Why getting a dress made is more costly than something off the rack?

There was a time when everyone used to sew and make their own clothes. There was uniqueness in everyone’s wardrobe. That trend has long gone. Now it’s more costly to make something than to buy it off the rack pret-a-porter.

A dress off the rack, even though,has gone through the same processes, costs less. It was made in a factory and parts of it were assembled and made by different people. It costs what its costs as everything is broken down to as efficient and cost effective a manner as possible.

When something is bespoke the process is just done specialised to one person. That dress is cut and made only once.  It’s a unique dress that only you will have in your wardrobe and will fit only you. A toile is made to take out the pattern and make sure the fit is perfect on you.

Pattern made from sctatch

Whereas a factory can make a few thousand dresses in a day a bespoke dress takes several days and sometimes weeks and months to make. Not everyone can fully appreciate why a made to measure costs more but the end result is definitely worth it!

Copied cleint's favourite dress  by taking out the pattern