Tips to Choose a Dressmaker
If you are looking for a one of a kind wedding dress for your one in your lifetime event, you are better off looking for a suitable dressmaker or a wedding gown designer to design your custom dress. We are here today to give you tips to find a suitable dressmaker.
Knowing the difference between a tailor and a dressmaker
A tailor makes minor alterations to clothes to help the brides fit better while a dressmaker can make the dress from scratch.
Putting aside enough time
Custom dresses are not easy and a good dressmaker will set your expectation right on your timeline. Be ready to give at least 3 to 6 months time for a dress completion, depending on how intricate the designs are and whether the fabrics are easy to locate. If you are not ready to wait that long, it is the best that you take off-the-rack or ready made dresses.
Do Your Research
Have a couple of designs available to help you determine the look you want. The best advice is to make sure that you do look good in those designs so try on those mermaid gowns or the halter neck dresses to make sure that is what you want.
Shop Around
Make sure you shop around dressmakers in your area to get the best deals and talk to the person who is going to design your dress. You need to ensure that he or she has your vision align and not end up with a product that does not fit the dress of your dreams. Ask for references, word of mouth recommendation and ask to see any completed dress on display or in the process of making in order to judge the handiwork for yourself.
Do Compromise
Sometimes a certain fabric might need to ship from overseas or a particular design is not as easily made as it looks unless you have an abundance of cash, I suggest that you talk thoroughly with the dressmaker and do reach a compromise that both of you will be satisfied.