Lestan Fashion Headquarters Inc

I was recently married and we bought all of the gowns at Lestans. They did a great job at finding the gowns that were right for the bridesmaids, mothers and grandmothers, flower girl and me. It was very convenient for us because both of our families are from Nassau county which is less than 1/2 hour away. The alterations department also did a great job in making the gowns fit like gloves, and some of us were not that easy to fit. I would like to thank the staff at the store for making our shopping experience very easy and for making us look special. more

Lestan is as good as I remember it. I just bought my bridal gown from Lestan and was thrilled with the service that I got throughout the process. The sales help was great, as were the fitters, seamstresses and managers. My dress fit like a glove and was customized to my tastes. I was so happy that we decided to buy the mothers, brides maids, flower girls and grandmothers there also. The treatment we got was great. I remembered the store from when I was a kid and I could not understand that some people wrote bad reviews about it. I was so happy that I did not listen to them because my experience was as good as ever. I guess with the amount of dresses that they sell, theres bound to be a few people that just like to complain.The staff went out of their way to make everything perfect and they deserve credit. more

“"The salesassociates were really great with their ideas, help and even extending themselves to get me samples of the dresses that I wanted that they did not have in the store."” more

Etty is amazing. I searched for months for my wedding dress and she took 1 look at me and found me my dream dress. I would say this place has amazing service, very efficient, great seamstress. The streamstress worked so hard on my dress and I received it back in a timely manner before my wedding. I am extremely glad I didn't make my decision based on a couple of bad experiences on this website. This place is very big. They have many wedding dresses as well as they also carry a wide mother of the bride/groom and bridesmaid selection, as well as shoes, and accessories bridesmaid dresses and their prices are much better than Manhattan.. I would recommend this vendor to anyone. more

Thank you very much Eva for doing the impossible and making it so easy for me. You ever need anything in my neck of the woods - please call, I owe ya one! more

The service was fantastic the communication was outstanding and the new dress that could not be had by anyone else across the country from LA-Chicago-PA-AZ to finally and thankfully, I called Lestan's where it was found and will be worn at my son's wedding. more

The bride-to-be wanted to look like a princess and Lestans listened. They matched the dress to the girl and her heart's desire...and the end result was perfection. more

Our daughter chose Maggie Sottero for her designer and the largest selection is at Lestan's in Brooklyn. Her saleslady Etty Is terrific and assisted the Bride to find her gown and compilmentary headpiece and veiling. I found my Mother of the Bride gown there, too. Lestan's Italian seamstresses are very skilled and made our gowns fit like body gloves,no tugging or pulling up or down on the wedding day.The seamstress took particular care with the bridal gown bustling, and preserved the Chantilly Lace so that the gown looked as beautiful bustled as it did fully trained. Both gowns were ready in ample time for the wedding.Lestan's is a professional,no-nonsense store with an amazing inventory in all price ranges.Great value for merchandise and in alterations! Lestan's has been in business over 40 years! more

Hated the store after order was placed the workers were nasty....they just care about new customers coming in....paid 75.00 to rush dresses.... they knocked off the dresses and made us think they came from the company...dress were all put together crooked.....my photographer was sewing a bridesmaid dress the day of the wedding..... I can go on forever about this ordeal...STAY AWAY from this store.... Mother of the Bride more

very disappointing, they had none of the dresses we were shopping for.they dont allow you to touch the dresses, ridiculous bs. imagine, the place was hot. it was a very bad experience. i would not recommended to my worst enemy. the prices are not cheap either. more

liars cheats deplorable customer service dont be surprised if you never get your dress it happened to me go anywhere but there more

Good: nothing. Bad: everything. Improvements: for Telco to expand. Other: On May 1, 2009 I purchased a bridesmaid dress from Lestan, at that time I was informed by your staff that the dress will be available to me in August. The date of the wedding is October 1st, thus leaving time for alterations, I was told I could call or your store would contact me once it arrived. At the end of July I called to find out the status and was told not to worry it would definitely be here by mid August. Believing your store was reputable I was not concerned. On August 27th my mother went to th. more

I was a little skeptical at first after reading some of the other reviews, but from the moment I walked in with my daughter (sweet 16 dress, we were treated wonderfully. Their staff was pleasant and so friendly. They altered my daughter's dress to perfection and she looked stunning when we left the shop. Some people are just difficult and they make everything difficult. Go to lestans you will not be disappointed!!! From Marie Iacono -Brooklyn more

Read the reviews on the place. THEY ARE A BUNCH OF LIARS! Do yourself a favor and don't go to this place. This is the most unprofessional place i have ever seen. You don’t want to ruin your special day by trusting these people. When selling you the dress, they are super nice. They tell you, you look gorgeous (no matter what you put on...even if you know you look terrible). Then they tell you the alterations will make the dress perfect on you (even if nothing fits right). Once you pay the deposit, it all goes downhill. The next time you come in, they won't even look your way. The sales people promise you alternations that the seamstress cannot deliver. They lie just to make the sale. Even if they give you a good price, it's not worth going with this place. They will end up making empty promises. There is nothing worse than that! Once you realize that the alterations you were expecting, are not possible, they refuse to refund you your deposit. On top of everything, the people in the store are all fake, untrustworthy, unprofessional, rude and unpleasant. The store itself is filthy. You definitely don't feel like you are going to a place that will give you something of good quality at the end. I lost my deposit feeling that it's better to lose money than having them ruin my special day. Although there prices are decent and the selection is ok, STAY AWAY. The experience is not worth it. There are plenty of places where you can go, where you will not get screwed at the end. THEY WILL RUIN YOUR WEDDING, PROM or PARTY. The sales people are just plain terrible! more

OMG...I wish I would have read these reviews before I went to Lestan's! The customer service was absolutely horrible!!!!!!! I was with my mom looking at MOB dresses and the there was one dress that we liked but we needed to think about it because it was very pricey. The sales lady was telling us we needed to make a decision NOW...do we like the dress or not? I told her off and told her that I've never seen sales people force customers to buy things....and asked her if she would like to pay for the dress herself. That shut her up, but she still had the nerve to give us her business card and told us to call her if we wanted the dress. I would NEVER buy anything from that store! We went to Bridal Reflections in Carle Place that same day and bought the very dress we saw in Lestan's. The customer service there was great! more

I was married in September and order my dress as well as my 8 bridal attendent dresses from Lestan's. Everytime we walked in the store they treated us like superstars! I'll admit that Eva in Bridesmaids and Terry in Bridal are the names that stand out but everyone was always great! Yes, some dresses were ordered two sizes larger than our average sizes but that is at the suggestion of the designers. I've had this done at other bridal shops as well. A few of my bridesmaids ordered dresses without being measured and the dresses were very snug. Some even had to have their dresses let out but everyone at Lestan's was very accommodating. Lestan's has all the designers, in the styles you want to try on. There prices can be a little high but that seems to be the trend in the wedding industry. Besides, my experiences have been favorable so I'm wiling to pay for quality work. I don't know any other bridal store that gives you what yo get at Lestans. Have patience. Acknowledge that Lestan's is one of the most popular places in town and it might get a little crazy afterwork and on Saturdays and you'll go a long way and your bridal party will be beautiful. You won't be sorry! more

Almost two years after my wedding, I am still upset about the experience I had with Lestans. Looking at the reviews that other people wrote, I am should not be surprised that I thought this store was TERRIBLE. I got my dress from Lestans in Brooklyn and I DO NOT recommend them. First, their service is extremely poor and their facility is dirty. The sales staff extremely rude. When I came in for my first fitting, it took them an hour to find my dress. The woman in charge of the store did not even offer to remove a black dirt mark that was on the dress when I pointed it out -- she just told me not to touch it or it will get worse-- I actually had to ask her have it removed. They did a horrible job altering my dress and, after three tries couldn't fix the bead work that they messed up. To top it all off, after I paid for my dress in full, they made me sign a release saying their alterations were to my liking and refused to give me my dress (after I paid for it) until I signed the release. Please save your self all of the aggravation and find a better place to buy your dress. more

I must admit that after reading some of the horrible reviews on this site, I had to comment. I was wed last May in which I got my bridesmaids dresses from Lestans. I was pleasantly approached by a salesperson named Eva. Eva assisted me a great deal, with patience and reassurance during my times of uncertainty. I must commend her on her great sense of detail and honesty, which made my job as a "bride to be" a lot easier! Whereas, I am sure that Lestans train their staff to be "professionals," I would highly recommend that you ask for Eva! more

After reading all of these awful reviews about Lestan's on this site, I really thought I should speak up. I visted Lestan's over this past weekend on a search for my wedding dress. This was my first visit to Lestan's, and the third bridal shop I had visited in the New York area. I had Etty as my personal consultant, and I was very pleased with her help and service. The other shops I had visited really had no idea what I was looking for, even after showing them pictures of the dress styles I liked. Etty, however, brought out gown after gown that matched my style PERFECTLY. She made suggestions throughout the process as to what I might like and how I might build upon my wedding dress ideas, and every time, she was *right on the money.* I finally felt like I was being listened to and understood! All through the trying-on process, Etty was there to help me into and out of gowns, and to supply various veils and numerous pieces of jewelry so I could get the real feel of what I might look like on my special day. In the end, I found a perfect dress at Lestan's that was not only beautiful, but WELL within my budget. I can't believe I found a such a gorgeous gown for such a bargain price! I also should note that the girls at Lestan's went beyond the "call of duty" and referred my mother, my bridesmaid and I to a local restaurant and give us the directions as well. It was as good as they said it would be! Anyway, given all of the negative reviews of Lestan's on this site, I FULLY intend to keep all brides updated throughout this process -- GOOD AND BAD -- as I have my gown delivered to and altered by the workers at Lestan's. Sarah more

Another horrible story. Lestan was supposed to order the bridesmaid dresses in January and didnt do so until March because of a 'mix up'. Then they tried to deny it and balmed the dresses for coming in late because they were held in customs for a month. Then the jackets came in a different color and material than the dress. So of course they would not express ship the new jackets and it took well over 2 weeks to receive them. The jackets came in about 5 days before the wedding date we gave them, which isnt a lot of time to do alterations. Like the other stories, my dress was also too large and too long. They told me i could come in for a fitting on a sunday. When i came in they told me there is never a seamstress in on sundays! Then they told me to come in on Thursday and said i would defiantly be able to get fitted. And when i called again they asked why i didnt make an appointment when they never told me i needed one. Now the lady i was talking to for a while that was the 'manager' tells me that the real manager is conveniently away on vacation this week. I will not receive any compensation or apology for the rude customer service and all the lies i heard. NEVER buy from Lestan!!!! Save yourself the hassle. more