Hi,
Not trying to doubt anyone here, I just want to say that FL is really not that bad. Me and my bf had an appointment to view his gowns on Sat afternoon.
I was a bit apprenhensive after reading some of the bad comments here. But my fears turned out to be unfounded.
Both he and his assistant were nice and helpful. They also let me try on 3 of their gowns, one of which was in the latest Style Weddings. There was no hardselling or whatever involved (compared to when we stepped into Sophia Wedding just minutes before, where the coordinator tried to pressurize us into signing on the spot by saying she will give us a better deal if we sign in the same day, despite knowing hers was the 2nd shop we'd been to).
Frederick was at the desk most of the time, though not all the time. When we had some questions that his assistant was not sure of, Frederick came and answered them himself. He was smiley and polite.
Actually we cannot expect too much of the designer at the first meeting right? I went to The Wedding Present and only met with the co ordinator too, and I think the designer was busy with dresses. Same thing at Silhouette, the co ordinator was the one we talked to. But we had pleasant experiences at these 2 places too.
Don't take it too hard ok? Maybe different designers just have different styles of doing things, and maybe some designers are less outgoing and more reserved? Just a thought. In fact my bf likes FL's studio most of the 4 we've visited so far simply cos they were so unassuming.