Shooting Star Custom Dress
Pricing
Prices of our dresses can vary greatly because of the customized nature of the dresses.
Each Shooting Star dress is custom-designed, according to the wishes of the customer as to style,
period, fabric and trim. This extreme customization makes creating a "standard" pricing list very difficult,
as NONE of our dresses are simply "standard". Below you will find a listing of fabric types
and dress types from least expensive to most extravagant
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Fabric/ fabric types available |
Prices |
Dress types available |
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lightweight cotton |
Least Expensive |
Work dresses, Day wrappers |
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Kona Cotton |
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Simple day dresses |
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acetate satin, some linens, China silk, some cotton prints, lightweight cotton twill |
More Elaborate Day dresses |
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some documented cotton prints, heavy cotton, acetate taffeta, crepe back poly satin, |
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silk doupioni, some wools, silk charmuse, most brocades, velveteen, silk chiffon(lined with china silk), some velvets, some wools |
Fancy visiting and day dresses, |
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silk velvets, some wools, heavy brocades, heavy silk satin,silk taffeta |
Most extravagant |
Ballgowns, elaborate visiting dresses |
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Basic Clothing List |
Starting Prices |
Average Prices |
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Basic Work Dress |
$185.00 |
$225.00-250.00 (Civil War era dresses may cost a bit more, because of fabric required). |
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Basic Day Dresses |
$225.00 |
$275.00-$400.00 |
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Ballgowns, Riding Habits, and Visiting Dresses |
$400.00 |
$450.00-900.00 |
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Basic Corset |
$95.00 (plain cotton twill with front busk closure) |
Fancy Silk Corsets $250.00 |
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Basic Petticoat |
$85.00 |
The more costly the fabric and trim and elaborate the design the more costly the dress.
Some dresses require certain fabrics to drape correctly and look well.
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We also have 3 levels of sewing available |
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Basic |
All sewing is quoted at basic sewing prices, unless otherwise requested. This
includes machine finishing unless the area is likely to show then hand finishing techniques will be used, machine-made
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Competition |
All outer sewing and features that show while it is being worn will be correct-- hand finished buttonholes, hems etc. Add 15% to the cost of the dress |
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Museum |
these dresses will be suitable for a museum display- inside and out. All finish work done by hand. Depending on the dress add 20-30% to the cost of the dress. |
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Shooting Star Enterprises' Specialities |
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Remember Shooting Start Enterprises specializes in the 19th Century and early 20th Century and are especially apt in the Victorian and Edwardian Eras, as we have studied them the most comprehensively. An extensive personal library holds our primary sources upon which we draw our knowledge. Marna Jean does not cover renaissance, medieval, et cetera. By focusing her work and study upon the 19th and early 20th Centuries, she is allowed the luxury of knowing the period down to the smallest details, which will make you look as if you actually stepped out of the past and are not just playing dress up. Custom designs are our specialty- we aren't confined to the same dress with a few changes. All of our patterns are drafted by Marna Jean from the customer's measurements so your custom-made dress from Shooting Star Enterprises will be EXACTLY the dress you have dreamed of owning |
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PLEASE email
me with
any questions you may have! |
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