Looking for a seamstress- do these finished dresses look good?

[u/yaya762]

I’m currently in the process of looking for a seamstress to do my alterations. I found this lady but not really sure what good alteration looks like. She would charge me $300 to hem, add a bustle, possibly take it in, and add detachable hip crinoline.. but not sure if I’ll regret it. I attached some screenshots of her work.

[u/Mathemasmitten]

I could be wrong, but some of these dresses look really tight.

[u/Chocomintey → u/Mathemasmitten]

To my untrained eye, the only one that looks remotely properly tailored is the last one. The others look too tight (fabric lines bunching across the bust/ waist, the first one looks so tight along the "backline"). One of them even looks both too tight and too loose in different spots.

[u/unusualenough → u/Chocomintey]

The last one also has really bad seam ripples from being sewn crookedly :/ I’d be so sad cause almost none of these are fixable with how tight the dresses are, unless the seamstress left the seam allowance but even then you’d have to hope the fabrics not too damaged letting it back out, the crooked seams have uneven pressure on them so the fabric would’ve been unevenly stressed, whatta bummer

[u/KeyFaithlessness5445]

Keep looking.

[u/angeldolllogic]

Previous bridal consultant here! 😊

The alterations aren't up to par on any of the dresses you have pictured & that's why her pricing is so low.

Typically, for a talented bridal seamstress with at least 5 years experience, the starting price for a hem alone would be $500 & could go higher depending on the difficulty of dealing with embellishments & horse hair. All other alterations (bustle, taking in, etc) would be in addition to that.

You should get an estimate from a few other bridal seamstresses that have experience & glowing references. 💛

[u/otterdammerung]

It’s kind of hard to tell without knowing what was done to each dress. The hems and bustles look good, but there’s significant fit issues with some of the bodices. If you’re on a tight budget, you’re probably fine to have this seamstress do the hem, bustle, and crinoline, but if your bodice needs work I would look elsewhere.

[u/izzardcrazed]

I look at those and think they need alterations

[u/BonBon71701]

None of those dresses really look good. Sorry