Tuesday, May 10, 2011

In the beginning. My first post.

Mattie Madison is a fashion designer that specializes in one of a kind and custom order evening gowns, dresses and costumes.   We also produce prom, pageant gowns, short cocktail dresses, and all other types of women's formal wear attire.
All of the elegant gowns and black tie social evening wear designs shown can be made to order in any size, all colors, any fabrics and with any changes to our existing designs. Custom formal dresses and ball gowns are also available of where we will sketch a couture design for you or we can work from your own sketches and/or a photo that you provide.
So if you have been endlessly searching the internet, looking at pictures in magazines and shopping local bridal stores and not had any luck finding exactly what you want your search for designer dresses is over.   There is no need to retail shop any further.  Regardless of what your needs are (be it plus size, petite, long sleeve or wanting a unique design) we can make it happen for you. For we are not a traditional bridal store or online catalog company. We are the actual dress designer/creater so the sky is the limit.  
It is our goal to provide you with a quality product. All creations are professionally serged/hemmed  and fabrics were hand selected by the designer.  Fabric are from vendors across the south west.             
We are based out of Irving TX just a few miles west of Dallas, Texas. We look forward to making a very special garment for you and look forward to working with you very soon.
Ok, here is what my Bio says....then I will tell the rest.

BIO:  Tomas Flores  AKA  Mattie Madison
 Tomas Flores is an entertainer also known as Mattie Madison.  Born and raised in Electra Texas, Tomas moved to Wichita Falls in 1993 after graduation from Electra High School to attend the Midwestern State University.
It was during this time in college that Tomas discovered the world of drag & fashion.  It became his passion.  His mom loved to sew. Tomas taught himself to sew on an old machine that once belonged to his mother.  Tomas’s uniquely creative flair and true understanding of drag, helped him to begin making dresses and costumes. 
After some moderate local success in Wichita Falls, Tomas began sewing for friends in the drag world in Dallas.   Tomas, as a new fashion designer, decided that he was ready to take his evening gown and dress designs to the next level. It was then, that the marriage of determination, passion, design, & fashion sense were perfectly melded into Tomas producing his own designer collection of formal evening wear gowns.
He introduced his first collection known as “Mattie Madison Originals” at the Dallas coronation in October of 2009.  He has experimented with selling his designs to individuals across the world via the internet as well as to select clients in the Dallas Metroplex area.  He has continues to showcase his collections at sample shows such as the one presented here today.  This has worked well since most of the sales generated are from the direct contact with a unique customer base. Today’s sale allows Tomas to meet clients personally. He can then produce a custom look for all body types.  We understand it is simply too hard to find something off the rack at any bridal/gown shop.
Tomas Flores dreams of opening a new showroom in the near future.  The current collection has developed into a sleek and elegant collection of fine custom social occasion evening wear.  Mattie Madison has clients in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, OKC, Las Vegas, NYC New Orleans and San Francisco and other large cites in the US. Our goal is to make provide custom sewing “for the Diva in us all. “

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