I hired a company called opera fashion group inc in 2009, they do business online at www.operaswimwear.com, they billed themselves as manufacturers of swimwear "experts" in private line manufacturing. i paid them $$32,500 dollars to produce a line for me so i could sell it online.

well, they took my money and didnt deliver at all what i order, and some items not at all, then simply stopped returning phone calls and emails from my lawyer. i took them to court in NYS civil court and after more than 5 appearances in front of 3 different judges, and won, the judge ordered SUELI COSTA and opera fashion group inc to pay me $25,000 plus interest in the court judgment. but all they simply did was incorporate other companies (with the same name just different entity and continue with the same website to do business as usual to this day, some of their "new company names are:

opera fashion group llc
opera by sueli costa llc
opera swimwear
gabikini
bossa beach

the owner sueli costa and her company both lost in court and were ordered to pay me. they havent to this day and they continue to do business online as if nothing has happened. they have closed all their old bank accounts and opened new ones with the new company names which i cant touch legally.

to see some of the legal documents from the trial, INCLUDING THE COURT JUDGMENT THAT CLEARLY STATES THEY WERE IN BREACH OF CONTRACT you can go here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72145253@N06/with/6513779659/

BEWARE THESE PEOPLE ARE STILL OUT THERE

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Bella,

SUELI COSTA AND OPERA FASHION GROUP TRYING TO REMOVE REVIEWS IN ATTEMPT TO "CLEAN UP THEIR IMAGE"

SUELI COSTA OF OPERA FASHION GROUP INC who have a LARGE court judgment against them FOR BAD MANUFACTURING want me to shup up.

She tried to scare me into "REMOVING" my reviews by sending an email to my lawyer warning me to avoid "TROUBLES THAT MAY COME MY WAY" as she said in one of her emails .... I dont know what she meant by that, you figure it out. Here is an email she sent trying to scare me:

----- Forwarded message from legal@operaswimwear.com -----
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:31:59 -0600
From: legal@operaswimwear.com
Subject: Nilsa Facchi - Internet Attack
To: tscichili@aol.com

Mr. Scichili,

This message is to share some the very disturbing comments, reviews and false allegations, about our company, label and designer Sueli Costa, which have been posted on the internet by your client Nilsa Facchi Bollier/"dolce gal", with the sole purpose of tarnishing our good name and reputation.

We strongly suggest that your client remove these postings immediately.
If she fails to do so, she will face the consequences, by having a taste of her own medicine.

We are offering her the opportunity of resolving this matter "amicably".

A full web search will be performed within 24 hours from this message, to verify the status of the postings.

Internet reviews posted by Nilsa:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&sqi=2&ved=0CDYQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.resellerratings.com%2Fstore%2FOpera_Fashion_Group_Sueli_Costa&ei=E_1zTaO-LKHD0QGt-oXFAQ&usg=AFQjCNF73p1Nzpdn0yVgA4a-9P0cOLnsgA

http://www.my3cents.com/gSearch.cgi?cx=partner-pub-9756519274360254%3A8wwkal-87fg&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=opera+fashion+group&sa=Search#924
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&sqi=2&ved=0CD0QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.companynamesucks.com%2Fopera-fashion-group-sueli-costa-sucks-6016.html&ei=E_1zTaO-LKHD0QGt-oXFAQ&usg=AFQjCNFqUa9wyQMHaNzCYldLQ9LXNhubeQ

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=7&sqi=2&ved=0CE4QFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopera-fashion-group-sueli-costa.pissedconsumer.com%2Fopera-fashion-group-sueli-costa-of-opera-swimwear-20110302224597.html&ei=E_1zTaO-LKHD0QGt-oXFAQ&usg=AFQjCNFhW_GWZ5SwTShbIPDtCmAQtMGMpw

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&sqi=2&ved=0CFYQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripoffreport.com%2Fdirectory%2Fopera-fashion-group.aspx&ei=E_1zTaO-LKHD0QGt-oXFAQ&usg=AFQjCNHnLX9R68VjgvvDU9WnjQJa5X24NQ

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=9&sqi=2&ved=0CF4QFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sickofbeingscrewed.com%2Fread_screws.cfm%3FID%3D711&ei=E_1zTaO-LKHD0QGt-oXFAQ&usg=AFQjCNFmQR_X5UBIlbaPpSoBZlO9_Q8BAQ

SHE WENT ON TO POST SOME MORE LINKS OF REVIEWS, THEN WROTE:

You have been officially notified.

--
Opera Fashion Group, Inc
Miami - New York
Legal Dept
212-202-1627
legal@operaswimwear.com
www.operaswimwear.com

OF COURSE I WOULDNT REMOVE ANY REVIEWS, in fact, i added a lot more!, SHE THEN GOT DESPERATE (because my reviews can be seen as far as page 10 on a Google search of her and her company (well, perhaps she shouldnt have conned me out of $32,500 Dollars)

She is now sending request to the hosts of online review sites to have my reviews removed by saying that "IM LYING ABOUT HER AND HER COMPANY" funny because as soon as I email them the court judgment, they leave the reviews in place.

She has succeeded in having some reviews removed, but for each one she has managed to remove, I have added more, in other sites. And some of the review sites WONT remove the reviews because they know is truthful.

SUELI COSTA OF OPERA FASHION GROUP OWES $25,000 PLUS INTEREST IN A COURT JUDGMENT FOR BAD MANUFACTURING, FOR TAKING MONEY FROM A CLIENT AND NOT DELIVERING THE GOODS THAT WERE PROMISED. IS THAT SIMPLE.

THAT SHE NOW WANTS TO CLEAN UP HER NAME (IN VAIN, BECAUSE MY MANY REVIEWS AND BLOGS CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET BY DOING A SIMPLE SEARCH OF HER NAME) IS UP TO HER.

BUT I WONT STOP EXPOSING THIS "MANUFACTURER" WHO OWES ME A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND CONTINUES TO HIDE AND AVOIDS TO PAY THE COURT JUDGMENT THE OWES ME.

TO SEE SOME PHOTOS FROM THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS I HAVE AGAINST HER AND HER COMPANY GO HERE:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72145253@N06/

EMAIL FROM ONE OF THE REVIEW SITES (THEY HAVE NOW CONTACTED ME AND WONT REMOVE THE REVIEW)

Hello Nilsa

Your report about Opera Fashion Group Sueli Costa on __________________.com refers.

We’ve received a ‘Take Down’ request from Opera Fashion Group who say that they’ve been falsely accused of selling damaged goods and that your report contains false statements.

Kindly email me by noon on 01 January 2012 to confirm that what is written in your report is 100% factual and truthful.

----- the review was not deleted as i emailed them a copy of the court judgment------ this is a real trip! LOL this person loses in court, wont pay the court judgment and wants to keep her reputation... LOL LOL priceless!!!

2011-12-29 14:49:59

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Bella,

SUELI COSTA WANTS PEOPLE TO BELIEVE SHE IS AN INNOCENT VICTIM, THAT SHE LOST IN COURT BECAUSE THE PLAINTIFF SHOWED "FAKE PROOF" AND WAS "VERY GOOD AT THEATRICS"

WELL READ HERE HER MANY LIES: This email was sent to my lawyer by sueli costa, in it she finally admits that she LIED from the start when she assured me she had produced lines for MANY FAMOUS BRANDS... she admitted to the lawyer that essentially she didnt know what she was doing, yet had her staff instructed to lie to me from the start, (she later told us that she would be doing no more "private label" but i have come across some new information (that i will post once i verify it, that she is still doing the same thing to other unsuspecting people):

EMAIL FROM COSTA TRYING TO "EXPLAIN" WHY THE ORDER WAS SO BADLY MANUFACTURED:

GET A LOAD OF THIS: SHE CLAIMS HER EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING A SABOTAGE BECAUSE THEY WERE UNHAPPY MAKING THE ORDER!! HAHAHA

From: Sueli Costa <suelicosta@aol.com>
To: tscichili@aol.com
Sent: Wed, Jul 1, 2009 1:48 pm
Subject: Re: BETThER Ltd / Opera Fashion Group, Inc.

Dear Mr. Scihili,

I have added some=2 0more items that I had forgotten to include on the first counting, since I finished the work late night (11 pm) and miscounted them due to exhaustion. I spent one more day reviewing over 300 sets (tops and bottoms), one by one to match sizes, styles and prints.
I have also included additional bottoms to give Ms Bolier more options and to help her to sell as items as separates. I can add more items if she agrees.

On our phone conversation you seemed surprised about the fact of this has been my first private labeling experience. It's true that it was the first time working for someone else, but not my first business experience.

For the past three decades working as a fashion designer and manufacturer, I have been asked to work for other designers several times, and had always declined the offer because, we have our own brands and they are known by our innovative designs ( we design all of our 3 collections) and the high standards of our finishing. As you know, I am in New York and my employees and contractors are in Brazil and for this reason I cannot supervise their work on daily basis.

This situation made me send my daughter and business partner to Brazil (for the second time this year) just to supervise the pieces that required replacement, and to do an investigation.

The conclusion was that the sample makers got tired of doing and redoing the Bettther samples over and over for mon ths, that they couldn't take it anymore, and started doing bad job in purpose.

Because of this, some of the best seamstresses we have have been fired, and the remaining ones did some kind of sabotage as a "revenge" because their coworkers got fired.

This order has cost me more than I expected, and not only in terms of money but also our my piece of mind, loss of good professionals, and a lot more.
I look forward to resolving this matter as soon as possible in order for us to move on with our work and to take care of numerous pending things that are on hold in order or us to give my full attention to this order.

I will be awaiting for shipping instructions.

Thank you and kind regards,

Sueli Costa
Fashion designer
Opera Swimwear
Opera by Sueli Costa
212-202-1627
347-475-6850 direct
operaswimwear.com

HERE IS AN EMAIL FOR WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED SUELI COSTA AND OPERA FASHION GROUP INC ABOUT DOING PRIVATE LABELING FOR ME. SUELI COSTA CONFIRMED TO ME MANY TIMES IN PERSON AND OVER THE PHONE THAT SHE HAD DONE "PRIVATE LABEL FOR MANY YEARS FOR MANY IMPORTANT BRANDS"

SHE LIED FROM DAY ONE!

Opera Swimwear
Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:16 PM
To: Nilsa Bollier
Cc: gabib435@aol.com
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Hi Nilsa,

Yes we do. We have a factory in Brazil. Our monthly capacity production of 30 thousand sets.

We also develop collection for companies, from sketches to the final product.

let us us know how we can assist you. Is your company based in the US or Europe?

Kindest regards,

Cecile Legolf
Sales Dept
212-2021627
operaswimwear.com

----- Message from nilsabollier@googlemail.com ---------
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:14:19 +0100
From: Nilsa Bollier <nilsabollier@googlemail.com>
Subject: information about your line
To: info@operaswimwear.com
- Hide quoted text -

Hi,
I just wanted to know if you do "private lines" for other companies?

thanks

Nilsa

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Nilsa

For future orders, I suggest you to find another manufactuer, since we will no longer be doing private labeling.

Thanks,

Sueli Costa

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SUELI COSTA CLAIMED THAT SHE WOULDNT BE DOING ANYMORE "PRIVATE LINES" AFTER MY FIASCO, WELL, I RECEIVED THIS EMAIL FROM ONE OF HER PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS (THAT WANTED TO START A PRIVATE

2011-12-29 14:51:06

KARMA BEACH,

SURPRISE SURPRISE, SUELI COSTA HAS ANOTHER COURT JUDGMENT AGAINST HER .... SHE LOST ANOTHER LAWSUIT

So, Sueli Costa of Opera Fashion Group INC (and Opera Fashion Group LLC AND, Opera By Sueli Costa LLC AND Gabikini AND Bossa Beach AND Operaswimwear.com and only who knows how many aliases) wants people to believe that she's this reputable person, decent hardworking manufacturer who was taken to court unfairly ONCE.

WELL GUESS WHAT? Too bad for Sueli Costa, all court records in this country are public record! All you have to do is type her name at the Unified Court System and you will find a lovely bit of info on her.

HERE IS THE JIST OF IT:

STEVEN KORNBLAU sued SUELI COSTA ON 11/29/11
JUDGE RICHARD BRAUN DECIDED ON 5/24/11 THAT SUELI COSTA WAS RESPONSIBLE AND SHOULD PAY MR KORNBLAU $40,000

MR KORNBLAU'S LAWYER GAIL WEINER SAID "SUELI COSTA WENT MISSING AFTER THE TRIAL AND THEY HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT THE JUDGMENT"

JUST LIKE ME, SUELI COSTA KEEPS CONNING PEOPLE, AND TRIES TO GET AWAY WITH IT. BUT SHE HAS A STRING OF LAWSUIT BEHIND HER THAT HAVE RUINED HER REPUTATION.

SEE IT ALL HERE: http://operasuelicosta.blogspot.com/

Sueli Costa WAS SUED YET AGAIN AND LOST IN COURT YET AGAIN. THIS TIME SHE WAS ORDERED TO PAY A COURT JUDGMENT OF $40,000 TO THE PERSON WHO SUED HER.

Sueli Costa wants people to think that she runs a legitimate business but now all the dirt is coming to the surface. She has now not one, but two lawsuits in New York alone. She's hiding not from one, but obviously several plaintiffs.

to see the legal documents from the new lawsuit against dishonest individual sueli costa, go here:

http://operasuelicosta.blogspot.com/

Sueli Costa: A liar, a thief and a con artist who hides behind her lawyers and then disappears in order not to pay court judgments. THOSE ARE THE FACTS. DO BUSINESS WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT AND YOU WILL BE THE NEXT PLAINTIFF CHASING AFTER HER!!!!

DONT SAY YOU WERENT WARNED!!!

2012-03-06 19:17:19

SUELI COSTA SUED AGAIN IN COURT, LOST ANOTHER LAWS,

GO TO:

http://operasuelicosta.blogspot.com/

TO SEE LEGAL DOCUMENTS FROM SUELI COSTA'S LATEST LAWSUIT (WHICH SHE LOST LAST YEAR AND WAS ORDERED TO PAY $40,0000)

THIS DISHONEST INDIVIDUAL IS STILL OUT THERE. DONT BE HER NEXT VICTIM.

2012-03-06 19:27:08

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