So you’re not quite as swift with the Singer as your mom once was.

Thank goodness there’s another mother who’ll whip up a gorgeous handmade dress for your budding fashionista. With au courant details like 1920s drop waists and Liberty of London fabrics, the modern frocks by Vancouver line Mette will have her standing apart from the crowd.

And not because she’s wearing a bright orange polyester shift—that was you at age 4.

Dresses from $40, www.mette.ca

With the holiday season almost upon us, everyone needs a new party dress...or two.

And what better way to beat the bank (and the drycleaner) than with a reversible silk charmeuse wrap dress that can be worn as a solid colour with flashes of a patterned lining, or inside out for the opposite effect?

Vancouver designer Sheri Rose has just the thing, with luscious combinations like Chocolate lined with Emerald that come in 16 styles (the Iris and Sophia dresses are reversible). Custom dresses start at $125, and are typically delivered in less than two weeks.

If only ordering up the perfect party date was so simple.

Preview dress stylesat www.mysherirose.com

Book an appointmentat Sheri Roses' Yaletown studio at 604-681-7687.