Renz. Bridal by Renz. Rags on Etsy. Turn Around Time Turn around time for bridesmaid dress. Normally, it takes 4 6 weeks to hand make our dresses. However, we are very sorry to inform you that because we hand make all of our items, and due to this busiest of seasons, all orders that have been received starting January 1. Please accept our most sincere apologies for this longer turnaround time, but we assure you that we always constantly pursue the best for our customers. Rest assured that you will get your dresses within this specified new timeframe. Order received Jan 1. Feb 2. 0 5 7 weeks Order received Feb 2. Feb 2. 8 5 6 weeks Order received after Mar 1 4 6 weeks. Typically, we recommend ordering at least 3 months ahead of the wedding date the earlier the better. It wont necessarily take that long to make the dresses, but you will want peace of mind that its done, plus it gives the girls time to have any minor alterations done if necessary. Please allow 4 6 weeks to make a dress plus extra time for shipping. If you have any question, please contact me via conversation in Etsy instead of email. Important Note Please note that its the buyers responsibility to make sure the shipping address is correct. We are not responsible for returned items bec of wrong shipping address. BUT we would like to reship the dresses AS LONG AS the buyer would like to pay for reshipping fee. SHIPPING only applies to dress orders Shipping within the US is done via USPS PRIORITY MAIL default for U. S. buyers 2 5 days to arrive Canadian buyers are shipped via Fed. Ex International Ground for the orders dated on and after Sep 7th, 2. Note There is a possibility of a service disruption to Canada Post, potentially affecting shipments to, from and within Canada. So we change the shipping method temporarily. Based on our policy,we will use USPS again until this situation is resolved. For only one dress, Canadian buyers are shipped via USPS First CLASS MAIL default for Canadian buyers, 1. For two or more dresses, Canadian buyers are shipped via USPS PRIORITY MAIL default for Canadian buyers, 6 1. For only one dress, Other International orders are shipped via USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL. Country Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Denmark, Taiwan, Singapore, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland international buyers, 2 3 weeks to arrive For two or more dresses, Other International orders are shipped via USPS PRIORITY MAIL. Country Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Denmark, Taiwan, Singapore, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland international buyers, 1 2 weeks to arrive INTERNATIONAL BUYERS please note that I do not have the option to track packages if shipped with standard FIRST CLASS mail. Please convo me prior to completing you purchase if you need an express shipping. NOTE Please be informed that we are not responsible for LOSTTHEFT items once shipped. For international orders, We are not responsible for ANY customs feesdutiestaxes once shipped. SHIPPING only applies to individual chiffon swatch ordersUPDATE October 2. Shipping cost for chiffon swatch samples without swatch book are now based on the numbers of swatches. Please refer to this link https www. Again, please convo me ahead of time if you are unclear about any of this. Rocky Wikipedia. Rocky is a 1. American sportsdrama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches. American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind hearted working class. Italian American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia. Rocky starts out as a small time club fighter, and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrians brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rockys trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed. The film, made on a budget of just over 1 million, was a sleeper hit it earned 2. Oscars, including Best Picture. The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star. In 2. United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. Rocky is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made and was ranked as the second best in the genre, after Raging Bull, by the American Film Institute in 2. The film has spawned six sequels Rocky II 1. Rocky III 1. 98. Rocky IV 1. Rocky V 1. Rocky Balboa 2. Creed 2. 01. 5. Stallone portrays Rocky in all six sequels, wrote the first five, and directed four Avildsen returned to direct Rocky V and Ryan Coogler directed Creed. In late 1. 97. 5, the heavyweightboxing world champion, Apollo Creed, announces plans to hold a title bout in Philadelphia during the upcoming United States Bicentennial. However, he is informed five weeks from the fight date that his scheduled opponent is unable to compete due to an injured hand. From Andrew Carnegie and Oprah Winfrey to Richard Branson and Roman Abromavich, here are 25 inspirational rags to riches stories. With all other potential replacements booked up or otherwise unavailable, Creed decides to spice things up by giving a local contender a chance to face him. He settles on Rocky Balboa, an aspiring southpaw boxer from an Italian neighborhood of Philadelphia, known by the nickname The Italian Stallion. Rocky meets with promoter Miles Jergens, presuming Creed is seeking local sparring partners. Rocky reluctantly agrees to the fight, which will pay him 1. After several weeks of training, using whatever he can find, including meat carcasses as punching bags, Rocky accepts an offer of assistance from former boxer Mickey Mighty Mick Goldmill, a respected trainer and former bantamweight fighter from the 1. Rocky for wasting his potential. Meanwhile, Rocky begins a relationship with Adrian, a clerk at the local pet store. He gradually gains the shy Adrians trust, culminating in a kiss. Her brother, Paulie, becomes jealous of Rockys success, but Rocky calms him by agreeing to advertise his meatpacking business at the fight. The night before the fight, Rocky begins to lose confidence after touring the arena. He confesses to Adrian that he does not expect to win, but is content to go the distance against Creed and prove himself to everyone. On New Years Day, the fight is held, with Creed making a dramatic entrance dressed as George Washington and then Uncle Sam. Taking advantage of his overconfidence, Rocky knocks him down in the first roundthe first time that Creed has ever been knocked down. Humiliated, Creed takes Rocky more seriously for the rest of the fight, though his ego never fully fades. Mr Bean Episode 6 here. The fight goes on for the full fifteen rounds, with both fighters sustaining various injuries. As the fight progresses, Creeds superior skill is countered by Rockys apparently unlimited ability to absorb punches, and his dogged refusal to be knocked out. As the final round bell sounds, with both fighters locked in each others arms, they promise to each other that there will be no rematch. After the fight, multiple layers of drama are played out the sportscasters and the audience go wild, Jergens announces over the loudspeaker that the fight was the greatest exhibition of guts and stamina in the history of the ring, and Rocky calls out repeatedly for Adrian, who runs down and comes into the ring as Paulie distracts arena security. As Jergens declares Creed the winner by virtue of a split decision 8 7, 7 8, 9 6, Adrian and Rocky embrace and profess their love to each other, not caring about the result of the fight. ProductioneditDevelopmenteditSylvester Stallone wrote the screenplay for Rocky in three and a half days, shortly after watching the championship match between Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner that took place at Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio on March 2. Wepner was TKOd in the 1. Ali, but nobody ever expected him to last as long as he did. Despite the fact that the match motivated Stallone to begin work on Rocky,4 he has subsequently denied that Wepner provided any inspiration for the script. Other possible inspirations for the film may have included characteristics of real life boxers Rocky Marciano and Joe Frazier,78 as well as Rocky Grazianos autobiography Somebody Up There Likes Me and the movie of the same name. Wepner filed a lawsuit which was eventually settled with Stallone for an undisclosed amount. United Artists liked Stallones script, and viewed it as a possible vehicle for a well established star such as Robert Redford, Ryan ONeal, Burt Reynolds, or James Caan. Stallone appealed to the producers to be given a chance to star in the film. He later said that he would never have forgiven himself if the film became a success with someone else in the lead. He also knew that producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoffs contract with the studio enabled them to greenlight a project if the budget was kept low enough. The producers also collateralized any possible losses with their big budget entry, New York, New York whose eventual losses were ironically covered by Rockys success. The films production budget ended up being 1,0. CastingeditAlthough Chartoff and Winkler were enthusiastic about the script and the idea of Stallone playing the lead character, they were hesitant about having an unknown headline the film. The producers also had trouble casting other major characters in the story, with Apollo Creed and Adrian cast unusually late by production standards both were ultimately cast on the same day. Real life boxer Ken Norton was initially sought for the role of Apollo Creed, but he pulled out and the role was ultimately given to Carl Weathers. Norton had had three fights with Muhammad Ali, upon whom Creed was loosely based. According to The Rocky Scrapbook, Carrie Snodgress was originally chosen to play Adrian, but a money dispute forced the producers to look elsewhere. Susan Sarandon auditioned for the role but was deemed too pretty for the character. After Talia Shires ensuing audition, Chartoff and Winkler, along with Avildsen, insisted that she play the part. Boxer Joe Frazier has a cameo appearance in the film. The character of Apollo Creed was influenced by outspoken boxer Muhammad Ali who fought Frazier three times. During the Academy Awards ceremony, Ali and Stallone staged a brief comic confrontation to show Ali was not offended by the film. Some of the plots most memorable momentsRockys carcass punching scenes and Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as part of his training regimenare taken from the real life exploits of Joe Frazier, for which he received no credit. Due to the films comparatively low budget, members of Stallones family played minor roles. His father rings the bell to signal the start and end of a round, his brother Frank plays a street corner singer, and his first wife, Sasha, was stills photographer. Other cameos include former Philadelphia and then current Los Angeles television sportscaster. Stu Nahan playing himself, alongside radio and TV broadcaster Bill Baldwin and Lloyd Kaufman, founder of the independent film company Troma, appearing as a drunk. Unique and comprehensive Cockney Rhyming Slang site with examples of usage.