Hi,
I have found some gorgeous dresses online for a fraction of the price for an upcoming wedding but am scared to commit to it as there are mixed reviews on these sites. Has anyone got good or bad feedback and/or have bought from the following online stores please?
dresses4australia.com.au/
missydress.com.au/
jadegown.com.au
hodress.com.au/
They all seem to be from Overseas and i'm not sure if the reviews i am reading are genuinely from customers.
Please help. Thanks
Buying a formal dress from Overseas Online Sites
Lstephd on 16/12/2016 - 03:55
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I bought my wedding dress on eBay from a dress shop in China. They have their own website too similar to the ones you posted. The material was really good quality and the workmanship was really good too, all the sequins were hand stitched. However, the major issue was I gave them the measurements but since I couldn't try it on, it was still a gamble. My parents aren't tailors but they're pretty good with the sewing machine, and I've been taught from a young age on how to sew, so unfortunately the dress still needed a bit of modification when it arrived. The length was still too long although I gave them my height with the heel I was going to wear on the day, the bodice was too tight so we had to let it out a bit (that was hard work).
If you're buying a dress to attend a wedding, I'd suggest buy something here so you can try it. That way, you'll be able to wear it again as well in the future. Even if you spend very little on something from these sites but they arrive not fitting you properly, then you'd have to go out and buy another one anyway.
I have bought multiple dresses online at dressilyme.com (dressilyme.net) and have not had any issues with them. I even bought my wedding dress there…no alterations required. I gave them my measurements and it all came out nice. I've also bought standard sizes from there and they run true to size.
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Shopping online from overseas can be a hassle as you would not be able to return, exchange or get a refund. So, if they sent you a dress and that did not fit on you or does not meet your standard in quality then you can do nothing with it except for hanging it in the cupboard aimlessly lol.
Be careful, they don't always look like the pictures! Also sizing.
You want to dress like a ho?