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How to get dress right from 6000 miles.... mail 05-21-2006
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Posted by on May 21, 2006, 7:46 am
This is all new to me, but how do I do this....

I am getting married in the Philippines (myself and family are in the
UK) and the designer of the dresses (bride + bridesmaids + mothers) is
in the Philippines....

How can I get the designer to get the dress right for my mother who can
not visit Manila until the day before the wedding ???

I appreciate I can get someone here to "professionally" measure her -
but surely that is not enough ?? How about this - we get a "dummy"
dress made here from some cheap-crap material just to help define my
mothers size and shape and send this to the designer in Manila ???

I assume such things are common ? Any help and suggestions please.

Thanks.


Posted by Kate Dicey on May 21, 2006, 8:40 am
mail@neaves.net wrote:

> This is all new to me, but how do I do this....
>
> I am getting married in the Philippines (myself and family are in the
> UK) and the designer of the dresses (bride + bridesmaids + mothers) is
> in the Philippines....
>
> How can I get the designer to get the dress right for my mother who can
> not visit Manila until the day before the wedding ???
>
> I appreciate I can get someone here to "professionally" measure her -
> but surely that is not enough ?? How about this - we get a "dummy"
> dress made here from some cheap-crap material just to help define my
> mothers size and shape and send this to the designer in Manila ???
>
> I assume such things are common ? Any help and suggestions please.
>
> Thanks.
>
My best take on this as a dressmaker is to get the measurements done
properly (take a look at the instructions on my web site for this). You
will need bust, waist, hip, high hip, back/waist length, shoulder width,
and front balance, and finally, finished length from nape to hem and/or
from waist to hem. You will need to be honest and mention a large bust,
sloping or rounded shoulders, 'Dowager's Hump', and any other figure
problems that might cause fitting issues (such as one hip or shoulder
being higher than the other, having a prominent tummy, etc.). The
dressmaker should then send you a toile (this is the name for the
dummy-run dress), which you need to have fitted by a good dressmaker.
You may well have to pay a professional for this service. This then
gets sent back, and the dress is made incorporating the pinned in
alterations. You must accept that this garment will NOT fit as well as
it would if you went and had it made by a professional close to where
you live.

I charge by hour for fitting services: allow an hour and a half at least
- more if your mother is an awkward fit. She will need to be wearing
the undies and shoes she will wear on the day for the fitting (read my
article about how to get the best from your dressmaker for reasons).

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Posted by on May 25, 2006, 11:26 am
Kate is basically right.You must have the measurements of your mother
as indicated in her article before making the garment.Just hire a
professional dressmaker,who can handling the
measuring perfectly.
When you have the spec, transfer it to the producer and ask him to make
a sample for you.
If the sample is not very fit for your mother,you can ask them to do
some adjustment until
it is a satisfied one for your mother.

I am working in a professional garment supplier located in China and
would like to talk about the interesting things about garment producing
& designing & sewing...with the ones who are also fond of it.

My MSN:Yzxmw@hotmail.com


Posted by Tricia on May 21, 2006, 8:47 am
mail@neaves.net wrote:
> This is all new to me, but how do I do this....
>
> I am getting married in the Philippines (myself and family are in the
> UK) and the designer of the dresses (bride + bridesmaids + mothers)
> is in the Philippines....
>
> How can I get the designer to get the dress right for my mother who
> can not visit Manila until the day before the wedding ???
>
> I appreciate I can get someone here to "professionally" measure her -
> but surely that is not enough ?? How about this - we get a "dummy"
> dress made here from some cheap-crap material just to help define my
> mothers size and shape and send this to the designer in Manila ???
>
> I assume such things are common ? Any help and suggestions please.
>
> Thanks.

Probably a bit difficult to send this over but you could make a
dressmaker's dummy of her
http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00002.asp

--
Tricia



Posted by Kathleen on May 21, 2006, 9:19 am
mail@neaves.net wrote:

> This is all new to me, but how do I do this....
>
> I am getting married in the Philippines (myself and family are in the
> UK) and the designer of the dresses (bride + bridesmaids + mothers) is
> in the Philippines....
>
> How can I get the designer to get the dress right for my mother who can
> not visit Manila until the day before the wedding ???
>
> I appreciate I can get someone here to "professionally" measure her -
> but surely that is not enough ?? How about this - we get a "dummy"
> dress made here from some cheap-crap material just to help define my
> mothers size and shape and send this to the designer in Manila ???
>
> I assume such things are common ? Any help and suggestions please.

Having read Kate's excellent suggestions, I believe the way I would
approach this would be to throw myself on the mercy of the Phillipino
designer and beg him to recommend a colleague in the UK to make the
mother of the bride's gown.

Kathleen


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