UTbride, You might want to think it over before you make false accusations. The designer you purchased, Lazaro does not even offer a bag with their name on it or a "certificate of authenticity". The certificate you are concerned with is a gimmick used by Maggie Sottero to give a greater perceived value to their gowns. You should mention that you called Lazaro and they told you the same thing, that you also called the TV station for assistance and they called Gallippo's who gave the phone number to them for Lazaro in New York so they could verify this information. Lazaro told them that Gallippo's did order the dress from them and they could verify it. The photo online did not show buttons on the back of the dress. However, if you had asked for buttons why did you not notice they were not on the dress for a year after the wedding was canceled? Are you possibly trying everything you can to try to harrass the store into giving you a refund after your 2006 purchase. This is called defamation of character and I am sure that I know now why your wedding canceled. No bridal shop will give a refund for a special order, you are a size 0 and I understand if you tried to sell the dress and can't. Who could fit into that tiny size? Please try to understand that nothing you say or do to the store will change your situation. The dress was perfect or you would have complained sooner. Thank you for recanting. By the way you were not a family friend, you had made purchases in the past and had always been happy with the gowns for your other events that did not cancel.The reason you consider yourself a friend is that we at Gallippo's treat our brides like a family friend. We love our brides but will not give into harassment. Please find another store to work with if you ever find another fiance'.