Manisha Mukhiya
Behind the Seam·1 min read

Inside the fitting room

What actually happens in a forty-five-minute appointment, and why we insist on it.

Every piece is fitted on a real body before it leaves the studio.

Why it matters

Photographs lie. A dress that looks perfect on a screen can hang wrong on a real shoulder. So we fit.

What happens

You arrive. We talk. We try three or four pieces, then two more. We take notes. If something needs altering, we alter it — usually within two weeks.

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