Dear Miss Tomsen,
I can barely make gloves & know a lot of research and skill goes into your finely crafted and complete outfits .
I can only speak for myself but at 400L I would buy a ton of your releases --750--800 and that is close to tier and I stop myself
If your sales of the older discount items show an increase in sales I hope you will consider lowering prices or having 2 for 1 sales .
How you wish to be positioned in the market is of course your decision and I respect that . I do know a lot of girls in my fashion groups talk about the same price points .
A frugal fashion plate
Thank you so much for your kind thoughts.
I thought of so many replies for this good lady that it took me a while to settle on one. My final thought is, you get what you pay for. It's really that simple.
But of course I have to say a bit more!
If I were to do 400 linden gowns, you would get a top, a bottom, a system skirt, and perhaps a prim skirt and that's it. No undergarments, no gloves or shoes or hats or stoles or other little things that make up a Curious Seamstress outfit.
When a lady buys something from me she's buying elegant designer quality. Not everyone can afford a Curious Seamstress new release. For those ladies there is the reduced rack with gowns from a few years ago. Please check the reduced rack posting for more details.
Charles Worth or any of the other many designers I've written about over the last three years didn't lower prices so that more people could buy from them. You could either afford it or you could not. If you could not, then you went to a dressmaker you could afford to buy from or you saved your coins for that one special gown that you wore with joy and pride on special occasions for the rest of your life.
That's really just the way it is in any world, virtual or real. So for those frugal fashionistas out there, I point you towards the reduced rack or other dressmakers with prices more in your range. There are many wonderful designers across the grid at many price points. Each of us has our own unique talents and skills and I'm sure you'll find other fantastic dressmakers out there.
For my regular customers . . . have you seen the latest release yet?