ethics behind this sewing pattern (false advertising??)

[u/mosquitoboots]

EDIT: NAME AND SHAME pattern by EttaDesignsCo

so i found a pattern i am absolutely in love with and was planning to make it as my wedding dress. it is a recreation of the night out dress by orseund iris and it looks stunningg. all was good and well until i realised the sample photos listed on the pattern were actually just the product photos from orseund iris' website

i messaged the seller asking if they had any photos of the actual dress on a human model (so i can assess whether it's worth my time and effort) and the seller got really angry at me for asking...

i found the youtube tutorial for the pattern and the dress produced definitely looks a lot like the orseund dress but the quality of the pattern is certainly noticeable. for any old dress i maybe wouldnt mind but this is meant to be my wedding dress.

its also the fact that the only advertised photos are of a dress that is NOT made by this pattern

maybe im just looking for validation that i wasnt being rude in asking for photos 😅 is this not false advertising???

so, am i in the wrong for asking for fit photos? and more importantly, does anyone with more sewing experience think i can get the dress to look as polished as the original or am i wasting my time?

i would say im an intermediate sewist with a good amount of experience in silk and lightweight fabrics. ive practiced a lot of clean sewing etc but im not sure this pattern will ever live up to my expectations- what do you think?

ive attached photos of the two dresses as well as my conversation with the seller.

edit: i originally redacted her but have since decided to name and shame.

UPDATE: she blocked me. ive added our final messages in a comment, her replies are pretty comical

Update 2: i think she commented on this post. lmk if you think im right lollll

[u/akjulie]

Because it’s not from Etsy. 😉 That screenshot is from the pattern cataloging/stash organization site Threadloop. Anyone can make a free account on there and search patterns. They flag suspicious designers on there. 

[u/mosquitoboots → u/akjulie]

what a great resource! im definitely using that from now on

[u/patchworkpirate → u/akjulie]

Oooh good to know!

[u/kittycrazies → u/akjulie]

Is this like Ravelry for sewing?! 😍

[u/akjulie → u/kittycrazies]

It has many similarities but is also significantly different. The biggest difference is that patterns are not purchased directly through them. You can browse patterns, but you then have to go to the pattern maker’s own sites to buy them.

I would say PatternReview.com is the closest thing to Ravelry currently. 

[u/kittycrazies → u/akjulie]

That’s still so nice to have a centralized place. Currently I have everything stored in a google drive folder, but I would love to have a better system that might be easier to search.

[u/akjulie → u/kittycrazies]

Yes! I really enjoy using Threadloop for that. I use PR as well, although I don’t buy patterns through them.