Inspirations and Sketches for Diane’s Bridal Ensemble
Diane and her fiancé met me at my home studio for our Design Consultation just before the New Year. We talked a lot about what she was looking for in a wedding ensemble and her preferences in colors and fabrics. It would be an evening Spring wedding and the ceremony would be outdoors at Fearrington Village […]
Getting Inspired!
I visited my best friend Loula in New Orleans late last year to start delving into creating her custom wedding dress. We had each been using Pinterest to share favorite images, and now it was time to sort through them a bit, take some measurements, and (a first for both of us) go to bridal […]
Sketching and the Design Proposal Website
After our fun Design Consultation, I couldn’t wait to start brainstorming and sketching Margaret’s custom mother-of-the-bride dress. I have a large cutting table where I spread out all of our favorite images and our beautiful fabric. I took some posed photos of Margaret during our meeting. I looked through those and printed out the one […]
Margaret’s Design Consultation and Pinterest
In last week’s post I mentioned that even though bespoke dressmaking is an old and traditional art, I love using modern tools to make the experience more fun and stress free. One of my favorite modern tools is Pinterest. Once I read Margaret’s questionnaire answers, and spoke to her in person at our free Initial […]
Retrospective: The making of a dress, a blog & a business
Leah’s wedding dress was the first real wedding dress that I created for someone I did not already know. It’s funny to think of it that way, because since working with her on her dress, Leah has become one of my most treasured friends and someone I hope to always have as a part […]
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 […]
Lila Rose’s (first (and second)) Design Proposal
After my Design Consultation with Lila Rose, I spent many hours thoughtfully considering all of our ideas as I delved into designing! I needed to create a colorful wedding dress that encompassed all of the bride’s wants into one cohesive budget-friendly design that I could stand behind. The pencil sketch above is what I came […]
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 […]
The Questionnaire, Pinterest, and Design Consult Prepwork
When a bride first contacts me, I send her a questionnaire. I’m going to help her design a dress that is indicative of who she is, so I need to know a little about her! Lila Rose sent back her completed questionnaire quickly. And in hot pink type! Via this questionnaire, I learned that Lila […]
