The Frock Doc

Quality Check - Kate Spade Dress?

November 5, 2013

I have found that the more expensive dresses in my collection get a lot of use; mostly because I love them to pieces and they feel so FAB on - Forever21 has nothing on them (haha; I learned this the hard way!)

I have loved the aesthetics of Kate Spade for a very long time, and I don't think I'll be getting their rather iconic striped dress (my arch nemesis has it) nor the really cute bow tie one (really, Kate Spade, RAYON? RAYON?) - but this pink one tickled my fancy!!!

My only other "expensive" dress was my Eva Franco glasses dress and I knew the quality was wonderful before I bought it - so I am turning to the collective wisdom of YLF - how is Kate Spade's quality on dresses?? This one is silk.

Thanks! :3

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14 Comments

  • Adelfa replied 10 years ago

    I have only ever bought leather goods from Kate Spade. The quality there was excellent.

  • replied 10 years ago

    I do have a dresa by Kate Spade and it has been worth every penny. It fits beautifully. The quality is there. Go for it.

  • Beth replied 10 years ago

    The quality is good, Lyn. Go forth and purchase!

  • Inge replied 10 years ago

    I have no experience with Kate Spade garments, lyn*, but just wanted to say that this dress is "so you"!-)

  • Emily replied 10 years ago

    Arch Nemesis?!? 

  • Day Vies replied 10 years ago

    I'm with you Emily Arch Nemesis?  Lyn* are you an undercover superhero??? ;-)

  • Thistle replied 10 years ago

    Arch Nemesis? You have us intrigued!  I have only ever bought Kate Spade leather goods, so I can't speak to her dresses. Are you okay with dry cleaning?

  • christina replied 10 years ago

    I am a huge fan of Kate Spade dresses and have quite a collection. I have tried this dress on and found it to be beautifully made. The silk was a high quality - not too flimsy and not to stiff. The dress had pockets, the plaid is matched at the seams, and I think it's lined. Most of her dresses are exceptionally made using traditional dress making techniques. They are hemmed with exceptional care. Not all Kate Spade dress are of the same quality but I believe this one was beautiful. I found the fit generous.

  • lyn* replied 10 years ago

    Thanks ladies so much! :3 - I am looking forward to getting this dress (posted out to me today) - and it was the same price as a used Anthro dress, so I figured I can live out my dreamy Kate Spade fantasies in this!

    Thanks for letting me know the plaid matches Christina - that drives me BONKERS when it doesn't match! I must be some OCPD.

    Oh; I have an Arch Nemesis at work - I think it's real and not imagined; but we are vying for a similar position when we are done working through our training, so we sometimes go head to head. Not much super hero work for me.

    (That I can tell you about)

    (Tee hee)

    Thanks for bringing up Dry Cleaning, Thistle - I happen to have a good place though; and we get a dry cleaning budget every year. I think it's for our White Coats but since I don't have one, I just bring in my silk. ;)

  • Emily replied 10 years ago

    Congrats on the dress, Lyn!  I bet it serves you well in all your superheroic pursuits.  Sweet deal re: the dry cleaning, too.

    (...In my head your arch nemesis looks a lot like you, except she wears black riding boots and bat prints instead of owls)

  • lyn* replied 10 years ago

    (She does have a pair of pumps with bats on them...)

  • K. Period. replied 10 years ago

    Oh! Can't wait to see this on you. It seems *perfectly* you! 

    (Your coordinating superhero cape is in hot pink and black, right?) 

  • Emily replied 10 years ago

    (LOL!)

  • lyn* replied 10 years ago

    @ K - it's black on the outside and hot pink on the inside. A girl's gotta have her secrets ;)

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