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This is somewhat related to my last post, but until I re-do my website, I wanted a place to put this as a FAQ for ordering a custom commission from myself.  Terms and Conditions:

--New Customers:  There is a $15 fee for completion of measurement sheet and initial consultation. This will be waived upon your first order.

--Quotes and Budgets:  General rule of thumb, is 40% of your total budget will go towards materials and 60% will be applied towards labor.  Although there can be a discussion of ways to keep your order within budget (for example, you can’t sew but you love to rhinestone, or you’ve supplied and bra and panty you got on sale for me to embellish), more unusual items may need extra materials and time to develop new techniques.  In addition, costumes can be made for additional upgrades as your resources increase (adding a few key Swarovskis leaving room for rhinestones to be added later.)

--Budget Breakdown:  On most custom orders, there will be a minimum of $75 that includes a $25 supply studio fee (covering notions like thread, needles, elastic, snaps, hooks and eyes, Velcro, trim and embellishments and other items that you may only need a small amount to complete the order) and 2 hours of labor, including shopping/research/sketching.  This does not include any large amount of materials needed to create your project like yardage, fringe, appliqués, etc. 

--Client Materials:  Certain materials, embellishments and base garments may be provided by client, however, Movie Starr will not do a complete reworking of a prior costume by taking it apart and re-fitting; Often times there is not enough material in the seam allowances for an effective re-tailoring of a costume.

--Custom work:  is based on a first come, first serve basis and no work is considered commenced until the 50% deposit has been received.

–Time Frame:  As a rule of thumb, I generally like to have 3 to 6 weeks to complete a costume, and due date should be at least 2 weeks prior to your show date to allow for any alterations based on your choreography. 

--Rush orders:  a fee of $50 to $300 is attached to rush orders depending on the difficulty of the project and will be negotiated ahead of time.

--Work Stopage:  should the client decide to cancel the order once placed, the project, regardless of the state of completion, and any materials purchased shall be returned to the client.  There will be no guarantees made to the client to complete said order at a later date, or for the agreed on previous quote. Should the order be completed and no final payment received within 30 days of the original agreed upon due date, order may be sold at full value to recoup any lost costs.  

–Exclusivity: Although I strive to keep each costume unique to the client, certain techniques/patterns are the property of Augusta Avallone/Penny Starr, Jr./Movie Starr Costumes.

--Promotion: Pictures of said costume and it’s construction process may be posted to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, Tumblr and others for promotional use.  The performer may be tagged in updates.

–Replacements:  replacement pieces may be higher than the original quote due to the rise in the cost of materials, or a reassessment of the amount of labor for the project.