Alright... i just went to a store in etsy. I can see she has a lot of great design ideas...Somehow, she said she's a fashion student but from my point of view, she reminds me of myself BEFORE i took a simple bustier COURSE (notification: i'm not even a fashion student and too shy to call myself that. Fashion student is too high for me. I saw their work once. Fiuh) Ok. Some buyers complained but I don't want to blame the seller. Now, allow me to share some knowledge I learned in my 1st simple bustier course. I haven't taken the pics until now. My web cam...all of sudden, when i was about to use it, the USB is damaged. I hate it. Now, let's start: IT'S FOR BUYER AND MAKER/SELLER. 1. If you want to buy online, actually, you can SEE whether the clothes are well made or not. See how the clothes on the body OR the manequeen/torso. See the flow of the fabric. Is it like messy? or like "where the heck is this shape going to?" Sometimes, cute designs deceive. Don't worry. Me, too, when seeing this store but after reading some complaints, I took a look more detail and oh...yeah, i see that... Yeah, the 'mess up' that reminded me of my first bustier long before taking the course. 2. Good bustier, sheath dress...although you want to make it simple, you will need 'BONES'...yes, bones! plastic that is usually used as bone to shape bustier. I made a bustier not using it, long time ago...it was SHAPELESS. When taking the course this year, my teacher taught me: bones! it will help in shaping the bustier so it won't be like "flat" when we wear it. I did and the result is AWESOME. To be honest, I can't wait to take the pics of my first bustier. I made it from satin silk. Red. with some accent on the 'hip' side. very cute, very adorable. I submitted my design long time ago to my flickr. 3. Sometimes, we don't want the bones to be seen outside (this is my second project...but again, due to camera issue and house renovation issue, I'm postponing the making until everything is settled...uh, i hate this must-renovation ...). STILL, if you want your bustier /sheath to be well 'figured', make sure you are making it or purchase it the one with bones sewn on the LINING!. So, it's inside bones, indeed. 4. The other secret recipe is laid on the pattern. I can't share my pattern, sorry...it's my 'kitchen's secret' but some tips are: a. fit measurement. No, extra cm please b. 3 bust measurements. c. The pattern...it's made like 'haute couture'...i mean, you can't: make a pattern and be sure oh, it's done. NO. You have to keep measuring and checking and...making adjustment so the pattern will really-really-really 'copy' your body figure. 5. The bones will make the wearer uncomfortable but that's the risk to be beautiful. Really. Sheath dress or bustier. It must be 'tied' on your body and relies on the BUST only. So, it's got to be 'guranteed', it won't fall off. You don't want it to be tight, don't wear it to the party or find other designs. My first bustier used bones, 2 on the side, while my second used 4 bones, no side-bones. It's comfortable when wearing the second design. A course fellow student 'criticized' me (she didn't know the intention of the design. She's just too focus on the theory while I wasn't...hahaha...as usual, I love experiment) because I only used 4 bones. I explained, that's what I want from the dress, not too stiff. It's flexible because I want it to be able to be worn on standing party or on 'sitting' party. Besides, I don't want it to be too formal. I want it a little bit fun...She still didn't get it but I didn't really care. My teacher got it. Well, she's a total super duper SMART! If you want a cloth, make sure you know the purpose. I mean, really know like is it for wedding. So, what do i need for wedding cloth? What will I do in the wedding party? Am I just a guest? or I'm part of the wedding "comittee or organizer" or giving a help to say hi to guests as part of the family or helping the bride (taking the flowers, etc, etc)? Perhaps, some type of designs won't be suited for you...accept that. Now, if you purchase something from internet, let's be smarter a little bit. If you are unsure, don't purchase it. Cute is not enough. And makers...there are a lot of ideas in our mind. I'm not an expert myself but allow me to share my little knowledge...Sometimes (if not usually), I designed things adorably and made it into real. Somehow, I had made it according to the theory i got but it didn't turn out well or as expected. I'm not sewing like assembling. I assembly and make sure that what I assembly will turn out to be great on the body because that's where the cloth will be belonged to. Now, my alert is whenever i make something like 2-3 times and it still turns out not as expected, then it's time to improve my skill and my option is taking private course. Fashion student is not always good in making clothes unless they are thinking of the clothes only, not the person who will wear it. So, it's just "sewing" that matters. Don't call yourself fashion student when that's what you think. Hey, me and my mother can sew, too and we were not fashion students. So, if you are a fashion student, please present what a fashion student is capable of. It was very sad for me to read the comment and i believe the buyers were honest because they gave different comments and had different issues. If I want to sell clothes sewn just like 'hey, i can sew'...i mean, so so quality, yes, i can do that...but even if my teacher admitted my work and said, it's sellable, and my friend loved the cloth i sew for her, still i'm still hesitate to do that. It's because...I appreciate the clothes but moreover, i appreciate the wearer. Simply because: i'm a cloth wearer as well. I'm not naked. I don't like it when I wear 'whatever sewn' clothes. It doesn't have to be expensive, doesn't have to cheap... I will show you one day, what kind of simple bustiers i made. I wish i can finish the second soon after renovation, so i can take the pics as well and show you. Even, i haven't satisfied with the first bustier but still, it looks great! (I'm a perfectionista afterall). It's so sad to see someone sewing clothes and sell it and doesn't give her/his best! Not all people have a chance to take fashion design school. My parents would kill me if i asked them. I was directed to more 'science' school, not 'art' or design. So, please give your best. and customers (^.^)...it's hard to shop from internet but if you can see the detail of the fabric flow, i hope, it can be a help. Buying a dress just after the first glance is a no no, no matter how cheap the price is...and, eh...if a cloth looks good on the pic but the price is too cheap, nah, perhaps, you should question the quality and start to look more detail... and please, let's accept our body structure (big hips, small hips...the tendency to be (sorry) 'fat', etc)...some clothes are good on small thin people and some clothes will be looked good on big people (^.^). (Is there any cloth like that? Yes, kebaya. I won't look good in kebaya but people who is not bony and big will (^.^).) Ok, have a great simple bustier and sheath dress hunting! (^.^) cherio, |
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