Comments on: Everything you need to know about having your wedding dress custom-made

By: Caramia

Caramia — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:32:53 +0000

I got really, really lucky and found a schoolteacher/seamstress based out of London on Etsy named LizzieJayne. She made me a fabulous 50's style dress from ivory Italian duchess satin with a red sash. It is beautifully made, fully lined and fits perfectly, all for 1/3 the price what I would have paid in a bridal shop. I took a big risk, I was nervous, but everything in the traditional bridal shops about made me retch.

By: undefinedpoet

undefinedpoet — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:29 +0000

my mother wanted her dress custom made , so i had to do the leg work for it and i found a very old but fiesty woman who gave my mother a great price not an hourly wage. so for 250 my mother got a vintage reproduction wedding gown that fit her like a glove.

my advice search everywhere , internet ,locally , friends, just don't get sucked into an hourly seamstress . i was quoted upward of 1000 dollars for my moms wedding gown.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:58:33 +0000

Etsy.com is probably a great place to find a seamstress. Many of the crafty folk on Etsy make the dresses to order anyway and a lot of the profiles I've looked at are open to changes to their existing styles.

By: LilacsLolita

LilacsLolita — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:10:55 +0000

I found the coolest seamstress/designer, Nicolette, from a bridal expo called "Unbridled Expo" It featured alternative wedding services for people looking for untradtional wedding vendors. (they even had roller derby girls modeling dresses! How awesome) Back to the point, Nicolette, from Fabrica in Philadelphia created the perfect rockabilly wedding dress for me. While it wasn't really cheap, it was on par with wedding dresses found in boutiques.

The best part is that I got to pick out everything on the dress! I can't wait to wear my wedding dress now! And I can probably wear it again because it's not super bridey.

By: H F Frankie

H F Frankie — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:04:52 +0000

Kathryn of Asphodel Couture made my purple wedding dress. I found her while looking round several dress designers' stalls at the goth weekend we have in whitby, UK twice a year. She does gorgeous work and I'm over the moon about the finished outfit. She is based in Blackpool, UK and you can find her on etsy and myspace. For the work and detail that she's put into it (bustled skirt with train, corset, little jacket and matching bag) it was all a very reasonable price i thought. I'm so happy and can't wait for the big day when i get to wear it

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By: OffbeatAriel

OffbeatAriel — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:48:51 +0000

Diane, just as a heads up: your comment here appears publicly and will potentially show up in Google searches. If you have concerns about confidentiality, a public blog comment isn't the way to go.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:27:57 +0000

Hi Suzzanne,

I have made a deposit with Haehie Chang in Georgetown for my wedding dress. She seems like a really nice lady. I'll be honest with you though, I'm a bit nervous about whether she is healthy enough to finish my dress. She doesn't come cheap for sure and my wedding date is approaching fast and I have not had 1 muslin fitting yet. What was your experience with her like? Please keep this confidential. I don't want to hurt Haehie's feelings, but I am really concerned.

By: Laine

Laine — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:27:33 +0000

I recently had my dress made after finding that there was no way in hell I was going to afford the couture dresses with yards of flowing raw silk I so desired. My solution, I ordered silk from China, and found a seamstress with the help of everyone's favorite friend, Craigslist. With the recession on you'll be surprised how many super qualified people will respond to your craigslist ad. I lucked out and found a couture dressmaker who had just been let go of her job at a major label because of the economy, who was willing to do it on the cheap. Also the beauty of criagslist is you can also write in other forms of payment you might offer like trades(I know a girl who designed her seamstress a jazzy website in return for making her dress). I LOVE my custom dress, though if you are looking to spend less than 800 bucks, I'd go with finding a great sample or a used one.

By: Trish

Trish — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:25:37 +0000

Just some advice(referring to online dealings), never pay anything until they at least give you a sketch and a fabric sample. If they can't do that for you then that's a huge red flag.