All statesBridal & Gown Alterations › Illinois

Bridal & Gown Alterations in Illinois

6 of the 633 sewing and fabric businesses we track in Illinois have wedding dress and formal gown alterations. A wedding gown is the one garment almost nobody wears off the rack — bodices get taken in, hems get set to the shoe, bustles get built. It's also the alteration with the least room for a mistake and the longest lead time, and the shops that specialise in it are not always the ones that advertise loudest. These list the ones that do gown work. Full listings for every city are on the Illinois page.

Chicago 2

Ette the Wedding Tailor AlterationsBridal gowns

1509 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614-7477

+17738809141 Website All Chicago sewing and fabric businesses

Fit N Fix Gowns & Suits AlterationsBridal gowns

2807 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-4110

+17737397255 Website All Chicago sewing and fabric businesses

Barrington 1

Rita's Bridal Alterations AlterationsBridal gowns

141 S Northwest Hwy, Barrington, IL 60010-4684

+19293655466 Website All Barrington sewing and fabric businesses

Elmwood 1

Once Bridal AlterationsBridal gowns

602 W Main St, Elmwood, IL 61529

(309) 369-6623 Website

Freeport 1

Jacquelyn Nelson Bridal Alterations and Custom Designs AlterationsBridal gowns

28 W Main St, Freeport, IL 61032-4216

+18152382571 Website All Freeport sewing and fabric businesses

Richmond 1

Sew Convenient Bridal Alterations AlterationsBridal gowns

5603 Broadway Rd, Richmond, IL 60071

+18152803673 Website

Book the first fitting six to eight weeks out. Gown alterations usually run in two or three fittings, and bustles, beading and lace need hand work that can't be rushed. Bring the shoes and the undergarments you'll actually wear — a hem set to the wrong heel height is the most common redo, and the one that costs the most to fix late.

Also in Illinois