The fashion show truly impresses the judges as they get to experience the designer’s most iconic creation. Have you ever wondered what happens to those clothes after the ramp walk? Do they vanish? Well, the truth is even more interesting because these clothes have their journey. Let’s get into this question and try to resolve it in this blog.
The Sample’s Journey: From Catwalk to Commerce
Most of the garments you see gliding down the runway are samples. They are often custom-made pieces that vary in a few sizes from the standard sample size, which is usually US size 2 or 4. Aptly termed post-event, these pieces assist in the all-important business of fashion.
- Editorial Darling: They use these beautiful garments to make fascinating pictures. They take these dresses to produce some cool photos for magazines or websites. Thereby, everyone gets to see how beautiful and cool their garments are!
- Celebrity Embrace: A lot of times, the people who make the pricey outfits let movie stars and singers wear the super cool dresses from the show! When these celebrities wear them on television or at large parties, everyone notices and discusses the clothes. It’s like magic for the clothing company, and many more people want to hear about them!
- The Buyer’s Eye: After the show and the photo shoot, the special dresses go into a showroom where people buy them for department stores and websites. They closely examine the dresses for workmanship and buyer acceptance. If they pass the test, end-users will order the clothes in quantities to sell in their shops!
- Trunk Show Travels: Designers take the collection on trunk shows. This way, they present the same dresses to potential customers. This allows for customization and a platform for feedback. These trunk shows are valuable to them.
They are very, very careful after the show, to say, look at those dresses. They have special helpers with them. And they are all writing about the dresses. And they examine them very closely to see if a single end of the dress has already faded because of a person’s touch.
Archival Treasures: Preserving Fashion History
To make the dresses innovative, the dresses in the archives of the designer. These pieces become an inspiration for many other collections. Archived dresses are displayed in a fashion exhibition to give a glimpse of the creative process.
The Production Path: From Sample to Store
The special display dresses help make all regular clothes! The displayed dresses became the example for making all the clothes you see in stores. People drawing the shapes for the clothes scrutinize the show dresses very closely. Afterward, they draw those shapes on huge sheets of paper to create patterns. Then, the factory people use these paper shapes and the display dresses as guides to cut, sew, and size all the cloth for clothes for everybody to wear!
The Lucky Few: Sales and Donations
Just imagine those special dresses from the fashion show! They are almost like unique toys made just to show how the new clothes would hit the runway. Lots of people touched these dresses. They are not like your normal clothes. But sometimes, the dress people have a secret sale, like a toy sale just for their friends! You can buy these nice dresses for less money. Sometimes, they even give them to schools so kids can see how they make clothes!
After the super quick show, the fancy dresses go on a big adventure! They help show everyone how modern and beautiful the new clothes of designers new clothes are. They even lend a hand in designing the clothes you see in stores! Only a select few of the most special dresses are kept practically forever to preserve the memory of clothing. So, when you see that pretty dress on the runway, know that it began its journey!
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