Entirely my pleasure, dear. And once we found you an associate who would listen we did much better.
Tell your mother I found her charming. And as for your sister, I do understand. After all, I've an elder sister as well.
The trouble with family is that they rarely are able to see past what they would select, rather than focusing on your own style and personality, to say nothing of what looks good or not.
As to where to go, since the last two gowns were Joosh and Fairchild, I see no reason not to discuss it with them directly. (Although. I hope you shan't think it indelicate to ask, but the robes you were trying were within the budget you told the associates? They didn't just put you in things because I suggested them, regardless of the pricing? I don't wish to pry; I only ask because if you're arranging with Gerard, in particular, but even Fairchild to some extent, and having either of them design you custom robes to order with six months' notice at most .... Well. I just hope you're prepared to haggle, compromise or otherwise ensure they do not take advantage. On the other hand, I know you require no particular encrustation of lace, crystal or pearl to bring out your own lustre, and the cut, if they do it properly, will say as much or more as any ornamentation to the frock itself.)
Now, I would say that Fairchild is probably more used to working with a fuller figure but Gerard understands the Art Deco period a bit more intuitively. So in truth, it probably would not hurt to ask each of them to draw up a proposed design and see which one comes closer to the right look.
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Tell your mother I found her charming. And as for your sister, I do understand. After all, I've an elder sister as well.
The trouble with family is that they rarely are able to see past what they would select, rather than focusing on your own style and personality, to say nothing of what looks good or not.
As to where to go, since the last two gowns were Joosh and Fairchild, I see no reason not to discuss it with them directly. (Although. I hope you shan't think it indelicate to ask, but the robes you were trying were within the budget you told the associates? They didn't just put you in things because I suggested them, regardless of the pricing? I don't wish to pry; I only ask because if you're arranging with Gerard, in particular, but even Fairchild to some extent, and having either of them design you custom robes to order with six months' notice at most .... Well. I just hope you're prepared to haggle, compromise or otherwise ensure they do not take advantage. On the other hand, I know you require no particular encrustation of lace, crystal or pearl to bring out your own lustre, and the cut, if they do it properly, will say as much or more as any ornamentation to the frock itself.)
Now, I would say that Fairchild is probably more used to working with a fuller figure but Gerard understands the Art Deco period a bit more intuitively. So in truth, it probably would not hurt to ask each of them to draw up a proposed design and see which one comes closer to the right look.