 | Linda Stewart Couture Designs 49 Claremont Circle Bristol, VA 24201-1927 540-669-3299 E:mail |
| Personal Background: I am a native of Fairmont, West Virginia and have made Bristol, VA my home since 1982. My husband Tom and I have been married for 32 years and are the parents of 2 daughters. Our oldest, Diane, lives with her husband Greg Hale in Sterling, VA and are the parents of our grandson, Max. Our youngest daughter, Cathryn is a recent graduate of the University of Virginia's College of Wise with a degree in psychology. | ||||||
| Business Description: I am owner of Linda Stewart Couture Designs. I specialize in making couture-wedding gowns and ladies evening and formal wear. I especially love designing wedding gowns that match the bride's personal taste. I can provide my clients with the perfect fit, custom design, and quality fabric associated with couture. Many people equate couture with high priced ready to wear clothes, but the word couture (which simply means sewing in French), denotes so much more. First, couture means that the garment is made of the finest fabrics available, usually natural fabrics, silk, linen, etc. I have access to hundreds of samples of the finest silks in the world. I can also obtain swatches of beautiful fabrics embellished with pearls, crystals, rhinestones, and sequins to make a truly one of a kind creation. If the fabric you choose is not beaded, I can to that to your specifications. Design is the second aspect, and allows your imagination to run wild. Remember that wedding gown you dreamed about as a little girl? Well I can make it! Patterns are not needed. I draft my own patterns so you are not limited to someone else's designs. Just describe to me your gown, and I'll draw it out for you to see. You can choose the exact neckline, length of sleeves, most flattering waistline, and have the train be as long or as short as you want. If you are looking for a gown with a distinctive European flair, I have available over 400 patterns from La Sposa Marfy a wonderful Italian design house, that are not otherwise locally available. The third part of couture is probably the most important, it is the fit. Couture gowns should be as comfortable as they are lovely. Measurements are taken, and a muslin of the garment is made. All corrections are dealt with on the muslin until the fit is perfected. Under linings, waist stays, and spiral steel boning are all used to make the gown secure and comfortable. Then and only then is the fabric cut and basted together for a final fitting. Even at this point, small changes may be made, and then sequins, pearls, crystals and rhinestones can be added to your personal taste. As you can see, couture involves a lot of time. A wedding gown will take in excess of 80 hours to create. I offer what I believe to be the only couture dressmaking service in the Tri Cities area. Couture is truly the "ultimate mode of expression!" Please call for a consultation. View samples of my gowns via this web page. | ||||||
| Awards & Achievements Interests: I am a Lady of the Golden Horseshoe in the state of West Virginia. The Appalachian Girl Scout Council has also presented me with both the Appreciation and Honor Pin. | ||||||
| Sewing Related Activities: : I have been a member of the Professional Association of Custom Clothiers (PACC) since 1993. In both 1997 and 1999 I attended Susan Khalje's Couture Sewing School in Baltimore, MD. In the spring of 2000 I was co-coordinator of the PACC National Conference Fashion Show held in St. Louis, MO. I have had articles published in both the PACC newsletter and in Round Bobbin Sewing Professional magazine. For three years I designed and made the wedding gown featured in the Tri Cities annual "Bridal Afaire", held at Viking Hall in Bristol, TN. | ||||||
| Community Activities: I am a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Abingdon, VA, a Life Member of the Girl Scouts of the USA and a member of the Appalachian Girl Scout Council, where I served on the Gold Award Board, and as director of Bristol Virginia Girl Scout Day Camp. I have taught classes in textiles and sewing to children in the Bristol area, and a class on "Alterations for the Professional" at Virginia Highlands Community College. | ||||||
| Professional & Civic Affiliations: Professional Association of Custom Clothiers | ||||||
| Hobbies & Special Interests: Drawing and reading. | ||||||
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