Ordering

All custom order dresses are made to your specific measurements. You choose the style, color, quality and quantity of rhinestones and send us a completed measurement chart and we will provide you with your dress in four to six weeks. Rush orders are difficult for us so please plan your orders at least six weeks before your competition to avoid disappointment. Rush orders will require an additional fee of $100. A non refundable 50% deposit is required to start all custom orders. The balance is due on completion of your dress. All custom orders are final sale.

Measurement Charts

Download Measurement Chart (PDF | HTML)
Download Menswear Measurement Chart (PDF | HTML)

Color Chart

Custom made prices

Latin dresses are:

Plain $400

With Czech 10 gross 20ss glass stones $550

With Czech 10 gross 20ss lead crystal stones $750

With Swarovski 10 gross 20ss lead crystal stones $1,150

Ballroom dresses are:

Plain $400

With Czech 10 gross 20ss glass stones $600

With Czech 10 gross 20ss lead crystal stones $800

With Swarovski 10 gross 20ss lead crystal stones $1,200

For each additional 10 gross (1,440) of 20ss stones with labor add

Czech glass - $150
Czech lead crystal - $250
Swarovski - $350

There is an additional charge of $200 to create a pattern for you to a copy of a dress from a photo you provide. We can copy dresses from your favorite professionals, Dancing With the Stars, etc…However, please realize that out of professional courtesy to the original designers the copy will be made with slight differences from the original.

Group and wholesale discounts

Team and studio discounts are available for a minimum order of 5 dresses. This discount is 20% off the regular price.

Wholesale orders for a minimum of 10 dresses receive the standard 40% wholesale discount.

Shipping

Shipping costs cover USPS Priority Mail, with delivery confirmation and postal insurance for the price of the dress. Shipping and handling charges are a flat rate of $20 per dress.

Return/Refund Policy

In stock, non custom clothing may be returned for a full refund, minus the shipping fees. You must notify ABC Dresses within 24 hours of receiving the item of your intention to return it. You may notify us by phone or email. The item must be returned in the same condition it was sent. Damaged or worn items will not be accepted for return. The item must be returned with postal insurance and the customer is responsible for all return shipping costs.

All custom, made to measure items are FINAL SALE. We will work with you on reasonable alterations if the item does not fit to the measurements provided. We will either alter the item ourselves or assist you with a seamstress or tailor in your area.

Accessories, rhinestones, glue and other non clothing items are FINAL SALE.

Consignment Policies

Consignment Purchase

Payment in full for the dress, including shipping fees, must received before the dress will be sent to you.

Please contact us within 48 hours after receiving the dress to let us know if you will be returning it. If you do not contact us within 48 hours of the USPS notice of delivery date, we will process your payment and notify the owner that the dress has been sold. This 48 hour notification is required on all dresses, new and consignment.

Returns must be mailed back immediately, by USPS Priority mail, with postal insurance in the amount of the price of the dress, with delivery confirmation. This is the way we ship to you and require the same. You are responsible for postage. The dress must be received in identical condition in which we sent it to you . Returns will be credited a refund for the price of the dress, not including shipping, and minus a 10% restocking fee.

Used gowns are sold "as-is." Any defects in the dress will be listed in the dress description.

Consignment Sales

Please contact us by email to arrange for us to list your dress for sale. We require a detailed description of the dress; size, color, fabric, stones, company (if known) and ANY defects, major or minor. Please include three (3) photos of your dress, a full length front shot, full length back and a close up of the stoning detail. Use the photos in our New dresses sections for format. Please include additional photographs of any damage. Photos must be sent in .jpeg format.
After we receive your description and photos we will contact you and let you know if your dress is of acceptable style and condition. We regret that we can not accept dresses that are too dated or in poor condition. We reserve the right to return to you any dresses that do not meet our standards of quality and fashion. You will be responsible for the return shipping fees if your actual dress does not equal the condition you stated it was in in your email.
You set the fee you want to charge for your dress. After we see the dress in person if ABC thinks the price you are asking is unreasonably high and will not sell at that fee or unreasonably low and you deserve more, we will advise you, but the final price is set by you.
Mail us the dress, USPS, Priority Mail, with insurance for the value of the dress and delivery confirmation. We will not be responsible for dresses not mailed in this manner.
After you send us your dress we will handle all the marketing for you. It will be displayed on our website, in our showroom and at the competitions we attend. We may also list it in Dancesport trade publications. We will steam your dress, take care of the professional photos for our website, handle the sales transactions and pack and mail your dress to potential buyers.
We will market your dress for one year. If your dress does not sell within one year, you will be notified and will be charged a fee equal to 30% of the asking price of your dress for our efforts. Once we have spent time and money marketing the dress for you, we will not release it until the fee have been paid. We will then return the dress to you. ABC reserves the right to extend this one year period on the agreement of both parties. If you decide you would like to cancel your consignment short of the one year period, you will still be charged the 30% fee once ABC has accepted the consignment.
When your dress sells you will be charged 33.3% of the sales price as a consignment fee. We will mail you a check for the balance within one week of the sale. If you would like to put your proceeds toward a new in stock dress or a custom dress by ABC Dresses, we will only charge a 25% consignment fee.