Doris Fashions

What can I say? Absolutely nothing good. Wanted to order a gown by VM Collection VM71124. They didn’t have it for me to try on so I asked to see another VM gown #71 020 to see the quality of this collection. The #71 020 was made well. So I placed the order for #71 124. It wasn’t supposed to be in for another 3 months. But miraculously it appeared one week after I placed the order. Went to try it on and couldn’t believe the garbage they were trying to sell me. The seamstress said that all the gowns come in like this. It seemed to be a bogus copy of the actual gown. There were only long basting stitches where the front pleating was. No machine stitching visible. The short sleeves were sewn extremely crooked. In order to correct the sleeves all the lace would have had to be cut off leaving the binding as the finishing affect instead of the lace. The netting to produce the illusion affect was very thick and coarse instead of being finely soft. The netting was extremely itchy. As soon as Lana realized I wouldn’t accept this bogus gown she became very rude. She was actually ignoring my presence. She proceeded to place a chair in the middle of the shop and began to seat her friend and give her food she brought from home. She ate along with her friend while at the same time ignoring my presence. There were several other conversations with her where she told me I would lose some of my cash deposit. And that I would have to recoup it from the owner, Sal. I had to return to the store with my son and his fiancé to confront this situation again. Lana didn’t want to bother Sal, the owner, because he wasn’t feeling well. She made a ridiculous statement of not wanting to be in the middle between Sal and myself. I told her that she was already in the middle because she was an employee of his and also took my cash. Talk about ridiculous statements. Makes me wonder why the owner still employs such a rude person. After about two weeks Sal returned my deposit less $ 50. If you still choose to do business with Doris Fashions make sure not to give them cash. Use your credit card even if Lana requests cash. And she will ask for cash.

I had my bridal gown altered by Josephine; because the size already fit me pretty well, just the bustle and some minor adjustments and hemming was necessary, so I only needed two fitting appointments. 1) These ladies are so quick! It’s a no frill shop, everyone is super nice, there’s a great vibe to it and they work very efficiently. At the same time, there’s no annoying snotty «having to make an appt» — whenever I had a fitting scheduled I dropped by whenener it was possible FOR ME on that day or any time after. 2) they are so good! My bustle was really challenging because my dress fell draped to the side, so depending on where you lifted it, one side would be shorter. Josephine did a great job on «fixing» with an elaborate french bustle and all the adjustments were perfect. 3) they listen! I’m busty and I wasnt feeling comfortable with the top even though it fit well — all I did was ask Josephine to put some cups and: done! 4) the price is so fair. The place I bought my dress in NYC as well as that very famous seamstress lady in BK Red Hook wanted to charge me more than twice as much and I felt totally ripped off. Have your gown done here or have a look at the dresses you can buy here too! It’s sooo worth it!

Went there today for my mom’s dress and my sister-in-law’s dress. Lana helped us and when we told her the wedding is in less than 2 months (⁵⁄₁₅) she said there was no way we could order a dress and get it in time. My sister in law tried on and loved the first dress she found (which was on sale) and the said the small alterations would not be an issue.
My mom was a bit more difficult. Because of the short amount of time, the desire for the perfect dress and the need for a larger size we had a problem. Lana was amazing!!! She took mom’s measurements and called the manufacturer directly to ask them what they had in stock that could be shipped ASAP in mom’s size… She then pulled the one dress they had in the store (not the right size) that the manufacturer could send ASAP. We LOVED it… The cut was perfect, the color was perfect!
Lana went ABOVE and BEYOND!!! So grateful!

BEST dress store hands down!
Lana is amazing!!! It was a pleasure every time I entered the store. Reliable and reasonable.
I could not have been any happier with her dress!!!
Thank you!!!

There’s really no point. I don’t even wanna bother telling the story. Move on, there are better places out there.
If my review could be just «No», it would be that.

I’m very surprised to read of the bad reviews this place got. I had a very wonderful experience here. I was recommended here by a family friend. My bridesmaids got the dresses here. Everyone was very helpful. I came with 5 girls. Picked the dress out the same day we were there. They called me when they came in and I went to look at them to make sure everything was okay. My girls went little by little for their fittings and they were always accomodating. My wedding is in 3 weeks and all the girls have their dresses with no problems. I’ll be here again if I need a gown for a special occassion. =)

I came to Doris for alterations to my bridesmaid dress. I had lost weight since ordering the dress, so it needed to be taken in completely.
After being quoted up to $ 200 for the alterations in Manhattan (which I thought was a joke considering I didn’t even pay that much for the dress itself), I was looking for a tailor that could do the job WELL, but for a reasonable price. The staff at Doris were professional, the seamstresses are very skilled and made sure they got the job done in time for the wedding. In fact, my dress was ready ahead of schedule and fit like a glove. I was treated nicely from the time I walked in until I walked out with my dress. I would definitely come back here in the future and encourage others to do the same.

At first I was a little skeptical when I was sent here for my fittings and eventual bridesmaid’s dress for my friend’s wedding. Doris Fashions is a bit bare and unsophisticated inside, dated even. But their quality is very good. The dress I have is beautiful. If I’m ever in need, or know someone who is, of a bridesmaids dress I’ll definitely at least go back to browse Doris Fashions.

LOVE MARIA!!!
I met her at a bridal event and she was sooo sweet! i knew i would be taking my girls there to look for bridesmaid dresses cause i knew a lot of people who have went there and trusted their reviews which were all good and heard the prices are good there also. and i did not want my girls spending an arm and leg on their dresses.
We went to another bridal store earlier and found a dress everyone loved, but the price was a bit much.
once we walked in Maria saw me and remembered me right away. the dress we were looking for wasn’t there but they were able to order it for us and the price was perfectly doable.
alterations were great too, some of my girls needed serious work on their dresses and were happy to know for once they didn’t need to pay soo much to alter the dress.
as long as you work with maria you are in good hands :)

To the ladies who had positive experiences here, kudos, but I apparently walked in on a bad day. The Russian lady working today could not even be bothered to say hello. When I told her I was looking for bridesmaids dresses she fired a round of questions, I told her the bridal party only just started their search so thus we are still in the browsing phase. The bitch had the nerve to tell me that I should tell my bride to do her own research! I promptly left and slammed the door behind me. Disgusting Doris!!!

I bought my prom dress at Doris Fashions a few months ago and cannot say enough about how pleasant and seamless the experience was. Lana was very helpful with finding the right dress. She’s detail oriented and knows how to pick the most flattering look. The alterations were equally amazing. Finally, their pricing is very reasonable. I found a few dresses that I liked in other stores, but Doris quoted me a significantly lower price. I will definitely go back there again next time I need a dress for another occasion.

This is a wonderful store with a warm and welcoming staff who accommodate your every need. They take care of you and everything that you may need. Their dress selection is actually diverse and luxurious and I am very happy with the service that i received last time i was there. They take care of you like you are family and do the best they can to get your dress in time for the occasion. I highly recommend this store for anyone shopping for any dress to look dazzling and gorgeous all night.
Sal the owner is great too and gives you a great deal, I will come back for my next dress shortly.

If it was possible to leave zero stars, I would. My daughter-​in-​law and her bridal party — which included my daughter — patronized this dress shop for their wedding two years ago. It had been recommended by a family member who lived in Brooklyn. (Boy, did she regret recommending them!)
On our first visit, we were left waiting for close to an hour, even though we had an appointment for the girls to be measured. The store was small and overcrowded with people and merchandise. By the end of the evening, my daughter ended up having a severe asthma attack, so we went to a nearby sandwich shop before starting our commute home, once she was feeling better.
On our next visit, they decided to INCREASE the cost, because of the size of the dress. Yes, they had provided us with a quote and receipt after taking her measurements. That appeared to be insignificant. By the way, my daughter stands over six feet tall, and has been that height for several years, so it wasn’t as if her body changed drastically from one visit to the next. They just quoted the wrong price, and would not honor it. And at that point, what can you do? Let them hold the dress hostage and allow her to walk down the aisle in jeans?
Lastly, their demeanor was not pleasant. Maybe I would not be leaving a negative review if the people were nicer. We did spend a significant amount of money there, and in this economy, one would think that would be appreciated.

I have lived in Brooklyn my whole life, and there has always been an over abundance of dress/​bridal stores. I would travel from the other side of the country for this place. I went here with a friend to help her look for a wedding dress and this is the only store we had to go to. They have an amazing selection but she already knew what she wanted. Not only was the dress half the price the service was incredibly fast. Sal, the owner, is as pleasant as can be, and all the alterations girls are helpful and great at what they do. High recommendations, this is a very nice family business. Would shop here for my wedding/​party dress!

This store is horrible! I originally went to them on the recommendation of a family member who has done business with them on several occasions & also because they carried the Alfred Angelo gowns I wanted. the price I was quoted for the dresses could not be beat.
I made an appt. for a fitting for myself & my bridal party. Our first appt. went great. Everyone got their measurements, put down deposits & all of us left very happy. I was a little disappointed only on one aspect of the store that day & it was their wheelchair accessibility. The store is very small & my mother who uses a transporter wheelchair (which is about half the size of a normal wheelchair) could barely fit in the store, we got her in & everything was fine but I don’t know how someone with a regular wheelchair could shop in that store. Aside from the wheelchair accessibility being described wrong My impression of the store was very high after that first appt. but let me tell you first impressions are not always correct.
Our first appointment was on 5÷5÷10. I was told that the dresses would be in around the second week of June & they would call to inform me they had arrived. During this time the store experience a fire & some of my party’s files had been destroyed. Right around the time of the fire I had called to find out if they needed any of my girls to come back for measurements but I was reassured by Lana that my dresses had already been ordered & there was no need, my dresses would be in soon, she would call to follow up. When I didn’t hear from her by the second week of July, I followed up. I was yet again reassured my dresses were shipped out by Alfred Angelo & would be arriving in a few days. I didn’t hear back from Lana until ⁸⁄₁₅.
I was originally okay with the delay. I completely understood they were overwhelmed from the fire & didn’t think anything of it. I went for my first bridal fitting on 8÷20÷10, where on that day I picked up my niece’s Jr. bridesmaid dress (or what I thought was her dress). It was significantly smaller than any of the other dresses, my niece is very tall at 12 years old she was about 5’5″. But I picked it up & brought it to my sister. Who called me later that night to let me know the dress was a child’s size 12 & my niece couldn’t even get it on. I called Lana & explained the mishap. She told me that I was wrong. I made an appointment with her to bring my niece to have it fixed. The day of our appointment I had my niece put on the gown, it couldn’t be zippered & the length barely reached her ankles. That’s when Lana told me there was a mistake, she gave me my flowergirl’s dress (my flowergirl wore the same gown as the bridesmaids). I told her that there was no way that was the flowergirls dress when the flowergirl was 4 years old & wore a girls size 4 not 12. This is where I learned from Lana herself my dresses were ordered after the fire, not before like I was previously told & since she didn’t have their measurements she ordered the «typical» sizes for a jr bridesmaid & flowergirl… but there was just one problem with that, she never ordered the jr bridesmaid gown. In total I should have had 7 dresses including the jr bridesmaid & flowergirl, we only had 6 dresses. Lana apologized for the mistake & reordered the jr bridesmaid & flowergirl dresses in the right sizes.
The dresses arrived the second week of September since Lana was nice enough to put in for a rush delivery. When the dresses arrived I took both of them from the shop since my sister who lives in long island wouldn’t be able to get the alterations done in brooklyn & the same went for my flowergirl who lived in staten island. I passed off the dresses to both mothers. The jr bridesmaid dress was the right size but the flowergirl’s was miles too big. Turns out Lana ordered a size 8 when I specifically told her a size 4. I called Lana, explained the situation & she told me to have them come in with the dress & the alterations would be free. When my flowergirl went for the alterations Lana claimed to not have a wedding party with my name & charged her $ 60 in alterations.
Now we come to the final fittings for the remaining bridesmaids and myself.
I have to say the seamstresses did an amazing job on all the dresses but the way business is run there makes me sick. My maid of honor & my sister-​in-​law needed plus size dresses Lana did not tell them until they were making their final payments that the price of $ 150 they were quoted was wrong & that it would be an addition $ 35 for the gowns. On my final fitting I was informed I was misquoted for my gown. I figured it would only be an extra $ 50 but my dress which was originally quoted (was on my receipt) at $ 350, was now almost double the price at $ 675. After arguing the price, Lana refused to let the dress leave the shop without the full $ 675 being paid. Seeing it was a week until my wedding I had no choice but to pay.
This store is full of liars and cheats.

This place is great! Every dress I have basically ever bought in my adult life has come from this place. Lana is the bomb as well as all the seamstresses that work there. I will never go anyplace else! It gets busy so call in advance if you need help picking a certain style or you need an alteration.

I began my wedding dress shopping in California where I’m from and most of my friends and family live. I found a dress I liked a lot, and because I live in New York, I figured I’d buy the dress here.
After calling around to all the stores in the area that carry the dress line, I decided to get my dress from Doris Fashions, in large part because the price was significantly less than anyone else had quoted me. (About ¹⁄₃ less of the price than any others).
When my friend and I first went in to order the dress, I understood why it was less – the store is certainly nothing glamorous and is in no way a bridal boutique. But, it didn’t seem to matter since I was just buying the dress. And I have to say I’m so glad I did choose to get my dress there. In addition to paying significantly less for my dress, I found the staff to be incredibly helpful. Lana, who I believe is the store owner, though a bit on the intense side, is super on top of everything and always greeted my friend and I in a super warm way. (I don’t know if she actually knew who we were or just did a good job pretending.) We always felt welcome though whenever we went, and as my friend said, she always had a good feeling that everything was going to be well taken care of.
In regards to alterations, Lana suggested having it done a month before the wedding, which made me nervous. Though the woman who helped with alterations (whose name I unfortunately don’t know) did a great job with both my wedding dress and my friend’s bridesmaid dress. I don’t know what normal alterations cost, but I was budgeting for much higher prices in my mind. The costs were very reasonable, and both of our dresses looked wonderful when they were done.
I’m really glad that I ordered my dress and did everything through her, and am wishing I knew more people getting married so I could recommend the store.
One note about payment – I believe you can pay with credit card, but by paying with cash, it ended up being less. I think no tax? Still a great deal either way.

This review is for the wedding alterations department rather than the store. Doris Fashions totally saved me. I got my wedding dress at RK Bridal. I ordered it 6 months in advance and was under the impression that I’ll be able to get my alterations done there. Turns out I was supposed to make my alterations appointment when I ordered the dress, something they neglected to tell me. Now it was two months prior to the wedding, I had the dress but no one to do my alterations.
Like all brides, I panicked, called a bunch of places, found out they’ll take me only during regular business hours (um I work during business hours), panicked some more and then finally found a place that would do it without a problem. Lana at Doris Fashions reassured me that everything would be fine. They’re open til 9P a few days a week making it easy to come after work (though it could get pretty packed during those days and might have to wait a bit). The staff was fantastic and the cost very reasonable especially compared to what it would have cost me at RK had they done it. During my last fitting, Lana saw a crease or something at the top of the dress that she didn’t like (I didn’t even notice it) she insisted on fixing it. I also had a shawl made (for the religious portion of the ceremony) as well as bought my veil there all for a great price. Would definitely recommend this place to anyone in Brooklyn.

So I found my wedding dress in one of the bridal magazines, went on the web site (it’s Mia Solano dress), started calling retailers. Some places said that it’s too late (4 months in advance), some places said it’s too late and offered me other dresses, one place offered me my dress in size 14 to be altered for me (perfect size 10, no alterations needed) for a very high price only because they had it in stock.
And then I came to Doris Fashions.
It’s not a very big place, not very fancy either. But do you need fancy or do you need YOUR dress and not to pay a small fortune for it? The place is loaded with very beautiful dresses, and if they don’t have it in stock they will measure you and tell you if it’s realistic to have it on time (no bs). Very friendly and very helpful! Lana was helping me and thanks to her I had a dress of my dreams and piece of mind. She also helped me with the veil.
I highly recommend this place and when you are there ask for Lana — she is the best!