Alena Fede

i bought wedding dress from her.
first of all
it was very hard to contact her,
she took the money and i was able to contact her very hardly,
and the dress was different design then what she told me,
and the dress came after the wedding,
YES
AFTER WEDDING.
and by writing a bad review,
she even threatened me,
dont trust her, and these other reviewers.
and read those, «un recommended reviews» too.
and she would refuse to give my money back even after i shipped the dress back.
so i had to go through filing scams with my bank.
SCAM.
dont trust her

I recently had Alena alter a dress that was relatively difficult with beads and sequence. Not only she fixed it very well and you could not tell it was altered, she did that in record time, as she was traveling in a short time on a long trip and I had no other option. She also did that very nicely and willingly so that I won’t feel guilty about it. i highly recommend her to any one who wants a job well done

I found Alena through an online search and, after reading her glowing reviews, emailed her with some questions about altering my Watters wedding dress. She emailed back within the hour and was very transparent about her pricing and very easy to work with to find a time in both our busy schedules to meet for a consultation. She took my dress in around the waist and bust and created a gorgeous bustle which almost outdoes the dress with the train down. She is talented and so sweet to work with, and I couldn’t ask for my dress to fit me any more perfectly!

Alena contracted to make a dress for my da-​in –laws wedding. She was supplied a design by my da in law. She took it upon herself to change the dress without asking permission to change the design, and when my da in law was in tears when she saw the picture after Alena made the dress Alena’s comment was «oh, she’ll like it when she sees it». She then agreed to make it as contracted and sent it to the wrong address arriving the day after her wedding. Alena was told where to send the dress so it would be received for the wedding. She managed to send the ribbon for the dress to the correct address (that came after the wedding too). My da in law sent the dress back unopened (correct, she did not have the dress for her wedding) and now Alena refuses to answer any attempt to contact. She has not refunded her money for the dress. I have never seen such an unprofessional and uncaring, unsympathetic person! Shame on you Alena Fede. Buyer Beware

I DO NOT recommend you even CONSIDER WORKING WITH ALENA. She does not follow through with what she promises! I ordered a wedding dress 5 months before my wedding. She told me I would have fabric samples and a drawing within a week, it took her 4 months with many lies proceeding up to the delivery of the samples.
My dress was due one month before my wedding so I could allow for alterations. As the due date approached, I asked for progress photos, she would not send. Once she even told me she mailed the dress and it came back undeliverable but she could not provide a tracking number and also could still not provide any photos showing the dress even existed.
She promised several times it would be there the next day, still nothing. I told her to cancel the order, I would have to find another dress!
Three weeks later and only one week prior to my wedding she sent photos and promised it would be a perfect fit! I told her I would try the dress but if it wasn’t a near perfect fit that I reserved the right to return it. She agreed. The dress arrived, shoved in a small cardboard box, it was 2 sizes too big, the details that made is special and unique did not even work, it had puckering in weird places and the fabric was a wrinkled mess from being mailed in a small box.
I have tried several times to contact her to send the dress back and get a refund. I have not heard from her at all!
Do not take a chance!

I had the pleasure of modeling Alena’s beautiful wedding dresses during Charleston Fashion Week 2011. When I decided to compete at Miss South Carolina USA, I knew exactly who to call for a one of a kind piece. What I didn’t know was how wonderful creating something with Alena was going to be. Alena is truly an artist. She took my vision and made it even better than what I was imagining. When I put on my dress to go on stage, I was so confident. I had a dress that was made for MY body and I was apart of the design process. Not to mention, the entire process was completely stress free. Alena really cares about her clients and creations. She goes above and beyond to make sure you are happy and that you look your very best. I definitely recommend Alena to anyone wanting to create any sort of unique fashion piece. She will make you look phenomenal!