3 fab reasons to order a bridal gown online in lockdown - Free Malaysia Today

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 07:43 PM PDT

What about taking some time during lockdown to order a wedding dress online? (Rawpixel pic)

PARIS: While made-to-measure with its many fitting and alteration sessions remains a dream for many brides-to-be, increasing numbers of brands and designers are offering dresses for the big occasion via their e-shops.

This trend is likely to continue during lockdown measures imposed by many public authorities, which have completely disrupted the usual wedding season, and could convince more dressmakers to embrace web sales in the near future.

Here are three good reasons why you might want to order your wedding gown online.

Managing the unexpected

Amid a global health crisis that is preventing brides-to-be from picking up their dresses and leading to numerous postponements and cancellations of weddings, it is worth remembering that minimising trips to the dressmaker may help you avoid small unforeseen events that could mar preparations for a ceremony that is already stressful in many ways.

By ordering your wedding dress online, you can be sure that you will receive it at the right moment with enough time for any last-minute alterations that may be needed for the big day.

The good news is that there are more and more quality models to choose from, with dresses to suit every taste.

Several designers and brands like Fabienne Alagama (Fabiennealagama.com), Maison Floret (Maisonfloret.com), Lorafolk (Lorafolk.com) and Laure de Sagazan (Lauredesagazan.fr) are already offering bridal collections along with accessories and lingerie online.

More affordable pricing

Even if they are sourced from designers' websites, gowns bought online are likely to be more affordable than those bought from bridal boutiques and workshops. Why you may wonder?

First and foremost because models in online collections are more ready-to-wear than couture, but also because they do not require the same number of fittings and alterations that are usually needed for bridal wear.

At the same time, many ready-to-wear brands such as La Redoute, H&M, Asos and C&A are now marketing ranges of wedding dresses and outfits, either independently or in collaboration with specialised houses, with models that retail for less than 200 euros online.

Inexpensively priced dresses like these are often an attractive option for brides-to-be who are eager to devote more of their wedding budget to other aspects of the big day such as the ceremony or the meal, for example.

A positive gesture for the planet

Taking into account the environment is more about choosing the right outfit than it is about buying online.

Although for many they are a dream come true, more often than not custom wedding dresses see the light of day only once before being consigned to storage at the back of a closet, while less sophisticated models can be worn over and over again on a variety of different occasions.

This is especially the case for trousers and ensembles, which can be combined with casual pieces, and also dresses that are not traditional bridal wear but are nonetheless perfectly appropriate for the big day.

Another way to make a gesture for the planet is to opt for a vintage dress. Second-hand platforms, such as Vinted (Vinted.com) and Vestiaire Collective (Vestiairecollective.com), offer a wide variety of wedding dresses in perfect condition that might be just right for your big day.

Making and Getting Pro-Designs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons - GameRant

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 12:59 PM PDT

Returning in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are pro-designs and player-made patterns that can be shared via codes and social media for all sorts of players to enjoy. Many players have taken advantage of this feature and have created plenty of cosplay items such as Power Ranger uniforms.

Players can begin making their own custom patterns as soon as they receive their Nook Phone, but the app for pro-designs must be purchased from the Nook Stop using Nook Miles. Normal patterns can be used to make face paint, wallpaper, simple clothing patterns, or silly floor patterns to put outside on the island. Normal patterns can also be used to customize various furniture items. Pro-designs can be used to make more complex items such as coats, long-sleeve dresses, and brimmed hats.

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There are a total of 15 different types of clothing that can be made with pro-designs. They are:

Tank Top
Short-Sleeve Tee
Long-Sleeve Dress Shirt
Sweater
Hoodie
Coat
Sleeveless Dress
Short-Sleeve Dress
Long-Sleeve Dress
Round Dress
Balloon-Hem Dress
Robe
Brimmed Cap
Knit Cap
Brimmed Hat

Animal Crossing New Horizons Pro Design Code Balloon Hem Dress

After players unlock the Able Sisters shop, they will have the ability to display their own designs on the shop's back wall. Displaying their designs will allow other island residents and island visitors to nab the design for themselves to display or wear. However, this limits sharing designs to direct contact being required through the island. Luckily, Sable offers another method of sharing designs.

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In the right back corner of the shop is the terminal for the Custom Designs Portal. In order to access this portal, a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership and an internet connection is required. Unlike in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Animal Crossing: New Horizons doesn't use QR codes to store outfit data and uses a simple code to load in user-made designs.

By using the kiosk, players can upload their own designs and share them via social media to have others download their designs in-game. Players can also enter either the design code or creator code like the ones shown in the above image to download the designs of others. Fans of various forms of media are able to share fan-made fan-merch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this way, such as Taylor Swift and BTS fans.

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After downloading a design, players can put on their new clothes via the custom design app on the Nook Phone or by using any kind of wardrobe furniture item. Custom designs can also be equipped to the Magic Wand item, allowing players to quickly change clothes in any place at any time to their previously chosen outfits.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.

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