The same silhouette made in lace or in taffeta neither looks nor wears the same. You can see the difference in the mirror, but you feel it most when you move: how the skirt falls with your first step, how the fabric settles when you sit down, what a sheer neckline does after a few hours. So at a fitting, look at the fabric as closely as you look at the cut.<\/p>\n
Lace is not a single fabric. Chantilly lace has fine motifs with a delicate outline and lies almost like a second skin on the bodice. Cotton lace is more matt, with a more pronounced texture that you notice up close. You will find both among the dresses in the showroom, and you feel the difference the moment you run your hand over them. You can see them on our wedding dresses<\/a> page.<\/p>\n At a fitting, look at a few specific things:<\/p>\n One example from the collection: Love A40<\/a> has a Chantilly lace bodice and sleeves that reach past the elbow, with a pleated duchess taffeta skirt with pockets. It is priced at 3500 lei, and at the time of writing sizes 38 and 44 are in stock. The contrast between the two fabrics is really the point of the dress: something fine and close to the body above, something with volume below. If you are curious how cotton lace behaves on a fabric with body, we have written separately about cotton lace on duchess taffeta<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tulle is the lightest of the fabrics we cover here. Depending on the type of net, it can be soft and fluid or rather firmer, and on an embroidered bodice it gives that fine, weightless sheerness.<\/p>\n It is also a delicate fabric. It can catch on rings, bracelets and fastenings. When you try a dress on, move your arms as you would on the wedding day: raise them for a hug, reach out as if to pick something up from a table. Notice whether the embroidery pulls at the net and whether the bodice stays in place.<\/p>\n Love 315<\/a> has a corset-style bodice in embroidered tulle with appliqu\u00e9d nude lace, slim straps and a silk chiffon skirt. It is a one-of-a-kind piece in size 38, at 2200 lei. With a combination like this, watch how the slim straps behave as you move and how the edge of the corset sits when you sit down. We have written in more detail about what to check in a corset in a separate article<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is where the difference is easiest to feel. Silk chiffon falls fluidly and follows your movement: as you walk, the skirt moves after you, not ahead of you. That is why many of the empire dresses in the showroom have silk chiffon skirts. Chiffon has no volume of its own, so the silhouette comes from the cut and the way the fabric falls.<\/p>\n Satin has a lustrous surface, and the light picks out every fold and every seam. It suits simple cuts, where the fabric does the work on its own. It is, however, more demanding about what you wear underneath and about pressing.<\/p>\n Mikado and duchess taffeta are fabrics with body. They hold a pleat, support volume and keep their shape, so the skirt does not cling to your legs. They come into their own in A-line dresses and in dresses with a train. 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You can see the difference in the mirror, but you feel it most when you move: how the skirt falls with your first step, how the fabric settles when you sit down, what a sheer neckline does after a few hours. So at a fitting, look at the fabric as closely as you look at the cut.<\/p>\n\n Lace is not a single fabric. Chantilly lace has fine motifs with a delicate outline and lies almost like a second skin on the bodice. Cotton lace is more matt, with a more pronounced texture that you notice up close. You will find both among the dresses in the showroom, and you feel the difference the moment you run your hand over them. You can see them on our wedding dresses<\/a> page.<\/p>\n At a fitting, look at a few specific things:<\/p>\n One example from the collection: Love A40<\/a> has a Chantilly lace bodice and sleeves that reach past the elbow, with a pleated duchess taffeta skirt with pockets. It is priced at 3500 lei, and at the time of writing sizes 38 and 44 are in stock. The contrast between the two fabrics is really the point of the dress: something fine and close to the body above, something with volume below. If you are curious how cotton lace behaves on a fabric with body, we have written separately about cotton lace on duchess taffeta<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Tulle is the lightest of the fabrics we cover here. Depending on the type of net, it can be soft and fluid or rather firmer, and on an embroidered bodice it gives that fine, weightless sheerness.<\/p>\n It is also a delicate fabric. It can catch on rings, bracelets and fastenings. When you try a dress on, move your arms as you would on the wedding day: raise them for a hug, reach out as if to pick something up from a table. Notice whether the embroidery pulls at the net and whether the bodice stays in place.<\/p>\n Love 315<\/a> has a corset-style bodice in embroidered tulle with appliqu\u00e9d nude lace, slim straps and a silk chiffon skirt. It is a one-of-a-kind piece in size 38, at 2200 lei. 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Tulle: airiness, sheerness and a tendency to snag<\/h2>\n
Chiffon, satin, mikado: fabrics that fall and fabrics that hold<\/h2>\n
What to check at a fitting, whatever the fabric<\/h2>\n
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Alterations depend on the fabric<\/h2>\n
Lace: texture, edges and what lies beneath<\/h2>\n
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Tulle: airiness, sheerness and a tendency to snag<\/h2>\n
Chiffon, satin, mikado: fabrics that fall and fabrics that hold<\/h2>\n
What to check at a fitting, whatever the fabric<\/h2>\n
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Alterations depend on the fabric<\/h2>\n