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. 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 […]
Creating a Body Double
Have I mentioned that I love pattern drafting? The first thing that a patternmaker needs to do after taking a full set of measurements is to use them to create a body double. There are two ways to pattern: draping and flat pattern. In draping, you are physically manipulating fabrics in three dimensions on a […]
And the winning design is…
Finally, THIS is the pencil sketch that will become Lila Rose’s custom wedding dress! This design features a removable train, a pencil mini-skirt, a “bustle”, 3/4 skinny sleeves with fancy sleeve heads, a V-neck with a pleated stand-up collar, an invisible zipper front closure, brightly colored fabrics and a few “wild” details. There will still […]
The Design Consultation
A few months ago, Lila Rose flew in from Boston for her Design Consultation. I picked her up from the airport early in the morning and we got straight to work! The Design Consultation is the meeting where we share all of our favorite design ideas, and then edit them down into what works best […]
Greta’s Final Fitting and Fashion Shoot!
We had a ball at our Final Fitting and fashion photoshoot!! Greta’s dress was finally ready for Delivery! Working together with Greta was a really fun experience. Delivery day was no exception. I packed up Greta’s dress into its custom garment bag, along with the veil, my sewing kit, some flowers, some Prosecco, some Matthew’s […]