WHAT IS HAUTE COUTURE?

HAUTE COUTURE means “high quality tailoring”. A real HAUTE COUTURE dress is truly designed to match its owner’s character and is made from the best fabrics with a lot of dedicated handiwork. At its best, it is a form of art.

 HOW ARE YOUR DRESSES MADE?

They are made in our salon by our tailors and dressmakers. It takes about 4-5 working days to make an average dress. As we are working on a number of dresses at the same time, the ideal solution for our customers is to have their fittings once or twice in two weeks. Two or three fittings are usually necessary for making a dress. It may take several weeks for the desired material to get in from our French, Italian, Portuguese or British suppliers. As we have a full order book, the sooner our client can place her order, the sooner we can deliver the dress.

 I HAVE NEVER HAD A DRESS MADE BEFORE

To make a bespoke dress is a special process and it is our privilege to make our customer realise that her future appearance is in good hands. The most frequent question of those who have not yet had a dress made by our salon is “What if I won’t like it?” This simply cannot happen as the customer – during the three fittings – can take part in the process of making the dress and has a lot of occasion to express her ideas or say if she does not happen to like something. We are always ready to make smaller changes in the original plan on the way.

A guarantee for our work is that the customer takes possession of the dress only if SHE IS PERFECTLY SATISFIED WITH IT.

 THE DESIGNING PROCESS

We kindly invite you to the LÉBER BARBARA SALON where you can try on our various models. If you wish to have a bespoke dress, please inform us about it when you make your appointment with us. Barbara Léber takes about an hour to design your dress. In our comfortable Premium Salon you can look forward to a pleasant chat during which the designs will be drawn and the right colour and quality materials will be chosen. Every detail will be highly important for the designer: where and when the dress will be worn, who will be there to see it, how much of her body the customer wishes to reveal, but most important of all, what kind of a WOMAN the customer would like to present herself.

 WHAT DEADLINES CAN ONE EXPECT?

As we have mentioned, Léber Barbara Premium Salon has a large order book and is usually working simultaneously on a number of dresses with different deadlines. Rare are the times when our workshop is not fully stretched, so if you are interested in our products, please contact us as soon as possible.

 WHAT CAN I DO IF I URGENTLY NEED A SPECIAL DRESS?

As we have already said, our customers tend to order their dresses well in advance of the special event. So it can happen – not too frequently, though – that we can take a special urgent order to make a dress within a few days. This special offer is available only if our workshop has spare capacity.

 DO YOU HAVE DRESSES FOR RENT?

Yes, we do. Part of the dresses in the Salon are for rent.