Formal dress and gown fitting at Amir Sali

The secretary of Amir called at around 2 pm today asking when I could drop by to fit the gown I ordered. I looked at my watch and told her 4 pm. She said they would be there till 6:30 pm today.

3:40 pm —- We arrived at Valle Verde 2’s gate
Sgt Pepper to the village guard gate —-“Kay Amir Salem”.
A to driver R—-“Sabihin mo kay Amir Sali”.
Village guard —–“Kanino?”
Driver R (didn’t say a word.)
Sgt. Pepper —- “Sabihin mo kay Amir Salem”.
Driver R didn’t open his mouth.
Sgt. Pepper to the village guard—–“Kay Amir Salem”.

I normally do not fit dresses or gowns. They finish my dress without any fitting. So far it hasn’t happened that I had to send the dress or gown back for major alteration.

A month ago, I saw an off white dress worn by one of the mannequins at Amir’s shop. I ordered one for myself and I specifically requested not to put any crystals or embellishment so I could wear it on business gatherings.

The one that they made is not quite similar to the one worn by the mannequin and different from the drawing.

The one that I tried on is a very light blue (periwinkle). It has crystals and stones and the embroidery is completely different from what I wanted.
Pero okay na lang din. It looks very dainty and virginal. It has a different kind of cuteness. However, I cannot use it for business gatherings because it’s more of a cocktail dress.
I requested Cristy the mananahi to remove the boning which protrudes against the soft fabric and to shorten the sleeves and hemline. The dress would definitely look better if I have a smaller stomach.

I didn’t expect that Amir would be there. He recently came back from Brunei and he din’t like the place daw.

The mannequins at his shop were wearing a different collection:

From Amir’s gold and white collection

I tried on the formal gown I intended to wear to my nephew’s wedding in the US next month but it looked very formal and nice. I told Amir Sali that I feel like not wearing that gown anymore, nakaka-hinayang. Parang it’s too much to wear to a vineyard / garden wedding unless I am the bride. Parang pang-Oscar awards night. I will just wear a different gown. I don’t want to steal the thunder from the mother of the groom and the mother of the bride. Oh my buhay you are so conceited.