Underlining: The Couturier’s Friend
Underlining! If there is one step that takes a garment from homemade to couture, it is underlining. If you sew and don’t know about underlining, once you try it you’ll see that it makes all the difference in the world in your quality. Underlining is often also known as flat lining, interlining, or innerlining. Not […]
Now In Color!: Fabrics and Fabric Prep
The fabrics arrived! They were perfect for Lila Rose’s colorful wedding dress. In case you forgot what the color sketches for this very unique dress look like, you can see them here. The orange and the lime fabrics are a cotton/silk blend blend with a beautiful shine. The catalog said this 55% Cotton/45% Silk fabric […]
Fit Week pt.3 – Mockup Fitting #2
Lila Rose came to my studio one last time before heading back to Boston. This was for our second mockup fitting and she brought along her two best friends!
Fit Week pt. 2 – Fabric Shopping/Mockup #2
Between the first and second mockup fittings, during the few days that Lila Rose was still in town, I did pattern corrections, made the second mockup, and we went fabric shopping! Since fabric shopping is the flashiest, I’ll start this post with fun our trip to Mulberry Silks and Fine Fabrics in Carrboro. The fabrics […]
Fit Week pt. 1 – First Mockup Fitting
As you may remember, Lila Rose is from Boston and I am located in North Carolina. When I have an out-of-town bride, I do my best to work around her schedule and to make the most of visits in order to keep them to a minimum. My dresses ain’t cheap and when you add the […]
Lila Rose’s FINAL Full-Color Sketches!
How many of you guessed that Lila Rose would choose a HOT PINK wedding dress? These are the final sketches for Lila Rose’s custom couture wedding dress. It’s come a long way since our original sketch when she booked the dress, but it is finally exactly what she wants. And in my opinion, it’s […]
Time to choose COLORS for Lila Rose’s unique wedding dress!
Photo Source Lila Rose would be flying from her home in Boston to my studio in Hillsborough soon to try on the mockup for her custom wedding dress. While she is in town we will have two fittings in muslin, the first fitting and then a second fitting to check the corrections. We will also […]
Lila Rose’s Custom Wedding Dress Mockup Preview!
Lila Rose’s mockup was finally ready for our fitting! This is the test version of her custom wedding dress that I made out of muslin. We try on a test dress to make corrections for the perfect fit and to refine the style on the body before cutting the real fabric. Everything on the mockup […]
The Lila Rose “Bustle” Challenge
Lila Rose’s mockup was almost ready, with the main exception being the “bustle”. As you may remember, we changed the sketch several times before deciding on the design above. Lila Rose definitely wanted a bustle type structure on the back of her skirt. It would be hidden under a removable train for the ceremony, and […]
