Tailor-made just for you

Jan 18 2007 by Laura Davis, Liverpool Daily Post

Avoid fashion disasters with one-off creations. Laura Davis reports

French cream Georgette dress with corset insertion, £160, by Lisa Marie

IMAGINE Laura Bush's horror when she arrived at an exclusive party last December to discover she wasn't the only lady in red. 

And, to make matters worse, the First Lady was wearing the exact same $8,500 Oscar de la Renta dress as three other women.

Striped, strapless pencil dress, above, £110, by Jennifer Sinnott

Fortunately, she had a change of clothes waiting in the wings, but us mere mortals are never so prepared when faced with the same situation.
 
But there is one sure-fire way to make sure you won't be a clone on a special occasion, and that's to have something made just for you. This may sound like an unaffordable extravagance, but with the growing number of talented young designers in Merseyside it can be done without breaking the bank.

Floor-length paisley dress, £90, by Jennifer Sinnott