Delighted!
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ysobelleIf you've been to my shop at PARF, you know the cheap-ass dress forms I have are just falling apart, and, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mirroreyes's valiant efforts notwithstanding, mostly beyond saving. Emily's wedding gown took a tumble last weekend from a stiff gust of wind, and wound up face-down in my garden; the dress was perfectly fine, my roses, not so much. But I stomped around in frustration for a moment, and said, "That's it!"
On Sunday morning, I bit the bullet and put in an offer on a dress form on eBay. A real form. Not a Wolf or a Superior, but the same type: professional, a muslin-covered body, heavy cast-iron base. Normally, they'll go for $300 to $500 or more. But I found a seller on eBay who had one for $239 or best offer. I put in $190. No deal. $195. Sorry. $200. We'll let you know. A few hours later, I got an email that my offer had been accepted. I paid immediately. Exchanged a few emails with the seller. Asked when I might expect the box, as they ship UPS Ground. I was hoping to G-d it'd get here by Thursday. Friday by the latest.
It is now assembled in my living room (I was on my way to the bank, saw my UPS guy, turned around and sat in wait in the parking lot juuust in case), and I am absolutely delighted. It's perfect. Perfect. It's got collapsible shoulders, and they even threw in a free arm. Of course, the directions were in rather...fanciful English, so I had to wing it a bit, but on the whole, it was easy enough to assemble and I'm ecstatic. I have a new form to take to Salon Con this weekend. Huzzah!
So if you need any matter of display, try these lovely folks:
http://stores.ebay.com/displayfashion
mirroreyes's valiant efforts notwithstanding, mostly beyond saving. Emily's wedding gown took a tumble last weekend from a stiff gust of wind, and wound up face-down in my garden; the dress was perfectly fine, my roses, not so much. But I stomped around in frustration for a moment, and said, "That's it!"On Sunday morning, I bit the bullet and put in an offer on a dress form on eBay. A real form. Not a Wolf or a Superior, but the same type: professional, a muslin-covered body, heavy cast-iron base. Normally, they'll go for $300 to $500 or more. But I found a seller on eBay who had one for $239 or best offer. I put in $190. No deal. $195. Sorry. $200. We'll let you know. A few hours later, I got an email that my offer had been accepted. I paid immediately. Exchanged a few emails with the seller. Asked when I might expect the box, as they ship UPS Ground. I was hoping to G-d it'd get here by Thursday. Friday by the latest.
It is now assembled in my living room (I was on my way to the bank, saw my UPS guy, turned around and sat in wait in the parking lot juuust in case), and I am absolutely delighted. It's perfect. Perfect. It's got collapsible shoulders, and they even threw in a free arm. Of course, the directions were in rather...fanciful English, so I had to wing it a bit, but on the whole, it was easy enough to assemble and I'm ecstatic. I have a new form to take to Salon Con this weekend. Huzzah!
So if you need any matter of display, try these lovely folks:
http://stores.ebay.com/displayfashion
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Date: 2008-09-10 04:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-10 08:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-11 02:15 am (UTC)I think I would very much like to talk to you about buying a corset from you.
If we can do it on a very gentle payment plan.
(I tend to do best with Victorian cut corsets - I'm short-waisted.)
Not now, but..ya know...someday? *hopeful look*
ETA: Make this a more serious query, pretty please!