Essense of Australia

Hi Alice, I had an Essence of Australia dress, I bought it from a sample shop so got it for a bargain price of £500 but originally it was £1395. It was quite heavily beaded though so I'm sure they start cheaper than that. this is me in the dress and then the model pic.

Hi Alice

I'm having Essense D1688. It's lace over satin with a v-neck and a low back and was £1399. It hasn't arrived in store yet so I don't have a photo of me wearing it, but I tried a few Essense dresses on and I would say the model photos on the website don't do them justice.

Happy dress shopping :-)

Claire

Thank so much for your replies ladies!

bliss_balloons you look absolutely gorgeous in that dress, makes me even more excited to try on dresses this weekend!!

claireo1981 thanks for that, that's useful to know really hoping for closer to the £1000 mark if possible so fingers crossed!

Hi,

I bought the Essense D1617 in May 2015 for £1400. That said, my friend bought a beautiful Essense gown in the same from the same shop (Kudos Couture, Morningside, Edinburgh) for £500.

Sorry about the rubbish pic- it's a photo of a photo. Knew as soon as I tried on my Essence dress it was 'the one' despite never having owned a one shouldered item of clothing in my life! Definitely over my budget at £1200 but glad I went for it.

Good luck?

Hey, I've not actually bought my dress yet. Funnily enough, I had an Essence of Australia dress pinned on Pinterest a long time before we even got engaged, and was pretty sure it was 'the dress', so surprised my Mum when we went dress browsing by trying on the exact same dress! Attached a photo of me trying it on with and without the satin belt from front and back (Sorry if photos are huge - not uploaded on here before!). It's a very close second to a Maggie Sottero dress, which I fell in love with. Price wise, I actually tried it on in the States, and think it was about $1400. This is design D1617.

Good luck dress shopping!

Pookie that dress looks absolutely stunning on you! So flattering on your figure. What is the Maggie Sottero you are thinking about?

To Alice the OP - I can't help as I have a Naomi Neoh dress but how did the shopping trip go?

Hi ladies,

Thank you so much for your replies!

Limpy loo I love that dress- never seen such a lovely one shouldered dress before, gorgeous .

Pookie that dress looks beautiful on you!!

So, an update - I went shopping and tried on the Essense dress that I had my eye on and loved it...it's the one! I tried on loads of other dresses just to make sure but couldn't wait to try my dress back on.

Here is a picture of the model wearing it:

Will upload pictures of myself in it when I am at home as they are saved on my computer there.

I was so nervous about dress shopping and after haing a disappointing first appointment in the morning, the second appointment couldn't have gone better and I found my dress!!

Thanks ladies! This is the Maggie Sottero dress I fell in love with (not entirely sure I can afford it, or really get my head around spending that much on a dress, but it felt incredible on). I totally surprised myself with what styles I preferred - I went shopping with the mindset I wanted my arms covered, and wanted an A-Line. I've lost a lot of weight recently though, and ended up picking all mermaid/fishtail style dresses!

Alice, that dress you've picked is stunning! So pleased you managed to find one on the 2nd shop!