Skating Costume Business Glides To Success
She’s never done a triple salchow but that doesn’t mean Laurie Hammond hasn’t been part of several gold medal figure skating performances.
Hammond owns Triple Loop, a skating and dance supply store in Colchester which has been around for almost 11 years.
Hammond is a seamstress and long had aspirations to be a clothing designer. Her four daughters were involved in figure skating and dance when they were young. Hammond began to design and sew their dresses and soon a business was born.
Hammond estimated at least half of all local skaters compete wearing her costumes. She also attends local competitions as a vendor, selling tights, performance makeup, hair decorations and skating clothing for dolls.
She also attracts out of town customers. Hammond guesses she makes at least 50 outfits each year.
A basic dress with just a few crystals can go for $130, but a fancy dress with more than 1,000 crystals might be as high as $800.
The cost includes an initial consultation and an early fitting to ensure the dress fits before the final touches are added.
Photo by Burlington Free Press.
cassy on September 25th, 2008 10:37 pm
I like the design of her costumes…
Having a true dedication of her works surely it will run for a long time.
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