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CM Summer 2015

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A Perfect Fit Ericka Engelman Couture Offers Custom Ser vices B Y R E N E E B R I N C K S • P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y T G O OR 15 YEARS, CARMEL RESIDENT MARION BOTTOMLEY HAS TURNED TO DESIGNER AND SEAMSTRESS ERICKA ENGELMAN FOR NEARLY ALL OF HER ALTERATIONS. ENGELMAN TRIMS WIDE-LEGGED PANTS DOWN TO CLASSIC, NARROW-CUT STYLES. SHE CUSTOMIZES EVERYTHING FROM DENIM TO EVENINGWEAR. BOTTOMLEY EVEN PURCHASED A TOP THAT WAS THREE SIZES TOO SMALL, BECAUSE SHE TRUSTS ENGELMAN'S TRANS- FORMATIVE POWERS. "IT WAS THE ONLY SIZE LEFT, AND SHE GOT IT TO FIT," SAYS BOTTOMLEY, WHO TAKES BOTH EXPENSIVE AND INEXPENSIVE PIECES TO ERICKA ENGELMAN COUTURE. "SHE'S A MASTER. SHE KNOWS JUST HOW TO PULL A SEAM OR PUT IN A SEAM TO MAKE THINGS WORK." FOR 29 YEARS, ENGELMAN HAS TAILORED GARMENTS AND CRAFTED CUS- TOM CLOTHING AND BRIDAL GOWNS FOR SOME OF THE REGION'S MOST STYLISH RESIDENTS. NOW, AS SHE PREPARES TO RELEASE HER FIRST READY- TO-WEAR LINE, SHE'S ALSO REFASHIONED HER BUSINESS AND CREATED A PRIVATE COUTURE SERVICE WITH IN-HOME APPOINTMENTS. ENGELMAN, THE DAUGHTER OF A SEAMSTRESS, STARTED SEWING AS A CHILD AND EARNED A FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN & MERCHANDISING (FIDM) SCHOLARSHIP. AFTER COMPLETING HER UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, SHE MOVED FROM LOS ANGELES TO CARMEL WITH THE MAN SHE EVENTU- ALLY MARRIED. THEY MADE THE TRIP BY MOTORCYCLE. F 114 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 1 5

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