Your dresses are wonderful. I love that Edwardian walking dress. I understand about stuff fitting right; I'm 5 foot 1 inch and I weigh 145 lbs. So I have trouble with Misses clothes being too long for me, and Petites being too tight in the waist.
You should tell your relatives to check out a professional tailor, if they want to know what a fitted outfit really costs.
The one advantage to the cheaply made clothes at the mall is that people can usually afford newer clothes when needed. Back when everything was made by hand, clothes were terribly expensive. I remember reading baron's wives only got one new dress a year. Most women only had one dress. There's a reason for the line "twice turned dress."
Oh, have you heard a rumor that haute couture is dying out? I don't think it will completely die away, but it's certainly not in demand as it once was.
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Date: 2010-07-31 08:22 pm (UTC)You should tell your relatives to check out a professional tailor, if they want to know what a fitted outfit really costs.
The one advantage to the cheaply made clothes at the mall is that people can usually afford newer clothes when needed. Back when everything was made by hand, clothes were terribly expensive. I remember reading baron's wives only got one new dress a year. Most women only had one dress. There's a reason for the line "twice turned dress."
Oh, have you heard a rumor that haute couture is dying out? I don't think it will completely die away, but it's certainly not in demand as it once was.