PromDressGarmentComparison

This begins the business report segment of the La Femme evening dress I

have chosen to evaluate. This dress was evaluated on construction, appearance, label, make, machines used, overall quality, and fit. This dress is a missy size.

Comparing this dress with other higher end and custom dresses and cheaper dresses has helped me to better understand quality and price relation.

The product that I evaluated was a navy blue, two gore, sleeveless, floor

length prom dress. The retail cost was around $380 dollars. It also meets all of the TFPIA and Care Labeling Rules Acts. It has a keyhole in the front, and an open back.

The one-­‐inch straps have been covered with tacked on jewels, beads, and a centimeter thick silver trim. The straps down the back make a total of 4 keyholes.

The vertical straps continue down into and around the start of the dress in the back, acting as binding.

Where the fabric begins in the back it is rounded between the vertical straps,

and it is gathered. At the rounded, gathered, bottom edge of the backside of the dress there is a train that is made of the self. The train has a baby hem all the way around it that has been chain stitched. It is sewn into the seam with the lining and shell. There is also seam tape and fusing. On the front side of the dress there is a keyhole that has the same beading and jewels as the straps, around it. Around the keyhole the bust line shell is gathered. The shell of the bust line and skirt of the dress are attached with a seam that is lock stitched and overlocked. The side seams of the shell have been lock stitched, overlocked and neatly pressed back. The bottom hem of the shell has a baby hem that has been lock stitched.

The lining follows the same pattern as the shell. At the top of the lining of the

bust line there is a silicone trim to prevent the dress from slipping down. In the lining of the bust there are a total of four single-­‐pointed keyhole bust line darts.

Below the lining there is an interfacing that is covering the whole bust of the dress.

Above the interfacing there are padded bra cups that are covered with the self of the shell. The cups are attached with a lock stitch. There is also a six-­‐inch invisible zipper on the backside with a lingerie hook and eye. The zipper is lock stitched to the lining and shell, and it is holding the lining and shell together.