Comments on: Bespoke of the Devil http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/ A blog about fashion, shoes and shopping Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:53:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Alex http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-458 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:43:00 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-458 Ah yes, my problem with impulse buys! :-) I went to the studio here in NYC "just looking" (yeah, right) and ended up ordering a couple of dresses (not gowns), with the vague idea to wear them to two weddings I'm going to this summer. (Okay, so really the weddings were an easy excuse to order something!) Neither dress is too formal and will be just below the knee, so I can almost just forgive myself for not being shoe-ready at the first fitting! I'll definitely have the shoes ready for the second dress though... Ah yes, my problem with impulse buys! :-) I went to the studio here in NYC “just looking” (yeah, right) and ended up ordering a couple of dresses (not gowns), with the vague idea to wear them to two weddings I’m going to this summer. (Okay, so really the weddings were an easy excuse to order something!) Neither dress is too formal and will be just below the knee, so I can almost just forgive myself for not being shoe-ready at the first fitting! I’ll definitely have the shoes ready for the second dress though…

]]> by: La BellaDonna http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-455 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:50:03 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-455 I think I am confused (my natural state). Are we talking bespoke garments made here, on an impulse, before you could even consider getting the appropriate shoes? Or the dresses you had made because you could, also on impulse, in Vietnam, and certainly no time to go shopping for shoes? Or did you not know what you would have made until you fondled fabrics? My suggestion would be, if you <i>know</i> you're going to have a garment made, but haven't quite decided on a style, would be a selection of shoe heights and bra styles, taken with you to the <i>design</i> consultation (which may or may not be the fitting) unless you're someone with an unshakeable loyalty to only one bra style or heel height (not, I suspect, the present case). My confusion aside, I just wanted to make sure your readers knew that the way something fits is affected by what they wear, and the same bra style/shoes should be worn for each fitting that are expected to be worn with the gown ... I think I am confused (my natural state). Are we talking bespoke garments made here, on an impulse, before you could even consider getting the appropriate shoes? Or the dresses you had made because you could, also on impulse, in Vietnam, and certainly no time to go shopping for shoes? Or did you not know what you would have made until you fondled fabrics?

My suggestion would be, if you know you’re going to have a garment made, but haven’t quite decided on a style, would be a selection of shoe heights and bra styles, taken with you to the design consultation (which may or may not be the fitting) unless you’re someone with an unshakeable loyalty to only one bra style or heel height (not, I suspect, the present case). My confusion aside, I just wanted to make sure your readers knew that the way something fits is affected by what they wear, and the same bra style/shoes should be worn for each fitting that are expected to be worn with the gown …

]]> by: Doris http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-451 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:32:39 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-451 Ooh! My 15 minutes! Ooh! My 15 minutes!

]]> by: e http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-448 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:08:28 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-448 Wot, you "couldn't" find shoes in 10 days' time? My image of you is shattered! (April Fool) Wot, you “couldn’t” find shoes in 10 days’ time? My image of you is shattered! (April Fool)

]]> by: Alex http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-447 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 06:15:13 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-447 Thanks, e! And La BellaDonna, that's the trouble of the relatively quick turnaround (about 10 days before the first fitting) -- no time to find shoes! :-) Thanks, e! And La BellaDonna, that’s the trouble of the relatively quick turnaround (about 10 days before the first fitting) — no time to find shoes! :-)

]]> by: e http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-445 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:52:54 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-445 That sounds like a really nice experience. I'm happy for you. That sounds like a really nice experience. I’m happy for you.

]]> by: La BellaDonna http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-444 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:24:23 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-444 Oh, and if they measured you in Vietnam, then it does TOO count. Custom-made is custom-made, even if they're extraordinarily speedy, bless them. And could you send them over to my house? (The speedy overseas tailors; I can dawdle my way through it myself.) And the whole idea behind custom-made is so you don't have to alter your own body to get something to fit. Oh, and if they measured you in Vietnam, then it does TOO count. Custom-made is custom-made, even if they’re extraordinarily speedy, bless them. And could you send them over to my house? (The speedy overseas tailors; I can dawdle my way through it myself.)

And the whole idea behind custom-made is so you don’t have to alter your own body to get something to fit.

]]> by: La BellaDonna http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-443 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:18:54 +0000 http://www.somelikeithaute.com/2006/03/31/bespoke-of-the-devil/#comment-443 Goodness. I almost posted those warnings when you mentioned you were having some things made for you, but I didn't; I figured aaah, Alex will already know these things ... because of what, the psychic connection? YES. You should ALWAYS wear the shoes you plan to wear with the outfit, because your posture will affect, not only the length of the garment, but the fit as well. That goes DOUBLE for the undergarments - don't just wear undergarments that won't flash the staff, wear the same undergarments (or the same style) that you plan to wear with the garment. Believe me, all bras are <i>not</i> created equal; if you wear one to a fitting, and a different style to the event, the dress will not fit as it should. (I actually posted a bunch of this stuff on Never teh Bride's blog about being fitted for a wedding dress.) Goodness. I almost posted those warnings when you mentioned you were having some things made for you, but I didn’t; I figured aaah, Alex will already know these things … because of what, the psychic connection?

YES. You should ALWAYS wear the shoes you plan to wear with the outfit, because your posture will affect, not only the length of the garment, but the fit as well. That goes DOUBLE for the undergarments - don’t just wear undergarments that won’t flash the staff, wear the same undergarments (or the same style) that you plan to wear with the garment. Believe me, all bras are not created equal; if you wear one to a fitting, and a different style to the event, the dress will not fit as it should. (I actually posted a bunch of this stuff on Never teh Bride’s blog about being fitted for a wedding dress.)

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