Local designer Rebecca Jacobs hopes to help in that quest seconds. In 2003, he began to design a personalized wedding gown

Local designer Rebecca Jacobs hopes to help in that quest seconds. In 2003, he began to design a personalized wedding gown, Couture Rebecca Jacobs, a side job in addition to regular design and needlework. This summer has been busy creating their first line of discount wedding dresses, and plans to unveil a collection of eight to 10 pieces of this fall.Buying a wedding dress "should not be like buying a pair of pants cowboys, "said Jacobs. "You should have much more than the entry into one of the most important pieces of clothing you will ever use." Rebecca Jacobs in sewing, brides interested in a personalized, unique wedding dress with Jacobs, one by one. Your customers want an exclusive design, perfect or simply have not met the options available in stores. The cost of a dress custom is generally higher than those of the grid, Jacobs normally charges $ 1,500 to $ 5,000 for a dress, depending on construction materials and involved.Jacobs, 30, learned to thread a sewing machine at age 9 to dress her dolls in the latest styles. Soon his talent spread to her closet and those of friends and family. "I saw 'Gone With the Wind" when he was 14 years and almost died because he wanted to make every party dress that was there, "Jacobs said..
So she became her mother's old clothes bought at Goodwill dresses rolling for her and her sisters, was always a special occasion I was designing in my head - in the back of the tests of science and church bulletins, "said Jacobs." It was all I ever return. "The Graduate School Verona attended University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he studied acting and costume construction, interning at the prestigious Santa Fe Opera and working on his costume shop at the university. During his senior year, Jacobs made her w mermaid bridesmaid dresses for the first wedding.Another friend of a friend, Karen Estrada, Jacobs worked with a light coat and casual, ideal for outdoor wedding the bride was planning. "When I was getting married, I knew I wanted a dress that was different from the things he had seen in the store, and the natural choice was to pick up Rebecca, "Estrada designer said.The combined elements of ancient and modern design to create clothing for Estrada.'s girlfriend cut neck line reflects that of a traditional wedding dress, but the hand-ribbed bodice, pockets and vintage-inspired, hand-dyed cotton combined to make a garment more in line with current trends, and unique. " as a surprise to me, in the end she had embroidered my initials and wedding date in blue, so it was something blue in the dress, "Estrada said.

Last April on a whim, Jacobs participated in a parade Fashion Friday, a number of local fashion shows dedicated to showcasing local designers. The success of the show turned her attention back to the bride, her motivation to design a wedding dress inspired collection.Taking 1950 and 60 fashion, Jacobs collection of styles including < prom dresses Short prom dress more conventionally. She only uses high quality fabrics (like silk, satin and cotton instead of polyester or other synthetic material) and steel boning the construction of garments. "What I really love is beautiful fabric, great fit, high labor quality, and clean classic lines," said Jacobs, who has designed dresses for more than 20 brides.Keeping the local businesses and custom and not mass produced is their plan. " My goal really have to be honest is a well known brand in the Midwest and know that's where it comes, "said Jacobs." Because that's where the heart is. "