"Thanks for designing such great clothes. I got a lot of compliments on your stretch cotton poplin shirt dress in chocolate. I felt good and comfortable in it...." J. Jordan Online Dallas, Tx "The dress is amazing! The silk is gorgeous and it fits me perfectly. I love it!" Thanks again, Lucy S. Chicago Online "I finally have the olive cotton shirt dress. I ordered it from Bellvern and the size 20 fits like a glove . I wore gold accessories with it and that really set it off. Cant wait for the spring/summer collection" Yolanda Green South Carolina Online "LOVE your plus size collection! not mui-mui style. thank you!" Dawn Online "Beautiful-just received my dress-perfect fit-looks awesome" Debbie Online "You are a design genius...Honest to God the best fitting dresses I have ever put on my body. I can't wait for the new line!!!" Dana Online "This is my first time visiting the site, and I'm in heaven. It's amazing to see fashion-forward plus size designs in quality fabrics. Thanks!" Melissa Thompson Online "I love your designs. It is great to see a fellow "Chalmation" doing so well and making a difference in the lives of many." Jamie Online "I absolutely LOVE your designs! Thank you for realizing there are women out there that want quality designer clothes and are not a size 0. At 6'2", I can't wait to purchase some of your items!" Allison B Online "I met you in the Voluptuous Vixen Thursday evening. It wasn't until I looked up the store on MySpace that I realized it was YOUR clothes I was trying on! I love them and cant wait to buy more. Just thought you should know!" Leyah MySpace "I purchased two dresses from you during the summer, and I absolutely love them. Really looking forward to the fall/winter line." Kendra Online "I was born a fashionista, however I was also born with my mothers curves. I have grown to love everything about my size 16. I love to find beautiful things that actually fit and that compliment my beauty. So I say thank you, I'm so glad I found your wonderful dresses, now I can be my most Fierce self." Milly Online "I just wanted to let you know that I have the embossed white dress and I am going to wear that as my "exit dress" for my wedding in November! I just got it a few days ago, and I LOVE it.. it is so unique and too cute. I am going to wear Manolo Blahniks and a mini veil and I will feel so amazing, so thanks for making such a cute dress that I will have such great memories of! I'm looking forward to the fall line! Erica Austin, Tx "This was my first time buying anything from Trentacosta. I wasn't even sure what to expect as it was also my first time ever hearing about the designer. However, I am quite pleased with the dress I bought (orange sunflowers). It looks as gorgeous as it did in the pictures on the website (something many online retailers should take note of) and the details are amazing! Im already looking forward to my next purchase!" Cathy Stephens Richardson, Tx "I am not one to give praise just for the sake of it. But I just received my Rococo Trentacosta dress and it is to die for. It made me feel so sexy and hip. The material is gorgeous and the dress is so well made that I did not need to wear my spanx. Thank you so much Darren and keep doing what you are doing." Brenda Belmont E. Brunswick, New Jersey "Just bought the Cotton Eyelet dress this weekend at Lee Lee's Valise. It is wonderful, and it is wonderful to see beautiful fashionable clothing for us voluptuous ladies! The designer actually took a picture of me trying on the dress. Thanks for making me feel so special!!!! Good luck for the future and know you will have a loyal customer in me!" Liz Brooklyn, NY "Hi Darren~ My package came today. woo! I am so in love. The waist tie really makes a difference in the fit. I've already tried it on with jeans, heels, argyle socks (what i was wearing when the package came - kinda cute actually!) and it looks so good under my favorite vintage coat." Carrie Williams Franklin, TN "Darren's Veaux Carre jersey wrap dress is perfectly named because it is the perfect dress for the French Quarter. It's great for us stylish curvy girls to dress up for brunch at Galatoire's or punk down for a show at One Eyed Jack's. I love the cut and the material, both make the dress ultra versatile. This is the hottest dress for all us Veaux Carre Vixen's!" Jaclyn McCabe New Orleans, La. The Voluptuous Vixen 538 Madison Street 1A New Orleans, La 70116 (504) 529-3588 "Hi Darren, the dress arrived and it is GORGEOUS!!!! It fits me like a glove :) I'm so impressed by the tailoring on this dress. It's nice to have something fit me in the shoulders since most plus size lines assume that if you're plus sized you must have the shoulders of a line backer! I also love how the tailoring allows me to wear the dress wrapped tightly for modesty or wrapped loosely for um, cleavage, and the fabric lays well (no bunching etc) both ways." "Thanks again!" Kathy Blok Canada “…the dresses have a wonderful fit, but they can also be worn during the day, or a night on the town! I like the Bordeaux (corduroy) dress because it's a hue that's flattering on every skin tone. The dress can be cute casual with some boots, or you could glam it out with nice earrings, stocking, and a nice pair of flashy heels. The fit was great and it was a comfortable dress to wear. I loved the black dress because it was so comfortable, and since it's a wrap dress it's adjustable. This dress can be worn with flats to dress it down, maybe some mid calf tights and flats. This dress is also the little black dress all women look for. They are the most comfortable dresses I've tried on.” Lizzie Miller Wilhelmina Models NYC “I have been looking for the perfect shirt waisted dress for the longest time. I love the fit of the burgundy corduroy dress with the attached belt. The fit hugs my curves in just the right places with modern, clean, classic lines that assumes I want to show my shape - not hide it in some voluminous cover up. I love the details and garment construction…the softness of the fabric, the quality of the detailing… like the sleeves, buttons, pocket placement...it is going to be the best new piece to add to my repertoire of reliables. Thanks Darren...all your hard work and painstaking effort has paid off! Keep up the good work...I'll be staying tuned for your next big hit!!” Catherine Schuller Style Expert NYC "I am in love, Darren your two dresses are simply devine! I love the styles staight size women are graced with on a daily basis and your doing that for us Curvy Girls! Your courdory dress is so sweet and so "southern" with the tailored sleeve details, the belt that makes the dress take on a new look everytime and the cut around the breast and back make our curves the center of attention without showing all the things we dislike. The new guy in my life loves the feel of the dress his comment was "its as soft as velvet" and it really is. I've worn it with stocking and heels out to dinner with the girls and also with boots and a turtleneck layered underneath it for "boyfriend family time". The jersey is such an amazing quality that it wears like my favorite pair of jeans and comfy tshirt. Dresses are such a feminine thing and you've mastered it!! Your tailoring, cut and quality are wonderful yet so hard to find in plus size fashion and yet YOU DID IT!!! The smocking detail to the sleeves of the wrap dress are so beautiful and so feminine, its WONDERFUL to see such a high quality piece available to plus size women!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!" Teresa Steele Marketing Director NYC "My favorite time of year is Fall, and Darren's two latest dresses came along at just the right time. It's an exciting season during which I like to go out a lot, and having new, fashionable clothes in my size in which to do that gives me such a thrill. I need clothes that I can use in a multitude of ways, and these two particular designs lend themselves wonderfully to different activities/events. The black wrap dress, a staple in my wardrobe, was perfect with sheer hose, pretty jewelry and t-strap heels for my friend's wedding last weekend. It will work quite well when I layer it over a cami and jeans, at Darren's suggestion, and pile on some tangled chain necklaces and pull on my Doc Martens for the next gig that my younger brother's band plays in NYC. The bordeaux corduroy dress really surprised me. I don't typically wear this color, but I have to say that the fit of the garmet blew me away and made me take a long, hard look in the mirror, after which I wondered why I had never tried such a color before. It's actually a great work dress that I can wear in the office over a lady-like blouse in a coordinating color with a black bag and shoes, or I can grunge it out (which I will most likely do first) by pairing it with colored tights, a long-sleeve band t-shirt and big, clunky boots. Darren popped a cute porkpie hat on my head and flipped my hair to one side the day I tried on this dress and it really made the look - I'm currently on the lookout for one of my own. This guy really knows how to make plus girls look great. Thank you for designing fun, fashionable pieces in MY SIZE, Darren. I walk down the streets of New York with confidence as it is, but wearing your designs while I do it gives me that trendy edge that I've been looking for." Anna Kujawski Executive Assistant BOMBSHELL Magazine employee Brooklyn