Sunday 20 May 2012

What to do when you don't have much money and want to buy....

A couture dress...

I am not a good shopper, I have a wardrobe full of ridiculously glamorous evening dresses, but nowhere to wear them to.
And my basic daily wardrobe consists of jeans and cheap tops or gym clothes, all the better for cleaning in, a more likely activity than a ball or black tie do.
My addiction to buying frivolities knows no end, and I found a version of this dress on a Chinese website that would make it to measure.
Regular online shoppers will know only too well the risk versus reward analysis that needs to be done, it could be the wrong size, fabric, colour, dress, I don't think that trading standards are too active in China so it is very much a case of buyer beware.
I have been weighing up the pros and cons for the last couple of months and happened across the website one morning last week when my mother was staying, dress had been reduced by $50, it was meant to be mine.  Mother is total internet luddite and looked very bemused, but also for the first time, a little interested as I bought a couture dress at 7am while she made her first cup of tea of the day.
And it arrived 6 days later....
It is quite a thing of beauty, the pinky beige colour is just perfect, neither too flesh nor too pink, it easily rivals any of my more expensive purchases and it is 100% silk chiffon, not the polyester I was expecting.
I can't stop looking at it...
And it fits like a glove.

8 comments:

  1. Oh wow, that is utterly utterly amazing, it's an Oscar worthy gown and fit for a goddess, where are you off to in it? And send me the link!

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    1. the website is edressit.com by the way, but choose carefully, I have had a few disasters, look out for well disguised sequins, some things come out slightly more spangly that you might have expected! If you order anything and it is a success I would love to hear. I would avoid any of the satin fabrics as the finishing doesn't quite live up to the higher end designer stuff. I have a couple of £3k+ Atelier Versaces (bought from Bicester village in the days when it was bargains a plenty) and this dress can easily hang next to them in terms of quality and fabric.

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  2. It looks lovely. You could always join a charity committee and organise a ball locally so that you would have an occasion to wear it.

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    1. that is so strange that you say that, I have been viewing potential location to do a charity thing in September!

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  3. Wow, how gorgeous is that? I have only heard good things about brides buying wedding dresses online from China for a fraction of the cost here. x

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    1. It is a bit hit and miss, I have had a few duds, but this one is really really well made.

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  4. Wow this dress is beautiful! I would be playing dress up in it all the time! :) Hopefully you find an occasion to wear it.

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  5. Yes if not, I will be happy just looking at it!

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