I found the dress

(That wasn’t me who bought it, it was someone else.)

I am hesitant to buy a dress from this seller, solely because they are charging four to five times the price that the other sellers are for work done in China. I don’t have anything against the Chinese and their ridiculously low-priced wedding gowns, but I must admit that I am concerned about quality. And really, a dress of this magnitude deserves careful consideration, no? Not just a click of the mouse. Well, to some it may be okay, but I’m a bit of a fabric freak.

So I look at the dress, and I look at the price, and I think “Damn, I can do that.” And I could. I’ve made many dresses in my life; the last one I made was similar in construction to a bridal gown – corseted, strapless, lace frothy thing for my friend’s wedding. So why don’t I just make my own this time too? Because I’m an impatient seamstress. I’m convinced there are easier ways to do things. And I try them. And I screw myself over because of it.

le sigh.

Clearly the answer is for me to go try on a dress in a local shop that is similar. Try it on, decide if it’s really what I want, and then decide if I can make it. If the answer is yes, then I’ll go looking at fabric at the expensive fabric store…also known as My Heaven. (I once spent $125.00 on one-inch wide beaded trim. I shit you not.) If I can’t find the lace I want, then I’ll consider ordering this dress from eBay.

So many variables. Like, FB still has to ask me, again.

rrrrrrrrrrrrright.