05/27/08

Snobbery at its Finest

by anavae

I have been to La France several times to browse, but only yesterday did I go there to truly shop for something I needed and was very dissapointed. They have probably a thousand Su Wong gowns at Saks prices and most of the gowns have been there for over a year! I was interested in two dresses that were on "clearance". One had been on sale since 02/07 and another since 10/07, so there is no telling how long they have even been in the store and I was also informed by a long time "sales" girl that I was lucky there was a sale section at all. Supposedly, the owner just puts things on sale when she is tired of looking at them; she must not need to really sell anything. The gowns are way over priced! Nothing with a stretch polyester lining is worth $600.00, or even $300.00 on sale, especially when there are a thousand gowns crammed on to three walls ( could barely get to them). Aside from all of the above mess, the sales girl was very abraisive and defensive when I asked about the prices, proceeding to tell me about the eccentricities of the owner like she was the great and powerful Oz. The whole thing was silly and dissapointing! If your running a retail store act like it, because I can buy a Su Wong dress somewhere else. Everything in there, while being sometimes beautiful and sometimes really worn out, is severely over priced. Its all too bad really, because I love vintage jewelry and clothes and have been in vintage stores all over the country, but I have never seen this kind of over priced stuff and snobbery.

• Pros: Its air conditioned
• Cons: Snobbery

05/15/08

Replicas, and overpriced vintage, but all in one location.

by sectretshopper1

It is a destination location that may save you several days of thrifting, internet shopping, and boutique hunting if they have that one thing that you are looking for, but is the markup really worth the saved time?

That all depends on how much time you have on your hands, or if you know your clothing size and have an Ebay account. Almost all the fashion offered here can be gotten for a fraction of the price (sometimes hundreds of dollars less) if you know you size and have an Ebay account.

French replica fashion at high prices, a good collection of real womens' vintage, and almost no mens selection, (unless you want a Hawaiian shirt).

I did not ask if they offer tailoring, but just about anything you get from here will need it. Sizes in vintage are very different from sizes today. And therein lies the rub to all high priced vintage store boutiques; Spend hundreds of dollars on a piece of clothing that you will have to spend hundreds of dollars to have fitted to you. The same conclusion can be reached about this boutique, it may have something beautiful, but girl, it will cost you.

• Pros: Lots of selection limited to 30's -50's fashion.
• Cons: Very overpriced, lots of overpriced replicas, expensive parking, dangerous neighborhood.

10/02/06

Outragous selection!

by clovesl1219

My boyfriend and I have been wanting to come here for a long time and we finally did. We were not disappointed. We didn't want to leave! They have everything I love to wear. I was especially excited to see the selection of vintage wedding dresses..amazing! We are planning a wedding in Italy and I found the perfect dress to wear. The prices are high but I feel it is worth it...especially for the dress.

• Pros: Large Assortment, Vintage Wedding Dresses
• Cons: A Bit Pricey