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Old 02-13-2008, 03:10 AM   #214
kharis_UK
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Re: My First Sahar Okasha - sooo sexy

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Originally Posted by ssipes View Post
Kharis, how many hours did it take you to design/draft the pattern, and then sew and bead the dress? And how much is an hour of your time worth?
the dress is a cheapey one - about £10 in Cairo. However, the pattern is relatively simple and could be made from around 2m of fabric. The diamantes I added by hand, obviously. They are clamped on. Took about a day. Additional hand beading - about another day. Two days. Still not enough to justify that amount. That's ....er, 600 squid for two days work. £600 is about $1,200. Even if a bra took longer than that to make, it's still bloody expensive for what it is.
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