Off-the-rack gowns
Any dress can be bought off the rack and taken home the same day if it is in stock in your size.
Bridal Dress Stores · Melbourne, Victoria · Visit in person
Leah S Designs
About
Overview & Vibe
Leah S Designs has been dressing Victorian brides since 2001, and it designs and manufactures its own ready-made collection rather than reselling other labels — which is why its gowns sit well below what a comparable boutique charges. The showroom is on the Princes Highway at Hallam in Melbourne’s south-east, with free parking right out the front.
Dress Styles & Designers
All its own label. Fitted mermaids, A-lines, ballgowns and boho styles, in ivory and in colour, with a separate debutante range and veils. Sizes 6 to 28 are on the racks to try on, and the showroom carries the whole Plus Size Perfection range, sizes 16 to 34 it is the only Melbourne shop stocking the full Leah S Designs collection.
Ideal For
A bride who wants to try the dress on in her own size rather than a sample two sizes out, and a bride on a budget — there is a sale room where nothing, and every gown can be bought off the rack and taken home the same day if it is in your size.
The Need-to-Knows
Gowns run for a soft, simple style for an elaborate ballgown; debutante gowns. Your first two consultations are free, an hour each; a third and comes off the price of the dress. Ordering takes a deposit with a four-month lay-by. Order 6 to 9 months before the day. Alterations are done in the same building by Ginger Pins — allow two or three fittings, finishing eight weeks out. Browsing is walk-in; trying on needs an appointment, and Saturday is the busiest day.
Standout Feature
Sizes 16 to 34 on the rack, not on a chart. Very few boutiques stock a plus-size range in full, and this one built a collection around it.
Dresses
- Wedding dresses, the boutique's own designed and manufactured collection.
- Veils and bridal accessories.
Dress Collections
4 collections listed
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Plus Size Perfection
A plus-size bridal range carried in full, sizes 16 to 34.
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Coloured wedding dresses
Gowns in shades as well as ivory.
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Long-sleeve and simple styles, listed as their own categories.
Appointment Policy
- Browsing is walk-in; trying dresses on needs an appointment
- The first two consultations are free, about an hour each
- Book a weekday where possible — Saturday is the busiest day
- On Saturdays bring no more than two or three guests; larger groups are booked midweek
- Open Mon–Wed 10am–5pm, Thu 10am–7pm, Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 9am–3pm
Dress Designers
- Leah S Designs — the boutique designs and manufactures its own collection
Dress Experience
- Order 6 to 9 months before the day, which leaves time for alterations.
- A stylist is assigned to you and starts from a questionnaire on arrival.
- Appointments run about an hour.
- Bring inspiration photos or a Pinterest board — they need not be the boutique's own gowns.
- Allow two or three alteration fittings, finishing about eight weeks before the day.
- Dresses can be taken in up to two sizes or let out one, so weight change is manageable.
- Free parking directly out the front.
Dress Styles
- a-line
- ball gown
- mermaid
- boho
- fit and flare
- lace
- tulle
- satin
- beaded
- long sleeve
- simple
- coloured
- plus size
- v-neck
- off shoulder
- strapless
- high split
- sweetheart neckline
Nearby Landmarks
- On the Princes Highway at Hallam, in Melbourne's south-east
- Free parking directly out the front
- About 10 minutes from Cranbourne, 15 from Berwick and 25 from Pakenham
Purchase Options
- Buy off the rack and take the dress home the same day, if it is in stock in your size
- Order your size, with a deposit and a four-month lay-by.
- Slight customisation of the boutique's own designs — colour, or adding and removing a split or pockets
- Sale-room gowns are non-order, first in best dressed
Services Offered
- Wedding gowns, designed and made in house
- Plus-size bridal, sizes 16 to 34
- Debutante gowns
- Veils and accessories
- Off-the-rack purchase
- In-house alterations by Ginger Pins
- Styling consultations
- Four-month lay-by
Size Range
- Gowns in store to try on range from size 6 to 28, with a plus-size collection running from size 16 to 34.
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Contact
- Website
- leahsdesigns.com.au
- Phone
- (03) 9703 2198
- Address
- Shop 3/167 Princes Highway, Hallam VIC 3803
Shop 3/167 Princes Highway, Hallam VIC 3803
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