Comments on: News from you 6/22/2007

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:30:04 +0000

I have also seen the trash the dress website. The photos are creative and definitely artistic. It has become simply outrageous, the cost of the wedding dresses and all the ‘bits’ that must accompany.

By: Marie-Christine

Marie-Christine — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:09:04 +0000

Oh, that Leko thing! Don’t recommend it without taking a closer look. A major problem, for instance, is that there is NO way to adjust cup size!! At all, even if you order a custom pattern without doing the mass CD designs. Imagine what that does for the people who’re most likely to look for custom patterns. You get that lovely pattern, and you’re adjusting it to your bust like it was some big4 reject you got on sale at Joanne’s. Sigh.
There might be more flaws along those lines, but I didn’t go further in my explorations. In the US, these patterns are mostly sold by m-sewing.com, they have a whole international retail chain like that. It’s really a shame, it’d be so convenient if it worked…

By: Daniel Lee

Daniel Lee — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:09:42 +0000

From personal experience I can tell you that LOTS and LOTS of people use “virtual showrooms”. Online sales have really taken off in the last 2 years or so. The problem with virtual showrooms is that:
1. People may steal your ideas/designs (happens regardless of having an online showroom)
2. If you are a buyer, you can never tell 100% the quality of merchandise by viewing pictures online.

With that said, virtual showrooms are being embraced for lots of reasons. One of the main reasons is that, not many people want to travel to more than one show a year to find new lines.

By: Yahzi Rose

Yahzi Rose — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:11:58 +0000

Retail Dish is great, an excellent way to annonymously share information we could all use. It would be nice if she added categories for what the stores sell.

Thanks for the WholeZest link. I find it interesting that these virtual tradeshow children’s apparel sites are being launched. I’m wondering if buyers will or already do use them. Are there any for the adult market and has anyone used them?

LOL, Kathleen that wasn’t my intention but you’re right I get great traffic from FI!

By: Ayanna

Ayanna — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:08:22 +0000

I stumbled upon trash the dress website about a month ago. I actually like the pics, they are quite artistic. I personally think that the extravagant expense of wedding dresses worn for approximately 4 to 6 hours and photographed excessively should be given an ironic twist at the end of your wedding photo album. Besides, a daughter is going to seriously think you are off your rocker if you want her to wear that dress 20 to 25 years later due to dramatic changes in fashion/style/materials/etc.