Just a quick update. The dress is on its way to LA for its first fitting. I basted the muslim top to the skirts. Ginny will try it on and identify alterations needed and the hem line for the skirt. (She needs to get those Manolo's to get the hem length right.) Maybe we can get a guest blog from the bride-to-be about how the first fitting goes.
As many of you most likely know, this is NY Fashion Week. I have downloaded "The Collection" app from the New York Times to my iPad. It shows the runway looks among several other features. The Alice+Olivia show was posted 47 minutes ago and shows some designs with skirts similar to the skirt on "the dress". A+O uses tulle for the overlay (vs. the crepe de chine I am using) for a very nice effect. I wonder if they are using an underskirt petticoat to get the desire shape.
I am off to Cleveland for a business trip this week. I get to spend three days with grape growers in the Marriott airport hotel. On the plus side, these guys know their wine, so cocktail hour is worhtwhile. Somehow, I do not think they will be very interested in the dress project. Until later, happy seams to you.
Update: the dress is being held hostage at the Post Office near my house. It turns out when they say a photo ID is required to retrieve the package, they mean it. And since I live in Los Angeles, where there is no sense of community, bureaucracy always triumphs over common sense. Ok, fine, it was my fault I didn't bring a photo ID, but still.
ReplyDeleteIt should be delivered Friday or Saturday, and I am hoping Roommate will help me fit it on Monday. I will definitely provide a guest blog post about the fitting, although it might not be as witty as Mom's posts.
I am sure the person who wrote the obituary of St. Maggie of the Butterfat can be as witty as the dressmaker.
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