Thanks for the compliments all !
Well a few things happened today that got me excited as well as saddened because of the reality of this project.
This is where your money meets your mouth.
We start with one simple premise when my group starts a project: We will get as close to the original as humanely possible. If the original sources are revealed, without a doubt, they will be used. Its a not a question of whether we use them or not as much as we use them or we don't do this.
The reason why I say this is because today I discovered some the originators of the fabric and ultimately the pattern. I received some price quotes today.
That was the exciting part...the prospect of having the EXACT color as used (by the way, they were custom colors made- this I know for fact from research that has also been validated by the original artists).
The sticky party is this : Just the shirt will cost in the range of $220- 250 which is still very rough. It will be exact as I have always pledged in our projects, but its a tough glass to swallow for many.
If we don't have enough people to run this - it won't happen.
Also, don't ask about just doing the fabric run, it won't save you much from the above number and we're not interested in doing a project to half completion.
I know its a big number and I don't hide behind it. In this case, it simply is the cost of exactness and accuracy. I humbly ask for your opinions on this and if you will or will not stay with this project.
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