This weekend I have a bonus Sartorial Saturday (on a Sunday), because I’m so excited to already have an update on my custom dirndl experience with Rare Dirndl!

Less than a week after she received the Mary Blair dress I sent her, Erika put together three sketches of potential transformations based on the conversation we had:

I was expecting there to be some back and forth to hammer out the details, but when I looked at the very first sketch she sent me, I realized that was going to be unnecessary, because she had drawn EXACTLY what I wanted. I actually cried, it’s so perfect. Some details were things we had discussed…I had mentioned an interest in a yellow bodice for the dress, and a somewhat sheer fabric for the apron so that the butterfly print would still be visually present. But she picked precisely the shade of green for the apron I had imagined, and added some pink braid trim to the bodice, which I also had in mind. I hadn’t brought up all of these small details, because I couldn’t actually picture how they would look in my mind, and I wanted to see what Erika would come up with because I really trust her fashion and design instincts. As it turns out, she understands the vision I have for this project just as well, if not better, than I do!

Next Erika is going to be sourcing fabrics and trim and sending me swatches…I hope what she finds is as gorgeous as the sketches she drew!