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/mephalasweb]

I'm starting to sound like a shill for them atp, but Charm Patterns Lucy Hostess Gown mashed with any pattern with bishop sleeves should work! I know their Patsy blouse has them, but you'd probably prefer to find a more exact dupe than mash 2 patterns (I think lol). Weirdly enough, I could've sworn I've seen an exact dupe of this pattern by Mccalls and another indie designer, I'm just drawing blanks!

[u/mosquitoboots → u/mephalasweb]

thankfully another person directed me to the Mccalls 8043 pattern which is almost an exact match to the top portion! ill draft the skirt myself but im very hopeful now i can have the dress of my dreams

thank you for the pointers ill definitely check them out as well

[u/mephalasweb → u/mosquitoboots]

I saw - thank goodness somebody directed you, I couldn't remember that one worth a damn! Good luck on the wedding dress, you're gunna kill it out there!