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…
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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…
Iceberg Blue Silk Jaquard
When I last wrote about the process of creating Greta’s custom couture wedding dress, I was still waiting for the main dress fabric to arrive…
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Working from the Inside Out: Underlinings and Linings
One of the techniques that really makes a garment couture is the use of underlining. Though it adds many hours to the dressmaking process, it…
Fitting and Shopping with Mom
I love it when my bride brings her Mom to the fitting! Especially when she is as fun as Greta’s Mom. (I love it so…
The Design Process
The Design Consultation is one of my very favorite parts of the whole bespoke process. Greta came back to my studio and we talked a…
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Fabric Fitting Preview
The dress was marked, prepped, cut and assembled for our first fabric fitting. Different fabrics act differently so it is important that I not rely…
Final Mockup and Fitting and Fabric Shopping
The second mockup fitting was quick and decisive. The new pattern corrections looked great on Michelle! Changes I had made to the closures made the…
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Balancing Act
By now in the process, I am in the couture dressmaking phase. I have marked all of my stitch lines, prepped and cut out all…
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