Hey everyone,
I will come right out and say it, then for those who want very detailed proof I'll explain!
Renee (the actual owner, not just the store) purchases USED dresses, cuts out the designer's tags and satin hanger straps, and resells them as her own at full price!
Here's the explanation, and please go look for yourself to confirm if you need to!
If you go to the store the majority of the dresses have the tags cut out (you can still see the brand's hanger stays if you look close) so you cannot see who made the dress or even what size it is. Then, if you look closely at the dress and the details of it you will notice snags, tears, seams ripped, beads missing, etc. And these aren't the sale dresses!!
Here's the 'proof' if you will: I went in search of a gown to wear to a military ball. I tried on a very pretty satin green halter dress. It had visible snags, so I asked who made it and if we could order an untouched one. Well, there was no tag, but when I looked closely I noticed that the satin hanger straps in the dress were cut out and solid black one had been sewn in their place. Well since I was looking closely I could still see enough of the designers straps the make out that it was made by Jovanni. When i got home I googled the dress to find out that it is over 5 years old!!!
There is so much more I could tell you about my experience and my interaction with Renee herself, but this would be too long of a post. Please know that I confronted Renee about it and she was so caught off guard that she was talking herself in circles and all she could say as an explanation was that the only reason none of her gowns had tags was because she bought them herself. And one other thing to mention, she won't let you take any pictures of a single gown there, and now we know why. If we were to go take the pictures and look for the dress elsewhere we'd find that it is from 2005!!
And all if this doesn't even include my personal experience with Renee herself. She acts very sweet up front, but while I was figuring out her little secret she was the down right meanest person. She said herself that people who shop for sales gowns don't deserve the same respect or attention or service than those who are shopping for full price gowns!! Great service, huh?
Please ask me any questions you want and I will give even more details!
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