I've been to their place in Istanbul;Saw hundreds of costumes there: they SAVE big time on the beading and hand stitching work and in my opinions, are posers!!! the only thing I like is their bugle beads on some of the fringe, but hey, hardly any embroidery, one miserable paisley, and 2 crystals never justifies their outrageous prices!!! they are bit of a scam in my opinion.