KnightEm's Cosplay Commission/Brand Reviews:
TIME FRAME: It took 6 weeks from the moment I ordered to the moment it arrived.
PRICE: About~$219
COMES WITH: Dress with built in petticoat, butt-bow, chest-bow, arm sleeves, 2 blue gem brooches, very long gold chain, several hairpins with rhinestones, two strings of pearls, golden decals, hair accessories, a few extra pearls and rhinestones in case of losing some.
COMMUNICATION: They usually emailed back within 24 hours. At first, I expected my cosplay in 4 weeks. But "due to a large amount of orders, making time has increased to 1-2 months," it was going to go over my deadline, so I emailed them about it. They put a rush order on it and I got it in time.
Overall dress (without add-ons, laying against a chair)
CONSTRUCTION: It's really well made. Everything has sturdy sewing. It doesn't feel like it's going to fall apart. Edges are serged. There's even those strappy things in the armpits so you can hang it on a hanger properly. The corset-looking part around the waist is thick, so it doesn't look lumpy. The fabrics are nice. The black underskirt and the corset bodice parts are a really heavy satiny fabric. It's not shiny, but its got a great sheen that is luxurious. The tulle is cut cleanly. The fabric choice on the top chest piece is nice and has nice lacey details. IT DOES NOT COME ASSEMBLED. I have to attach all the bows, chains, brooches, gold embroidery, pearls to it myself as they came in a plastic bag. I was kinda disappointed that the gold parts weren't on the black waist part, but they are iron on. The ribbon (red, black, and white) on the arm sleeves and bodice are serged with white thread, which is actually kinda a turn off, but is accurate to seller photos. The flowy tails on the chestbow are serged with white thread too, and it's not that attractive. The buttbow is nicely made and is not droopy at all. The sleeves are nicely made, and fit well too. They aren't flowy and will not flop around. The petticoat built in is perfect and keeps the flounce. I was initially worried about it. It fits me well, but a bit loosely but that's because of my 'wonderful' conversions from inches to centimeters.
ACCURACY: I'd have to say it's mostly accurate to the pictures of the seller. The tulle at the bottom looks different than the pictures. In the picture above, the black tulle at the bottom is more "piece-y" and not in ruffly layers that are shown in the seller pictures. The "piece-y" parts are actually angled shapes of tulle sewn onto the black satin underskirt (easily seen in the main picture above). Their are longer black tulle strips sewn onto it that drag, just as they do in the seller pictures. The main thing that is NOT accurate to the seller photos is the purple bubbly part of the skirt. On the dress I received, it isn't raunched and 'bubbled' as well as the pictures. The dress I received has really even bubbles, that are placed and spaced so evenly that it kinda looks like petals (example here). I'm actually really sad about this part. But the cool thing is, it's really just a purple overskirt that's tacked on lightly to 'bubble'. I can untack it and bubble it the way I want to. Hair accessory provided does not look like one pictured.
ACCESSORIES: It comes with quite a few things. Of course, the butt-bow and chest-bow are not attached. They come with two small safety pins to attach it to the dress. I plan on sewing them on. No big deal there. The two blue brooches, one for the skirt and one for the chest-bow, are almost like hair clips, and I plan on tacking those on permanently as well. The pearl strands, flower with tulle, and several hairpins are obviously hair accessories. The flower is very nice, but doesn't come with anything to attach to your hair/wig. It's ok because some people have different ways to attach things to wigs. The gold chain is SUPERRRR long. It's supposed to wrap around you several times and drape over the skirt. I have yet to find a good way to wrap it, but they provide a very long chain so I can cut it to see what length I need.
Overall
COMPLAINTS: Weird bubbling on the purple overskirt. Serging with white thread. Pretty long on me. It arrived in a cloth package, which is kinda strange. How much I'll have to alter it.
COMPLIMENTS: Well constructed, easy to alter, pretty accurate to seller pictures, lots of accessories, good petticoat underneath, nice seller communication, fast shipping.
Worth the buy: To me? UH PROM, so yes. To you? You decide.
