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 mockup, and we went fabric shopping! Since fabric shopping is the flashiest, I’ll start this post with fun our trip to Mulberry Silks and Fine Fabrics in Carrboro. The fabrics […]
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 […]
Loosely Threaded pt.1
I’ve been blogging specifically about Greta’s wedding dress for many months. This post will feature other projects that have been going on in my life, all at least loosely related to sewing and/or weddings and then loosely threaded together. As soon as I finished Greta’s dress, I began handcrafting the dress that I would be […]
(Travel back in time for) The Making of Greta’s Wedding Dress (and why I love the laundromat.)
Whew! It’s been so long since my last real post, I hope I remember how to blog! Greta’s one-of-a-kind custom couture wedding dress is now completely finished and delivered. I am currently finishing up the dress that I will be wearing to her wedding next weekend! But I’m getting ahead of myself… Let’s take a […]
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 much and have so much fun that I often forget to take photos for blog posts. I must get better about that!) Greta and her Mom came to my studio […]
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 lot about all of our ideas for her wedding-dress-to-be. We sorted through lots of inspiration images making ‘no’, ‘maybe’ and ‘favorite’ piles. We had some clear favorites! There were even […]
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 dress easier to get on and off and she loved the new collar design. There were still a few little fit issues to work out (see above), but for the […]
The Sketch
Original Sketch ©Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture After viewing her Design Proposal website, Michelle contacted me and said that she loved the sketches! Though she hadn’t decided which one was her choice, she was ready to sign the contracts, pay the deposit and book the dress! Her mom was coming back […]
Design Consultation
I began researching ideas for Michelle’s new design in preparation for our upcoming Design Consultation. Often brides have lots of images to show me of things they like, but Michelle left the challenge up to me. She did have one important clue that helped me in my search: She loves Roland Mouret dresses.
