OMG!!!11!~ Pt. 2

So, I went all by my lonesome to Dark Garden today. The store is very nicely laid out. Small, but they make good use of their space. Lots of lovely corsets & pretty jewelry. So...I thought all I was going to get was a standard ready-made corset. No frills or anything...just the basics. Nope. They only had ready-made 30's on hand in black...and I didn't want black. So...I was told to start looking at fabrics & they would make me a 30" sweetheart Victorian in any fabric(s) of my choice. I reminded them that I had only won the ready-made corset. The owner stated that ready-made included custom fabric, just not custom measurements. So...I went through the fabric swatches & some fabric bolts. What I decided on was something...unexpected (for me). I had started off picking out vibrant colors; an iridescent teal, burgundy w/ ivory chrysanthemums, black with small neon (pink, blue, green) flowers, electric blue... What I decided on was a golden ivory Chinese floral brocade trimmed in a rich russet silk. The trim will be on all the edges & also outlining the boning & the laces will match the trim. So....now I wait 2 months. Oh and for the curious....the corset was worth $420 by the time it was all said & done. I paid $10 for the 2 raffle tickets.