A dress shop with a sewing room behind it
A prom trip usually ends at the register and starts over a week later, when somebody has to find a seamstress. Zina's skips that second trip. The shop on North Holland-Sylvania Road, out on Toledo's west side, pairs its prom racks with a full alterations business, and its site leads with both in the same breath: unique styles from top designers for prom, homecoming, bridesmaids and mothers, plus every kind of alteration, bridal gowns included.
That pairing changes how you shop. You can pick a gown that's a little long or a touch loose in the waist knowing the fix is already in the building. You can also ask, before you buy, how a particular bodice will take a nip or whether a hem with horsehair trim is going to be a headache. The shop answering the question is the shop that will do the work.
The prom page itself is plainspoken. It shows the styles in stock with their colors and asks you to call or stop in to check price, size and availability. There's no online checkout to fight with. You come in and try it on.
Designers and departments
The store lists its designers on the homepage, and the prom rack draws mostly from five of them: Jovani and its JVN by Jovani line, Terani Couture, Colors Dress and Amelia Couture. Tiffany Designs, Juliet and Christina Wu round out the list, with Marsoni by Colors and Rina Di Montella covering the mothers' side. The site splits the floor into five departments.
- Prom
- Gowns from Jovani, Terani Couture, Colors Dress, Amelia Couture and JVN, shown with every color each style comes in.
- Homecoming
- Shorter styles, heavy on JVN by Jovani and Amelia Couture.
- Evening and cocktail
- For formals, banquets and anything that isn't quite prom.
- Mother of the bride and groom
- Marsoni and Rina Di Montella, mainly.
- Accessories and clearance
- Veils, headpieces and jewelry, plus a clearance page for markdowns.
The alterations side covers a full tailor's menu, and that's what sets the shop apart. The services page covers prom and homecoming dresses, wedding gowns with custom bustles and added corset backs, men's and women's suits and slacks, zippers, hems and even kids' clothes.
We offer a complete range of alteration services, specializing in wedding gowns and all special occasion dresses.
Zina's posts that summary on its services page. Two store policies deserve attention too. The site states that all sales are final, so try on carefully, ideally in the heels you'll wear to prom. And orders placed by phone can ship anywhere in the USA, which helps when a college sister or an out-of-town cousin needs the same dress.
The west-side address is near several of the area's high schools. Springfield High School families in Holland, Ottawa Hills students, Sylvania Northview kids and Maumee High School shoppers all live nearby, and Holland-Sylvania is a road most of northwest Ohio already knows. Homecoming season gets attention too, with its own collection page on the site.
Shopping Zina's: quick answers
Will Zina's alter a prom dress I bought there?
Yes. Prom and homecoming dresses are on the store's list of special occasion alterations, done in the same shop where the dress was sold.
Can a Zina's gown go back once it leaves the fitting room?
No. Zina's lists all sales as final, so settle on size and color before you pay.