The Making of my Mom’s 50th Anniversary Dress
During all the transitions and projects of 2014, I created a very special dress that I’d love to share with you. It was for my…
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Diane’s mockup fittings and shrinking patterns
Those of you who guessed that Diane would choose the neutral palette for her custom bridal pants ensemble were correct! The pic above is of…
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My Dress for Loula’s Wedding (pt. 2- Draft to Dancefloor)
Yes, I got to wear a wrist corsage! This is the second post about the creation of the dress that I wore to Loula’s wedding, shown…
Loula’s Mockup Fitting
Back in June, my best friend Loula flew from her home in New Orleans to my studio in Hillsborough (NC) for the first fitting for…
Loula’s Mockup
The mockup for Loula’s custom wedding dress was fairly easy to create because I had already put so much work into properly fitting her custom…
First Fittings by Mail
Loula lives in New Orleans and I live in North Carolina, and since she is my best friend, I tried some new ways to handle…
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Mary’s organza jacket and dogwood accessories!
Back in December when I first met with Margaret to start brainstorming ideas for her custom mother-of-the-bride dress, I asked if the bride Mary would…
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Margaret’s design! A dress is born!
WE HAVE A WINNER! In our third mockup fitting, Margaret chose the Rounded Asymmetrical Collar look for her custom mother-of-the-bride ensemble. After viewing the new…
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More Margaret Mockups!
As you may remember from my previous post, Margaret’s mother-of-the-bride ensemble was in the mockup stage of the custom process. We had our first…