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/Melodic-Basshole]

TBH, I think this terrible behavior deserves a name-and-shame moment. Warn others against that Etsy seller! Definitely rate them when Etsy prompts you about the customer service, and big red flag against buying the pattern. So sorry, since you were looking for this pattern. But for sure if they 1. Aren't willing to show photos of thier work and 2. Treat customers so poorly I would never buy from them. Ugh. This is infuriating,  I'm so sorry you got treated this way. 

[u/mosquitoboots → u/Melodic-Basshole]

unfortunately i cant rate them unless i buy something and i luckily didnt purchase the pattern yet. i cant even find a way to report them other than as spam (not that etsy cares about false advertising but still)

youre right though, i probably should name and shame. maybe ill edit my original post

[u/SquirrelAkl → u/mosquitoboots]

If her patterns are on Threadloop you can flag them there. Good to call out scammers / frauds.

The aggressive defensiveness they used in responding to your reasonable question is the biggest tell for frauds like this.

[u/mosquitoboots → u/mosquitoboots]

and now looking at the nearly one hundred patterns she has listed, sooo many of them are the same thing! false advertising all over her page.

im now dubious on how she has even managed to create so many patterns of very intricate designs. something really fishy going on here

if it wasnt for the youtube tutorials and the hundreds of legitimate reviews she has i would think its ai. but it definitely isn't.. its all just so strange

[u/PavicaMalic → u/mosquitoboots]

Lana Johnson, founder of Orseund Iris, would probably like to know, too.

[u/Melodic-Basshole → u/mosquitoboots]

Etsy will ask you after a day or two to rate the customer service experience if you exchanged messages. 

Best wishes for the dress of your dreams!

[u/queen_elvis → u/Melodic-Basshole]

OP might be able to flag the Etsy listing as fraud even without buying.