Custom Dresses on Ebay??

rachelk456

I apologize if this is a dumb question. I imagine it's been a topic on here before, but I couldn't find anything on it when I searched.

I do not intend to spend a lot of money on my wedding dress, however, I am in love with (quite a few) Jim Hjelm dresses. I would be fine with a used dress, but I'm afraid I won't be able to find one in my size (I'm on the tiny side). Anyway, when I searched on Ebay I kept getting places that do "custom" dresses made to look just like any designer dress you want. Anyone have any experience with this? I read the seller's ratings and they were very positive but I don't know if they are genuine or not. My friend's sister is doing something similar, where she is having a designer look-a-like dress made in China; is this the same thing? 

Thank you for your input!

BreStellar

Beware!  After buying one of those gowns on Ebay, my Cousin got a dress that looked nothing like the pic posted and the quality was really lacking.  Also, there was a language barrier so it was hard communicate what exactly she wanted.

She ended up having to get a second gown (which she loved!) online at colettejeanbridal.com.

Good luck!

nightmare_of_beauty

My mom did a lot of ebay shopping for my dress (which I love) and she looked at the custom ones and read a lot of reviews where people said that it wasn't made the right way, coloring was off (actually had a yellow tint which I assume means they were smoking while sewing it), and problems with delivery because of customs. I say search every website mentioned in pp and open your mind up to other things. You can find really pretty dresses and save a lot of money by going that route, I think with alterations and cleaning, my dress will be under 250.

rachelk456

Thanks for the advice. I will keep an open mind, I have a lot of time yet so if I start early I'm sure I can find something. 

Meredith, thank you for those, some how I missed them when I searched myself. I love the first dress!! I haven't gone in-person dress shopping at all yet so guess the next step should be making sure that style even looks good on me. 

jpirrung

Yes it is the same thing.  When you read the reviews on Ebay, make sure each review is for a wedding gown, not just some stupid item...make sure wedding gowns are all they do.  I had a dress from China, but I was able to try the sample on at a local store, where I  originally found the gown and fell in love with it, and they ordered me a new one to fit perfect.  I had no idea it was a Maggie knockoff, I just had to have it!