Post # 1
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Buzzing bee
So, my best friend and her fiance have decided to make one of their mutual friends a groomswoman to help keep sides even, and she found this dress that she’s hoping to find/have made for her. I mentioned reading about Jasmines and Dressilyme and she asked me to look into quotes from them.
The bridesmaids will be wearing yellow dresses, and the guys will be wearing grey suits with yellow bowties, so we’re looking to get this dress in grey, with a yellow bow.
Now that my intro is done, here is my question.
Does anyone know of an Etsy seller who makes stuff in this kind of style or will do a replica for a reasonable price? Would you reccomend Jasmine’s or Dressilyme for this project and why? I’m kind of stumbling blind here 🙂
Has anyone seen a similar dress floating around on the internet?
Post # 3
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Blushing bee
If you decide to pick between Jasmine’s or Dressilyme I’d go Dressilyme. The quality is lower, but it’s usually a lot cheaper, and for a dress that isn’t a wedding dress it should be totally fine. If you want mid-production photos from Jasmine’s you have to upgrade craftsmanship to designer, which adds in an additional 30%.
Maybe you could hop onto one of the threads that show samples of their works so you could see what it’s like?
Hope this was somewhat helpful anyway!
Post # 4
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Buzzing bee
@teaspoonBunny: I emailed DressilyMe and got a very quick reply (30 minutes?) that they could not make this dress for me. Shoot.
Post # 5
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Blushing bee
@Justbrynne: oh o.o that’s weird. I thought they only turned down requests when they were technically complicated to create. Have you considered a local seamstress?
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Sugar bee
Post # 7
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Honey Beekeeper
@Justbrynne: Any good local seamstress can make that dress. I know I could do it easily , just using commercial sewing patterns. Look for a bib front dress pattern.
Post # 8
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Buzzing bee
@teaspoonBunny:
@julies1949: You’re both very right, we just weren’t really sure where to start looking locally lol! And as a longtime lurker, and recent poster, I figured it was worth a shot to try here.
@howsweetitis: Something like that is definitely an option, she might even go with just a grey dress and yellow bow/sash. The tuxedo look was just such a fun idea lol.
It’s my first time being Maid/Matron of Honor and I’m all about biting off more than I can chew.
Post # 9
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Honey Beekeeper
@Justbrynne: just added reference to bib front dress pattern.
ps the dress in your original pic was a vintage find on Ebay.
Post # 10
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Blushing bee
@Justbrynne: Local seamstresses can be a bit scary! Where I live it’s easily cheaper to go buy stuff online than to get it done locally, so I was wondering if that may have been the issue!
I totally love the tuxedo idea with the bow though, I’d’ve never thought of something like that~
ETA. Was the yellow bow for the shiny black bow in the front of the dress? For some reason I managed to get it into my head you meant a sash and bow around the back or something, until I took a closer look at your image! /fail
Post # 11
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Helper bee
this one is sold, but the link goes to the designer’s etsy. i’m sure she could remake it in this version.
this one says she doesn’t generally charge extra for custom sizing…so maybe she could adjust the colors?
but finding a gray shift dress that fits and then finding a seamstress to sew on a placket would be pretty easy.
Post # 12
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Helper bee
and if you wanted to make it REALLY easy…she could just get a gray pencil skirt, a white tuxedo blouse, and get a yellow cummerbund. that could be pretty cute.
kind of like this look, but, of course, without the denim skirt. 😀
or with a fitted vest? how cute is this!
Post # 13
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: April 2013 - Rhode Island
@Justbrynne: My mom is an amazing seamstress. She has made everything from steel-boned corset period-piece costumes to simple dresses/suits and everything in between. She lives in MA. Message me if you want her contact info.
Post # 14
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Buzzing bee
@teaspoonBunny: ya, the yellow bow was for the front, it’s too bad it’s a vintage piece cause its almost exactly what we were describing when we started talkin about the grooms woman dress
Post # 15
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Buzzing bee
- Wedding: August 2013 - Brookfield Zoo
This shop will likely do a custom order for you: https://www.etsy.com/shop/heartmycloset?ref=shop_sugg