Fabulous Frocks

Last weekend, I said Yes To The Dress. Yay!
My whole experience from start to finish was fantastic. I made an appointment request online and received a response from Margaret by the next morning to setup a time to come in. Walk-​ins are also welcome, but the bridal consultants may not be able to give you their undivided attention over those with an appointment, and appointments are also given priority with the dressing rooms.
I loved their concept — everything is off the rack and 95% of the dresses are sample sizes are sent to the store from designers and stores from around the country. The other 5% is from brides who are selling their gowns. The brands that I saw were Jenny Yoo, Watters, Amsale Nouvelle, and so many more (I ended up with a Jenny Yoo dress!) The dresses are sectioned off by price ($ 1,000 and under, $ 2,500 and under, $ 2,500 and above), which was great so I wouldn’t pick up a dress and end up being disappointed with not being able to afford it. You can also bring sparkling wine/​champagne to your fitting and take pictures! Winning all around. They also sell accessories, and veils, in addition to bridesmaids dresses and mother of the bride dresses in an additional room.
Margaret was sweet, patient, supportive, and attentive throughout my dress fitting experience. I never felt pressured about anything at all and she was mindful about my budget. I ended up spending WAY under my budget and luckily my dress fit like a glove so I didn’t have to spend anything on alterations!
They offer two payments — you can pay for 50% of the dress and pick it up in 30 days with the remainder, or you can pay in full and walk out with your dress. I did the latter and now I have my beautiful dress at my mom’s house (so my fiancé doesn’t peek at it!).
I highly recommend Fabulous Frocks for any bride-​to-​be!

I live in Del Ray and pass by the Fabulous Frocks storefront on a weekly basis. Their window displays are amazing and make me want to buy everything. Alas, that would not be practical or necessary.
Anyways, a few weeks after I got engaged, my mom was coming into town and wanted to go dress shopping with me. I emailed Fabulous Frocks asking to set an appointment. They told me they were booked that day, but offered to put me on a wait list in case someone cancelled. They emailed me a few days before my mom was in town and told me they had an opening! Absolutely love that they actually got back to me.
The store is calm and surprisingly relaxing (no shoppers in fisticuffs). This was my first wedding dress shopping experience and Margaret really brought her A-​game. She suggested I try one of everything, and even had some recommendations based on the ones I preferred. Waiting to see what venue I go with before I make a dress purchase, as everything I tried on was so different. I fully intend on going back once I figure out what I’m even doing.
Would absolutely recommend going here. Everyone is wonderful, everything is beautiful, and dresses are very well-​priced.
Thanks again ladies!

The BEST wedding dress shopping experience! Margaret was amazing and someone I would highly recommend every bride in the area visit before making her decision. They stuck to my budget, even found a dress substantially UNDER budget and weren’t going to let me buy something I didn’t absolutely LOVE. Seriously brides … GO!!!

I had an awesome experience at Fabulous Frocks. While I didn’t end up getting my wedding dress here I wanted to leave a review because my experience was fabulous. I worked with Ally. She was fantastic. She explained how the dresses were priced, and had me pick out my favorites. She also suggested a few as well. Ally helped me try them on and then even took photos of me in the dresses so I could decide on which ones I liked. The selection was great and they had designer dresses in a variety of price ranges. I most likely will return to look at their accessories. Thanks for a great experience!

I couldn’t have had a more pleasant experience at FF. Being a practical gal, who admittedly likes the finer things, the concept of finding a beautiful designer dress at a discounted price appealed to me. I also loved the idea of being able to buy right off the rack. I felt a little self conscious when I walked in the door to the store, because it was my first appointment to look for wedding dresses, and I made the decision to go by myself. I couldn’t imagine myself in a wedding dress that made me really feel like a gorgeous version of myself.
Margaret was my dress maven, and she did an amazing job. Her subtle guidance let me find the dress that was perfect for me. She was supportive and attentive without being pushy at all, and even helped me find the perfect earrings to match. I found an incredible, unique dress that suits me perfectly (and miraculously fit me perfectly). It is in flawless condition, and although it originally cost $ 6000, the price at FF was $ 2000. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Highly recommend!

We had a wonderful experience at Fabulous Frocks with Dixie! They had a great selection and Dixie helped me find my dress without being pushy or overbearing. She pulled dresses that were exactly what I wanted. If you need a wedding dress make an appointment at FF with Dixie!!!

I had a great experience at Fabulous Frocks. Linda helped me find my dress. I also worked with them, most specifically Dixie, for my bridesmaids dresses. Dixie saved the day when I found out that I couldn’t get the Jenny Yoo dresses I wanted by finding a similar dress with a designer that would work with us for half the price!
Thank You!

Today, I went to Fabulous Frocks hoping to find a dress for my wedding that’s coming up in a few weeks. Linda was great. She fit me in for an appointment despite the fact that they weren’t really going to make any today. She totally got my style after showing a few pics, worked with me on price, and helped me find a dress that couldn’t have been any better than if I had spent hours looking in a huge bridal store. I’m also very happy at the super high quality gown I was able to get for a totally decent price — and it fit *perfectly* off the rack.
The whole experience was great.

I’m sad to say that I was really unimpressed by Fabulous Frocks. Their dress selection was alright but the service was really poor. I went to a total of 4 bridal salons (4Everly After, Bridal Couture, Lovely Bride and Fabulous Frocks). All of the others had great service! The attendants were great at making suggestions and overall making me feel like a «bride». The attendants at Fabulous Frocks acted like they would rather be somewhere else and weren’t helpful even when I was asking specific questions (i.e. who is the designer of this dress? do you have a belt that would work with this?).
I also found that they were very poor at pinning the dresses on me. Again, the other salons took the extra 15 seconds to make sure the dress was snug. At FF, they just didn’t seem to really care if I got a good feel for the dress.
Also to note, I had an appointment and they weren’t busy. I was one of two brides in the store. I did receive a follow-​up call (which I can say is the only follow-​up call I received which was nice) and on the voicemail they were very positive and energetic. Unfortunately, after my bad experience the voicemail only added to my disliking of the store as it just felt fake.
Overall I’d say it’s not a bad place to check out «dress-​wise» but don’t expect to like or enjoy the experience.

This is a very pretty store, filled with gorgeous designer dresses. I had a great experience shopping here, Allie was my consultant and she was very helpful and knowledgeable. She offered helpful suggestions and advice which I greatly appreciated. One of my favorite parts of shopping here is that these are pre-​worn dresses, so they come in all sizes. Being on the smaller side, I had trouble thus far trying on dresses actually in my size since most stores carry sample sizes which tend to be quite a bit bigger than what I wear. I found it really helpful to see dresses that actually fit the way they were supposed to fit.
I would certainly recommend checking this store out if shopping in the area. It is a different shopping experience and so much fun to be around all of these gorgeous dresses!

My dress recently sold! Very, very happy that someone else will be able to enjoy my beautiful gown and that I was able to make some of my money back.

Overall, a good experience.
The ladies were prompt with appointment requests and emails and the selection of dresses is nice.
Only issue I had was when ordering my bridesmaid dress I asked to order the sample size because it fit perfectly, yet they insisted on ordering one size larger. And guess what? I got it hemmed and taken in exactly one size smaller.

I purchased my bridal gown from Fabulous Frocks and was married last June. I’ve only delayed in writing the review because I got pregnant right after the wedding. My first visit was almost a year and a half ago, and was less than fruitful. The dresses at the time were mostly sample sizes so I did not fit them. A few weeks after that appointment I received a great phone call that brought me in to see the latest shipments, one more appointment later with my friends and I purchased the one that I wore my wedding day. The gown selection was varied, the service very friendly and unpretentious. The store is modern and comfortable with beautiful accessories. I only rated it a 4 because I thought the price was a bit high for my gown. It was a designer I was unfamiliar with (UK designer) so once I was home and did some research, I realized I definitely overpaid and still had alterations to go. The dress I purchased had a corset back and didn’t fit perfectly. I was told by the owner that it would be an easy fix, however after being unable to reach the seamstress she recommended, I ended up paying another $ 500 for the alterations and the back was not able to be fixed. I got over it and wore it as is but to some this would be a deal breaker. I should have done more research on both the price and alterations, but in the moment I was too excited to have a dress that me feel beautiful.

I called over a week in advance to try and make an appointment for the following week. The lady who answered the phone asked for a bit of information, my size and price point. Then commented they only had about a dozen dresses that fit my requirements… And definitely sounded as if that was a negative thing– even though I was excited and told her it was fine (because its my first time dress shopping) and then she said she would call me later in the day or the following day to set an appointment up with me. Well it’s Thursday night of the following week and I’m still waiting for that call to set up an appointment. Rude and maybe a bit snooty.

I went to Fabulous Frocks to look at bridesmaid dresses because it is one of the few stores in the area that carries Jenny Yoo. I spoke with Linda, the owner, over the phone before coming in to see if she carried the two dresses I specifically wanted to see in person. She did, but she also took the time to talk to me about what styles I liked. Then she suggested that I look at a third dress, which turned out to be perfect. Linda was extremely helpful throughout the entire ordering process. Many of my bridesmaids live in other states, and Linda was great about coordinating with them. My bridesmaids and I absolutely love the dress we chose, and I’m grateful to Linda for helping us pick out the perfect bridesmaid dress!

The shop is beautiful and very nicely decorated. The owner, Linda, is very friendly and courteous and let’s you know when they are having special trunk shows, etc. She’s also very accessible via email which is great. The saleswoman helping me was also very sweet and friendly.
However, I was very disappointed by the selection and care of the dresses. Yes, this is a second-​hand «gently worn» bridal shop — but that doesn’t mean the dresses should be so poorly cared for. They obviously have some beautiful dresses — at various price points but most seemed to be over $ 1200. However, I was shocked at how dirty the hems were, some of zippers weren’t working and overall these dresses looked like they had taken a bit too much wear. I would recommend that they keep the dresses in clear garment bags to help keep them looking nicer.
I saw one dress that I was somewhat interested in but was over my price-​point. Linda, the owner, very nicely called me later to ask if I was interested in the dress and even offered to maintain the sale price (even though the sale had officially ended). I appreciated that customer service but overall was disappointed with the selection at Fabulous Frocks.
Maybe once they become more established they’ll have more selection. I’m a big believer in second-​time around dresses so I hope so!

I went to this shop to try on wedding dresses with my entire family. We had a great time and I found my runner-​up dress here.
The good:
Great variety of dresses
Arranged by price, so easy to sort through what is/isn’t within your budget
Cute shop!
The bad:
Many of the dresses had broken zippers — so you couldn’t even get a good idea how they would fit. Something simple they could fix to potentially sell more.
Bad clips! So if the dress was too large, it was difficult to envision it fitting.
My runner up dress fit perfectly. I would have only had to hem it (think of the alteration cost savings)! And it was beautiful, but I had a couple of other shops to go to so I told them I’d call them back. An hour or so later they called to tell me that the seller had dropped the price, and they they’d knock off a couple hundred dollars. I was tempted!

I tried on my very first wedding dress in this shop. Linda, the owner, was very knowledgeable about her dress selection and answered all of my questions about when to purchase a dress. She made me feel even more at ease when I found out that she, too, was planning her own wedding just a few weeks before mine. She knew exactly what I was going through and didn’t make me feel pressured to buy anything. If you are looking for a higher-​end designer dress and can’t afford to buy a new one, check out Fabulous Frocks. Linda only allows gowns that are $ 2000+. She does her research and makes sure that each and every one of her gowns meets her high consignment standards. If you have champagne taste and can’t afford a brand-​new gown, you will love Linda’s selection.

Fabulous Frocks and I were meant to meet. I had purchased my Jim Hjelm lace gown at a local store. When I canceled my wedding and just couldn’t pick the dress up from the store, Linda came into my life. Honestly. I know this sounds strange, but when I couldn’t go out to the store to get my dress, I had a girlfriend call the store and ask them to hold it. My friend ended up speaking with Linda, the owner of Fab. Frocks. Linda said that she was opening a consignment store in the coming months for designer/​high end, gently used gowns and if I wanted to, she would be more than happy to sell it. This was a gift I tell you. I took the dress over to her store and within a week of her opening her store, she called me with excellent news, she had sold my dress!
Linda was so easy to work with and she knows her stuff. She honestly was a Godsend for me and I would encourage any bride, no matter the budget, to make an appointment. She truly does have beautiful dresses from the gently used to the unworn (in my case.)
Thank you so much Linda! and a very Happy Holidays to you!

This was the third appointment I had in one day and it is too bad it wasn’t my first. They were so nice and helpful. There was no high pressure sales and I loved the selection of unique gowns. The prices are right and as this place becomes more established I am sure they will get more gowns. I snatched up the second dress I tried on and it was perfect. I can’t wait to wear it this July!