Experience the art of high-end bridal alterations in the Bay Area. From intricate lace to couture silhouettes, Marcela Bastos ensures your wedding dress fits like a second skin.
Marcela Bastos is the creative force behind a couture studio where each dress begins with a personal story and is crafted with intention, precision, and emotion.
With over a decade of experience in fashion and tailoring, Marcela specializes in custom bridal gowns and refined alterations, offering a highly personalized experience from the first fitting to the final detail. Her work is guided by close listening, thoughtful design, and a deep respect for each client’s vision.
Every piece is created to honor individuality, enhance natural beauty, and feel effortless to wear. More than a dress, Marcela creates meaningful garments that accompany women through some of the most important moments of their lives.
Posted on Priscilla DiehlTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I can’t recommend Marcela enough! She created one of my wedding dresses using the lace my grandma gifted me, and it was beyond meaningful and beautiful. The alterations on my main dress were absolutely perfect, and the custom veil tied everything together flawlessly. I felt confident, comfortable, and completely myself on my wedding day. Thank you for your incredible talent and care.Posted on Sabrina Carmona BarrionuevoTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had a wonderful experience! She adjusted my dresses perfectly and, on top of that, helped with my husband’s pants alteration at the very last minute. She was incredibly kind, professional, and efficient. We truly appreciated her flexibility and willingness to help on such short notice. I highly recommend her services and will definitely come back again!Posted on Mary KlinemanTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I found a dress online for my Prom themed birthday party and it had a “no return” policy. So I showed a picture of it to Marcela and she said she could make it for me at a reasonable price. And we began our fun journey of making my dream dress! Marcela is very kind, talented and professional and together we created a dress that was perfect for my event. I would definitely work with her again.Posted on Melissa SparksTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Marcela is an absolutely wonderful person and an artist with gowns. I ended up having a wedding on very short notice and I needed a dress with significant alterations in a short period of time. Marcela responded to my frantic texts and was able to pull off beautiful alterations work! I can’t wait to use her again for other dress fittings. She’s also a very sweet, genuine person. I felt so beautiful. You cannot go wrong choosing her for your wedding gown alterations!Posted on Noemi BTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I can’t thank Marcela enough for the amazing job she did! She altered both of my wedding dresses and customized my veil — which I absolutely loved! Every time I came in for a fitting, even if we had to tweak something by just an inch again and again, she handled it with total patience and understanding. She genuinely cared about making sure I felt comfortable and that everything turned out exactly how we envisioned it. Thank you so much, Marcela!Posted on Carolyn NguyenTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Exceptional service and very fair pricing! I am a bride on a budget and went to over five different tailors looking to do some standard alterations on my dress (taking it in a couple sizes, creating a bustle, and hemming it). I was getting quotes for more than I bought the dress for! Marcela was amazing and saw me right away. She gave me an estimate immediately and it was totally within my budget. The price I paid for a hem, taking in my dress a couple sizes and creating a biased was $500. She completed the alterations within three weeks and the first fitting was the final fitting because everything was done perfectly. I highly recommend. The shop is unassuming from the outside but filled with quality and professional service! I’m so grateful for Marcela and will attach photos after my weddingPosted on Sherill DavisTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My wedding gown came form another country and arrived a bit big. I was searching for someone who could alter my wedding dress on a very short notice - and I'm so grateful I found her and she worked her magic and made it fit perfectly fit in a short time. She even took a step to press the dress beautifully , making sure everything look flawless. MARCELA BASTOS is incredibly professional, friendly and truly works from the heart! EXCELLENT JOB TO HER!!!! The BEST PART - I spotted a gorgeous emerald and gold design of earring holder in her shop that was not for sale but she kindly let me buy it. It perfectly matched my wedding motif and added a special touch to my day. Thanks to MARCELLA AND HER TEAM, I felt confident and stunning on my wedding day. I cant recommend them enough!Posted on Keefah KhalilTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Marcela is absolutely amazing I give her 1000/10. I highly recommend her I had three wedding parties one in which I wore a hand embroidered traditional dress, and Marcela and her team did a fantastic job with all the tailoring and customization I asked from her. She did my moms dress, my sisters dress and my brother and my husbands suit all of which were perfectly done. My wedding dress was all lace and did a beautiful job customizing it all in a very short amount of time. She’s outstanding, she puts her whole heart in anything she does. I highly recommend her she’s the best.Posted on Ariana MalekTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Marcela worked with me to get my wedding dress tailored. She was kind and patient through the entire process and allowed me to come in as many times as I wanted. I felt that she was very reasonably priced as well. My dress material was difficult to work with, but Marcela really made everything perfect for me. I highly recommend her and would trust her with any garments in the future! Thank you MarcelaPosted on elliotis91Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I brought in my absolute favorite pair of jeans, worn in just right but unfortunately full of holes and I couldn't believe the magic that was worked on them. Not only were they repaired beautifully, but the tailoring was so seamless you'd never know there was ever any damage. They fit better now than they did when I first bought them! The quality of the work and the attention to detail are top notch. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to breathe new life into well-loved clothes. Thank you so much for bringing my favorite jeans back to life!
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