I've purchased four dresses by Sakkas, two of them this style (Marigold) in Dark Blue and Teal. I do have to say I am very much in love in the way these fit, and how they look on me. I purchased the Dark Blue (L/XL) last spring, and the Teal(1X/2X) this spring. These are heavy, seemingly well made dresses which is reflected in the $40 price tag. They are detailed and simply beautiful.

However, the quality is just not there once they are washed. I never placed my Dark Blue dress in the wash because of the washing instructions, but the amount of dye that comes out when hand washing is simply overwhelming. The smell is very strong and I'm not sure who could actually wear one of these without a wash (or ten) first. Despite my best efforts, my dress soon began to fray and unwravel all the delicate threading. There is a hole you can see when it's turned inside out (the faded photo, due to bad lighting, this is not the actual color of the dress) The threads are unraveling on both sides. I've worn it exactly once because I was so afraid of having to wash it again. The pictures I included show the day I received it, and the damage on it now.

I wanted to give the brand another shot and bought myself the teal marigold style a month back, because it's my favorite style and I really wanted to have one that wasn't frayed. I had the nerve to wash it today. One wash was all it took to damage it. The corset loops broke and the threading is damaged. All from a low spin ten minute rinse in a front loading washing machine (to free it of some of the dye I knew it would bleed -- and bleed and bleed). This was likely gentler than handwashing to be honest.

I'm so very upset, as I planned to wear this for my bridal shower and engagement pictures. The photos I included are what the damage is now, plus three photos the day it arrived. The top three in the collage are of some of the damage. The bright blue is what it looks like in the sunlight, which as you can see is simply stunning. I'm very upset to have spent so much money on dresses that keep falling apart. I'm hoping a seamstress will be able to fix some of the damage, but I am not sure if I can afford to have all of the threading reinforced/replaced/resewn.