Amazing!! Veronica is so good, she knew just how to make everything perfect, she offered a fair…read moreprice and very accommodating, and kind! I cannot wait to wear my beautiful dress! I will upload my dress after the big day!!!!!

Incredible customer service! Veronica is patient and helpful. She genuinely cares about helping you…read morefind the right piece!

Thank you to Helen for turning around a beautiful cheongsam for my wedding. I admit I came to Helen…read morea bit late in the game so there was a tight deadline getting my dress and the fitting but Helen made it happen. You call Helen to make an appointment. Then there you can browse her selection of designs, which she designs herself. If you give her enough time you can pick the fabric. Otherwise you'll have to settle for the fabrics that are more readily available. She'll take your measurements and then you set an appointment to try on your gown. Make sure to bring the shoes you plan to wear on your special occasion so she gets the length right. Then on your second trip, make sure you have your receipt number handy. Maybe take a picture of it as soon as she gives it to you on your first visit. Then she may make additional adjustments or not. Helen also has a lot of dresses available for rental as well. This is a very homey, small business shop so the fitting room is basically a big closet in the back. She is really nice, kinda reminds me of many friends' moms. She speaks limited English so if you have a particular vision and don't speak Mandarin, I'd bring a friend to help translate. My dress came out so well fitting and I got a lot of compliments on it. Hope to find another occasion to wear it again (and hope I can still fit it lol). It was around $300, not too bad! There is street parking in front and residential parking around.

Miss Helen works MAGIC when it comes to QiPao designs. I was looking around for a QiPao to wear to…read moremy graduation and stumbled upon Brocade Apparel after multiple failed attempts of finding a well fitting, generic QiPao in Chinatown. I am very glad that I decided to come to Brocade to see Helen. I did not have an appointment, but Helen took me in graciously. Which she did not have to since she does state on her website that appointment are REQUIRED. I clearly did not read it carefully enough at the time. I told her where some of my insecurities were and she explained that QiPaos look best on people who have some extra meat and fluff to them and she was able to point on what type of designs would help accentuate my natural curves. She rushed my order a bit as I did not know that QiPaos that are custom takes a minimum of 3-4 months to make. I had the basic QiPao design and Helen added the sleeves for me although there is normally an extra charge to add sleeves to QiPaos. Please DO NOT throw away your receipt since you have to text that to her the day before the fitting so she can track your dress. I had a initial fitting in mid November and I received my dress about 3 weeks after since I had gained some weight and the dress needed to be altered to go up a size. In the end it all worked out and I had my beautiful, pure silk QiPao just in time for my photoshoot. Everyone who saw me in the QiPao could not stop complimenting me on the day of my photoshoot and the day of my graduation. I had never felt more confident in clothing than putting on the QiPao. I am so grateful for this experience with Helen in designing a custom QiPao. Also, expect that basic QiPaos are a minimum of $500 and up. If you want embroidery, I was told that it will be a minimum of about $1,000+. Prices are due to change based on the economy of course. Helen also informed me that she can design other clothing besides QiPaos and I had even noticed some wedding dresses in her changing room. I will definitely go back to Helen when I get married to design another dress. She also informed me her busy season tends to be from Jan/Feb until end of August as that is when Lunar New Year and Wedding Season is, so expect a longer turn-around time during that period.

I had the best experience at this sweet little bridal boutique! Lori, the owner, is truly one of a…read morekind--so kind, patient, and incredibly accommodating. From the moment I walked in, she made me feel cared for and never rushed, and you can tell how much heart she and her staff puts into her shop. She's been in the business for quite awhile and knows exactly how to cater your wedding dress to fit your body shape and to bring out the best of it! My wedding dress was absolutely beautiful, and the alterations were done perfectly. I had a glitter layer added to my dress and they did incredible. My wedding was everything and more - I felt like a princess! Everything fit like a dream, and I felt so confident and taken care of throughout the whole process. I called to make an appointment, bought my dress off the rack for a good value, and came back for alterations with 2-3 fittings. Prices are reasonable considering how much wedding dress costs are. This small, family-run shop is a hidden gem, and I'm so grateful I found it. Highly recommend to any bride looking for a personal, genuine, and joyful experience!

Beautiful beautiful dresses! They offer amazing designs and brands and they even offer sample…read moredresses to purchase if you are looking for a name brand dress but are looking for a more affordable option. I got a beautiful pronovias sample dress, it was clean, and was able to be fitted to my size. I even got a matching head piece and veil there. Lori and her seamstress were both kind, patient, and allowed me to take my time. I will recommend anyone to get their dress here!

Lara was a godsend. She did amazing work on my wedding dress with alterations and gorgeous bustle…read moreand custom made my dream wedding veil. She also altered my moms mother of the bride dress and customized my reception dress. Any challenge I brought her she faced on with excitement and creativity and I couldn't have had a better experience working with anyone else. Her studio is also super cute which is a bonus :) Her work is exceptional and I will continue coming to her for any clothing alteration needs I may have in the future.

TL;DR: Lara is an incredibly fun and creative dressmaker who makes the process of creating a custom…read morewedding dress just as delightful as the end product itself! Working with her was easily one of the highlights of my wedding planning journey, and I can't recommend her enough. The Long Story: After trying on more than a couple of wedding dresses, I realized that it'd be difficult to find exactly what I was envisioning in a boutique. I'd always been intrigued by the idea of doing a custom dress with a local dressmaker, so after reading a bunch of reviews, I reached out to Lara to see if this option seemed like a good fit for me. Right from the get-go, Lara was incredibly warm and helpful. She patiently walked me through all my questions over email, and with only a little back and forth about my preferences, she sketched a gorgeous dress perfectly in line with what I was hoping for. Our first order of in-person business--a whole afternoon of shopping for dress fabric together in the Fashion District--initially seemed very daunting. But thanks to Lara, it ended up being one of my favorite memories from the whole wedding planning experience! Diving into shop after shop, bouncing ideas back and forth--with her great sense of humor and energy, Lara seamlessly guided me through the sea of options available while also encouraging me to explore whatever came to mind. That fun, collaborative dynamic continued throughout the entire dressmaking process. My dress ended up having a lot of intricate details yet Lara was always up to the challenge, somehow arranging the chaos of lace and my feedback into something beautiful. I looked forward to every single fitting I had with Lara, and when I finally took the dress home, I felt sad that our time had to come to a close! Due to my forgetfulness, this is review is incredibly belated (practically a year since the wedding!!), but the fact that I still remember the process with Lara so vividly is a testament to just how great it was. After all, a wedding dress is supposed to be a garment full of love and memories, and I'm so glad to have these wonderful memories of creating the dress as well. Thank you, Lara, for being a part of my dress's story!

I had a really disappointing experience at Vinshop Bridal. From the moment I walked in, the…read moreenvironment felt unwelcoming and honestly a bit hostile. I'm 5'10 and slender, and I recently won Miss Los Angeles Chinatown as Queen, so I came in excited to find something special with a bit of variety. Instead, I felt judged and dismissed. When I asked about dresses, the associate kept emphasizing how "expensive" everything was, repeatedly mentioning that pieces were hand-made and costly in a way that felt less informative and more like she was assuming I couldn't afford them. It was uncomfortable and unnecessary. I only got to try on one dress, and even then, there was no real effort to help me explore options or make the experience enjoyable. It felt like she didn't want to assist me or take the time to work with me at all. The shop itself is in a house, which I don't mind, but the customer service was extremely lacking. On top of that, many of the dresses seemed too short for taller girls, which made the selection even more limiting. Overall, I felt unwelcome, unsupported, and honestly discouraged. Qipao shopping should feel exciting and special, and this was the complete opposite.

The owners were so lovely to work with and so easy to chat with. I gave her a vision of what I…read morewanted and she designed my qipao so beautifully. I went back to try on my dress after she had completed everything but I had lost so much weight since the initial fitting that the dress was too big. She immediately fixed it and I was able to pick up my dress in time for the wedding. 10/10 would recommend Vinshop!

Alterations on my wedding gown were perfect and alterations on a different gown to add mesh to the…read morechest area for more modest look was perfect too.

I had my wedding dress altered here - hemmed, altered sleeves, and added a bustle. The owner is…read moresuper sweet and wanted to make sure I got exactly what I wanted. She wasn't pushy, she listened to my preferences and gave me some tips on things to consider. The pricing was more reasonable than other chain locations. She also altered a lace cover-up I bought. Everything fit well. I recommend her for your alterations!

I had a wonderful experience at Joli Bride. Zina was absolutely amazing to work…read morewith--knowledgeable, patient, and genuinely invested in helping me find the perfect dress. She listened carefully to what I was looking for, offered thoughtful suggestions, and made the entire experience enjoyable and stress-free. The boutique has a beautiful selection of gowns, and I never felt pressured. Zina's attention to detail and personalized service made me feel valued and confident in my choice. I highly recommend Joli Bride to anyone looking for a special dress and exceptional customer service. Thank you, Zina, for making the experience so memorable!

Really disappointing experience. I was very clear from the start that I only needed one alteration…read moredone before moving and would handle the rest elsewhere. The seamstress Garine was kind and helpful, but another employee Zina was so incredibly rude. She came off very kind in the beginning but she is a very hostile woman who made the entire experience a very sad one for me and it's still on my mind. When I went to pick up my dress, she called me and immediately accused me of being "disrespectful" for not doing all my alterations with them--something that was never stated to me as a clear policy. In person, she continued to speak to me harshly and said I wasted their time and what I did was not acceptable. She said it so many times and so aggressively I started to cry, and only then she felt bad for being so ridiculously harsh. I even offered to apologize to her seamstress who she claims I was wasting her time, to which she then told told me "it's not a big deal" To make it worse, I was quoted $50 but charged $75 with no clear explanation. I did not want to further argue so I paid what was asked. I went in to pick up my wedding dress, an experience every girl wants to remember for the rest of their lives and left feeling upset and honestly in tears. No customer should be treated this way. Would not recommend doing business with someone like her.

Got my custom qi Pao dress here. Everything was Customized including recreating the tattoo on my…read moreback to be placed on the dress. The owners fashion sense is amazing and service is fantastic. Highly recommend!!

Growing up I always wanted to get married in Qipao, but I never had the vision of what I saw as my…read moreperfect wedding dress. I knew from a young age that when I eventually got married, I wanted to embrace my Chinese heritage and celebrate the part of me that was always so close yet felt so far away. Growing up as a Chinese adoptee in a white American family, I always felt that my own self was something hard to encapsulate as a whole. Growing up Jewish on top of that left me with many more feelings of not knowing how the pieces of me could be seen by others, when I was so much deeper than what you see on the surface. Being someone who was undeniably Chinese, but never grew up immersed in the culture, I never felt validated and others often invalidated my identity. I contacted grace after research into so many local places in LA, knowing I wanted qipao, but also knowing I wanted to be seen when I got married. Her story and her art really touched me like nothing else. Grace was so incredible and I felt the connection immediately. As a designer and just as a person, her work and her story resonated with me and I knew she was the only person who could make me feel seen the way I always wanted to be on my big day. Grace worked closely with me during a time I was experiencing personal loss in my family. I wanted more than ever for people to know me, and I wished to hold the things that mattered to me close as I stepped into the next chapter of my life. There were many tears and many emotions through the process of sharing my dreams for this dress. So much love and acceptance accompanied my journey. From the pomegranates that reflected my Jewish upbringing while also reflecting strong abundance in Chinese symbolism, to the grapevines sweetly connecting me once again to myself and my recently departed grandfather, every symbol was meaning. Silk the color of red wine, embraced the life I've come from and celebrates the ones I cherish deeply. Peony as well, the king of flowers, is my favorite flower as well as the favorite of my husband's late mother. Every symbol turned to love in the form of art, perfectly made for me. Now, a wedding dress wasn't just a fancy dress for a single occasion, it became a piece of art crafted lovingly for me, and a way for me to feel more complete. The experience of collaborating with Grace on this wedding dress was so healing for me, and truly made me feel whole. I cannot thank her enough for what she has blessed me with, it is truly an art like no other.