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Ellen's Couture

New York, NY

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Melinda Sent on 04/27/2022

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Ellen and her team are the best!

Ellen and her staff were the best! I brought my Lovely Bride dress here, and she was able to fit it perfectly to my body....twice. I originally had my wedding scheduled for August 2020, and it was postponed to a full year later. Needless to say, I gained some weight in some areas and lost some in others. She was gracious and courteous when I was frazzled by the re-tailoring experience. The dress ended up fitting perfectly, and I felt so beautiful and confident on my wedding day. She is truly a professional, and you be so happy with her work.
Elizabeth Sent on 11/01/2021

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A True Artist!

Ellen is BRILLIANT and I think she and Oksana saved our wedding. We had to postpone 4 times because of Covid and by the time we were actually able to proceed, I was going to be 7 months pregnant at the wedding. I loved my dress and wanted to still use it if possible. I was incredibly overwhelmed and researched dozens of wedding dress alteration specialists in both NY and NJ. Some places told me the dress could not be changed so drastically (it had a corset bodice), or quoted me exorbitant prices, but Ellen was the most knowledgeable, experienced, realistic, and reasonable. I trusted her immediately and even though we had just moved to NJ, I decided she was the wisest choice and was happy to come in several times for her services. She preserved the 'essence' of my dress while expertly altering it to accommodate my growing belly. I cannot recommend her highly enough - hands down, Ellen's Couture was the best decision we made for the entire wedding!
Marisa Sent on 01/30/2021

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Highly recommend Ellen!

Ellen did amazing work tailoring my wedding dress. I was on a tight timeline and chose my dress quickly. I wasn't quite sure I loved my dress when I bought it, but Ellen transformed it into an elegant piece that I absolutely loved, and that fit me perfectly! She has real vision, and convinced me to keep some aspects of the dress that I originally wanted to change. When I look at my wedding photos, I am SO glad I took her advice. Thank you Ellen!

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Mpjf Sent on 11/05/2019

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The best tailor

I had the best experience working with the ladies at Ellen's Couture. I brought my dress to them right after I bought it (about 9 months before my wedding) and not only did they store it, we had about 3 fittings where we adjusted every last thing. This was not a passive tailoring experience either - all of the ladies are so professional and actually talk to you about what tailoring say, the straps on a dress, might do and how that might be affected when you sit, etc.

The pricing was fair for the work that was needed for my dress -- lots of layers and bustling and everything was perfect -- completely worry free and so easy.
Rachel Sent on 10/02/2018

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I took my BHLDN dress to Ellen's to get some alternations done to it before my wedding and I'm so glad that I did! Ellen is great with her eye, and really will only tell you what you need to have done (i.e., she said that my dress could get away without being hemmed, which I really appreciated!). For my dress she put in a bustle (that my coordinator later in the day of my wedding as they were doing it up for me commented that it was the most well made, easy to follow bustle that they had ever come across), and added a belt and boning on the side of my dress for me. You could tell that she had a great eye for fit and size, and quickly knew exactly what needed to be done the minute I stepped out of the fitting room. Also, when I picked up my dress on the last appointment, they steamed it and put it in a bag to protect it as I transported it up to my venue, which I really appreciated since that was one area I was a little nervous about in terms of getting it up without being too crumpled.

She was also extremely reasonable with everything she did and after the bustle was done and I came in to try it on and we realized that a slight hem on the sides was needed to make things even when the dress was bustled due to the train, they made sure I was okay with the additional price before doing it, and again, she didn't push me to have it done and said it was fine without it and it would be up to me if I wanted to include it. She also, made sure when she sewed my belt onto the dress to do it in a way that I could take the belt off in the future to reuse, which was so great of her to think about! I really appreciated my experience at Ellen's, especially since it was often just myself going there during lunch-hour and was worried I would be overwhelmed, but it was certainly not the case!

There is no doubt in my mind that I would recommend Ellen to any future brides getting married!
Julia Sent on 07/15/2017

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I'm in love. Ellen is fantastic. My dress had to be hand-sewn, and the quality of the work is spectacular. She was great with explaining what needed to be altered, how, and most importantly - validated the expense involved in each aspect she was altering. So it didn't feel like I was getting ripped off like some other places. 5 of my friends and I have now all used Ellen, and I'll be going back any time I need alternations in the future.
Danielle Sent on 11/21/2016

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Ellen was amazing! Jojo was my therapy dog and he was amazing too! I got married in August (busy season) but all of her work was flawless (I was very early to all of my appointments and witnessed at least 4 other bridal final appointments).
I was first nervous about having to go into the city for alterations but surprisingly I was able to find street parking near by everytime.
As for the work I saw she did, she worked well with tulle, lace, and satin dresses. I don't think there is a fabric she can't handle. I had an applique lace trumpet dress and everything was perfect with the dress - the bustle worked out perfectly.
I'm so happy I chose her for my alterations! You can't just trust anyone with your wedding dress and she was the perfect choice!
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I was incredibly nervous about alterations like many brides, but Ellen did a fantastic job and my dress came out looking beautiful and fitting perfectly. She obviously has a lot of experience working on wedding gowns, so things that seemed like monumental tasks to me (taking the dress down 2 sizes but keeping its structure, accommodating my changing size, working with delicate lace and multiple layers, etc), were just routine for her. My mother, mother-in-law and sister, all of whom helped me pick out the dress in the first place and liked it in the beginning, thought that the alterations made the dress look different in a great way - like it was made just for me. Well done!
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Ellen did an incredible job tailoring my lace wedding gown by Watters Wtoo. She did it in a timely manner, listened carefully to all aspects that I wanted changed, and left me with a perfectly fitted dress for my wedding. She did amazing work with the lace, took in the dress, took it up, added a 5 button bustle and added in cups. I would recommend Ellen to anyone in the NYC area, especially for lace work!
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Ellen is amazing! She was such a pleasure to work with! Seriously made the dress fitting experience so fun! She even have me a big hug & great advice for the wedding day at my last fitting and dress pick up. She and I designed a lace top for my dress & it came out perfect, such a special piece in my wedding. The top and my dress fit like a glove!! She knows what she is doing and is the absolute best, trust her and you can't go wrong! And not to mention her priced as absolutely reasonable for the talented work she does.
Julie Sent on 06/02/2014

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Ellen is incredibly talented. She took in my dress more than 2 sizes and did a beautiful job. She knows her stuff, she clearly explained things about the material, the cut and why she was doing what she did. I highly recommend Ellen, particularly if you have a big job with alterations.
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Ellen knows exactly what is needed to make your wedding dress flatter you perfectly, and her execution is perfect.

Ellen altered my Pronovias gown for my May wedding. My dress came out looking and feeling absolutely amazing, I loved the changes she made. I received many compliments on how great I looked in my mermaid style dress.

Ellen advised me against using the corset I had purchased and instead fitted the top of the dress around my upper body, this totally took the dress to a higher level of how beautiful it made me look. She also added cups to the bodice, the result was amazing, it truly worked like a bra.

Lastly she created a gorgeous bustle that perfectly preserved the detailing that I loved at the back of my skirt. At my request Ellen created a 2 way bustle. It transformed my long train into a sweep train, and then I had 2 additional loops to change it again into a shorter configuration for dancing in a crowd. The bustle held up all night even though my dress had 8 layers of fabric and netting on it. Nobody stepped on my dress which was one of my fears.

I just loved wearing my dress and I didn't want to take it off. I am planning to use Ellen for future alterations. Her pricing is very fair and her taste and judgement are phenomenal.

She designs custom dresses in addition to doing alterations. Actually once I saw the dress in the window that she had designed, I sort of wished I had worked with her to create my dress from scratch, it was very elegant. But I did love my dream dress which Ellen helped make come true.
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Ellen altered both my dress and my husband's suit, as well as pressing everything and preparing them for us to carry from New York to Florida for our wedding. She has a great sense of how to fit clothes and also made some useful suggestions that I would not have thought of. Service was on time and unlike a lot of smaller tailors, she accepts credit cards. She is now our go-to tailor for everything.
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Ellen Canali is going to be very famous! Her workmanship is extraordinary and her design sensibility is beautiful. She worked very closely with me until the last minute to be sure I had the dress I really wanted. She was very flexible, and responsive. I only plan on having one wedding, but I am already looking for an excuse to work with her again.
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I had a good experience with Ellen's Couture. My gown was relatively simple (the Jillian from J. Crew) but needed several alterations. Ellen shortened the hem, took in the waist, adjusted the shoulder straps and armholes, and added bra cups. My first fitting was two months before the wedding and I picked up the finished dress two weeks before the wedding. I had three fittings overall, and Ellen never kept me waiting or had to reschedule. Ellen isn't exactly warm and friendly, but she is efficient and does high quality work. My dress fit perfectly on my wedding day!
Zoe Sent on 11/02/2012

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Ellen's did a great job with my dress. I was very happy with it. She took relatively less time than other tailors and was slightly less expensive but still did a really good job. This is a no frills/ no non-sense type of place though. I wouldn't bring a huge group of people for fittings, etc. Nonetheless, they do a good job and very efficiently which was exactly what I was looking for.

I did ask her to steam my veil as well as my dress and that was no problem at all. The happily did it.

I would definitely use Ellen's again, even for other non-wedding dresses.
User1003165 Sent on 11/04/2012

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I recently got my dress altered by Ellen. Her shop is conveniently located (Upper West Side, next to Museum of Natural History) and clean. Ellen is definitely a no nonsense type of person. She did an excellent job with my dress (which had multiple layers and delicate lace). It truly fit me perfectly by the time it was done. Definitely not inexpensive but the dress looked wonderful

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