The Sparkly White Floral Strapless Mermaid Long Prom Dress from Zapaka
So this is pretty classic Zapaka: an extremely beautiful dress, posed almost too perfectly, on a dress form in a white void. The perfection and placelessness lead some people to think these are AI, but nope! I genuinely think they make at least one physical dress that looks like this, though if you order it, there's no guarantee you'll get anything near as nice. With the current state of AI models, as I'm writing this in April 2025, one giveaway that it's a real dress is the existence of multiple angles. For example:
Another sign it's real is that Zapaka often steal ahem, borrow liberally from other brands.* Sometimes the inspiration is easier to find than other times, and they also seem to change things up from the original dresses, so tracking down the "inspiration" can be difficult. There's also the possibility that the dress is entirely discontinued, and so retailers have taken all their photos offline. As a result, I'm not 100% sure about my dupe suggestion, and I'm always on the lookout for a better match, but in the meantime:
Ladivine by Cinderella Divine, Style CD811
Ladivine don't sell DTC so here's the original product page, but to get a sense of prices, you have to checkout some of the retailers. For example, it's on NewYorkDress right now for $320 in both the light blue and black versions. There are some differences, like the neckline and the slit, but it's the closest I've found so far. Ladivine have also actually embellished the back of the dress on theirs, unlike Zapaka. Here's a photo of the black version that also shows the back in the mirror.
*I have some examples in mind, but haven't made posts for them yet. I'll come back and add links as I gather evidence.
This post was first created on April 19, 2025. It was last updated on April 19, 2025.
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