Fast turnarounds
Some urgent jobs are completed remarkably quickly, including a trouser alteration finished in 10 minutes and another in 20 minutes.
The Sewing Corner, Business Bay
Business Bay
The Sewing Corner is a tailor in Business Bay handling everyday alterations as well as more demanding dress and clothing adjustments. Reviews highlight quick trouser shortening, waist fixes and urgent dress work, with home collection and return delivery also available for some alteration jobs.
Reputation Score
4.5
★★★★★
207 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Trouser work
Customers specifically praise trouser shortening and waist adjustments, with one review saying several pairs were returned perfectly finished.
Dress alterations
Several customers report successful dress refits, including short-notice work completed before a trip and difficult organza alterations.
Home service
Home collection and return delivery helped with six oversized zipped pillowcases resized to standard size while keeping their zips.
Neat finishing
A trouser hem review notes that even the smallest details were preserved, suggesting careful work on straightforward alterations.
SMS updates
One customer received confirmation of both the service and pickup by SMS, a useful touch if you are visiting from out of town.
Complex fabrics
Reviews include successful work on organza and leather dresses, not just basic hems and button adjustments.
Tips for a Better Visit
Confirm quotes. Ask for the price in writing before handing over garments; one customer relied on a WhatsApp quotation during a billing dispute.
Check availability. If you need a woman to help with fitting or measurements, check first: one review says that assistance is available only three days a week.
Inspect fitting. Try on refitted dresses before leaving, especially for evening deadlines; one customer found the follow-up modification still insufficient.
Confirm timing. For urgent work, agree the completion time at drop-off and keep the pickup confirmation; reviews describe both successful rush jobs and missed notifications.
Check garments. Inspect the garment at collection, including buttons, stains and odours, because one customer reported several problems on a returned new dress.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Shop G77, The Executive Towers, Bay Avenue
Business Bay, Dubai
| Mon | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Tue | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Wed | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Thu | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Sat | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Sun | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Popular Mentions
pants length alteration
Pants length alteration is a frequently praised quick job, with one customer collecting the finished trousers under a week later.
formal suit jacket
A customer praised careful cuff adjustments on a formal suit jacket and described the workmanship as exceptionally precise.
Common Concerns
Quality varies
Some customers reported poor results, including a badly altered silk dress zip and trousers whose length alteration was also unsatisfactory.
Quote disputes
Two reviews allege unexpected charges or overcharging, including a claim that a quoted 100 AED bill was presented as double.
Missed updates
One returning customer waited more than a week without the promised ready message and found the collection conversation uncomfortable.
Garment damage
A customer said a new dress came back with food smell, greasy spots, blue-pen stains and incorrectly fitted buttons.
Uneven refit
A dress refit tightened the neck instead of the waist and still needed further correction when collected that evening.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
84 AED
dress refit
“We had a dress refit at a price of 84 AED, primarily to tighten the waist area”Google review · May 2025
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The Bottom Line
The Sewing Corner in Business Bay is geared towards clothing alterations, from everyday trouser shortening and waist fixes to dress refits. Customers also mention formal suit-jacket cuff adjustments, difficult organza work and alterations to leather dresses. The strongest pattern is speed: reviews describe trousers finished in 10 or 20 minutes, dresses completed ahead of a trip, and urgent work handled within 24 hours.
There is also a useful home-service option. One customer had six oversized zipped pillowcases resized to standard size, with the zips kept intact and prompt collection and return delivery. SMS confirmation of service and pickup was another practical detail mentioned by a visitor.
The experience is not completely consistent. Alongside many reports of neat, precise work, some customers described badly altered silk and trouser items, an incorrect dress refit, or a returned dress with stains, greasy spots and misaligned buttons. Pricing also deserves attention: reviews mention 84 AED for a dress refit, over 100 AED for shortening two pairs of pants, and a disputed attempt to double a 100 AED quotation.
Get the price and completion time in writing, check whether fitting help is available, and inspect the finished garment before leaving.