FAQs!
DO I NEED AN APPOINTMENT?
YES!! We want to make sure you get the time and attention you need. We only have a certain # of dressing rooms, so if you show up and they're all booked, you won't be happy. We don't want anyone to make the drive and not have a dressing room available. It's easy to make an appointment: click the links at the top or bottom of this page. And: IF THERE ARE TWO SHOPPERS, YOU NEED TWO APPOINTMENTS!
CAN I BRING MY DRESS BACK IF I CHANGE MY MIND?
Unfortunately, due to the nature of our business (a short, intense selling season and one-time special occasion dresses), it's not possible for us to allow returns. This is absolutely the industry norm and standard rule. PLEASE double check to make sure you're happy with the fit and everything about your dress while you're still in the store.
WHEN SHOULD I SHOP TO GET THE BEST SELECTIONS FOR PROM?
Prom "season" for us is December through April. Is there a 'best' time? Not really. We work very hard to make sure we ALWAYS have lots of lots of great, fresh selection. We will continue to receive new dresses, in new styles and colors, from December through March. Our designers ship them as soon as they're made, so we get boxes and boxes every week. So come early in the seasno and get the first pick of the first-arriving inventory, OR come in later and have lots of new, different, 'just-arrived" choices. Either way, we're planning to WOW you, and to make sure your drive to Vian is always well worth the trip.
CAN I BE SURE NOBODY AT MY PROM WILL HAVE THE SAME DRESS?
We keep a log of dresses sold and events we're told they're going to. We can't guarantee it, but our GOAL is that we won't sell two identical dresses (same style and color) to girls we know are headed for the same prom. Someone can alway show up in a dress they bought somewhere else, and girls can always wear Glory dresses to proms we didn't know about. But our styles are often very distinctive, so this plan will usually work.
DO YOU HAVE SHORT DRESSES?
No. With a handful of exceptions, our racks are full of beautiful LONG dresses. We want to make sure we've got the best and biggest selection -- and to make sure it's ALWAYS worth the drive to Vian. So FOR NOW (and with a "few" exceptions you can ask about), we're just focused on LONG dresses. Check back with us in a year or so on this, though . . . .
HOW ABOUT BRIDAL? MOTHER OF THE BRIDE? FLOWER GIRLS?
Nope. Same story. Maybe someday we'll branch out -- like when our Glory gals graduate and start getting married!??! But for now, we're going to do one thing and make sure we do it right.
WILL YOU HOLD A DRESS FOR ME WHILE I DECIDE?
We understand where you're coming from here -- but we just can't. If another young lady shows up and 'knows' she wants the dress, we really can't refuse to sell it based on a 'maybe' from someone else. You'd want the same if you were that second girl, right? Also: Prom seasons is short, so we can't keep a dress off the floor. We DO have a layaway option, but iit requires a 50% non-refundable deposit, so it's NOT a good choice unless you're sure you want the dress.
WHY VIAN?
Glory is a family business, and most of our family is from Vian and nearby small towns in eastern Oklahoma. We've found most girls/moms drive some distance (often to Dallas or around Oklahoma) to buy their dressses, so you may as well make the drive instead to a fun, casual small town. No traffic jams; no parking problems; no big-city hassles! Enjoy the mother-daughter outing!
DO YOU DO ALTERATIONS IN THE STORE?
No. If a dress doesn't fit just right, our first recommendation is to just keep looking and find one that does (We've got lots, and they all fit differently.). If your dress needs a tweak or two, it's probably easiest to take it back to your hometown and use a convenient seamstress you trust. We can offer some great recommendations for a seamstress in the Vian area if you need one.
WHAT SIZES DO YOU CARRY?
We've got sizes from 00 to 24W. The number of options we carry in each size is generally based on the number of customers we tend to have in each size. We do have more choices in the most-common sizes, but we try hard to have great choices for everyone.