Looking for someone to wet form a leather dress

[Guest Kelsea]

I work with a fashion company in Los Angeles and we are looking for someone to take a hard plastic form of a winged lion and wet form leather over it. We would then attach it to a leather dress. I have a very tight timeline for this project, so it's best if i can work with someone in Los Angeles. We need the dress completed in a few days. 

Please email me at Kelsea dot Neal at Gmail dot com. 

[johnv474]

It's a longshot to find something like this on short notice.  I might recommend seeing if you can find a saddle maker or some shoe repair shops and call around.  There may be some costume/wardrobe places that would be familiar with wet forming leather but the above two might yield a faster solution.

[mikesc]

You need to contact a theatrical or movie costume maker, plenty of them in your area..and tell them that you need a leather panel wet forming / molding that will be attached to a leather dress..

Not that you need "someone to wet form a leather dress"*..as per your post title.. :)

That is possible, but , not everyone can do it, although in your area there will be some who can do an entire dress, which is what your original title suggests that you were trying to find, However, when one reads further than the title of the post, and gets to the to the content of your post your precise needs become much more clear.. :)

A tip..if you are looking for specialist services, it pays to be very clear, such as are you supplying the leather, are you supplying the item that it will be formed over, do you require the leather to be a particular colour, or finish, or weight, etc etc ..What depth of forming ..and so on..

HTH :)

Ps..If you are successful in finding someone, it would be interesting if you came back and posted about it, with images if possible :)

Pps..you might also try leather mask makers..the technical expertise to mold a leather mask well , is similar ( but not identical ) to that required to mold a leather panel for inclusion on a leather dress..You might also try searching the forum for "Azmal" or "Prince" , he may be out your way, and can certainly do what you require, if he is interested and has the time..But he is justifiably not cheap..

*forming a leather dress" may well suggest to some that the work is in the sphere of BDSM, which may make some "pass on by", and not click on your title to see what you actually are looking for..Might somewhat explain why you have only two replies to date..

Edited June 18, 2019 by mikesc

[SaddleBags]

Kelsea, show me what you've got and I'll see if I can help.