 Custom clothing is a reasonable option falling between boring & problem-beset factory-made ready-to-wear on the one hand, & insanely priced haute couture on the other. It
means unique garments that meet your individual needs & dreams, in
the fabric, fit & design of your choosing, whether in recycled or
new materials.
Lyric Couture designer Alice B. Fogel has been a New England member of the national Professional Association of Custom Clothiers. For a custom clothier near you, visit www.paccprofessionals.org or www.findadressmaker.com.
Read further to see how custom clothing works for you.
SUIT YOUR FANCY!
After
a century of assembly-line, industrial garment-making, most of us have
forgotten that clothing was once hand made, one item at a time, by
trained tailors & dressmakers
for customers with individual tastes.
Now we have ready-to-wear (often of less than stellar fabrics, design & construction)
for the masses,
and haute couture (at phenomenal costs) for the privileged few.
But YOU have a reasonable & exciting option in between,
especially if you are hard to fit or have unusual aesthetic leanings:
The custom clothier.
WHAT IS A CUSTOM CLOTHIER?
Custom clothiers are sewing professionals who make individual, unique garments
that meet a customer’s singular desires & preferences.
While you may or may not be able to sew your own occasional clothing, a custom clothier
has the specialized training & experience to work with you as both partner & guide,
to save you time, make fabulous fabric & color choices, and offer designs, ideas & styles
particular to your needs & dreams.
HOW IT WORKS
In your initial consultation with your CC, you’ll discuss your needs and her services,
agree on a time & payment schedule (by the hour or the job),
and plan shopping requirements & responsibilities.
With your measurements, the CC will adapt or create a pattern from which she’ll make a toile
(a muslin mock-up) of the desired design.
A fitting will yield necessary adjustments for the CC to make.
The marked & disassembled toile becomes the garment pattern.
Next the CC will prepare, cut & sew the fabric.
During subsequent fittings, further discussion of changes, trims, etc., can occur
before the final completion of your garment.
WHAT YOU GET
High level of skill, sensitivity to your needs, and expert labor.
Great fit.
Custom color, fabric, trim, adjustments, style.
Fine techniques & construction, from cut to finishing details.
Durability and individualized selection of cleaning method.
Personalized budget considerations.
Professional recommendations on flattering choices for your individual figure & look.
A lasting quality investment all your own.
Written by Alice B. Fogel. Provided by Professional Association of Custom Clothiers, New England Chapter
Inquire at:
alice@lyriccouture.com
603.835.6783
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