The same process behind every custom gown we've made — from first sketch to final stitch.
Collect inspiration photos of dresses, fabrics, details, and silhouettes you love to define your style and vision.
Inspiration is the foundation of a dress that is uniquely yours.
Discuss your ideas, preferences, budget, and wedding details with your designer to bring your vision to life.
A clear conversation today creates a dress you'll love forever.
Your designer creates a custom pencil sketch of your dress for your approval and feedback.
This sketch is the blueprint of your dress – the first step toward creating something uniquely yours.
Choose the perfect fabrics, laces, and trims that match your vision and the season of your wedding.
The right fabrics bring your sketch to life with beauty, movement, and elegance.
A custom pattern is created based on your measurements and design to ensure the perfect fit.
Every great dress begins with a pattern made just for you.
Your dress comes to life with expert craftsmanship, attention to detail, and hours of care in every stitch.
Behind every stunning dress is dedication, precision, and a passion for creating something timeless.
Fittings ensure your dress looks and feels perfect. Every adjustment brings us one step closer to your dream day.
Each fitting is a step toward confidence, comfort, and a dress that feels like you.
Your dress is carefully inspected, steamed, and prepared with the utmost care for your big day.
From our hands to yours – prepared with care, preserved with love, for a day you'll never forget.
A few of the custom gowns we've designed and built for Poshfair brides — every one of them began with a single consultation.
Mila understood and knew exactly what I wanted ! She design me the most beautiful dress that I couldn’t imagine, it was more than what a I expected. She’s so kind, so helpful and you can feel that she loves what she does and you feel being in a good hand day 1.She made my dream come true. Thank you to her awesome team un Ukraine for this magical dress.
Yes. We can create a custom wedding dress based on your ideas, sketches, inspiration photos, or a combination of different designs. We can also modify an existing design to create a unique dress for you.
Absolutely. You can select the neckline from one dress, sleeves from another, skirt shape from another, and add your own details. We will help combine the elements into a cohesive design.
Yes. Necklines can be customized, including sweetheart, straight, V-neck, square, bateau/boatneck, off-the-shoulder, high neck, and other styles.
Yes. Sleeves can be made long, short, fitted, puffed, detachable, transparent, or fully lined. Sleeve length, width, cuff style, and fabric can also be customized.
Yes. We can customize the skirt to be fitted, A-line, ballgown, mermaid, trumpet, flowy, pleated, gathered, or another style. The amount of volume can also be adjusted.
Yes. A basque waist can be incorporated into the design, including a subtle or more sharply angled basque waist.
Yes. We can create a train in different lengths and shapes. A train can also be designed as removable, allowing you to have a dramatic ceremony look and a more practical reception look.
Yes. Decorative or functional buttons can be added from the back neckline down toward the hem, depending on the construction of the dress.
Yes. Lace appliqués can be strategically placed on the bodice, skirt, sleeves, train, or other areas. We can create a sparse, delicate look or a more elaborate design.
Yes. Depending on the fabric, the dress can be customized in traditional bridal white, ivory, champagne, blush, or other requested colors.
Yes. A custom-made dress can be created from the beginning based on your preferred silhouette, fabric, neckline, sleeves, waistline, embellishments, and train.
Yes. Detachable elements are a popular option for creating two different looks. Sleeves, overskirts, trains, bows, and other elements can potentially be designed to be removable.
Yes. Custom dresses are made according to your measurements. If you are outside of Ottawa area, we will provide detailed instructions on how to measure yourself accurately. If you are in Ottawa, we take measurements in the store.
Depending on the design, we may require bust, waist, hips, shoulder-to-waist, waist-to-floor, hollow-to-hem, arm circumference, sleeve length, and other measurements. We will provide a complete measurement guide.
Custom dresses are made according to the measurements provided. Minor alterations may still be needed after receiving the dress, especially because every bride's body shape is unique.
That is not a problem. A custom-made dress can be adjusted according to your individual measurements rather than relying solely on a standard size chart.
Yes. We can adjust the lining and construction to provide more coverage while maintaining the desired appearance of lace, chiffon, tulle, or other fabrics.
Yes. Fabric can be customized according to the desired look and structure. Options may include Mikado, satin, crepe, chiffon, tulle, organza, lace, and other bridal fabrics.
Yes. We can help customize the fabric, skirt volume, sleeves, train, lining, and overall construction according to the wedding venue, season, and desired level of comfort.
Yes. The design details should be confirmed before production begins so that we have a clear understanding of the final style.
Some changes may be possible before production reaches a certain stage. Because custom dresses are made specifically for each bride, please contact us as soon as possible if you want to make a change.
We will use your inspiration photos to understand your desired design. However, because the dress is custom-made and adapted to your measurements, fabric, and construction requirements, the final dress may have slight differences.
The production time depends on the complexity of the design, fabric availability, embellishments, and current order schedule. We recommend ordering well in advance of your wedding date. We usually require 6 to 9 months.
A price for custom made dress varies. It depends on the fabric, style, design complexity. Usually custom made dresses are 15–20% more than a predesigned styles.
