I was so lucky to have this store so close to where I live. I started shopping late so didn't have so much time to shop around. After one horrific trip to David's Bridal, I was ready for a different experience. In one day, I made an appointment with 4 different bridal shops in Pittsburgh and Glitter and Grit was my first stop. Erin definitely has unique dresses, you can see that right away. Whereas in the big box stores, there are so many dresses that they just blend together. Each of Erin's dresses is unique in its own way and she gave me great advice "try on anything that might be a possibility". Normally I would have passed by this one dress but I tried it on with her advice in mind. It ended up being the perfect dress for my destination wedding in Hawaii and I can say after visiting all those other stores that there is no dress quite like it in all of Pittsburgh!
Doing a little more research, there was really no other way I would have been able to have this dress as the designer is Janay-A, based in Mission, Kansas. Erin was really great and very professional. She was very accessible via email and answered all questions promptly. She measured me herself but I was a little disappointed that the dress came in way too big...but Erin had a great seamstress that she hooked me up with. After the wedding, Erin even contacted the designer for me to find out the best way to clean it since it's a unique fabric.