Need your help to ID this dress!!!

emilyp3485 · June 2013

The bridal shop I've been trying on this dress at won't tell me the designer brand. Technically I wasn't even supposed to take this photo. I just want to find the dress in another shop in it's "Diamond White" color. The store I tried it on at only has the "Spun Gold" color. Any help you can provide would be great!! Thanks!!

csweaney · June 2013

Sometimes the best way to narrow these things down in my experience is to tell us what bridal shop you went to (or provide us with a link) and most of the time the bridal store lists what designers they carry. If we can narrow down the designers we can then go through those website and try to figure out by dress style what this one is (it looks taffeta and we can also narrow down by sweetheart neckline)

[Deleted User] · June 2013

Go back to the store and see if you can try on the dress, try to catch a glimpse of the brand and that will help A LOT.

AddieCake · June 2013

I'm confused. Did it not have tags or a label on it? All the dresses I tried on had tags on them with that information.

lookame3639 · June 2013

If theres no label and the shop wouldnt tell you the designer id be rather suspicious of that shop.

ccogan · June 2013

Definitely do not buy from that shop. Although many shops do it, to discourage your from shopping around at other stores, it is technically illegal. I went to one shop that did this, and said they did it because they didn't want the bride to be biased towards one designer or another. BS! I did not go back there.

QueerFemme · June 2013

ccogan said:

Definitely do not buy from that shop. Although many shops do it, to discourage your from shopping around at other stores, it is technically illegal. I went to one shop that did this, and said they did it because they didn't want the bride to be biased towards one designer or another. BS! I did not go back there.

I'm pretty sure it's only illegal if they remove the tag that shows it's country of manufacturing and fabric type/content. If they leave that tag on, but remove the designer tag, they aren't doing anything wrong.

Many shops do this, because they don't want you using their salon as a fitting room, and then going to buy it cheaper online somewhere. Your best bet is to scour their website to see what designers they offer, and then cruise the website of those designers.

itzMS · June 2013

I'm assuming you went to Minerva's in Orlando based off of what you have the picture titled as.

It has a lot of traits of Sophia Tolli gowns and I see on their website that they carry Sophias. But considering that store also has an Outlet...it could be from so many seasons ago

itzMS · June 2013

If the dress is a corset back, I believe it's the Sophia Tolli Alexandra style #Y1810

emilyp3485 · June 2013

@itzMS: Yes, I went to Minerva's in Orlando! And it does have a corset back - It looks like that might be the one - thank you so much for the help!!

@AddieL73 & @SouthernBelleInCali: The store takes the designer tags off the dress & puts their own store's label in it. Supposedly it's to "discourage people from price shopping other stores" and to prevent people from getting a knock-off made. This is why I didn't know who the designer was.

csweaney · June 2013

Great job itzMS!!!! I think she hit the nail on the head with the Sophia Tolli Alexandra

lookame3639 · June 2013

Isnt it illigal to remove the designer tags?

QueerFemme · June 2013

lookame3639 said:

Isnt it illigal to remove the designer tags?

See my comment above. @lookame3639

I'm 99% sure, that as long as they leave the fabric content and the country of origin, they don't have to leave the name of the designer on the tag.

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