All About The Dress — Local services in Town of North Castle

All About The Dress provided me and my daughter with a 5-star shopping experience! I was very nervous about the prospect of shopping for her Bat Mitzvah dress. I dreaded going to impersonal department stores with large inventories where we could have pent hours with no success, no help and LOTS of frustration. We have done this in the past for other events and I am grateful for this boutique store recommendation by a Westchester friend who encouraged me to drive an hour from my hometown in CT. She said it would be "worth the trip" and my friend is a longtime, loyal customer as are many of her local friends.

From the moment we walked in to the store we were warmly greeted by Julie, one of the owners. She immediately pulled out at least 10-12 options and explained that even if they did not fit exactly right she would get an idea what we like and didn't like and what fit well and what did not. Julie was not pushy and left us alone enough so that we could speak privately about our reactions. Julie reassured us to not worry too much about the actual fit of the dresses even if the sizes were off because she could order us different sizes and/or recommend expert tailoring. The moment my daughter put on the dress which we ultimately purchased, we knew we had hit the jackpot. Julie picked this dress which I probably never would have had her try on and it turned out to be stunning on my daughter's body! After many years of unsuccessful and frustrating dress shopping experiences (including memories from my own youth!), my daughter felt and looked like a princess. I'm not sure what else a mother could want!

I really credit Julie with having the professional vision to know which styles would be exceptionally flattering on my daughter's mature body type. We were a few months from her Bat Mitzvah and body changes could certainly happen for a young teenager so I especially appreciated the advice to wait on tailoring until we were closer to our event. I never expected to find address this far in advance and before my daughter left for summer camp for two months! This was a tremendous stress relief for us both!

Julie was lovely in how she talked with my daughter about what worked and didn't work with each dress she tried. I wish every shopping experience could be like this! The dress was a smash! And Julie gave us the great idea to do an outfit change into the "princess dress" during the celebration....a perfect dress for such a special night. Thank you. I have been recommending your store to everyone I know. We...

Beware of the "made to measure" dresses! While the ladies who own the store are lovely and they do have some nice dresses. They screwed up and didn't handle it well! I ordered a made to measure dress for my daughter's bat mitzvah. It came in and the shoulders were way too tight and the cap sleeve looked ridiculously small. They said they could fix it, so great. I gave that a chance. I was assured I would have it within the week. A week later, I called them (not the other way around) at 1 pm to be told, yes it's ready but we close at 4 pm and won't be back for 5 days. What? If I waited the 5 days to go back, that would've put me 10 days away from the bat mitzvah. Dangerously close if the dress still needed fixing. So I rushed over there (re-arranged the afternoon to get there on time). The dress still looked too small and NOTHING had been done to the sleeve. What made me really angry is that they told me that the "dress maker" told them that they didn't want to alter the sleeve b/c that would vary from the pattern. NOBODY asked my opinion before wasting my time and making me (and my daughter) come back in! If they had asked me what I preferred over the phone, I would've told them. Wasn't given that option. I got the impression that they never told the dress maker to redo the sleeve b/c that would've cost them money - more lace. Not cool at all! I left the store with the dress looking a bit too snug for "made to measure". Would never go there again based on this experience. Was so optimistic when I...

I love this store!! Discovered it shortly after it opened (unfortunately after my daughter's Bat Mitzvah had come and gone) and have purchased numerous dresses since. I come from CT, about 45 minutes away, but it's well worth the trip every time I've made it - for the personal and attentive service, great selection, and overall shopping experience.

My daughter is very particular. She has strong opinions about what she wears and how she wants to look in a dress, and we don't always agree. I love that All About The Dress has such a chic, carefully selected inventory - plenty to choose from but not SO much that it's overwhelming. And I'd be happy with almost anything my daughter would choose from there, because it's all stylish and tasteful. With the help of both owners (who are terrific!), my daughter found dresses for my nephew's Bar Mitzvah and my niece's Bat Mitzvah, both beautiful and totally different. She has also found several more casual dresses for school dances and other functions.

Of course, the most important purchases we've made there were for my son's Bar Mitzvah last year. My daughter found not 1, but 3 dresses that she loved - 1 for service the night before, 1 for temple, and the third for the party. And I had a gorgeous dress custom-made by their exclusive designers, Jesus & Antonio. I have never received more compliments for anything I've ever worn! Thank you All About The Dress!!! I'll see you...