I'v been looking on ebay at dresses and have found a few custom made ones that I think are just georgeous and at great prices. But I'm just wanting to know if anybody elce has broght theres this way?
I'v noticed that some of the dresses I'v seen are the same as soom designer one's and can then only assume that they are copying them. Is the quality of them just as good as they look in the pictures?

theres a link to anns website on my wall if you cant find the thread xx

I thought about this... The dresses are beautiful but I was just worried they wouldnt suit me then it would be a waste of money. I rather try it on and b pampered by the ladies at the boutiques....

I was going to do that but my mum said sh would pay for it and she decided that the internet was a bad idea.... she doesnt do technology. Im not arguing im gett £1000 towards my dress

hiya my mum got hers from ebay and 3 bridesmaid dresses all for less the £250 and she was so happy with them all. a few things to remember about the sellers from abroad,
check feedback
be aware you will be waiting ages to get the dress
if you need a refund or exchange the shipping cost to return the dress will most likely be expensive
the pictures are usually of the designer dress not the copy so it will be slightly different and is normally shown with petticoat

id say do it as you could save a bundle like my mum did
goodluck x

i've brought mine after reading reviews from china. its being made as we speak!! so excited so stunning - the company were so helpful too - i wanted things changed so emailed them and they are making the changes at no extra cost!!i've not seen a dress like this in shops plus i have saved a shed load of cash - plus if its not right you can send it back. although its cheap i am expecting a possible customs invoice to come after it! but hey ho!
fingers crossed it turns up ok and fits ok!!
x

If you're going down the ebay route be VERY careful! I've just had a right kerfuffle with my FG dresses from a seller who had excellent feedback.
Another dressmaker who is highly spoken of is Neta (she advertises on here somewhere), she copies designer dresses and charges very little in comparison
hth
xxx

Hi Every one. Im in the same boat as Mrs Broady in that i can absolutely in no way afford the retail prices for a dress and am looking at Ebay. Most people I've spoken to about it seem skeptical but I've emailed a few companies and they all seem ok. None of them are able to directly answer my questions, But i think thats a language barrier as much as not having the answers. One idea i did have was looking for a retailers who sells the chineese made dress, but do so in england (making a tidy profit, but that irrelevant) trying them on and then hopefully finding one which looked right. Of course, then bying the dress through ebay rather than from the retailer. That way you save a pretty penny and you know you love the dress before you pay for it.

you have ages, so dont worry. you will find it. keep searching! i went to loads of wedding dress shops and tried on loads f dresses. the one i absolutely loves was unfortunately £1350 :-( i cant justify spending that much money on one dress! so i went online and accidently stumbled across a wedding dress site that makes all the designer dresses but they dnt get tagged with the designer lables! i found my dress on there......it was nowhere near £1350.....it was in fact £168 for exactly the same one!!!! bridal shops buy theor dresses cheap, they not only get comissioned for selling them from the designer but they also make a massive profit. you could buy them at trade prices too......its what all the bridal shops do :-) x

as a previous post said I bought both mine and my flowergirls on the internet and mine are gorgeous. Of course they cannot be identical to the designer ones but as far as i am concerned considering you only wear it for less than a day are of excellent quality. i for one am very pleased with mine. I have said this before as well..do make sure you send VERY Accurate measurements..don't kid yourself and knock inches off..who knows your measurements unless you tell them so as long as it fits who cares what size it is?

Yeah mine was only £68 and fits perfectly..a copy of a Maggie S. which would have probably cost me at least 10 x that.

suppose that's the risk you take...it's a difficult one xxx Sorry yours wasn't a good experience xx There are places in the UK that do them too I have seen them on here..that might be an alternative. I suppose it depends on budget. Hope you have found a dress that is just right now xxxx

iv seen some amazing dresses on e , bay and forign sites but i scared to buy incase it didnt suit me then thinking of the hasle to send it back , but i know people that have been very happy .

I got mine from China..... pics on me profile

Loved everything about it. Sent 2 photos of 2 dresses i liked. I had the top of one and the bottom of another - it was perfect :-)

hi hun if you buy second hand make sure to ask if its from a smoke free home. i brought mine from ebay she said never been worn was a lie and it absolutly stunk of cigarettes was horrible had to get it dry cleaned!! other than that it fit perfect and looks amazing lol

lol yea i see the china ones i nearly ordered one but then i see that one and i thought£50 cant go wrong lol

Goff - Oh my god you wedding looks like it was amazing!!!! YOur dress is lovely, do you remember the seller who yo got it off, cuz it looks like they did a brill job, and I love your cake s well. :) x

i had my dress made from **** and was a complete nightmare and ended up wearing a shoddy dress after the 3rd time it was made. i had a full lenght coat i designed my self made from her and again after the third time it was made i had to scrap it and get my money back i wouldnt recommend **** to anyone regardless of the feedback or how nice she is. the end product was awful x

I bought my bridesmaids dresses off the bay and they were made in China, i could not fault them, the quality was excellent! They also had a U.K phone number which i could phone to track my order/change things i was very happy with it and it took only a week for them all to arrive, i got 4 for £130

i can find it for you, they make them to order and you can pick any colour you want. I think individually they were about £30/£40.

i am not sure why the name i put was removed as xjox has mentioned this name on her post and it still remains x

Hi Sam. Did they do wedding dresses? I like the idea of having a uk number i can contact. That seams very reassuring. Im not sure where on your wall the name is but if you could email it to me, that would be really lovely. Thank you.

ps.Im knew to this forum, but im assuming we have to be friends before you can eamil me, im not sure.

I agree with Charlie..if you have a lot of money then by all means spend loads on a dress.but it really isn't worth going into debt for. As I have posted before my dress is off ebay as are my flowergirl dresses and my bridesmaid dresses and they are all absolutely gorgeous. There are pics on my profile if anyone wants to check them out xxx

Hi Marialouise xx that's what I thought, for £68 even if it was absolutely rubbish it wouldn't have broken the bank, luckily mine is stunning, albeit plain, but that is what I wanted, in fact when it arrived it was more beautiful than I imagined it would be. I thought it would just be layers of chiffon but it is proper bridal satin underneath the chiffon and swooshes so elegantly when I walk lol But the real triumph I think are the flowergirl dresses..they are absolutely gorgeous and my granddaughters look so pretty in them.

Ricky - your dresses look stunning. All the dresses I have looked at on bay of e have had postage charges of over £75.00, could you put the sellers details on my wall please?