Stop Staring

Dresses are high quality and made in US, thank goodness. I have Stop Staring dresses that are several years old and still going strong. They fit well and accentuate all the right places and some look right out of mad men while others are more contemporary. The store really does not do the dresses justice, it’s located in Paramount which is about an hour outside of LA. The store is also really more like a warehouse with no formal sign in the front and looks like an apartment building from the side. During their big sales expect the place to be packed with middle age housewives with children in tow and dresses thrown around everywhere. The salesman at checkout usually will give you a discount on whatever you’re buying which is a nice touch, too.

Finally made it to the showroom today. I ordered a dress online and it was too small so I called and asked if I could come exchange it for a bigger size. The woman helping me was very sweet and made me feel comfortable. I saw so many cute things that I can’t wait to come back with some money to spend. The only down side is that it is not very easy to find. The best thing I can say is look for the barber shop and you will see the showroom on the other side.

DO NOT EVER TRUST THIS DESIGNER. EVER. All of HOLLYWOOD. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!! Wow. I am just disgusted. The dress, is ok. not outstanding or phenomenonal. I can buy better quality and a better fabric with better lines online. Hell, Amazon would probably do better. I would NEVER treat people like the way my «adopted» daughter was treated. The mission… a 16 year old needs a dress for her Winter Formal. She was going to take 3 busses from Long Beach to this shop, ONLY because her father, a professional photographer had worked woth the designer, knew her personallly and TRUSTED her to treat his daughter well. I decided that a young lady should not dress shop for such a momentous occasion in her life alone, so I took her. LUCKY for Ms. Estrada, I was half naked in a rickety dressing closet OTHERWISE I would have come unhinged. Whomever Estrada has in the front of the shop, needs to be running everything… because SHE is awesome. Estrada arrives, all big headed and full of herself, and says I «No, I dont know you, I dont know your dad, I dont even run my Facebook»… She then walked away. WOW. Yeah, lady … I know you. your momma grew up poor, struggling her whole life, taught you a trade… and you EXPLOITED the hell out of it. Now, you swear your $hit smells like Chanel and because you have some B list actresses and some magazine covers, you think youre Gods gift to fashion. Ill bet you even employ your momma like a swestshop slave in the back, while you take 4 hour «business» lunches and schmoooze with Hollywood B list elite. Ms Estrada. Let me slap you with a REALITY CHECK. You had all of 10 minutes out of your busy day to make a difference in a young girls life, maybe even to inspire her to persue her dreams… but instead, you were demeaning, condescending rude and couldnt even be bothered to say, «How can I help you?»
Get some class,

Since their hours of operation are only weekdays, I took the chance of ordering online thinking if it didn’t work, I can return it.
Huge mistake.
The style is great, but it is VERY cheaply made.
Poor fabric, cheap zipper and cheap stitching.
Best of all, no returns. Store credit only.
So, after spending $ 200 on a cheap dress, I kept it since I didn’t want to exchange garbage for garbage.
I keep it as a reminder of a terrible and expensive mistake.

I have three Stop Staring dresses, I’m a XL lady, I love the flattering fit and the sexy feel to their stylish outfits. Last time I went to their factory and bought two killer dresses in the 4^th July sale. The people working there were really gtreat.
Some of the sizes do come up small, so order one size up OR you can call them and give them your exact mesurments and they will check an item for you.
Be sure to turn into their parking lot, there’s no sign on the factory, but it’s a modern building with dark glass just beside a barbour shop.

The girls that work there were super helpful. Most of the dresses in the showroom are an XS or S but they will gladly bring you bigger sizes to try on. The stretch material is very forgiving and I found the sizing just right. The place is very nondescript with NO SIGNAGE but just look for the address. I parked on the street and walked in. If you aren’t sure about your size or just want to try on a bunch of fab dresses before you buy — this is the place.

I already love the dresses, so this review is based on my experience at the showroom. It’s a little difficult to find because the building is nondescript and unmarked, so look for the address number and you are in the right place! The windows are also tinted so you cannot see in; then you open the door into a charming, well-​lit little shop of glamour!
Hillary was working at the front desk and was helpful, kind, and attentive. She helped me decide on a dress and checked for answers if she didn’t have one. I went to return a dress that didn’t fit that I had ordered online and they even extended the 20% discount I had used when I ordered to the dress with which I was exchanging it! I didn’t catch the other employee’s name, but she was also very helpful and kind.
I had an excellent experience and continue to be impressed with this company (they also ship online orders very quickly and package it very well)!

The dresses here are beautiful! If you are tall, have boobs and a booty, these dresses will fit you perfectly. I get lots of compliments on the dresses and my figuere as well. This is the only brand I fit perfectly into. Love stop staring!!!

Not only is Stop Staring a wonderful place for diserable dresses, they also have old-​school, ready-​to-​please customer service. I was pining for a dress that was discontinued… searching the country state by state looking for this dress and came up bare handed. I called Corrina at their LA office and she was nice enough to take my information to see if they had any fabric left to make me my own dress! I was so excited. The next day I got a call and she said they would do it for me. I am so happy and can’t wait to see what’s sent to me. Cheers to Stop Staring for making me the happiest gal in Orange County!

3.5 stars: There is NO storefront signage, and this shop is tucked into a fairly uninviting looking office space, so we ended up driving by it twice before finally finding it by the address alone.
What you need to know: The «retail shop» is basically a very small room adjoined by their warehouse. When you walk in, you’ll see two small curtained dressing rooms and a couple of rack of samples. These are generally one offs, and 90% Smalls and XS, and since their sizing runs fairly small, you’ll be hard pressed to find sample to fit you unless you’re a size 00 or small framed size 2. If you can find something in these racks, you’ll easily get $ 50 – 80 off the website price.
The shop is only open Monday through Friday, and closes fairly early at 4, so most of their traffic is comprised of stylists. There is usually just one girl working in the store, and you have to request sizes and styles to be brought from the back warehouse to try them on.
Checkout is a long, inefficient process, so be prepared and shop the website and then print out the list of things you’re interested in trying on. Much faster than looking through their various (and very often redundant) catalogues. For optimal service, you are invited to call ahead to see what they have in stock and have them put those pieces aside for you before you arrive. Depending on the season, they may not have summer/​winter stock available.
As for the quality of the clothing itself, their full price items are a bit on the expensive side, but on the whole the material and craftsmanship are good (their bengaline pieces are particularly flattering, and I have yet to meet a single person the Billion Dollar Baby dress doesn’t look amazing on.)
In short: do your homework beforehand, allocate about 1 – 2 hours to shop, and you’ll probably leave the shop with several wonderful pieces.

No other dress of mine gets the insane amount of attention as my Stop Staring one. Girls have stopped their cars in parking lots to ask where I got it. I feel SOO good in it. Stylish, classic and sexy with out the icky «slut» look lol. They have an awesome thing going here, I only wish you could order selected styles in any color.

Sample sale! Get there early with a pic of the dress u want! Beautiful dresses :-)

I am writing this review as an update to my latest dealings with this company.
I received my latest order the from the company much faster than I expected, so I give them credit for that. However, only two of the dresses were worth keeping, both because of fit and quality.
I was and am ready to be finished doing business with this company, so I exchanged two of the dresses for two others. I received an email today that I will be receiving the new dresses by Thursday. Again, much faster than I expected.
However, I was also charged an additional $ 87. Upon reviewing the invoice, I noted that I was charged some $ 14 for shipping. Fair enough, I expected as much after reading the return policy.
However, the dresses I returned and the new dresses I ordered were the same price. On the invoice, I was not given credit for the taxes I’d already paid on the original order, and was instead charged additional tax! Thus the $ 87.
I’ve emailed the company with my concerns and outlining what I would like to occur to resolve this issue.
Regardless, after this issue is resolved, I will not be doing business anymore with this company, it is just too difficult with the results not being satisfying enough.

I would like to start off saying I have been wanting to buy a stop staring dress for years and was excited that I could finally afford to do so.
After spending weeks deciding on what dress to buy, I finally settled on one full price dress and one sale dress.
I won’t lie that I was a bit disappointed:
1. I accidentally selected the wrong size (3 sizes too small! x)) when ordering one of the dresses. Upon realizing this (5 minutes after I placed the order) I both called and emailed stop staring to see if I could get it exchange for the correct (and realistic size). I am aware of their exchange policy but was hoping that it would still be possible so I didn’t spend $ 120 on a dress I have no possibility of wearing. A no I could have (sadly) dealt with: I received absolutely no response despite sending several emails and leaving several messages over the past 4 days (also how do you have a customer service line where no one EVER picks up/​returns phone calls?)
2. The fabric of the dress that was in the correct size was very stiff and had very little give (despite their sizing guidelines). I’ll try to exchange it and see if I have any better luck with a larger size.
overall I was very disappointed with both the dresses themselves and (especially) their customer service. I don’t think I’ll be buying any products from them again.

Just went to their sample sale. I bought 2 dresses, my husband loved them on me. The 2 dresses are somewhat Jessica Rabbit style. Fabrics are unique as are the styles. The wide skirted, 50’s style did not fit my figure. From what the staff told me Friday they had the best selection. By saturday a lot of it had sold and sizes and styles were limited. I’ll be there next year for sure.

These dresses are a gamble.
Some of the fabrics are nice, others look and feel like a cheap costume. The cotton dresses seemed good.
Don’t order online, you don’t know what you’ll get. NO returns. Don’t buy directly from Stop Staring. Their work and fabrics are crazy inconsistent. I got stuck with obvious manufacturer defects, Stop Staring would not refund or exchange these.
I bought one of these dresses in a reputable store. It was awesome and I get lots of compliments. So 3 of us went to their last sample sale at the warehouse.
Allegedly these are not factory seconds, but samples.
I tried on a bunch of dresses. I bought several, and at the checkout bought all 5 in one size bigger. I didn’t bother to try them on there. When I got home 2 were really messed up, combined pieces of an extra small and a large with a large label. The bodice is an A cup on one side and a DD on the other.
Another dress has a crooked hem because the waistline was sewn on wrong and one strap is 3 inches longer than it’s mate.
I phoned the next day and some lady who answered said to come back and they’d alter or swap them out if I waited a week because they were getting the newer season out. I saved my receipt. Obviously didn’t wear the 2 factory second dresses.
My sister in law had the same problem with a dress, one sleeve much wider and longer, crooked parts, like someone scrambled pieces of 2 different sizes when sewing them.
When I I went back to their warehouse in Paramount Rachel Overholt the
operations manager said the do not do refunds. The employee I spoke to was wrong. All purchases at the sample sale are final. These dresses are completely flawed, and unworn.
Thanks Stop Staring, I wasted money on 2 dresses that are absolutely unwearable.
I can’t increase the bust to fit the rest of the dress, a seamstress could whack fabric away from the larger one, and make a size small bodice on a large wasted rest of the dress.
I spend $ 35 making the other one symmetrical, the waist was sewn all wrong, so she had to make it shorter.
My sister in law went with me and the seamstress said that it was more labor to fix hers and because the fabric was cheap she didn’t recommend spending that much money to repair it.
You can get vintage style without misfitted junk from Anthropologie. Nordstrom carries brands like Mimi Chica and French Connection. Pin Up Girl Clothing also make clothing they are willing to exchange if there are manufacturer defects.

One of my all-​time favorite dresses comes from Stop Staring! and I always get a ton of compliments even though the dress is at least 2 – 3 years old (which clearly shows how durable they are and that the quality is excellent). The Stop Staring! dresses in general are flattering to your body whether you’re curvacious or thin and narrow. They are light-​weight, comfortable, and not too pricey! Very impressed!

I love love love their dresses!
If you are a girl with boobs, hips, and a small waist and like the vintage look, this is the place for you. I have 3 of their dresses and whenever I wear one, I get tons of compliments. I always feel like they accentuate the right areas.
The prices are on the higher end, but it’s worth it. The dresses fit like a glove and the quality is great.

Before I talk about the hotness of the dresses made by this company, I have to sing the praises of the staff for their awesome customer service. Top notch, FAST and super pleasant. These ladies rock my world!
I am a bridesmaid in a May wedding. My co-​maids and I lagged on getting the dresses, which the bride kindly left us to our devices on picking one that we wanted (the only stipulation is that it be black). One of the maids found a cute dress back in the fall. Fast forward to now (hey, we needed to spend money on Christmas and taxes!!), we had to get on the ball. When we went to the website, there were limited sizes left and I needed mine in my size. After a few panicked email exchanges and alternate ideas with the maids, we decided to bite the bullet, call Stop Staring and see if we can get the dress we adored the most.
I called on a Thursday morning, spoke with Casey, who told us that they could get out our dresses the following week. One dress would have to be made. After the phone call, I received emails stating the order was in AND THEN ON FRIDAY, we got an email saying the dresses were shipped. They arrived Tuesday morning. FIVE DAYS TOTAL. Only THREE business days. Are you kidding me? Who makes a dress and then gets it to you that quick?! I am fucking impressed.
The dresses are amazing!!! They look better in person than they do on the internet. The satin is gorgeous and bright. The attention to the details in sewing the creases on the bustline are flawless. The dress fits my bust nicely (dude…I have giant cans, so most dresses make me look like a hooker and that is the last thing I need when I am walking down the aisle). This place will dress you up right!
Thank you to Casey and the gals who made the dress and took care of us so fast. You rule!

Obviously, the secret is out, so I’ll chime in with my praise and affection. I’m gonna get all gushy.
You only need to visit their website to see how beautiful and unique their line is –just unbelievably fab. You can search the department stores til you have blisters, and never, ever find anything like this.
Sexy, but so classy, curve hugging, high quality, independent, American made reproductions of vintage pieces… American made!
Not the sorry attempts at vintage American fashion made by the mass producing Chinese copy cats. The activist in me just loves that.
I also love that this is a woman who made a success of herself acting on her vision. You go girl!
If you visit the store, you will have it all in front of you to try on, along with a sweet and eager to please staff that will not allow you to leave empty handed.
Indeed. I just got back with my spoils.
I’m a hot mama, but no model –still had to narrow it down, because absolutely every thing looked so good on me. I’m bragging, but this is how good this stuff is. Its made for US. It fits, and fits well!
I had to get 6 dresses. And that was after agonizing over which ones to sacrifice. Good thing I brought my boyfriend.
The queen who reigns over the whole operation gave me a generous discount so I could gorge myself, and insisted that we both be wearing rings next time she see’s us. Cute… but even the most ideal circumstances, I cant hold out that long!