Dor-NE Corset Shoppe

The Great Bra Hunt is over! The ladies at the store are swift and professional. They fit you in the right bra with more skill than the hands of any mammographer! It is an old fashion service, that is worth the blush as they really get the perfect fit. They are very well stocked with all sizes. Agree that for full figured gals it is great for all undergarments. A bit pricey but the bras last and worth every penny to be comfortable. No back aches again! Best kept secret!

Wore the wrong bra size for years thanks to their faulty measurements.

Bra shopping isn’t high on my fun list so I avoided going for roughly 4 years. I had purchased my last bras from this shop as they are one of the few places that has wire free bras. I will not avoid bra shopping again! I was in and out in less than 20 minutes with three great bras for less than the price that I paid for a fancy underwire bra that I wore twice.

Poor customer service. I arrived at 545 pm parked in one of their designated spots as the sales associates or manager loaded her car. She saw me as a I walked up, allowed me to walk to the door only to go in throw in the closed sign and say she’s closed. So if you plan on going in the evening make sure you call to check there close time because it is NOT 6:00pm!!!

I was last fitted for a bra years ago and was long overdue for a bra that lifts and supports me as I am extremely busty. I was in and out within 10 minutes and received exceptional service from Wannetta. She measured me, informed me that my current bra pushed my breasts out and made me look bigger, and said I would see the difference. She came back with a bra that lifted and supported me. I was elated and felt like a new woman. I had become accustomed to being heavy chested and not looking my best in blouses, but now I have a new attitude!
I highly recommend this place. I’m glad I went.

I was «felt up» by the saleslady. I have never had a sales person put their hands on my breasts. I was very uncomfortable. The stock of products was lacking to say the least. Everything looked used, dirty, or fell off a truck. Both sales people were disinterested in helping me. Very sketchy place.

Thank you Ms. Lisa! At 45 I am finally happy to say I can breath and move again like I did at 25.
This shop is amazingly prepared for even those ladies looking for sizes most don’t believe exist. Goodbye Victoria Secret. .you can keep your lingerie!

Okay where do I begin. I am new to wearing shape ware. I just turned 40, and realized that my figure is starting to change a bit. I’m fine with it, so I decided to stop by. First of all this shop really needs an update, that should of been my first sign. Then I noticed that they charge you $ 5.00, if you try and don’t buy. This caught me off guard. I decided to buy a corset so I could try to waist train. The lady, not sure of her name looked at me and said I think you are a medium and sent me to the dressing room, she offered little assistance, but it fit. I purchased the corset. Now this is were it get tricky when I sat down in my car I noticed it was really snug. It felt like my stomach and back where rolled into one. I tried for two days and each day was worst! I decided to take it back to exchange for a larger size now this is where it gets exciting. I was met by bitter old Betty a black women with dreads who barely smiled, she looked at me and did not lift a finger and said we don’t exchange or switch those. I reviewed the receipt and no where on the receipt, or extra paper does it say this. The only assistance Bitter Betty offered was to talk to the lady who fitted me. I received the same information from Swindling Sally. She’s a white women with an accent and a Bob hair cut. My advice is avoid this place, this place is the pits. Low customer service, and truly a rip off. I should have ordered offline, I’m sure I would have had better results.

For us gals who need shapewear, I am glad there is Dor-​Né Corset Shoppe. I wish they were a little better about fitting me as I don’t like the way they seem to rush the fitting process. I am one who needs support that isn’t offered in the traditional lingerie section of most department stores or at Victoria’s Secret so I am willing to make the trip to specialty lingerie shops like Dor-​Né. I think I was spoiled by my first lingerie store that was in West Springfield — Brenda’s Bra Boutique. Since she closed, it’s been hard to find someone well-​trained in fitting me.
Specialty lingerie isn’t exactly cheap, so I expect to get a perfect fit and be comfortable in what I buy.
Finally, parking at the store is difficult so beware.
The store does offer custom-​fitted shapewear and has quite a variety of sizes. The staff at Dor-​Né just needs to remember that the customer is looking to be fit properly and not rushed out the door.
My next stop: Trousseau in Vienna, VA.

Bought a corset from them on last Friday. The corset boning broke on Saturday with an hour of me wearing it so I could not wear for the event. I called to see if I get a refund or return they said no but they can fix it. That’s outrageous to me for that amount of money I paid for it so no I will never buy from here again

OMG! I just had the worst customer service experience ever! In April 2014, I was getting lingerie @ this store for my daughters destination wedding and was recommended to go here. I bought a corset and girdle in black and ordered in and prepaid in full for the same 2 items in ivory. I was told by the salesperson they would call me when the items came in which wld be abt 4 – 8 wks. That was ok, I was in no hurry. 3 mos went by, never received a phone call. I remembered my order and called to make sure the 2 items were in. Never would I have imagined… they told me they were already picked up! After further checking, they said ok come in. I told them I would come in Saturday. When I got there, they said the same thing, your order has already been picked up and picked up was written on the receipt. They told me to be sure to bring my receipts and I did. Long story short, they were not going to give me what I had ordered. I asked the owner nicely, how can we make this work? I finally got what I ordered, but I will NOT spend another penny with them and I suggest that if you go to make a purchase, watch your back. I think they are SHADY, RACHETT & SCANDALOUS!

I went to get measured to know what my true bra size was. The ladies that work their know their stuff! I was fitted and bought a bra that felt amazing! My grandmother came with me as well for a bra and girdle and is in love!

It seems to me that people either love or hate this store… I just happen to be one who LOVES IT! After years of searching for the right undergarments/​shape wear which probably cost me hundreds of dollars to sit in a drawer never used, I stumbled upon Dor-​NE on Saturday. For $ 70, I finally have an undergarment that I will actually wear under a dress. It does what it is supposed to do which is smooth me out… not squeeze the living daylights out of me and change my shape. The customer service was friendly, and I was in and out of there fast.
5 Stars!

Finally shape-​wear that makes you look red-​carpet-​ready!
Ask for Wynetta she is spot on! Measured me quickly gave great advice and recommendations based her experience and my needs.
Fast and friendly while nicely cost-​conscious.

I came in thinking Im going to experts that will help me combat the frustrations of looking for q bra that fits me right. She brought to me 4 to 5 bras all not what I was looking for. I asked for flattering back and got other stykes instead. Aftrr trying the 3^rd bra she got impatient. And I later learned they only have like less than 20 kinds mostly old lady like. Not to mention the lady wouldnt let me keep them on for more than 5 seconds and then would take it back with her!
I paid my $ 5 n left to bra la la which gave me about 40 gorgeous bras to try on at my own pace.

This was a cute lingerie shop and the ladies there know their stuff but I think it is geared towards bustier women… If you’re well blessed in the chest area this shop is for you!

I remember the first bra I ever bought with my mother. That training bra was probably the first and (until recently) only bra bought in a regular store that actually fit me. My mother, bless her a-​cup soul, had no idea what to do with her rapidly growing daughter. So I was stuffed into ill-​fitting undergarments for years, until my junior year of boarding school roommate said, «You are NOT a B cup!» We went to V.S. and I was «fitted» for a bra.
For the next few years, I spent lots of money buying the biggest, ugliest bras that also didn’t really fit, that V.S. carried. I was fitted tons of times by black suit wearing ladies, none of whom could really find something that worked for me.
A year ago, a coworker recommended DorNe Corset to me, a fellow sufferer. I had no idea what to expect, and, as has been mentioned, the storefront is a little… macabre?
The sales lady took me back and immediately asked me to take my top off. I did. She waited. «Well? Bra, too! How else am I going to know what size you are?» A little put off and anxious, but too embarrassed to leave, so I complied. Without touching me, she said, «Hmm. 34 F.» and disappeared, leaving me confused and naked in the dressing room.
Lady returned a few minutes later and proceeded to PHYSICALLY put me into the first truly appropriate bra I’d ever worn in my adult life. Was it uncomfortable to have a stranger’s hands all over me? Yes. Was it worth it? Absolutely. Cause you know what? I was doing it wrong. I’ve been back for a strapless corset (for my wedding dress), a two sports bras, and a (recently) few regular bras over the past year or so. I’ve always gotten consistently attentive service.
Expensive? Yes. But V.S. is just as expensive. Touchy? Yes. Maybe they should explain how they do business to first timers. But if you are a DD cup or higher, put down the pink bag, and get your boobs to DorNe.

I needed a specialty bra, and this store was recommended to me. I had no idea idea what to expect, and was so lucky to have Lisa, a knowledgeable and friendly saleswoman, help me get exactly what I needed. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for anything more than just a regular bra.

I came in here today with a friend who got a fitting then ended up purchasing the bra.
Store
I’ve never shopped here before because the window displays always deterred me, they appeared to be either outdated seduction relics that should be donated to the Museum of Sex in New York or just too gaudy for my taste. Plus, I’m not really into corsets as most of them make me feel like my ribcage is trying to make it to second base with my spine. Anyway, the corsets themselves range from basic black to red light district call girl on holiday with steep prices to match. It looks as though the store hasn’t had any changes to it since its inception and the dust along with the outdated display cases show it.
Service
I guess it depends on who you get. The older woman with a Nu Yawk accent who helped my friend seemed to know her stuff and was amicable, the other salesgirl, (younger, shorter) was a different story.
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Salesgirl (leaning glumly over the counter glancing at a customer looking at a rack): Do you need some help?
Customer: No thank you
Salesgirl (relieved): Good!
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Um, what? But no, she took it to another level.
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Salesgirl (speaking to coworker): I can’t wait til my shift ends so I can get out of this store.
My friend: Busy day huh?
Salesgirl (letting out a breath of exasperation): People have been in this store nonstop all day buying things! I’ve been on my feet and all day! I’m ready to go home.
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I WANTED to ask her why doesn’t she just quit if she’s so annoyed by helping customers and agitated by people actually patronizing their store. But, instead I just made my retreat towards the door with my friend.
Why would you want someone like THAT working for you? She had an attitude, was visibly annoyed and irritated by the simplest things and seemed to take offense to the basics of retail (customer service, assisting customers, sales). And if you hate your job that much, could you at LEAST bother to put on a fake face and talk this nonsense AWAY from the salesfloor?
From the outside, I didn’t get much of a good impression of this place, the inside was so-​so, but the first salesperson made me begin to change my mind but THIS individual, Ms.-working-is-a-bore, she pushed it over the edge into negative territory. There’s other bra/​lingerie shops in the DC area, why pay premium pricing to be treated as a bothersome chore instead of a valued customer?

There were several things that make this a place I will never shop at again, despite me having a hard-​to-​find bra size and actually needing a specialty store. First, the parking situation is impossible. The store shares a small lot with several other offices/​stores and Dor-​né only has two or three reserved spaces. All the others are reserved for the other stores with scary «we will tow you and steal your soul» signs.
Second, if you don’t buy something, they charge you a fitting fee. WTF? I understand that they don’t want random people popping in to play in the «corset store» but still…
Third, the overly pushy sales clerk who stayed inside the fitting room with me while I tried on bras, and had no issue telling me I was doing it wrong, grabbing my boobs and adjusting the fit for me. NO TOUCHY WITHOUT PERMISSION GRABBY MCGRABBY PANTS.
Fourth, I’m not convinced they knew what they were doing because after all the bras and boob grabbing, and even calling in the owner to check the fit, they put me in a bra that didn’t fit. I also was never actually measured by the pushy sales clerk, who asked me what size I was looking for and then just started shoving bras in my face. Lady, you were in the VERY SMALL dressing room with me the whole time and you didn’t notice that perhaps you shoved me into the wrong size bra? The wrong size bra that I can’t return despite it still having the tags attached because of their seven day return policy.
EDIT: Today, I went to another lingerie store where I bought the exact same bra that Dor-​NE sold me in my correct size, and I discovered that Dor-​NE charged me $ 49 for a bra that has a MSRP of around $ 35.
And I just found their sizing directions on their website which are WRONG and outdated. You are not supposed to add inches to get your band size. That way lies too-​large bands, too-​small cups, and poorly supported breasts. So now I’m convinced they don’t know how to size bras in addition to poor customer service and overcharging their customers.