$1.3K+ dress: I love Herve Leger dresses, but how do average people afford them?

[aquablueness]

^^Yeah, I do. I feel like the quality isn't much better than Forever 21, but it's like 5x the price. I was thinking about the bebe dresses, but I hear (and it seems like) the fabric isn't nearly as strong and figure-flattering as HL. I myself am saving for an HL.

i hear ya.

 

[ladyeeboutique]

My cousin saw the HL copies at Bebe and said they were hideous. I read about it in the NYpost and shook my head...lol

 

[KristyDarling]

I've often wondered the same thing...I can only assume that amassing a collection of HL dresses is something that is done when money is not an issue. (lucky them!) As an average person myself, I'm hoping to someday own just this ONE classic black HL dress ("only" $730 from Saks)....hopefully sometime soon because this body isn't getting any younger and before long, I will have no business wearing one!

 

[arireyes]

I don't even really like the way the Bebe one looks. Maybe it's just because I know it is Bebe.

I tried on a bebe one today. The quality isn't good at all IMO. But maybe that's because I have an HL and it really sucks everything in and hides it. And to answer the question I paid full retail , It was a splurge but worth it!!! And I want another. I haven't seen anyone else wearing one around here.

 

[jeh3v]

I would LOVE to have one, but sadly as a college student I won't be getting one ANYTIME soon.

 

[lily25]

Oh you answered my question. Bebe.

Does anyone think Bebe has been really tacky for a long time?

Oh me me me! I think it's very tacky and cheap looking!

 

[pinkmitsy4]

I definitely wouldn't wear the Bebe one. THe material just doesn't look nice at all.

 

[Veelyn]

This dress looks like something a hooker/stripper would wear IMHO. No offense to anyone who likes it.

 

[ItsMyWorld]

That Bebe one looks a little um "streetwalker"-ish...

 

[steffe]

I've never seen anyone in one! Boston must be more fashion forward than DC!

well boston is indeed quite fashion forward. i saw a sales girl wearing a pair of CL in children's department.

i dont own a HL dress myself. 1.3k is quite expensive. i will only get it for some special event. not for collecting.

 

[arireyes]

Bebe used to be ok, maybe it was just because I was a lot younger, but latley I can't stand 90% of their clothing.

 

[luxurina]

Intermix had one onsale for like 500, but they didn't have any in my size

 

[luxurina]

Bebe used to be ok, maybe it was just because I was a lot younger, but latley I can't stand 90% of their clothing.

I totally agree..I think it's because their quality is not as it used to be..It looks soooo cheap now..

 

[arireyes]

It's really gotten bad. I still have some of my older clothing from them and IMO the quality was a lot better 5 yrs ago. DH and I went to a club, I was wearin my HL and a girl walked in with a bebe one (didn't look like mine thank god) and even he said it looked like crap.

 

[starryviolet]

i personally would not pay 1k on a dress. i am willing to pay $400 for a dress at the most and have found fabulous designers like alice + olivia that design contemporary dresses for much cheaper (and imo are way cuter!). HL is somewhat overrated where i live.