On silk, and its opinions
Why the fabric decides the silhouette more often than the sketch does.
The second fitting is where the dress finally becomes yours
Our head cutter on why the first fitting always disappoints, what actually changes between appointments, and the eleven weeks that turn a toile into a wedding dress.
The eleven-week schedule
What happens at each of the four fittings, and when it is too late to change your mind.
Second-hand and remade
Reworking a mother’s dress: what is possible, what is not, and what it costs.
