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Andrea Zax is a master seamstress and stylist. She can make your custom wedding gown from any fabric any color! With her extensive experience in theater she has worked with materials that you may not even know exist! There are many tricks to the trade and ways to create from a cinderella look with lots of volume to a gown with a more understated graceful flow for a slinky look. She can come up with a way to make what you are thinking about real. She loves finding solutions and solving problems.

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Frequently asked questions

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

$500 - $999
$1,000 - $2,499

How do you price dress alterations?

By Piece

Who do you provide services for?

Bride
Bridesmaids
Flower Girls
Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Groom

Which of the following services do you provide?

Alterations
Appointments Only
Sample Sales

Which of the following items do you offer?

Bridal Belts
Plus Size Gowns
Veils

What is the average turnaround time for a bridal gown?

6-8 months

How often do you receive new bridal gowns?

Annually
Monthly
Seasonally

What is your return policy?

Final Sales

Reviews of Zaxwear

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Courtney Sent on 07/13/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Andrea was a pleasure to work with and did an amazing job on my complex dress that needed all kinds of alterations.
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Mame Sent on 01/16/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Andrea has an outstanding talent for style and uniqueness in her designs. Meagh's dress was beautiful beyond words.
I also had her design my outfit as the Mother of the Bride. Three simple elegant pieces that I have worn and mixed and matched to other occasions.
Her service is excellent. Her quality above designers and always a one of a kind.
I will definitely use again for our next wedding.
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Meaghan Sent on 01/10/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Andrea was able to make my dream wedding dress a reality.
Colleen
Colleen Sent on 08/11/2021
1 out of 5 rating

Unpleasant experience


WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT GET WEDDING DRESS ALTERATIONS DONE FROM ANDREA AT ZAXWEAR.

I went to this business after being given a list of local seamstresses in the area of the shop I bought my beautiful wedding dress from. Andrea had my dress from early February until mid June, and when it was all said and done I was charged over $370. I had her hem the length of the dress, adjust the shoulder straps, and cinch in the sides of the chest area so it would fit better.
This describes the "finished" alterations when she was done:
-Instead of letting out the straps from the fabric (there was extra fabric for the straps below the stitching) to adjust them, she cut the straps which shortened the length of them so when she moved them further down in the back as I had originally asked, it made the chest area ride up and sit awkwardly in the front.
-When she cinched in the sides she did not remove any fabric or boning, making it bulky and flare outward.
-She sewed the cups in so crookedly that when I got home with my dress I had to remove them.
-She didn't even cut a straight hemline. It literally looked like a child cut it and I had to fix this myself.

BUT WAIT, IT GETS WORSE!
When I contacted Andrea after getting home with my dress and noticing more and more details that were poorly done, I sent her a brief email describing some of things I was unhappy with. She sent me a response saying that if I wanted to bring the dress back in she would give me a new estimate! Shocked by her suggestion, I sent a follow up email which included photos, asking her if, given the length of time- almost 6 months- that she had my dress, it was truly her best work that she should now charge me more money for to fix. No response. I emailed her again after several days, stating how I was surprised I hadn't heard from her and how little time I had left. I asked her for a response. NOTHING. Seems to be a pattern of hers with other reviewers too.

Honestly I'm just lucky to have found someone else to fix my dress. I literally had 12 days left before my wedding, the most important day of my life, when Andrea ghosted me. I called around all over western mass and no other tailors or seamstresses were even willing to look at a garment which another person had worked on.

The amazing and wonderful person who was able to help me fix everything with less than two weeks until my wedding had to figure out a way to lengthen the straps with what was left after they were cut so short, remove boning in the bodice which flared out, undo the horribly sewn cinch job Andrea did and correct it, and put in new cups that were the correct type/size.

Bottom line is Andrea didn't have a good understanding of how the dress was meant to fit my body. She took a ridiculously long amount of time to do a seriously bad job with the alterations. Then she decided to attempt to charge me more money to fix it and stopped responding to me when I brought these issues to her attention. Ladies, save yourself a major headache and don't go here!!!
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