Well, here's a new red standard dress I ordered. Its beautiful. The small image is the original dress they were selling (I'll put the back image up shortly). It looks better on the mannequin then just on the hanger. It is a rich red color and fits well. This dress is from a different manufacturer than the salmon colored dress below. Again, I found someone online (eBay this time) who made dresses. I liked the design of the original dress, but I didn't fit the size they had. I contacted them, sent measurements, picked color, etc , paid and then waited.

Getting dresses this way may not be for everyone. But I'm so far, very happy with what the outcome.

Now for a touch of history about this dress. I saw the original dress on eBay one day, Jan. 2004. The original is in a turquoise blue. It had a lower neckline in the front and a deeper neckline in the back. By the time I decided I really did like it enough to want to bid on it, it had already sold. I emailed the seller about the dress. They note that they can make a dress custom if you want. After emailing back and forth I decided it go for it and have the dress made. I was just getting back into dancing and figured I would use it at a later time. Within a couple of weeks of returning to lessons I found out there was a competition in my area coming up in about 6 weeks time. I promptly emailed the dress maker to see when the dress would be ready since I now had a somewhat urgent need. I actually received the dress about 4 weeks after placing the actual order.