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Frequently asked questions
Do I need an appointment?
If you visit at my base when COVID-19 rules are relaxed, then yes. NO appointments during Social Distancing because no-one can visit me at the moment, but I can still design and make a dress communicating with you by e-mail, sending you photos, sketches and fabric swatches before making up the design for you and sending it to you.
How long do appointments take?
Appointments can take 1/2 hour to 3 hours and anything in between. If discussing your dress by e-mail it may take 10 or so e-mails to draft a new design, but if you see something on my website or amongst sketches and photos of my designs that I e-mail to you then it may take 4 or 5 e-mails to sort out some of the details.
Do you charge for appointments?
Not for the initial consultation. The time for fittings is included in the price of the dress.
When should I start shopping for my wedding dress?
If you shop online you can buy ready to ship, or I make to order. When I make to order, It depends on how many orders I am working on and how complex the dress is how long it will take. Allow at least 2 to 3 months and longer for complex gowns and during busy periods. It can take 6 months to a year or more if there is a lot to do and if there is a wait time for the fabrics. Most of my fabric suppliers have the materials in stock to ship within a few days to me. But if fabrics are out of stock it may take a few weeks or a month or so before they are available in stock again. Fabrics dyed to order or woven to order can take 1 to 3 months to be ready. French lace is often in stock with the makers, but If French lace is out of stock it can take 3 or 4 months to be ready for you, although sometimes if the lace design is already in the production line it may just be few weeks before it is ready.
What sizes do you stock?
I make to order, so I make your size. I have a few ready made dresses on my website which tend to be small sizes. When making to order I can make a toile, which is a mock up made of cheap fabric for you to try the size and style before I make it out of the proper fabric.
How many people can I bring to my appointment?
2 maybe 3 at the most. I work from home so there is not a lot of space for lots of people.
Can I take photos of my chosen dress?
Yes.
Do you sell wedding veils?
Yes, I have a few in stock and I also make these to order. Nylon, Polyester, Cotton or Silk tulle, with plain edge, ribbon edge, embroidery, beading, diamante trims, or lace applique. Or I can make veils from chiffon or organza or other suitable fabrics.
Do you sell wedding jewellery?
No.
Do you sell bridal shoes?
No.
Do you sell bridesmaid dresses?
I can make these to order.
Do you do alterations?
Yes, by hand.
About Anne Fontenoy Bridal Wear Designer
Handsewn wedding dresses, bridesmaid & mother of the bride dresses. Choose one from Anne's collection or bespoke designs in silk, lace or natural fibres. Veils, bags, headbands ready made or designed and made to order. Samples for sale on website.
From December 2nd 2020. Open for appointments but Kent is Tier 3: if you live outside Kent then Anne can make remotely until Kent enters Tier 2 or 1.
You can shop online for ready made one off dresses, bride bags, veils, headdresses, hair bows and accessories for mother of the bride and guests such as handpainted silk scarves as well as her cards and art.
Anne works from a home base. She can design & make dresses & accessories without appointments. E-mail her to discuss designs on her website and she can e-mail you her brochure, sketches & photos of dresses and fabrics, then send swatches of fabric by post. Most fabric suppliers are trading. Some can dye fabric to order.
She can e-mail photos of the dress as it progresses. For fitted dresses she can make a toile, a mock up to send to you to try. You can then send it back with fitting marks so she can work on the actual dress. Embroidery and beadwork are made before a dress fitting. She can finish the dress, alter it by return of post or make an appointment to visit when it is "safe".
Anne has over 30 years design experience. She has a large collection of sample hand made dresses: wedding dresses, ballgowns, evening gowns, short dresses, day dresses. She can send you photos of and also sketches from her portfolios.
Anne creates contemporary bridal gowns or classic silk wedding dresses, vintage inspired wedding wedding dresses & dresses that do not follow "trends" and dresses for civil ceremonies.
Pricing info shown in the listing summary:
Starting price is for a short, lined silk shift dress, higher price is for a hand embroidered or beaded gown. "Price typical" is average price for a dress somewhere between a short shift dress and a hand embellished gown. Anne can send a brochure of some
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