Hello ladies! So I have sort of chosen a dress, but I need some input before I order it. There are actually two dresses that I have tried on at different stores, and my sister (who was with me at both stores) and I were both convinced that it was the same dress, but at one shop they told us it was a Casablanca, and at the other store, they told us it was a DaVinci.
So after poking around the internet for awhile, I have tracked down the dress on both Casablanca (Style 1831) and DaVinci's (Style 8252) websites - I still think it's the same dress, but maybe I am crazy. Are Casablanca and DaVinci part of the same company? Could it be the same dress? If they are different dresses, can anybody out there comment on the quality of dresses by one manufacturer or the other? I have inserted links (hopefully they will work - I've never inserted links before) to pictures of each dress below so you can see for yourselves. TIA!
http://www.casablancabridal.com/collections/view/5/88http://www.davincibridal.com/pop_up2.php?style=http://www.davincibridal.com/thumb.php?img=images/largethumb/8252FM.jpg&MAX_WIDTH=301&MAX_HEIGHT=418
Re: Dress decision help
So after poking around the internet for awhile, I have tracked down the dress on both Casablanca (Style 1831) and DaVinci's (Style 8252) websites - I still think it's the same dress, but maybe I am crazy. Are Casablanca and DaVinci part of the same company? Could it be the same dress? If they are different dresses, can anybody out there comment on the quality of dresses by one manufacturer or the other? I have inserted links (hopefully they will work - I've never inserted links before) to pictures of each dress below so you can see for yourselves. TIA!
http://www.casablancabridal.com/collections/view/5/88
http://www.davincibridal.com/pop_up2.php?style=http://www.davincibridal.com/thumb.php?img=images/largethumb/8252FM.jpg&MAX_WIDTH=301&MAX_HEIGHT=418
I'm not sure of the beneifts of one designer over the other. It wouldn't surprise me if this was the same exact dress; my bridal assistant told me that the designers all pretty much make similar dresses but change it up with different fabric. For example, the dress I bought, I initially found a similar dress while I was living in Australia, but they didn't have it at the shop I went to; I showed her a picture, and she said "Oh, we have that, but it's in silk vs. satin and there are just a few minor differences". She was right.
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I don't have personal experience with DaVInci dresses, but if you look at their ads in wedding magazines, they always put a note next to the dress saying "compare to David's Bridal style # X". My impression has always been that they are advertising to be cheaper than or comparable to David's bridal.
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There are also lots of pics of the 1831 on real brides (yay for google images) so that can help you get a good idea of how your dress would look on you or with any changes.
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I think I will try to go to a shop or two with my mother when I'm visiting the family out east for Christmas. She is an experienced seamstress, and she should be able to tell me which dress is better made once she has a look at them in person - although from what I'm hearing it seems like the Casablanca may wind up being the winner in that respect. My mother should also be able to tell me if she could do my alterations once she's had a good look at the dresses! Hello to saving some cash on that!
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