Traditional wedding dress shopping is becoming a thing of the past. Challenging the status quo is made-to-measure wedding dress maker, Grace + Ivory, founded by Tina Wong, a woman who recognizes that the modern bride wants a better dress shopping experience. Grace + Ivory’s mission is to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind wedding dresses, made to the client’s precise measurements. They’ve tailored the experience to today’s bride, by accommodating time frames that work for the customer and delivering a dress ready for try-on right to their door. Additionally, Grace + Ivory gives back to their local community, donating 10% of proceeds from each dress sold to the Chicago Foundation for Women.

Earlier this year, the founders of Grace + Ivory and TrueToForm identified a unique opportunity to work together towards their shared mission of bringing inclusivity and sustainability into the fashion industry. TrueToForm co-founder Janice Tam was about to have her wedding, presenting the perfect opportunity to pilot TrueToForm’s body scanning technology in the design of a customized Grace + Ivory dress. This pilot would enable the two companies to test the workflow of ordering made-to-measure clothing using TrueToForm’s body scanning technology.

What's more, Janice and Tina’s shared Asian heritage contributed to the significance of the project, as Tina was uniquely positioned to design a dress for the traditional tea ceremony at Janice's wedding. The tea ceremony is a meaningful tradition in Chinese culture, as it is the bride and groom’s opportunity to express love and gratitude to their parents and close family members.

The process worked as follows: TrueToForm co-founder Janice Tam needed a tea ceremony dress for her upcoming wedding. She was able to customize her dress by working closely with the Grace + Ivory team to select her desired fabric and dress design. Janice wanted her dress to have specific details, such as a smaller cap sleeve and a modern red color, specifications difficult to find off the rack, especially outside of Asia. Another critical detail was to make sure the dress was form-fitting, and that the length of the dress suited her body and height, making a great fit absolutely imperative. Once the essential design decisions had been made, it was time to take a scan and share her avatar with Grace + Ivory using the TrueToForm scan app.

In this collaboration, the teams worked together to ensure that TrueToForm's measurements met Grace + Ivory's definitions and standards. Through this pilot, the teams were able to achieve alignment on the process, paving the way for a frictionless experience for future made-to-measure clients. All of this hard work resulted in the perfect dress! Janice's custom Grace + Ivory piece was delivered right to her door, and it fit perfectly, needing no alterations prior to the ceremony.

"The results for the dress came out even better than expected – I am excited that True to Form has created their app and I plan to integrate it as we grow our try at home program!" - Tina Wong, Founder & Designer of Grace + Ivory

By creating a workflow that provides made-to-measure brands virtual access to customer's unique measurements, TrueToForm is changing the apparel business as we know it. TrueToForm is helping brands develop a seamless end-to-end process for producing made-to-measure clothing, helping save both businesses and customers time and money in travel costs, fitting and alterations, and helping to reduce the negative environmental impact of waste and returns.

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