La Soie Bridal

dresses before Monse narrowed in on my style and presented me with two dresses I absolutely loved. I finally narrowed it down to "the one" and it was that simple! Monse also picked out a beautiful veil that I ended up purchasing. The only downside to La Soie was that the alterations were a little expensive and the seamstress is only available on Wednesdays. However, this was a small price to pay given the very reasonable price of the dress itself! La Soie is conveniently located and has a beautiful selection of dresses. I highly highly recommend it!

ce store just recently started doing alterations but not at convenient hours. I ended up going with one of their recommended tailors and was quite happy.

nd tried on the first one and was wowed. I said this is the dress. But for good measure I tried on the other 4, and when I looked at myself in the mirror in the 2nd dress I said, NO, THIS is the dress. and it was! The girls that work there are so knowledgeable and friendly, I felt like I was trying on dresses with friends. They were always good about scheduling appointments and being timely with the appts. I highly recommend this store for your wedding dress.

ient and didn't listen to anything I had wanted. I left and came back to la soie about 3 months later and had a much better experience. I found the dress and the lady helping was great. For the amount of revenue that place picks up they really need a makeover. The carpet they have in there is gross and it's hard to feel like a beautiful princess when the surrounding area isn't as spectacular as you'd want it. Their dress selection is just too good to just skip over them so I definitely recommend going to them at some point in your search

ing to about 6 or 7 different bridal salons trying on an uncountable number of dresses, I returned to La Soie to purchase. They were extremely helpful throughout the process and have a variety of collections and price ranges fit for just about any bride and style. The onsite fittings and alterations also made a nice touch.

ude every time I came in. I had my last fitting and they scheduled me an appointment to come pick up my dress from the shop and they would have it steamed and ready to go. When I came to pick it up that day it was in the bag and they told me they didn't steam it because I should wait until a few days before the wedding to bring it in. So I brought it in Wednesday before my Saturday wedding and they told me it would TAKE a few days to steam it. When I flipped out and told her she told me to bring it then, she said she could have it done by the next day for me to pick up at 6pm. I didn't come in the next day because I got behind with setting up wedding stuff so I came in Friday when they opened. My dress was IN THE BAG. She made an excuse and said it was because I didn't come pick it up the night before and I asked her why she didn't call me if she was going to do that because I would've sent someone to get it. She then said she will steam it and it will take about 30 min. I also don't live close to valencia I live about 30 min. out and so I had to run all my errands go home and then go back out to pick up my dress to still have it WRINKLED. I will never recommend this place to any of my friends or family, it was a huge upset the whole time and the manager never took responsibility for her mistakes and tried to make it seem like it was my fault.

y is refreshing to go into a pretty store where the people are kind and enjoy helping you. After all, this will likely be the only time you are spending over $1,000 on a dress so the place you purchase that dress from should be comfortable and not look like a warehouse. Also what I loved about this particular store was that all the dresses were not crammed together. They were displayed beautifully and it was very easy to look through and pick out ones I liked. I found my dress right away. I didn't feel rushed at all by anyone there. Also their alteration specialist (Selpi) is incredible! I was so pleased with the fit of my dress. I had to go 2 times to alter different parts of my dress but it turned out so perfect and it was way worth it. Their dresses ranged from $1,500 and up for new styles and they also have a sale rack.

ld me to come in for my first fitting, but when I arrived there, they informed me there was no tailor there. They basically just made me come to pick up the dress, and on Valentines Day, might I add. They then told me I would have to drive all the way to Pasadena, a good hour and a half drive, to get my alterations done. In the end, I went to an outside tailor to get my alterations done, and the cost was less than half of what La Soie quoted me. I think my second visit was poor because there had been management changes. I love my dress, but it is unfortunate that the service has gone so down hill.

ng fabric. They ordered me new dress and it came within 3 weeks. I also ordered a color swatch so I could find a veil that would be the same color. That was a nightmare to get. That took another 2 months to get after I had gotten my new fixed dress. The manager apologized for all the issues with my dress and color swatch, but was not willing to give me free alterations. She said it was company policy to only give 30% off which I had already “won” in a raffle when I ordered my dress. I loved my dress, but I should have ordered it from another store.

o to Pasadena, CA store but not accommodating alteration times, and she was just wonderful - changed my whole view on the store and even though she is not based at the Torrance store, she was there each time I needed her. She truly helped to make the experience special.

ss at the Pasadena location and then get my dress altered at the Torrance location.

rything, and she did a perfect job. She was able to take the image in my mind and bring it to life, creatig my dream dress. All of the staff were very nice and helpful. I couldn't have had a better experience and was pleased with everything. I highly recommend them to any bride!

ly under her wing and started sharing her knowledge of "weddings." She helped me find the perfect dress and my vision became a reality. I had looked several places and wasn't treated like a princess until I came here. I think EVERY bride looking for her dress deserves this. No matter her "budget." Little did the other shops know that my budget was huge. I just didn't have the right purse that day :) Thank you La Soie again and again!!

g there for my special day.

I had my eye on. The seamstress really knows her stuff and did an amazing job for me. My weight fluxuated a lot since I had lost 8lbs in a 3 weeks. However, when I came back for the final fitting, I just felt like it didn't fit perfect. When I talked to the seamstress about it she told me "You're just stressed. It's in your mind." I thought it was so inappropriate and she kept saying it over and over and not listening to me. Rule #1 - Never tell a bride she's being crazy! Even if she is! When I came back to pick up my dress after "steaming", threads were hanging out everywhere and the entire slip underneath was wrinkled. They ended up steaming it again in front of me. I'm still shocked after all I paid they were willing to give me the dress in that condition. I'm sad the last couple visits kind of left a bad taste in my mouth, however they are still a thousand times better than David's Bridal and the dresses are beautiful. Still recommend!

d bought right then and there! I told the lady (sorry I forgot the name... fran?) the style I liked and the price range, and she pulled this GORGEOUS Maggie Sottero dress. Everyone who has seen this dress has absolutely loved it and a few have even said it's the most gorgeous dress they had ever seen (ok maybe they were just flattering me, I don't know, but still!) The best part of it was... only $1000! I watch all these "Say Yes to the Dress" and the average is $3K or something, but La Soie can provide something like this for $1K, I feel that is the best deal in the world. Thank you La Soie, I almost didn't find the best dress EVER! They also steamed the dress and veil (which I got elsewhere) for free, and were happy to have me try it on and everything after they steamed it. Great service, great eye, great selection, great price.

I found the perfect dress on the second visit. It ended up being slightly above my budget, but at the end, it was totally worth it. I received so many compliments on the dress. I was nervous because the dress arrived 2 weeks before my wedding date, especially because fittings are only performed on Thursdays. Thankfully, their seamstress is really good, and no adjustments had to be made after the alterations were performed. My only complaint is that we would often have to wait 30 min or more for the seamstress to arrive, which was tough because of my work schedule on Thursdays. Alterations are really expensive here, but there was a 30% off promotion when I bought the dress, which made it comparable to other tailors I had called. It really is crazy... alterations for my dress costed $450 after the discount!! But I guess that is normal for wedding dresses. The staff has always had very good customer service and has been accommodating. They were able to steam the wrinkles out of the dress on the day of my final fitting so that I didn't have to make another trip and come back the next day. Overall, I was very happy with the dress. I wore it throughout the ceremony and reception, and I plan to wear it again at our wedding reception back home too!

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udget was around $1,000-$1,500 and there were plenty of dresses to choose from. - Dressing rooms are nice, big and spacious. - You can take pictures! This is probably one of the best things about the store since you start to get really confused once you try on multiple dresses. - Dress arrived even earlier than the estimated date, so no stress. - The initial sales associate that helped me was great. She really listened to the styles that I liked and also provided good recommendations. Cons: - Noticed 2 minor imperfections with the ruching on my dress but the associates kept insisting that it was just the way the dress was made and there was no way around it. They insisted that it would look fine when steamed. The steam helped but still think the dress had minor flaws. - Some of the sales associates seem a bit passive aggressive (esp. when I was pointing out the imperfections mentioned above). - The salon cannot "store" or hold on to your dress once it arrives, so if there is a few months between arrival and 1st fitting, you'll need to find a good place at home to store it. - The magic bras they sell in store are ridiculously overprice. You can purchase anywhere online for 1/4 of the cost.

d "the dress". The sales associate were pleasant and knowledgable. I am happy with my shopping experience.