Before I’d even started my art and design course, we were instructed to collect images, words, colours and magazine articles that reflected who we are and what was personally appealing to us. To this day, it is still one of my personal pastimes. Whether it’s for a new collection of designs, decoration a room or planning a gathering, this is the best way to make sense of what you love, the colours, styling….
You may wonder if you have time or even if made to measure is for you, so here’s a guide to what’s involved in the made to measure process. This is the way I prefer to work, though it may be slightly different for other dressmakers.
Dresses do have a personality!
Got time for a fun quick psychological test?
Get seven pieces of card (or Post its will do)
For those of you who haven’t been dreaming of your wedding gown since you were five(!), these simple steps will get your ideas flowing…
Firstly, your venue. Is it a large formal church, or a romantic beach or garden setting? Big ball gowns are great for the wow factor walking down the aisle, not so easy to control with wind, and sand gets everywhere!