Kevin Don't Read This!

I was extremely excited when I found my gorgeous Anne Barge gown, a sample, but brand new and in fabulous condition! However, I am a street size 00-0, 2 if it is exceptionally small. I'm also only 5' 1'' on a good day. I knew from the start that I would need a wonderful tailor. I've heard about European Tailoring of Costa Mesa before. They have no webpage but they have a forty year history in the community. They are the preferred vendor for alteration work by most of the high end South Coast Plaza shops such as Hermes, Gucci, Carolina Herrera, Christian Dior, Donna Karan, etc. One of my clients (who used to be one of Columbia's premier fashion designers), recommended European Tailoring to me. After bringing my gown in, I was hooked. Their customer service is impeccable. Their shop is beautiful. And I felt nothing but serenity as soon as I stepped into the shop. Also, it was so cool, because when I walked in, there were photos of the European Tailoring crew with Carolina Herrera, Miss Universe, Allen Schwartz and so many others I can't remember.

The heart is where European Tailoring is located. If you go to the big yellow splotch you'll find a parking structure located across the street from the Westin-South Coast Plaza. That particular parking structure is literally a one minute walk from the shop and European Tailoring will validate your parking for two hours. We ended up catching a lunch across the street near Chat Noir since our parking was already paid for :-)

This is what the shop looks like if you're looking for it as you drive by. If you're coming from the 405 freeway, it should be on your right hand side and if you're coming from South Coast Plaza, it will be on your left hand side. There I am inside!

This is the front of my gown. I wasn't particularly happy about the expression on my face so I decided to cover it up with an even more terrible expression.

Here I am being pinned into my beloved gown.

This is a close up of some of the beading on my gown. Anne Barge really does amazing work.

Here I am having my hem pinned. That broach on the back of my gown was what really sold me on this gown. What can I say? I love my bling!

Here's a shot of my train.

All done! Now I'm going back in the dressing room!

This is my favorite photo because I look normal. You should have seen the expression on my face in the other photos.

It is amazing, but after just one fitting, the dress fit perfectly! Not a millimeter to spare. I just picked up my gown this week! Look for post sometime this weekend with photos of my finished gown!

♥ Linda