Sally’s Mockup Fittings
After the mockup version of her custom wedding dress was ready, Sally visited my studio for her mockup fittings. This is arguably the most important part of the custom process. The mockup is your laboratory. It’s where all the experiments and discoveries happen. With no risk of ruining anything precious, you get to work out all […]
Making a Mockup with Sally’s Stripes
When creating something custom, there’s a lot of trial and error. Every new design is an experiment and so is every new body. I actually find this freeing rather than frustrating. In custom, you don’t have the same expectations for perfection that you would if you had a set of blueprints and directions to follow. […]
Adventures in Patternmaking (and Stripes!)
Once the design was approved by the bride, I was ready to roll on Sally’s custom wedding dress! Finding the perfect stripe… Throughout our design process, Sally and I both explored options for fabrics. Sally had a very specific vision of what the striped fabric for her custom wedding dress would look like. She wanted […]
Back to the Drawing Board with Sally
After I sent bride-to-be Sally her Design Proposal featuring the ideas, inspirations, and custom sketch I shared in my previous blog post, I couldn’t wait to hear her thoughts. Sally’s response: She loved it! It was everything she asked for! But seeing exactly what she asked for inspired her to change her mind about the […]
Sally’s Design Consultation
In my previous post, I introduced my most recent bride Sally and shared some initial ideas for her custom wedding dress. After reading the answers to her questionnaire and having a few phone and email discussions, my mind was absolutely buzzing with possibilities for her one-of-a-kind design! I collected dozens of inspirations on a Pinterest board […]
New bride blog series: Sewing for Sally
Sally is someone special. Back in December, I got an email from a dear friend named Sally that I had lost touch with. The subject line: “dear lord i’m getting married…” I met Sally back when I was getting my Master’s Degree in Costume Construction from UNC-Chapel Hill. At the time, Sally was an undergraduate […]
The Custom Couture Process
Before I get into blogging about my newest bride, I thought I’d write a general post detailing an overview of my process and what to expect when commissioning your custom couture wedding dress. I know! I know! This big long post looks like a lot of work. And it is, but it is also a […]
Erin’s Wedding Day!
Erin was married on the beach in the Outer Banks of North Carolina in June. Her wedding day was fun-filled, laid-back, and incredibly beautiful. Photographer Brooke Mayo (who seems like a lot of fun herself) was there to document it all. I’ve been blogging about this for months and I know you want to get to the […]
Photoshoot of Erin’s Custom Wedding Dress!
Whoo hoo! Erin’s seersucker wedding dress was finally camera ready! Every dress in my portfolio has had a custom photoshoot with the talented Kent Corley Photography. I think he’s the best product photographer around. Don’t believe me? Take a look at these photos!
