Instead it is all about Bridal Clothes...I don't understand this
Mixed reviews...I don't know how often people go looking for Bridal Clothes but this may interest you
Nicole Miller
77 Greene St
(between Spring St & Broome St)
New York, NY 10012
Neighborhood: SoHo
(212) 219-1825
(between Spring St & Broome St)
New York, NY 10012
Neighborhood: SoHo
(212) 219-1825
- Nearest Transit Station:
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Prince St. (N, R)Spring St. (4, 6, 6X)Spring St. (A, C, E)
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11 am - 7 pmSun 12 pm - 6 pm
- Price Range:
- $$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- By Appointment Only:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Dogs Allowed:
- Yes
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"not finding the perfect dress for the bride." In 24 reviews
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"Liz was extremely sweet and easy to work with." In 11 reviews
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"I had the most amazing wedding gown experience here." In 4 reviews
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Review from Toobab T.
Brooklyn, NYSo, in my opinion the whole bridal gown industry shopping experience is not particularly fun -- but the women at Nicole Miller bridal I found to be useful and accommodating.
The first time I went by myself and tried on a few dresses I liked. The young woman dealing with bridal sales, Jessica, was super friendly. I believe she is relatively new but was useful in finding sizes for me to try on that would resemble roughly what I was looking to buy. She of course said that every dress looked great, but that's her job. The next time I went back, I went with my mom and a good friend. Liz helped us this time and it was a world of difference in terms of experience. Liz clearly has been doing this longer--I'd make sure to ask for her. She knows the different dresses and really knows how they'll look.
Ordered the dress, it arrived a week later and now I have it. One thing to keep in mind--though the dresses are generally cheaper than at a bridal shop--they don't come with alterations, so you need to find someone to do that. -
Review from Angeline C.
Brooklyn, NYi came here recently with a bride to look for wedding dresses and cocktail dresses. their selection of wedding dresses is okay. it's not that big and there isn't much to choose from. they also have a very small collection of dresses to choose from for cocktail hour.
the girl helping us was okay. she wasn't super friendly or mean either. i would say the service here was okay. all of the wedding dresses are in the far back and there is a room to change in the same area. they give you shoes to try with your dress and also help you with clips to clip your dress so you can guage to see if the dress is for you.
i would say if you're in the area and are shopping for a dress, i would say make an appt and pop in. i went to kleinfelds after this and had a horrible experience. i like the individual attention you get here as opposed to factory places like kleinfelds. -
Review from Ava R.
So to be clear, this a review of my experience bridal shopping at Nicole Miller, not the dress itself. I freaking LOVED--no LOVE--my dress. I had seen it online and was pretty much 99% sure that I wanted it so my bridal appointment took less than 20 minutes. I think I tried on one other dress just for fun. The store had just had some sort of accident, so the actual bridal suite was closed and we were basically just using the normal store space. The experience was not at all luxurious or memorable thanks to any work on their part; there was no champagne or fairy dust. The lady that helped me was lukewarm and even flashed her engagement ring in my face...I reeeeally don't care about your life sweetness, this is MY moment. I wonder if it was the same girl working with Kari S.? Anyhow, I loved the dress as I expected I would, ordered it, and went to pick it up and try it on a few weeks later. When I came back, the bridal suite was restored but it still was nothing special. In fact, as I tried on the dress to check the fit, an older gentleman who had brought his tiny, significantly younger partner shopping, commented on the dress as I stood in the suite's mirror. Bottom line: if you're looking for a big throw-down fantastical say-yes-to-the-dress scene, this is NOT your place. If you are pretty straightforward, have a sense of what you want, and don't need the dog and pony show cause you're really just coming for the dress, this place is a good bet with reasonably priced, beautiful wedding gowns. -
Review from Kari S.
New York, NYHad a really bad experience wedding dress shopping here. My appointment started late and ended early because as I was ACTIVELY trying on one of their dresses my bridal consultant was like "yeah we are going to need to wrap this up because my next client is waiting". First of all, my appointment started over 15 minutes late AND at the time she said this my allotted hour wasn't even over yet! Once she saw that I was upset she was very apologetic but at that point I just wanted to leave. Its amazing to me that these people are worried about their NEXT client over their CURRENT client. Does that make sense to you? Because it doesn't make sense to me.
In all fairness, I was somewhat upset about a different appointment earlier in the day that ended on a sour note. When we started the appointment we were even talking about this to the lady. Amazing to me that the lady went ahead and did the same thing to me that had happened earlier -- rushing me! Also, she mentioned she was engaged as well, I wonder if she would like it if she was rushed out of her appointment too?
The dresses weren't that great anyway, selection was very small. Save your time and go elsewhere. I ended up buying my dress at Lovely Bride. -
Review from Melissa C.
New York, NYMy sister and I always go to Nicole Miller when we have a special event to dress up for. They usually have some sort of sale on their dresses. Recently I went there to get a floor length gown and amazingly enough, they had a 50% off sale! The salespeople are really nice, not snobbish at all and attend to your every need (whether it's high heels to try your gown on with or an extra size). It's not hard to find something beautiful to wear here and I'm absolutely in love with the new dress I bought a few days ago. -
Review from Mary B.
Manhattan, NYLiz and her bridal team were amazing!!! Love my dress. Love them! -
Review from Lai-Yee B.
Albany, NYMet up with my future sister-in-law and her mom for wedding dress shopping here. She was trying on a few dresses when I walked in, and I was wearing neon leg-wear and sooooo not NYC style because I'd just come from Queens and stopped into the first store that sold some kind of leg warming wear because I decided that a dress and no tights was a GREAT idea on a windy and chilly day.
So yeah, I looked like the trashy girl from Queens, and I don't quite think they appreciated it. Hell, I didn't appreciate how I looked, so yeah.
But they must have thought that kicking out the bride's matron of honor would have been a poor sales idea, so they niced up after they heard "bridal".
All I can say is, if you want a pick-me-up, go schedule a bridal fitting at Nicole Miller because they will kiss some MAJOR ass to get that sale. Every dress was "beautiful" or gorgeous or could be fixed to enhance... and yeah. They kept saying how Nicole Miller was made for women, and that she really knew a woman's body. Wedding dresses were in the $1500-1900 range, and they were okay, but pretty basic (at least this season's).
We left, and bridey gal said that all of the dresses were completely uncomfortable and made her feel fat, and like she had a big stomach. Even the dresses that were too big and had to be loosely pinned to fit her. And this is a girl who is skinny as a rail and knows it. The dresses were just not comfy to her. So much for knowing how to cut for a woman, right?
There was also a doorman. In a retail store. Oh Manhattan, you slay me sometimes. The space is large by city standards, but still... kinda weird to see a doorman just in a store. -
Review from Laura S.
I went to Nicole Miller with a friend who was looking for her wedding dress. We were taken to the back room with the bridal dresses and introduced to our sales associate (I don't remember her name). The selection and Nicole Miller was very small and pretty simple. If you are bead kinda girl, this probably isn't the place for you (although they did have a few dresses with sparkle).
Our salesgirl let us browse the racks and pick out dresses for the bride. Whenever our bride would come out, she would compliment her and tell her how beautiful she looked in the dress...even when my friend and I were trying to conceal our laugher at how ridiculous some of the dresses looked on the bride.
Another problem that I noticed at the salon was that they didn't have dresses that were for girls a size 10 or bigger. The bride is a very tall, athletic girl and she had to squeeze into the dresses. There was one dress that the bride was really interested in, but it was really hard to make a decision because it was hard to imagine what the dress would look like when it was actually fit to her body. In my opinion, it would be a real risk to say yes to a dress that you can "imagine" would look good if it were the correct size...
Although our sales associate definitely knew what she was doing and definitely knows how to sell a dress, I found that she was complimentary of everything and I just felt like she was after the sale...not finding the perfect dress for the bride.
If and when I am dress shopping for myself, I would not come back to this salon. -
Review from lana h.
Jersey City, NJI love my dress but thats not why im giving them 5 stars. It's strictly for Fantcha, who was amazing and wonderful. Even though I didn't have an appt, she made an exception and showed me a few gowns b/c my wedding was in a month. When I tried on the sample gown in a size 6, she pinned it a bunch to show me what it would look like. Though I was skeptical, she was positive that I would be a perfect size 2 and not require any alterations except hemming. I didn't have a lot of time for extensive alterations and fittings so I really needed it to fit great off the rack...but how could she be so sure??? Because she's a pro. She got the dress for me in a week and it fit like a glove, just too long as expected. Thank you Fantcha for making this part go smoothly and seamlessly (no pun intended).
As for alterations, they recommended a tailor on Sullivan who has awful reviews. I work nearby and have also heard horror stories about them so I searched for another one. I lucked out again and found Ally's Bridal and Tuxedo in Hoboken. I told her I was in a rush (wanted an appt that same day and needed fixes in a week). She asked me to text her a pic of the dress which I did. I sent her a pic of the dress on me and she immediately called me back, recognizing that it was a Nicole Miller dress that she had worked on before and only charged me $120 for hemming. She also recommended adding a bustle which was a beautiful touch (free of charge). I felt like she wanted me to look beautiful. She wasn't trying to make tons of money off of me. She just loves what she does and it shows. She's great at it. Hoboken may not be as close but it's definitely worth the path ride!
In summary, thanks to Fantcha and Ally, i bought my dress, had it altered in one fitting and in my hands all in 2 weeks...A miracle! -
Review from a j.
San Francisco, CAI had a pretty pleasant experience at the Nicole Miller bridal salon. Liz, the consultant, was helpful and not too pushy. She was honest about which dresses worked best with my shape. She also suggested a few dresses that I would not have chosen, but I was surprised and liked a few. The store has a large selection of dresses and all very moderately priced.
However, this is a very busy store and they really try to keep you there for only about an hour, as they book appointments back to back. I didn't feel rushed, but try not to linger in the salon too much. -
Review from Debbie T.
New York, NYThey have a small collection, maybe 20-25 dresses total. All the gowns were really pretty and moderately priced (most around or under $2,000). The dresses were easy to put on and easy to wear. As far as service is concerned, I felt a bit rushed and pressured. I also caught my sales associate staring and (literally) sizing me up by the size my engagement ring. Kinda icky. -
Review from mae g.
New York, NYI did something stupid. I waited until 2 months before my wedding to find a dress. I thought that was normal. Lesson learned.
It almost seemed Nicole Miller was going to save me. They have beautiful gowns that are not insanely expensive (for a wedding dress) AND you can get them the following week! You don't have to wait 6 months. Amazing! This is where the glowing review stops.
I was able to get an appointment with the bridal specialist, LIz, immediately. I pointed out dresses in the lookbook I wanted to try on, but they didn't have any of them. She says, "here, try on my favorite. you'll love it." She brings out the dress that is their main "campaign" dress for this season. I tried it on. I loved the bodice but hated the skirt. "Don't you love it?" I said "it's ok. I like the top. Let's try something else on."
I picked out a flowy number that did not flatter my body. My friend and I exchanged a look that said "Definitely not." LIz says "This looks amazing on you. You were right. This is much better." And I told her that actually, no, I hated this dress.
I tried on another dress. She exclaimed, "Oh, this is the best one!" At this point my friend and I roll our eyes privately. I ask to try on the first "campaign" dress again. And when I put it on she said, "I knew this was the one!" The poor girl is fake and eager to make a sale, what can you do?
I told her my qualms about the dress-- that I loved the bodice but wanted the bottom to be more of a mermaid, hip hugging flared shape. And she assured me "Oh that's no problem! They can absolutely tailor it that way! Watch." And then she pinned and clipped the skirt into a beautiful shape. I loved it. I told her "this is perfect, they can do this?" She said "Of course, absolutely! You just take it in."
So I asked her if when my dress came in next week, they would fit me and tailor and how much that would cost. "Oh, we don't do the tailoring. We have a tailoring we recommend, but we don't do it." Fair enough. I asked her if she was SURE he could tailor it like she pinned it and she said he had more than enough material to work with. Fantastic.
At that point it was 6 pm and although I wanted to buy the dress that day, I explained my father was in a different time zone and I wouldn't be able to reach him before the store closed in an hour, but that he could call the next morning and give his credit card.
This upset her. "Well, that's not going to look good. They'll wonder why you didn't buy it immediately. It won't make sense."
By "they" I guess she meant her bosses? Look, I know you're eager to make the sale but you're coming off as really unprofessional and desperate. It's ugly. Not a good image for the store and it makes me want to find the dress online and not give you a commission. Miraculously I was able to get in touch with my Dad right away and he bought it before closing. She must have been relieved.
When I picked up my dress I had to sign a waiver that the dress was perfect, blah blah blah and couldn't be returned. It's understandable.
Now, here's the BIG problem. I went tot he tailor they recommended and he told me that the dress could NOT be done the way she had pinned it. He, a very nice man, said that people who are not tailors do not understand these things. At this point what could I do? I had no time to find another dress, and thanks to that waiver I probably couldn't return the dress. I was heartbroken and felt cheated. The tailor began alterations anyway and did the best to make the dress more to my liking-- but it still wasn't exactly what I wanted, what the sales girl had said was POSSIBLE.
If she did not have tailoring knowledge, she should have never have told me what alterations were possible. Beyond that unexcusable bit, she wasn't professional, she was ditzy and pushy. It's not a good look for the store.
I called the manager to tell him of my disappointment. He was very nice and said that if I hadn't begun alterations I could return the dress. I said it was too late, and I didn't have time to find another dress anyway, but I felt cheated nonetheless. He told me he would have a talk with Liz. That's great for future customers, but I am now out $475 in alterations and it was not the dress I thought I was buying. Thanks LIz! -
Review from Serena l.
New York, NYWorst experience for their bridal collection at this store (can't vouch for the uptown location). The Euro-chic salesgirl was pretty spacey and basically refused to work with my non-bridezilla needs. I wanted to try on bridesmaid dresses and not their bridal collection. She couldn't understand why I was looking at bridesmaid dresses as a potential bridal gown. She finally relented and started showing me bridesmaid dresses, but only the ones available in white (which limited the selection). Even though I told her specifically that I wasn't necessarily looking for a white dress. (I got a very blank look back.) The samples they had for you to try on were in TERRIBLE shape and none were under a size 10. So you really couldn't get an idea of how their sizes fit. Also, everything was stained/ripped/thin/worn out. And she would compliment stuff on me that looked absolutely horrific. And they don't allow photos either. Which is probably a plus considering it would just remind me of how horrid the entire experience was. Nor did she write down any of the dresses I tried on or was potentially interested in for my records. Also, whenever I was in the changing room, she kept staring at my friend. So, poor service - check! Poor quality gowns - check!
Go try Jenny Yoo instead, PLEASE! -
Review from J J.
Manhattan, NYThe clothes are ugly and they take ur bags away from u at the door! Come on who's gonna steal those ugly clothes?!!! -
Review from Dori G.
Jersey City, NJI had the most amazing wedding gown experience here! Liz was extremely sweet and easy to work with. She understood my taste and my body type and pulled dresses that I would like -- the most important being the very first one, the reason I was at Nicole Miller in the first place. As soon as I tried that dress on, we all knew it was special. But I tried on some others too, and Liz was so knowledgeable about the styles. She encouraged me to try on a few different types of dresses. I really liked how un-pushy she was. After helping me into each dress and pinning them just right, she stepped back and let the conversation take place between me and my people. She was helpful with her opinion when we asked, but she never put any pressure on me. Even though I found THE dress (and it was obvious to everyone in the room!) she didn't pressure me to buy it right then. That was part of the reason I DID buy it right then. I loved it, everyone else loved it, I felt comfortable and happy and I never wanted to take my dress off! I made my decision to buy it and Liz broke out a bottle of wine for us all! I was touched a week later when a really sweet note and gift arrived from Liz. I highly recommend taking your wedding dress search to Nicole Miller. My mom and friends and I all had so much fun. The experience was wonderful. -
Review from Julie B.
Maplewood, NJIf you're looking for a modern, fashionable wedding gown, Nicole Miller should be on your bridal shopping list.
The bridal section is at the back of the store, but you need to make an appointment to look. I found Liz, the bridal saleswoman, to be helpful but not pushy. After looking through the racks, I picked some dresses, and she pulled some suggestions as well. I tried on 6-8 but we both agreed on the same one. I felt very Old Hollywood glam trying it on in their store, so I knew it was the one!
Luckily the sample size was the same one I'd need. They ordered me a new one from the warehouse and it was ready for pick-up in less than a week.
Prices here are generally under $2000, so not as expensive as a Kleinfeld dress. Taking advice from other reviewers, I did not use their suggested tailor for the alterations I needed.
My dress was stunning, if I do say so myself, and I felt incredible wearing it! -
Review from Suzanne A.
San Francisco, CANicole Miller is a bridal store? I had no idea. Anyway, I bought a black dress here last week and I fucking love it. I didn't even need to try on more than one dress to find the most flattering dress I have ever worn. -
Review from Sarah M.
Brooklyn, NY
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