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Based in Manhattan, New York City, Selene Bridal Alterations and Custom Designs is a wedding garment business focusing on high-quality alterations. Serving the East Village for over three decades, Selene is a specialist who has cared for and customized hundreds of gowns. In understanding the importance of your wedding dress on your big day, she strives to take the utmost care whilst applying those personal touches.

Services Offered

Selene Bridal Alterations and Custom Designs focus on high-end tailoring, ensuring each garment is handled with care and altered in an imperceptible fashion. For those seeking a truly personal look on their wedding day, Selene also offers couture services using a wide range of fabrics. She also works with clients to design custom boleros and veils. A vintage specialist, Selene has extensive experience working to restore, and in some cases totally remake, pieces.

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Frequently asked questions

What are your price ranges for full-priced wedding gowns?

$500 - $999

How do you price dress alterations?

By Piece

Who do you provide services for?

Bride
Bridesmaids
Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Groom

Which of the following services do you provide?

Alterations
Appointments Only

Which of the following items do you offer?

Shoes
Veils

What is your return policy?

Full Refund
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Reviews of Selene Bridal Alterations and Custom Designs

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Paulina G. Sent on 08/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The best of the best

I would give Selene 100 stars if i could! She did the most beautiful job, and was fantastic every step of the way. I brought my moms old wedding dress with the big huge 80s puffy sleeves in. I was pretty nervous because even though my moms dress looked great It was hard to have the vision of what it's actually going to look like. To be honest, I was semi regretting telling my mom I would wear her dress. BOY I WAS WRONG!!!! Selene meticulously altered the sleeves into the cutest cut ever. She brought in the waist where I felt like an actual princess. We had multiple fittings, each time Selene making it more and more beautiful, It came out better than I could have ever imagined. You could feel the love, it felt like my aunt was altering my dress. When I picked up my dress to bring it home I literally cried and thanked her. I didn't cry on the wedding day lol...but I cried for Selene. She knew how I wanted to look as a woman and was just so nice to work with. She also made my veil, which was also gorgeous. I would trust her with anything alterations, she will make you look fantastic, feel fantastic, and great customer service. I posted before and after pics, I wish i could wear my dress again, hopefully I have a daughter to continue the tradition.
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Corey O. Sent on 09/23/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Selene!!

I worked with Selene for my wedding, rehearsal dinner and afterparty dress alterations, and she was amazing!! She did such a great job with the dresses and her customer service was also fantastic. She was so helpful, warm, and efficient. She did a truly amazing job and I would work with her again for any future alterations! Thank you so much for everything! :)
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Alyssa C. Sent on 10/27/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Selene is amazing and fixed my dress short notice

Selene essentially saved my day and a lot of stress. Basically my dress was from Pronovias NYC, and they botched the alterations and gave me a hard time. I went home near tears, but found Selene. I went in (she took me like next day, two weeks before my wedding), she calmed me down, looked me straight in the eye and said she can fix it. It was so bad, we couldn't even zip it, we couldn't find the bustle, it was crooked - it was so bad that luckily there was no cut fabric. I highly recommend Selene - she got it right, my dress was perfect and I was expecting only almost perfect because the disaster she had to deal with. She was overall amazing and listened to how I wanted the dress to look, but also gave me realities and truth about the fabric, the corset and what she could do, the train and that I needed a three point bustle - just overall a professional and new her stuff. She turned around things so quickly and always made sure I was happy with it and comfortable at the quick fittings. Thank you Selene!
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