Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Dress Forms
I was looking online to buy a dress form to practice draping at home, and also as a professional tool. As it turned out, not everything is on the web, for stuff here in the Philippines at least.
So i thought I'd just buy from the US and have it shipped here.
I scoured the net for the ideal dress form and from what I gathered, they have come a long way from what I always knew and saw dress forms to be.
Case in point is this Ronis Adjustable Dress Form.
It was the first time I saw a dress form that can change from a US size 6 - 18, or European size 42 - 54. The size adjusts from the smallest bust size of 33" to the largest size of 43", waist from 26" to 35.5", and hips from 35" to 45". Price: $425.
But, a very good contender is this Dress Rite Full Body Dress Form.
The more I read about its features the more convinced I was that this was the dress form I want!
The people at Dress Rite really took into account everything that a dressmaker or fashion designer needs. I especially like the linen cover detail with center and side lines sewn in; no need to have a tape placed at those lines which most of the time could be inaccurate.
I also read somewhere that their forms are based on measurements taken from thousands of women to determine the correct proportions.
Having its available options would only make the perfect more perfect. But, it's $1650 *sigh*. I guess you'd be getting your money's worth, but still it's way out my pocket's reach.
But, just when I thought it couldn't possibly get any better than that, I learned of Alvanon Dress Forms.
It has all the same features as the Dress Rite Dress Form but in a chicer stand. Plus, aside from the sewn in center and side lines it has a scye line all around the form.
And the bust has a recessed area on the chest where the actual breasts have them, reflecting an actual human body and making draping more accurate. And, it also has a line where the bridge of the bra fall.
Moreover, the form has a panty line!
At $2000 a pop, you're paying for all that and all the body scans they did to get the industry average measurements of people from US and UK. It's unfortunate they don't have Asian size dress forms.
A more affordable alternative would be this PGM Dress Form.
It doesn't have the sewn in center and side lines that I was so crazy about and a lot of the other features the previous two have. But, at $660 it's only a fraction of the cost of the other two and at least it's a whole body dress form.
I'd like to think of it as an investment, even though I haven't decided which to buy. But it's very costly, indeed.
Alvanon dress form photos from www.fashion-incubator.com
So i thought I'd just buy from the US and have it shipped here.
I scoured the net for the ideal dress form and from what I gathered, they have come a long way from what I always knew and saw dress forms to be.
Case in point is this Ronis Adjustable Dress Form.
It was the first time I saw a dress form that can change from a US size 6 - 18, or European size 42 - 54. The size adjusts from the smallest bust size of 33" to the largest size of 43", waist from 26" to 35.5", and hips from 35" to 45". Price: $425.
But, a very good contender is this Dress Rite Full Body Dress Form.
The more I read about its features the more convinced I was that this was the dress form I want!
The people at Dress Rite really took into account everything that a dressmaker or fashion designer needs. I especially like the linen cover detail with center and side lines sewn in; no need to have a tape placed at those lines which most of the time could be inaccurate.
I also read somewhere that their forms are based on measurements taken from thousands of women to determine the correct proportions.
Having its available options would only make the perfect more perfect. But, it's $1650 *sigh*. I guess you'd be getting your money's worth, but still it's way out my pocket's reach.
But, just when I thought it couldn't possibly get any better than that, I learned of Alvanon Dress Forms.
It has all the same features as the Dress Rite Dress Form but in a chicer stand. Plus, aside from the sewn in center and side lines it has a scye line all around the form.
And the bust has a recessed area on the chest where the actual breasts have them, reflecting an actual human body and making draping more accurate. And, it also has a line where the bridge of the bra fall.
Moreover, the form has a panty line!
At $2000 a pop, you're paying for all that and all the body scans they did to get the industry average measurements of people from US and UK. It's unfortunate they don't have Asian size dress forms.
A more affordable alternative would be this PGM Dress Form.
I'd like to think of it as an investment, even though I haven't decided which to buy. But it's very costly, indeed.
Alvanon dress form photos from www.fashion-incubator.com
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
I'm now on Pinterest!
I am so honored to have been invited by the Editor-in-Chief of Real Living Magazine to Pinterest!
I asked for an invitation but I didn't really expect anything. And to learn that you can only give out five invitations makes me even more thankful!
I haven't done much pinning yet, but here's a screen shot of the main page.
Pinterest is sort of an online moodboard networking site, sort of like Tumblr. But here you can arrange photos into Pinboards of different themes. You may "pin" other photos found in the site (or any other website) onto your board to serve as an inspiration or just for recollection.
You may also pin original pictures and watch how many people re-pins them.
I am now tempted to abandon this blog for Pinterest! (hehe, kidding)
If anyone wants an invitation please leave me a message.
I asked for an invitation but I didn't really expect anything. And to learn that you can only give out five invitations makes me even more thankful!
I haven't done much pinning yet, but here's a screen shot of the main page.
Pinterest is sort of an online moodboard networking site, sort of like Tumblr. But here you can arrange photos into Pinboards of different themes. You may "pin" other photos found in the site (or any other website) onto your board to serve as an inspiration or just for recollection.
You may also pin original pictures and watch how many people re-pins them.
I am now tempted to abandon this blog for Pinterest! (hehe, kidding)
If anyone wants an invitation please leave me a message.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Online Moodboard
Seems like online moodboards are becoming a trend now.
I just learned of an online moodboard networking site called Pinterest.
Bad news: you need to be invited. I already left my email on the site but I received an email from them saying I was still on the waiting list and I can't wait!
Since I can't enter the site yet, here are the details from the Real Living site. I also left them a message asking if they could invite me. I hope they do!
I just learned of an online moodboard networking site called Pinterest.
Bad news: you need to be invited. I already left my email on the site but I received an email from them saying I was still on the waiting list and I can't wait!
Since I can't enter the site yet, here are the details from the Real Living site. I also left them a message asking if they could invite me. I hope they do!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Uber Busy Week
This whole week has been really, really busy. I haven't had the time to turn on the computer let alone blog.
I joined the SuperSale Bazaar again last weekend and went to China for a few days after that.
One bright spot on my hectic week was having my photo posted on Stylebible.ph :D
Ok, not the best photo of me. I was manning my booth so I didn't think much to dress up. If I had known that there'd be photographers roaming I would have at least put on some makeup. But this caught me off guard, but I'm still a little proud considering my outfit was so simple. :D
I joined the SuperSale Bazaar again last weekend and went to China for a few days after that.
One bright spot on my hectic week was having my photo posted on Stylebible.ph :D
Ok, not the best photo of me. I was manning my booth so I didn't think much to dress up. If I had known that there'd be photographers roaming I would have at least put on some makeup. But this caught me off guard, but I'm still a little proud considering my outfit was so simple. :D
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