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Leah S Designs

Name: Leah S Designs
Address: Shop 3/167 Princes Highway, Hallam VIC 3803, Melbourne, Victoria, 3803, AU
Telephone: (03) 9703 2198

Melbourne, Victoria

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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 is over $999, 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 $1,300 for a soft, simple style to $3,500 for an elaborate ballgown; debutante gowns are $770 to $1,300. Your first two consultations are free, an hour each; a third is $150 and comes off the price of the dress. Ordering takes a 30% 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.

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Website

leahsdesigns.com.au

Phone

(03) 9703 2198

Address

Shop 3/167 Princes Highway, Hallam VIC 3803

Appointment Policy

Browsing is walk-in; trying dresses on needs an appointment
The first two consultations are free, about an hour each
A third styling appointment is $150, fully redeemable against the dress
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

Dresses

Wedding dresses, the boutique's own designed and manufactured collection.
Off-the-rack gowns. Description: Any dress can be bought off the rack and taken home the same day if it is in stock in your size.
Plus Size Perfection. Description: A plus-size bridal range carried in full, sizes 16 to 34.
Coloured wedding dresses. Description: Gowns in shades as well as ivory.
Long-sleeve and simple styles, listed as their own categories.
Debutante gowns, $770 to $1,300.
Veils and bridal accessories.
Sale gowns. Description: A sale room where nothing is over $999, non-order stock only.

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

Price Notes

Wedding gowns are $1,300 to $3,500.
Debutante gowns are $770 to $1,300.
The sale room has nothing over $999 — non-order stock, first in best dressed.
Discounted gowns are available all year, not only in a sale.
Ordering takes a 30% deposit, with a four-month lay-by.
Bridesmaid dresses must be paid in full when ordered.
Alterations by Ginger Pins are an additional fee, quoted at your appointment.
A third styling appointment is $150 and comes off the price of the dress.

Price Range

$1,300–$3,500

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 30% 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

[6,34]

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