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    Marilyn S. Sent on 02/13/2021
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    I Found My Dream Wedding Dress!

    My mom, bridesmaids, and I had so much fun searching through the racks at Glamour Closet. There were so many varied styles available, and I really appreciated being able to browse and figure out what worked best on my body type. I originally had a mermaid style in mind, but I ended up going with a princess-style gown that featured French lace and a light sandy tint. It was absolutely perfect! And there’s no way I would’ve discovered this perfection on my own if it weren’t for Glamour Closet. They made me and my bridal party feel at home, and they even helped design a long veil that matched the dress perfectly. Everyone at the wedding couldn’t stop raving about my dress!
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    I found my dream dress at Glamour Closet! They were so wonderful to work with and my stylist was amazing. And to top it all off, a portion of their proceeds are donated to Parkinson's research.
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    I went to Glamour Closet by myself on a whim one Tuesday afternoon, no appointment needed. Lindsay helped me try on a bunch of dresses, two of them a few times each. She helped take pictures of me to send to my mom, and then when my phone died before I could call her, she even gave me the store's phone to use to call my mom and get her opinions.

    She was super knowledgeable about the types of alterations that could be done, and helped me think of ways to personalize my dress. She couldn't have been more patient or sweet, and I'm grateful!

    My dress was about 30% off the original price, and was in EXCELLENT condition. Dresses there ranged from five to six hundred to five to six thousand. (According to Lindsay, that is! I tried on a $500 dress but none of the ones I even looked at the tag for were over $3K. Many were sized 10-12, though there was a small section of larger sizes.

    Update: I went back to get my veil there and Lindsay was once again amazing. It was a Saturday afternoon and there was one other bride but we were able to get help right away. She was patient and welcoming, and so very knowledgeable about the designers and items in the store. Thank you, Lindsay!!!
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    Lisa Sent on 02/26/2017
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    I was getting frustrated picking out my wedding dress, I came here and I ended up buying the third wedding dress I tried on! They have VERY unique dresses you can't get anywhere else!
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    My mother, sister and I shopped on October 3rd, 2014. Not only did they immediately understand what I wanted, they understood me as a person and took all of my preferences into account. Furthermore, they helped my sister try on a couple wedding dresses amidst other clients being helped at the same time. The best part was, a bride had left "my dress" to come back in an hour, my sales representative waited in the wings until she left, then pulled that dress for me to try on because I loved it so much. I walked out with that very dress about 30 minutes later.
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    Stephanie Sent on 10/11/2016
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    Seriously the best experience, I put off buying as I was not finding what I wanted in a lot of the shops. Glamour Closet had such a wide variety of styles, at excellent price points, and the shop is very organized. In addition, the girls there are super, super helpful and refer you to the best tailors (since it's quite likely you will find a gown that you love that might not fit). Highly recommend
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    I recently purchased a dress for my wedding in just a few months. Jane made my experience absolutely enjoyable and unforgettable, and I will have the memory of finding my dream dress forever!
    I visited the store during a very busy hour on a Sunday afternoon, and Jane was nothing but gracious to me during the entire process while still offering an honest, unbiased opinion. I came to the salon on a whim by myself, and Jane assisted me in taking as many pictures to send to my mother and the bridal party as my heart desired, and even helped me when I FaceTimed my mother and Maid of Honor. I would highly recommend Glamour Closet to any of my friends with an upcoming wedding, and I was so pleasantly surprised by the experience.

    It took awhile for me to work out the logistics of purchasing my dream dress, and the store gave me as much time to contemplate my decision as needed. Lastly, they have fabulous gowns of every style that can work on every body type, and I brought home a dress that I never would have dreamed of purchasing at cost for 1/3 of the price.


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    Veronica Sent on 08/09/2016
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    If you want a unique one of a kind designer dress without the designer price, I completely recommend it. Service was great and not intimidating like other salons. They let you look at everything with plenty of time and no pressure to buy. All dressers are gorgeous. Only downside is limited plus size selection. It's like the TJmax for wedding dresses.
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    I shopped here on 2/18/15. I showed up at opening, was able to park right out front on the street, and got help immediately. I intended to go try on a variety of gowns so that I could get a better handle on what looked good on my body and what I could afford.

    Here's how it works. You go in, you sign some papers to get your contact info, and then you get a baggie of clips. They explain street sizes vs bridal sizes (Hint: you'll have to deal with a bigger number), and how their pricing works--each tag shows the retail price and their price so you can gauge how good of a deal you're getting. All the dresses are new in the sense that they've never been worn at a wedding before, but most of them are samples, so dozens of people have tried them on in other salons. Since samples see some wear and tear, be sure to carefully inspect any gown you consider purchasing for damage. You take your clips and go through the store, which I believe is organized by silhouette. You put a clip on the hanger of any dress you want to try on. Then an associate will take the dresses you choose to a dressing room. You get a bathrobe, and you try on each dress. This is a little different than other bridal salons in the dress you try on is the dress you'll take home. So try to find the best fit you can to save on alteration expenses. Once you exhaust your first selection, you repeat the process.

    The way I did it is I kept a top 3 running in my dressing room. This method worked fantastically. I tried on 9 dresses worth showing my mom who came with me, and probably about 10 others that didn't make it out of the dressing room.

    I saw dresses for as low as probably $600 to $5000 and up, they have a wide selection. They also had 2 "plus size" racks, which would probably fit girls about street size 14-18.

    I definitely recommend this place to brides who want a bargain, but especially to brides who have NO CLUE what they wanted, like I did!
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    I went to Glamour Closet by myself, not expecting to buy a dress but to try on different brands and styles. You cannot make an appointment, but I only waited a few minutes before I was able to peruse the store and mark dresses I wanted to try on. In my head, I had decided on a particular style of dress I wanted, and all of the dresses I chose were very similar. However, the woman who helped me insisted that I try on at least one full, A-line ball gown, which she thought would suit me perfectly. She was right. I fell in love with the dress she picked out, which also happened to be 70% off the original price and did not need any alterations. A perfect experience.
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    Glamour Closet is a bridal salon which limits its sales to showroom floor and runway sample gowns from the highest end wedding dress designers.

    Hannah and Marietta are absolutely wonderful bridal consultants.

    PRO TIPS

    Glamour Closet, despite advertising 30-75% off designer samples, is not a "budget" bridal salon. Dresses here typically start at $2500. If your budget is under $1,000, it's not worth a visit. (I also noticed that, the less expensive the gown, the worse the condition.) Most gowns are closer to 25-50% off - it is rare to find a dress at 75% off here. Don't expect to come in and find a 5k dress for $500. Take a look a the price tag before you clip a gown. The dress you fall in love with on the racks may very well be $5,000-$7,000, even at a discount.

    Glamour Closet only carries dresses in sample sizes - bridal sizes 8 and 10 (the equivalent of street sizes 4 and 6) - with very few exceptions. I first visited the salon as a street size 12, and there was really nothing for me. I returned later as a street size 8 only to find that I still had very limited options. (Bridal size 10 - street size 6 - is the most common sample size.) As wedding dresses generally cannot be sized up, or sized down more than a couple of sizes, if you are significantly larger or smaller than a sample size it is probably not worth a visit.

    Keep in mind that most of the gowns at Glamour Closet will require $500-$1000 in professional dry cleaning, alterations and/or restoration.

    Be aware that you can rent or purchase similar wedding dresses from Borrowing Magnolia for much less than the prices of gowns at Glamour Closet.
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    I purchased my wedding gown at Glamour Closet. It was a beautiful dress for under $1,000. The gal that helped me was extremely professional, patient, and was flexible to let me try on a few dresses several times. Once I chose "the dress" she was honest about the damage on the dress and referred me to one of their partners to do the work. I went to their referred vendor and was extremely happy. Alterations and some repairs were under $600 with an added bustle. I could not be more happy with Glamour Closet. Should I have decided to go somewhere else, my gown would have been $2900 + alterations and bustle. I ended up spending around $1700 for the entire thing. Happy Bride here.
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    Kristan Sent on 03/24/2015
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    Loved Glamour Closet! Went in here on a whim and found my wedding dress right away -- it was the first one I tried on! GC sells samples, excess inventory, and stuff straight from the runway for a significant discount. My dress was more than 50% off of the MSRP - and I never saw a dress elsewhere that could hold a candle to it.

    Because of the limited inventory, it helps if you are a size 6 or 8 in regular street dresses as most of what they carry is size 10 & 12. (Still don't understand why wedding dress sizing isn't the same as regular dresses, but that's another story.)

    The GC staff also gave me advice and recommendations for alterations. I went with one of the shops they recommended and got a 20% off discount off my alterations because of the referral too!

    Definitely would recommend you stop by if you're in North Beach/FiDi in San Francisco!
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    They were great in helping me pick my dress!
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    I had a great experience at Glamour Closet. The dresses are sample dresses, but they are all in excellent condition. The associate who helped me was wonderful. I easily found my dress there and would highly recommend the shop!
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    Jenn Sent on 05/20/2014
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    I only went to two stores to look for my wedding dress. The first store in Burlingame was a horrific experience that when I walked into Glamour Closet, i received AWESOME service and I was surprised by the dresses they had.. they weren't OVER the top crazy looking dresses but sample sizes that fit me perfectly.. I bought my dress and didnt spend an arm and a leg..
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    What a wonderful store! Weddings are so expensive and if you can save hundreds or even thousands on a dress, it would be foolish not to. All of the consultants are so sweet and knowledgeable! They have all sorts of designers and you buy straight off the rack. If you're ready to find your gown, definitely take a look!
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    Mira Sent on 11/17/2013
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    This bridal shop was the first dress I tried on and ended up coming back to buy! Their staff was so helpful and took their time to help me try on many dresses and make my decision. They weren't pushy and gave me their true opinions on dresses, which meant a lot. Their prices are great and they have a wide selection of one of a kind dresses. I received so many compliments on my dress during my wedding and people raved over how amazing it was!
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    Great service, fun enviroment and beautiful dresses!
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    Elaine Sent on 05/28/2013
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    I said YES to the dress this afternoon! On a whim, with my best friend at my side, we walked in to the store about half an hour after they opened on a Saturday. This was the first wedding boutique store I went to.. and my last! I read some reviews but since it was my first time trying on wedding dresses, I really had no idea what I was in for. By the time I signed in, they were 5 brides deep and I was sixth in line! Debbie did a wonderful job giving me (and another bride to be after me) the lay of the land. While waiting for more clips to be available, my friend and I perused the racks.

    Then just like that, Debbie was back to help me! (She is my fairy godmother incarnated!) She pulled all the dresses I pinned and we talked about the wedding venue and timing and style I had in mind. I tried on this trumpet style dress I pinned earlier with a one shoulder look with flowers. It looked good on me but I was afraid that I would spend the rest of my wedding day fussing over this one sleeve. Debbie came to the rescue and pulled about 3 more dresses that I wouldn't even think would work with my body type. The fourth dress I tried on was it! (But I didn't realize until I saw the picture that my friend took of me with the veil on! Debbie let me try it back on a second time and let me just hang out in it while I decided.) Yes ladies, they let you take pictures here while you try on the dresses! I will definitely recommend this place to future brides.
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    Rebecca Sent on 10/22/2013
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    I thought I knew what I was looking for in my wedding gown, but I was wrong! We checked out Glamour Closet because an appointment was not required and we were last minute shopping. I not only found the perfect dress, but it was in my budget, too!
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    Cherry Sent on 10/24/2013
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    The Glamour Closet has a great collection of beautiful gowns at a fair price.
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    Cynthia Sent on 06/15/2013
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    I knew I wanted a beautifully tailored designer dress but did not have the $5,000+ budget. I was referred to Glamour Closet by a friend of a friend and was so excited to find my dream dress designer - Amsale - and a "last year" sample of the dress I loved for half the retail price! It was timeless, chic and looked like something that you would have seen on Grace Kelly or Jackie O - two of my style icons.

    A little known fact is that Glamour Closet is where Marina Morrison in SF sends their sample dresses. I will probably get in trouble saying this! You can find the following names there - Carolina Herrera, Vera Wang, Anne Barge, Judd Wadell, Lazaro, Monique Lhuillier, Oscar de la Renta and many others.

    Note most designer samples are a size 8 in bridal which is really like a size for normal people. You can score up to 50% off the retail price but remember to factor in alterations which you have to do with ANY dress even of purchased made to order from a bridal boutique. Unlike a bridal boutique, you may have to pay for dry cleaning if the dress is a little shop worn from others trying it on. I paid $250 for dry cleaning at a top of the line cleaner in LA and $500 on alterations to take up the hem and take my dress in a size.

    The best part about Glamour Closet is being able to leave the store with your DESIGNER dress!
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    I am so glad I went to the GC for my wedding dress OMG. Unreal selection and unreal prices of previous seasons wedding gowns. I read about it in a forward to a DIY wedding book and thank god they had a store in LA!! I was going to fly up to SF to go because it sounded so amazing (they have three stores -- one in SF, Chicago and LA). They only let you try on 7 (or was it 8?) dresses, which is odd, but they insist if they let you try on everything it just gets overwhelming. Miraculously, I found a dress and it was only the fourth or fifth one I tried on. It was a Vera Wang fairy princess dress and it was all I dreamed of in a dress and more. People are still talking about my dress and my wedding was a month ago. The selection was amazing at the store and the ladies helping us were so great. I would suggest going on a weekday, as I'm sure the small shop with only two dressing rooms gets totally wild on the weekends. I would never have found a dress this amazing anywhere else. Don't walk to TGC, RUN! I'm literally telling everyone and anyone who's in a relationship, maybe getting engaged they must go to TGC.
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    I thought shopping for a wedding dress would be hard, but I was wrong. I tried on 5 dresses at Glamour Closet, and ended up buying the first one I tried on! I received very gracious help getting in and out of the dresses, and the whole process took under 2 hours. I bought my strapless ivory satin gown, Priscilla of Boston 2010, for less than half the retail price, and it was in almost new condition. A stranger came up to me while I was at the checkout counter to tell me how "fashionable" my dress was and how good I looked in it! I have received many, many compliments on the dress and I never doubted that it was the right one for me. What a surprisingly great experience!
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