Ripped a zipper clean off during a fitting at a bridal show in Cleveland

I was doing last minute alterations on a lace wedding dress at a bridal expo in Cleveland when the zipper pull just snapped and the teeth separated. The bride was right there with her mom watching, and I felt my stomach drop. I had to quickly excuse myself, grab a replacement zipper from my kit, and hand stitch it back in place while they waited 20 minutes. Anyone else had a fitting disaster in front of a client and had to fix it on the spot?

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susanh4629d agoProlific Poster

20 minutes of hand stitching for a zipper you could have just replaced in 5.

sean_foster5229d ago

Wait, you're telling me you can just replace a zipper in 5 minutes? What am I doing wrong with my life lmao.