Claire Pettibone

While I loved my gown and think Claire Pettibone is amazing, I can't believe how poorly constructed my gown was, and how incredibly large it was once I received it (and neither could the professional seamstress I took it to - she was shocked at the bias it was cut on which allow the dress to stretch). I was measured at a size 10, although I am a size 4 in my daily clothes. I assumed this was because of different wedding dress sizes, but when I received it, it literally fell off of me. I wear a size 32DD, and the chest on my dress hung around my bellybutton (fun!). Moreover, many of Claire's gowns have absolutely no structure in the chest, which makes it necessary to add boning and even - in my case - stitch in a strapless bra, and take in about 3.5 inches around the chest. This is fine, but it made the dress much less comfortable and very different fitting on me. Moreover, my dress stretched out a lot (even during the wedding). If I had purchased the size 4 sample dress that I had tried on and loved, all of the proportions would have been the same, and I would have been happy with the dress. Unfortunately, I really wasn't happy with the way the dress fit me and had to spend hundreds of dollars on alterations and modifications to the dress. I was also comped "custom length" at the Beverly Hills store, but again, it was waaay too long. I had to pay for my own custom length, and was frustrated when Cynthia at the store didn't even apologize or suggest that it might have been her fault. Basically I think Claire is brilliant, and I absolutely loved the look of my dress. But the execution of her dress - and the customer service at her flagship store - could use some improvement. I ended up changing into my reception dress 3 songs into my reception because my wedding dress had stretched out so much it was falling off of me. Not a great thing to deal with on my wedding day!

Gorgeous gowns, I fell in love with the first one I tried on and never looked at another gown again! Completely hand-made and Italian silk, it truly is one of a kind. I felt like it was made for me. I was lucky enough to take advantage of the sample sale and feel like I stole it since it was marked down almost 75%. Every single person at the wedding complimented me on how unique and gorgeous the design was.

I found my Claire Pettibone dress that I wanted in 2005 I believe and they made it for me for 2008. It was even better in person and it is made to fit you. They worked with me even though I lived far away. Sometimes the people working there were a little spacey, but nothing worth docking points for. The dress, beautiful. I'm still getting comments on how beautiful and unique it was 3 months later.The personal fitting was great and went really well. They helped me pick out a headpiece and were really honest about what would look best on me in a really professional way. At the end of the day, this will be the most beautiful dress I own for the rest of my life... SO beautiful!

I got my wedding dress from Claire Pettibone Boutique. I love that shop and have helped two of my friends buy dresses from there before! So it was nice to go there again for my own wedding dress!! I loved the dress I got. Usually I am very finicky, but once I tried this dress on, my mind was made up. I was able to have the dress customized to my fitting without any problems. It was a great experience - I love the variety of dresses and professionalism at this place.

I loved my dress and it was perfect for my venue! The best part about it was the "custom" fitting that came straight from my measurements. I also got to redesign the top the way i wanted it. the fitting was with claire herself, who was great.