Dressmaking is not an easy task. Creating a fashionable piece of
clothing requires skill, fashion intuition and a genuine desire for
quality, style and uniqueness. d’Italia Exclusive Designer Fabric has
been providing the dressmaking and fashion industry with high quality,
genuine pure silk fabric for years. The store has a dressmaker referral
system which is an optional add-on to any fabric purchased in the
store. d’Italia’s affiliates in Australia’s dressmaking industry is of
the highest calibre, and most of them specialise in the type of wedding dresses uk
and gowns made.
Here are some tips:
Q: Are your optional dressmakers/seamstresses/tailors/couturiers good and are they expensive?
A: All members of our team of experts available on a referral basis
are of an excellent standard, and we are extremely confident in their
quality of work and expertise. Not only to we scrutinise them for
fundamentals such as the quality of their work, we also expect them to
be able to design and to communicate well with customers, in a
professional manner. We monitor our customers' feedback on their work
and professionalism regularly, as approximately 95% of our regular
customers employ their services on an ongoing basis. Remember, many of
our regular customers come to us to have most of their wardrobe made to
fit, as they have trouble finding suitable clothing off-the-rack. This
involves a significant outlay on the cost of our quality fabric. These
customers rely on our referrals, and as such our reputation is on the
line in a indirect sense. This is why we must have ultimate confidence
in the expertise of our referral team!
Considering their work is of the highest standard, their prices are
surprisingly reasonable and very much affordable. Due to an exclusive
arrangement whereby d’Italia refers all customers them, these ladies
deliberately work from their own professional studios (so there are no
overheads here at d'Italia), so their fees are maintained at a very
much lower rate than other quality seamstresses in Melbourne who are
either on a salary or operating from a shop front.
Fees charged include the initial consultation, pattern-making, calico
mock-ups (where necessary), at least 2 to 3 fittings, and the final
finishing.
Q: Do customers need to know exactly what style they want
before meeting with a dressmaker, and do they need to provide a
pattern?
A: Not at all – our dressmakers' experience makes them an excellent
source for suggestions. Customers only need have a basic idea of what
they are after, as the dressmakers' studios have many fashion books and
pictures to help with ideas,
plus they all store images of past creations on their computers. It is
usual for them to sketch designs until you both come to a mutual
understanding of exactly what will be created. Our dressmakers make
their own patterns, regardless of whether they are making something from
a sketch, from a photo or copying an existing garment - so it is
completely unnecessary to take patterns to them.
What we stress to customers is
that a design is often best left to develop. It is easy for us to
calculate know how much fabric is required for a basic design, which
will qualify you for a referral to a dressmaker. After the making of
the garment has commenced, there are many stages where the design can
be tweeked along the way - so you will end up with a completely unique
and individual design, custom-made for you! Although this requires a
fair amount of faith in the dressmaker's talents, it is often the most
creative way to make something amazing. After having "settled in" with a
seamstress by having had a number of garments made by her in the past,
many regular customers eventually trust their dressmaker to help them
create styles individually for them. A personal relationship develops
between customer and dressmaker - one based on trust and understanding
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