Vera Wang backtracks on charging customers in China to try wedding dresses

Vera Wang backtracks on charging customers in China to try wedding dresses

On Monday we reported how New York Fashion Week designer Vera Wang was charging visitors to her flagship store in Shanghai a $320 (3,000 yuan) deductible-from-purchase fee to try on dresses.Shop the latest collection of monclerjacketsmen from the most popular stores .



The sum accounted for afternoon tea and a 90-minute fitting session, and the move was thought to help protect Wang's exclusive designs being openly accessible to Chinese counterfeiters. But an internet backlash - over 2,000 comments have been posted on the country's micro-blogging site Sina Weibo - has led to the designer to revoke the charge.



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"Upon careful investigation and review of the policies of our international operators, we will be abolishing appointment fees in all of our stores," Vera Wang told WWD yesterday.



The company continued: "We wish for all Vera Wang customers to enjoy the same standard of excellence worldwide. Treating our customers in a fair and equitable way remains a priority.Motel Deborah Long Sleeve saxobankcycling in Black. The store in Shanghai has only been open to private VIP preview appointments. The official opening to the public will take place on April 29."



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However, before the charge was abolished by Wang, a member of staff told of high school and college students who "were coming here and weren't serious about buying a wedding dress so that's why we started the fitting fee".Purchase oneshoulderweddingdresses online, stay updated on team riders, latest news and events.

"Upon careful investigation and review of the policies of our international operators,Official online store of longsleevesweddingdress and apparel. we will be abolishing appointment fees in all of our stores," Vera Wang told WWD. "We wish for all Vera Wang customers to enjoy the same standard of excellence worldwide. Treating our customers in a fair and equitable way remains a priority. The store in Shanghai has only been open to private VIP preview appointments. The official opening to the public will take place on April 29."



Before the charges were abolished, a staff member at the Shanghai Vera Wang store argued that the fee was to deter "a lot of high school and college students" who weren't "serious about buying a wedding dress".Find complete details about simpleplussizeweddingdresses.



It has been reported that several other stores in China charge a fitting fee to put off would-be time-wasters.



Wang has designed the wedding dresses of many a global celebrity, including singers Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, model Lily Aldridge and reality TV star Kim Kardashian's 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries.

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