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Got so excited when I saw Instagram Updates in the Recently Updated section now thinking there was actual news 
 
 
It's giving Rep TV delusion 

Got so excited when I saw Instagram Updates in the Recently Updated section now thinking there was actual news 
 
 
It's giving Rep TV delusion 

Well what else is there for us to DO
 

Well what else is there for us to DO
 

Got so excited when I saw Instagram Updates in the Recently Updated section now thinking there was actual news 
 
 
It's giving Rep TV delusion 

Well what else is there for us to DO
 

Well what else is there for us to DO
 

the fact that literally, literally nothing has happened in the three months since the announcement

Worst username 💀

Well what else is there for us to DO
 

the real @Elle woods 

Got so excited when I saw Instagram Updates in the Recently Updated section now thinking there was actual news 
 
 
It's giving Rep TV delusion 

Got so excited when I saw Instagram Updates in the Recently Updated section now thinking there was actual news 
 
 
It's giving Rep TV delusion 

I have one friend who is a working attorney, another friend who is in law school, and a friend who has worked as a paralegal for well over a decade, so I feel like I’m an honourary lawyer at this point from all of the knowledge they have bestowed upon me over the years  
 
That being said, no one ever try to come for me… I’m backed by the best, it’s a promise not a threat xx 
 
With my expert-level Lana knowledge also in tow, I feel like I could be a pretty reliable third-party authenticator too. I’m literally going to tell this auction house that if they ever have another consignor with a Lana piece they want to sell to feel free to consult with me LMAO I mean as someone who owns ~150 ASO Lana pieces, I feel I’m as knowledgable as it gets in this niche xx

get ur law diploma out baddie

Update, I heard back from the auction house a few minutes ago saying that they will check with the team as well as consignor of the dress, and thanked me for bringing my concern to their attention.
So, this confirms that the dress is being sold on consignment, meaning someone who owns the dress reached out to the auction house with the dress to be sold through the auction on the owner’s behalf, and the profit will be divided between the owner and the auction house. Honestly, that only adds to my suspicion as this could easily be someone who bought another version of this dress and is trying to scam some money through a fraudulent sale. This also makes me more concerned about some of the other dresses the auction house sold that are common finds, because as @ultrablvd and @longtimeman noted, unless the piece came directly from a reliable source such as Lana herself or a team-member or is a piece that’s either one of a kind or has some unique identifying detail (such as an authentic signature, alteration, or pattern placement like in this scenario) how can it truly be reliably authenticated? It’s also interesting that three of the commonly-found pieces were sold in 2016, because that was a pretty prominent year for LDR dress collectors. There was a whole little Instagram community of dress collectors during that time that I was a part of where we would all help each other identify brands and source dresses for our collections and share our new finds with each other. We would sell and trade with each other too. It’s the year I personally bought both of those Topshop dresses that the auction house also sold, and I know other collectors were sourcing them around then too again since it was a pretty big time for collecting. Again, it just makes me suspicious that since these dresses are being sold through consignment, that the consignors could’ve just been random people scamming with other versions of the dresses they found.
Anyway, I will continue to keep you all updated, but it seems now they are working on verifying the authenticity of the dress with the discrepancies I shared with them - the signature, altered sleeves, and overall pattern. Hopefully this matter gets sorted before the auction is due to go live, or they delay it until it can be 100% verified x

the way they are scamming people with fake dresses and elle said:
 

that's my PRESIDENT 💜 
 
 

It’s likely not intentional if it is in fact a fake, it does look similar enough that they probably didn’t notice it’s actually not the original. However, it’s interesting they have two authentication letters on it when I was able to clock it at first glance lol.
I’ll update everyone when the auction house replies to my email for what they have to say, hopefully before the auction goes live. The biggest discrepancies are the fact that the original is signed and had its sleeves altered, so hopefully they are able to check for these details on the dress they have before anyone bids x

This is the expierience of being a crazy LDR fan!
I emailed the auction house about my concerns, including the photos and descriptions I made in my previous post. We'll see what they have to say about the matter, as they either received another version of the dress that is not the original, used a stock photo, or it photographed differently (but I really don't see how that last option is possible tbh), but nobody is getting scammed on my watch

Okay wait… uh.. this might be a scam?? The dress they have pictured does NOT appear to be the one Lana wore.
 
This is a picture of the dress that was sold in the pop-up shop. It was also signed for the fan who originally bought it, which is not noted in that auction description - 
 
 
 
Now look at the picture of Lana wearing it and the one the auction house has listed, specifically on the right side. The photos of Lana wearing the dress and the photo from the pop-up show that the right side of the dress is yellow and green. The one from the auction house shows mostly purple? And the inner collar of the original is yellow and pink where the one from the auction house shows pink and red.
Then look at the front pleats. The pictures of the dress from the pop-up shop and on Lana show a green panel, a panel of purple and red, and then a purple panel. The picture of the dress from the auction house shows a red pink and yellow panel, a green panel, and then a blue and purple.
Also if you look at the big red spot on the left edge right above where the seam meets, you see a white dot right on the left edge in the auction house picture. On the pop-up and LDR picture, that dot veers more towards the right. The placement of the red&pink patches above it also look different.
& again, they did not note that the dress was signed, which the original is, and I feel like that’s an important detail to note.
I’m going to contact the auction house about the authenticity of the dress so no one is cheated lol there’s a possibility they maybe used a stock photo of the dress or the way it’s pleated makes it appear different in that photo, but… something seems off x
 
Pop up pic on left, LDR pic in center, Auction house pic on right:


 
Edit: one more discrepancy I noticed is that Lana altered the sleeves to be smaller/less drape-y (she commonly alters a lot of her stage wear) If you look at this photo of her wearing the dress with her arms raised, you can see that the sleeves don’t drape as they originally do. You can look at my photo wearing the dress a few posts above to see how the sleeves originally fall. When looking at the auction house photo, the sleeves look to be unaltered as you can see the extra length draping at the sides. Lana has them shortened, which is more evident in the popup picture - 

Already is
 

(funny fact about this picture, I literally wore this dress that night to a girl’s night out at Chili’s LMAOOO I simply love being overdressed everywhere I go! I also remember my friend asking the waiter if they had espresso martinis only for the waiter to give her a blank stare and be like “ma’am this is a Chili’s” skfnsk the gag is they actually recently added espresso martinis to their menu. Her voice was heard! This pic was also taken in January 2020, two months before the world shut down and forever changed as we knew it. What a surreal time xx)
 
Truly though, I would absolutely love to own a piece actually worn by Lana one day, to add to my collection of ~150 as seen on outfits that I own. However, I just can’t justify spending $1000 on it, especially on a H&M dress I already own that I’m sure I spent less than $100 on  One day hopefully though!! I’ll forever regret not flying out to that LFL popup and snagging a dress.. she needs to do that again xx

I bought this dress on vinted for 10$. They need to get a job
It’s not even vintage it’s h&m

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