It is the question every bride wants to ask and almost none asks first. In Greece the answer covers a very wide range, and that range is not random. It can be explained.<\/p>\n
This article does not give you a price. It shows you how a price is formed, so you understand what you are paying for.<\/p>\n
It is the single biggest difference and the most visible. A synthetic satin and a natural silk can look alike in a photo and be nothing alike in the hand. Natural silk<\/a> costs several times more per meter, and a wedding dress needs many meters.<\/p>\n A simple, clean design<\/a> does not mean less work. It often means more, because there is no decoration to hide a flaw. A dress cut on the bias takes twice as long as one cut straight, and the result shows.<\/p>\n Every fitting means hours: unpicking, adjusting, re-sewing. It is also the reason a custom wedding dress falls right and a ready-made one in a standard size usually does not.<\/p>\n Every way of working has its own cost and its own value. A showroom with a shop window and sales staff gives immediate access to many ready-made designs. An atelier with private appointments gives time, design and personal attention. Both are part of the price, just in a different way.<\/p>\n The amount of fabric<\/strong> is not the same as quality. A voluminous dress in cheap tulle costs less than a simple silk one, even though it looks like \u201cmore\u201d.<\/p>\n The name<\/strong> matters, but not always in the direction of quality. There are mass-produced designer wedding dresses and unknown ateliers that sew beautifully.<\/p>\n Ask from the start what is included. The difference between two quotes is often not in the dress but in these.<\/p>\n No. Price on its own is not a guarantee of quality. What is worth looking at is exactly what the price includes: what the fabric is, where and how the dress is made, how personal the design is, and what process is followed up to the final fitting.<\/p>\n To compare properly, put side by side what each price includes, not just the amount. Here, made-to-measure sewing<\/a> changes the comparison, because it leaves no hidden alteration costs.<\/p>\n The ready-made dress in a standard size<\/strong> is the cheapest at first. But add the alterations and the gap narrows.<\/p>\n The made-to-measure dress<\/strong> costs more, but you do not pay a second time to fix it. And it is the only case where your body does not have to adapt to the dress.<\/p>\n When you choose a wedding dress created from scratch, you are not buying only the finished dress.<\/p>\n There is the design, the choice and preparation of materials, the construction, the fitting and the adjustments needed for the result to be built around a specific body. What this means in practice, we explain in what a bespoke wedding dress means<\/a>.<\/p>\n The clearer the answers, the easier it is to compare two quotes that look similar.<\/p>\n At Lefkon there is no showroom and no sales staff, only private appointments at the atelier. It is not a style choice; it is a way for the cost to go into the silk and the sewing rather than the shop window.<\/p>\n We discuss the specific price at the appointment, because it depends on the line, the fabric and the adjustments. You leave knowing the price and the timeline<\/a>, before you commit to anything.<\/p>\nSewing hours<\/h3>\n
Fittings<\/h3>\n
The business model<\/h3>\n
What affects the price less than you think?<\/h2>\n
Hidden costs that appear later<\/h2>\n
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Does a wedding dress have to be expensive to be good quality?<\/h2>\n
Ready-made, altered or made to measure?<\/h2>\n
What are you really paying for in a bespoke wedding dress?<\/h2>\n
What to ask before you pay a deposit?<\/h2>\n
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How we work<\/h2>\n