
I am so proud of my mom! She has used her unique combination of skills and life experience to create the SizeWizer™, a simply ingenious way to find the right size when garment shopping for yourself or others.
My mom has always been an innovator and an entrepreneur. When she was a girl, she didn't play with dolls, she made their clothes on my Oma's treadle machine. In high school, she designed and crafted her own wardrobe. Her love of sewing was passed on to my sister and I when she started an in home sewing school for kids. At the same time she ran Thirty Creek Threads, a dressmaking and alterations business. It wasn't long after when she opened Sewing Machines Etcetera with the goal of sharing her love of sewing through the store. I can only admire her drive and passion to share, and how it has resulted in a successful business.
And she hasn't stopped. When my Aunt Corinne was diagnosed with ALS, it became more difficult for her to shop for clothing. My mom recognized a need for a tool to make it easy for someone with a disability to find the right size garment without trying it on. And so the concept for the SizeWizer™ was born. It is the culmination of my mom's experience with constructing and deconstructing high end garments, and her in-depth understanding of the differences between fashion sizing and real fit.
SizeWizer™ helps my cousins shop for their mom, who can't make it to the mall anymore. I use it when I'm out with the kids. (And yes, I can find garments to fit with 3 kids in tow.) I know others who have found vintage clothes at garage sales and second hand stores where there aren't any change rooms. My mom's invention has made it possible, and better yet, easy. Who wouldn't be proud of her?
My mom is Elsa Hopman, and her SizeWizer™ is now available. Find them in our store or online at
www.fit4me.ca.
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