Herve Leger = <3 Part III

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Hello ladies! I have recently discovered HL and am having a lot of fun exploring the designs. I've noticed that a lot of the ladies on here score beautiful HL dresses at reduced prices on sale, at least the reveals on here seem to be a lot of sale purchases rather than full price, and that has got me wondering...do most HL dresses eventually go on sale? With all the different sources for HL including department stores, boutique, online outlets, etc. it seems like there are many options for buying and your chances of waiting it out for your dress to go on sale would be good. Is this something you long-time fans have noticed? Or do you have to grab a dress you love before it sells out? On neimanmarcus.com and saks.com I've noticed the smaller sizes (XXS especially) seem to sell out first, but the larger sizes tend to stick around till the summer and winter designer sales.

A lot of the dresses do go on sale eventually, though there are certainly some styles in some colors that get sold out of boutiques before they get there. But you'd be surprised at what you'll find on sale -- I nabbed a deep ocean blue Ari dress on sale, and that's a very flattering, super popular style in a gorgeous color. Anyway I have around 20 dresses, and I've never purchased any of them at full price -- most are from the Outnet, around 6 or so are from boutiques (40 - 70% off -- the boutique sales are often better than the Outnet prices), and the rest are from other online stores.

I would say only buy a dress at full retail if you absolutely have to have it for some event (and you can't wait for it to go on sale), or if you love it and it's a unique style and/or unique color. In my experience, most of the classic styles can eventually be found at a discount.
 
thank u for the detailed response!

I currently like the Makayla style but just wondering if it will eventually go on sale. The cap sleeves r adorable and the X design across the front is very flattering. It's currently available at diff dept stores in diff colors, just trying to figure out if it may eventually go on sale. Unfortunately I am not near any high end retail so have to rely on online or phone orders.

A lot of the dresses do go on sale eventually, though there are certainly some styles in some colors that get sold out of boutiques before they get there. But you'd be surprised at what you'll find on sale -- I nabbed a deep ocean blue Ari dress on sale, and that's a very flattering, super popular style in a gorgeous color. Anyway I have around 20 dresses, and I've never purchased any of them at full price -- most are from the Outnet, around 6 or so are from boutiques (40 - 70% off -- the boutique sales are often better than the Outnet prices), and the rest are from other online stores.

I would say only buy a dress at full retail if you absolutely have to have it for some event (and you can't wait for it to go on sale), or if you love it and it's a unique style and/or unique color. In my experience, most of the classic styles can eventually be found at a discount.
 
Good to know. I guess if it is something I must have, I should grab it before it's gone. Will take the tip of looking around first tho. What online retailers do u tend to include in your search?

Not always. I've bought quite a few from my local boutique that I never saw online, let alone go on sale. But I always have them hold the dress for me and search online first before buying it at full price. And it has to be a dress that I really really must have ;0P
 
I think you would look stunning in the classic signature strapless dress over the Simone. It has a very flattering sweetheart neckline. Have you tried on that style before? There is the longer version and the shorter version called the Denise. Which is shown below in tour new dusty petal color. :smile1:


What a beautiful lilac pink colour!

Is that from the winter collections or a preview of next summer??:smile1:
 
thank u for the detailed response!

I currently like the Makayla style but just wondering if it will eventually go on sale. The cap sleeves r adorable and the X design across the front is very flattering. It's currently available at diff dept stores in diff colors, just trying to figure out if it may eventually go on sale. Unfortunately I am not near any high end retail so have to rely on online or phone orders.

Well, I can't tell you if it will definitely go on sale or not, but I do think that the a-line styles often end up on sale. If I were you, I'd make friends with some sales associates (over the phone), and just ask them to let you know when/if they're running low on the style/color you want. If it's a current style you may not see it on the Outnet for a couple of seasons.
 
bbcakes said:
Good to know. I guess if it is something I must have, I should grab it before it's gone. Will take the tip of looking around first tho. What online retailers do u tend to include in your search?

I search it in Shop Style, which covers US retailers. You can tag it for sales alert. I also search the style in google for sites not linked to Shop Style. Then there's Louisa via Roma, Far Fetch, Matches, Net A Porter. New styles won't go on sale immediately, but I noticed they also don't sell out as fast in my local boutique so it gives me some time to maul it over

Good luck with your dress hunt. In the beginning every dress was a must-have for me but now I've learned to be more selective and it's good for the wallet ;0)
 
Hi ladies....disappointed to update that all three of my outnet purchases will be on their way back soon :nogood:. I really loved the purple one, but there was no getting around it: it's just one size too big for me. I thought about altering it, but I feel like it would be a little silly - it's not really "alteration" that I need, it's a different sized dress! This is the third time that I've sized up because a dress supposedly ran "small to size", and I'm officially done with that. From now on, I buy ONLY my own size!!

I also discovered that I don't really think A-line HL is for me. The black dress was kinda fun, but I really don't see when I'd wear it, and I'd rather not spend £600 on "kinda fun".

The skirt....I hated :tdown:.

So, still waiting for my next purchase!
 
My magenta strapless from Outnet arrived while I was away on a trip. Here are a couple of quick pics. The fit is good. Slightly long, but then most of them are on me. For a strapless, it's fairly comfortable. There's enough room on top that it's not squishing my boobs, but that also means that it feels like I need to keep pulling it up just a bit (not that the top would slide down, but it feels more comfortable when pulled up high - like many strapless styles do). To keep or not to keep?
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My magenta strapless from Outnet arrived while I was away on a trip. Here are a couple of quick pics. The fit is good. Slightly long, but then most of them are on me. For a strapless, it's fairly comfortable. There's enough room on top that it's not squishing my boobs, but that also means that it feels like I need to keep pulling it up just a bit (not that the top would slide down, but it feels more comfortable when pulled up high - like many strapless styles do). To keep or not to keep?
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You look incredible in the dress, but it's not one of my favorites on you. I think a sweetheart neckline would be more flattering. It's not that it looks bad in any way, shape, or form, I just am not a fan of the neckline.
 
^The outline of the pelvic area is just a shadow as a result of bad lighting & a quick pic with my cell phone:p Also, I agree that it lacks a little style, but with the right shoes and accessories, it could be pretty. I'm still undecided, but thanks for your opinions:smile1:
 
My magenta strapless from Outnet arrived while I was away on a trip. Here are a couple of quick pics. The fit is good. Slightly long, but then most of them are on me. For a strapless, it's fairly comfortable. There's enough room on top that it's not squishing my boobs, but that also means that it feels like I need to keep pulling it up just a bit (not that the top would slide down, but it feels more comfortable when pulled up high - like many strapless styles do). To keep or not to keep?
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Really like the colour! I think it might even be the same colour as the one I am going to have to send back (posted about it above).

I think I would be on the fence about whether to keep or not...I have tried on a strapless HL before that pretty much fit, but I had this compulsion to keep tugging it up at the top. It wouldn't ever have fallen down, but I just couldn't stop wanting to pull at it. It just "felt right" pulled up and I suppose I was a little bit paranoid about it for some reason. I sent it back in the end, even though it was gorgeous - I don't want to spend an evening running off to the bathroom to make adjustments or wrestling with my dress. It's not the most elegant manoeuvre!! :D it would kind of take the fun out of an HL for me.

I would ask yourself whether you feel like you'd have to worry about it all the time, and base your decision on that. It does look really good on you! But then, plenty of other HLs out there would, too.
 
^Thanks for your opinions, but a shadow on a cell phone picture is not really something that I am concerned about:smile1:

keep!
actually like how the neckline fitted on your body, make it less out there than sweetheart i thought.

oh and some of my HL dresses also show those shadows too, think it's just coz of the angle and lighting on the fabric.
 
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