Making a dress… part 2

I have been very spoiled doing production overseas all these years.  As a designer, when I sent a design to my factories in India or China, there was always someone there coordinating the fabric, trims, pattern, and sample making for each style.  Doing production in New York is very different, all those details have to be taken care of by me.

When I ordered zippers for this dress I mistakenly ordered 12″ long zippers instead of 14″, so I had to reorder the zippers.  This means there will be a new batch of brass / cream zipper accessories available at the International Playground shop very soon!  I made sure to order YKK zippers because of their environmental policies, but there was still unnecessary waste due to my error.

I already appreciated all the work my factories overseas did for me, but as I slowly take on all their responsibilities myself, I’m developing an increasing respect for all the work they did.

Tomorrow I’ll show you step by step how I made the necklace part of this dress.