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c/fashion-design-ideasdiana_blackdiana_black15d agoProlific Poster

Had a sample dress unravel in front of a buyer at the Atlanta Mart last spring

I was showing off this linen shift dress I'd been working on for weeks. The buyer from a small boutique reached out to touch the fabric and the whole side seam just let go right in her hand. She just looked at me and said 'I need things that hold up better than that.' I ended up offering her a rush redo with double-stitched seams and a different thread. Has anyone else had a garment fail during a sales pitch and managed to turn it around?
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lucasjackson
Call me crazy but I actually think that dress failing on you was kind of a blessing in disguise. If that seam was gonna blow out, way better it happens in a showroom than in a customer's closet six months later.
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averymartin
A whole seam blowing out in front of someone is a pretty specific disaster though.
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