My Dress for Loula’s Wedding (pt. 1- Design and Draft)
Whenever I attend a wedding in which I made the bride’s dress, I always try to also make the dress that I am wearing. Inevitably, someone attending the wedding will ask the dressmaker about her own clothing: “Did you make this too?” I feel like the answer should be “Yes”. Bonus: I get a cool […]
Greta’s Wedding Day!
Happy New Year Everyone!!! I’m so excited to finally share with you some of the amazing photos from Greta’s wedding day! Michel Berda of King Street Photo Weddings in Charleston, SC photographed the joyous event and has given his permission for me to share the lovely photos with you. As you may remember from this […]
Two weddings and a funeral
If you’ve been following the story of Greta’s dress, you may know that- though I am behind in posting the progress of its construction- her amazing wedding day was last weekend. I was absolutely honored to be invited to the event. Greta is a truly amazing woman that I have had the privilege to get […]
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 […]
Fitting-Ready
The mockup is ready for Michelle to try on! I added a new page to her website with more photos, so that she could preview the mockup before arriving here for the fitting. I know it has got to be nerve-wracking to have a fitting scheduled for something you’ve never seen before, so hopefully the […]
Initial Consultation pt. 1 (“When Heroines Were Office Girls…”)
Michelle and her mother (who flew in from New York City) had our complimentary initial consultation a little over a month ago in my studio/home here in Hillsborough. This (totally free) meeting is a time for us to interview and get to know each other. Participation and communication are vital to my dressmaking […]
Jacket and Jill
Jill is my cousin. Our moms are sisters. I have known her since she was born. In our extended family, she and I are the only girls of our generation (we have brothers and all our other cousins are boys), so I guess that makes Jill and I as close to sisters as it gets. […]
First (Family) Fabric Fitting!
For Leah’s first fabric fitting, she invited her parents and her future in-laws. This was a new experience for me and I was really happy and nervous to have them attend. Leah and I have put so much work into the dress. Will they love it? Will they hate it? Will it fit? Will they […]
