703-255-9481
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20. Custom Design & Alterations
9419 Georgia Ave #204
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-588-3772
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21. Custom Tailors
11160 Veirs Mill Rd #126-A
Silver Spring, MD 20902
301-933-3622
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22. D & T Tailor Alteration Spec
7714 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20012
202-882-9191
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23. Dandy Custom Tailor
701 Russell Ave #105
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-258-9299
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24. Dandy Custom Tailor
868 Bayridge Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-840-0447
13 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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25. Designs by Nicole
18115 Georgia Ave #202
Olney, MD 20832
301-570-4720
26 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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26. Diplomat Cleaners
318 Maple Ave W
Vienna, VA 22180
703-255-2138
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27. Do's Custom Tailors
1508 Wisconsin Ave NW #2
Washington, DC 20007
202-333-2913
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28. Drycleaners
6975 Springfield Blvd #B
Springfield, VA 22150
703-644-5700
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29. Dulles Custom Tailor
21100 Dulles Town Cir #194
Sterling, VA 20166
703-444-5514
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30. Edgar's Tailor Shop
5541 Nicholson Ln #B
Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-1590
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31. Edna's Cleaners
1061 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
301-424-6007
17 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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32. Esquire Custom Tailors
10400 Old Georgetown Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-564-5800
21 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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33. Esther's Alteration
6013 66th Ave
Riverdale, MD 20737
301-459-5184
22 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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34. Esther's Tailoring
24 Vital Way #A
Silver Spring, MD 20904
301-236-4199
15 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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35. European Custom Tailor
3432 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-244-4729
12 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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36. Excel Cleaners
9350 Snowden River Pkwy #D
Columbia, MD 21045
410-290-6404
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37. Fair Center Cleaners
13079 Fair Lakes Shopping Ctr
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-502-1031
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38. Fair Tailoring
4005 Chestnut St
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-6552
38 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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39. Fairfax Tailors
11841 Fair Oaks Mall
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-385-1168
16 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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40. Fantastic Fit & Shoe Repair
202 N Washington St
Rockville, MD 20850
301-762-6187
10 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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41. Fashion Center
574 23rd St S
Arlington, VA 22202
703-521-6909
18 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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42. Fashion Dream
2525 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
703-243-8877
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43. Fashion Stitch
129 S Royal St #3
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-4814
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44. Festival Tailor
8300 Sudley Rd #L-3
Manassas, VA 20109
703-330-5399
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45. Foxhall Cleaners
4590 MacArthur Blvd NW #B
Washington, DC 20007
202-333-5556
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46. Francis Tailors
4305 Backlick Rd
Annandale, VA 22003
703-256-8644
15 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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47. G Q Custom Tailors
5901 Montrose Rd Fl 1
Rockville, MD 20852
301-770-2118
17 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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48. George Valet Cleaners
5212 Wilson Blvd #A
Arlington, VA 22205
703-528-4880
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49. Golden Needle Tailoring
8000 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-718-8767
24 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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50. Hector's Tailoring
154 Congressional Ln
Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-6544
14 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 73 local tailors & dressmakers.
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51. Helen's Bridal
234 N Washington St #1
Rockville, MD 20850
301-309-6868
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Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Tailors & Dressmakers in the Washington DC Area
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Tailors & Dressmakers Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.

Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Tailors & Dressmakers.

  • Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about a local tailor or dressmaker: Had several cycling jerseys altered. Good work at reasonable prices. Will definitely use them again........
  • Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote about a local tailor or dressmaker: Mr Kim is the greatest; he is friendly and does a wonderful job of tailoring..........
  • Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about a local tailor or dressmaker: Does excellent work but a little pricey........
  • Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about a local tailor or dressmaker: I went here the first time when I bought something at the Mall and needed..........
  • Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about a local tailor or dressmaker: Nordstrom tailors are the best Ive had........