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  • ABOUT
    • BEHIND THE LABEL
    • OUR BRIDAL COUTURE
    • RED CARPET + COSTUME DESIGN
  • COLLECTIONS
    • COUTURE~BRIDAL
      • GOWNS I
      • GOWNS II
      • Modern~Deities
      • Dark~Fairytale
      • CLIENT COMMISSIONS
    • ACCESSORIES
      • COLLECTION
      • SHOP
    • COLLABORATIONS
      • the AMIE BONE FAIRY
    • VIDEO
  • SHOP
    • ALL ACCESSORIES
      • CROWNS + TIARAS
      • HAIR BANDS + HEAD-DRESSES
      • HAIR PINS
      • HATS
      • JEWELLERY
      • SHOE CLIPS
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Jan
17

THE STYLING POWER OF A SLEEVE OR STRAP (and other styling tips).

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I have been working with Brides now for over twenty years advising on the dress & the styling to create the look each customer has in mind.

When we first started building up the showcase of bridal samples, making separates was not only logical, it was cost effective. Every time I added another dress combination of corset, skirt & sleeves/strap, I added more pieces that could be mixed & matched with pieces already in the collection. As we were exclusively making one of a kind gowns, having a collection of pieces offered up more looks for customers to try on & it worked really well.

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Our Valentina corset with her original skirt (worn over & under the skirt|). With her strap & sleeve options demonstrating how Sleeves & Straps change the look of a dress.

Sleeves & straps:

From experience, sleeves are one of three things that change the look & mood of a dress more than anything else & it is perhaps why so few off the peg dresses come with sleeves. Manufacturers possibly do not want to limit a dress’s appeal. Yet a lot of brides want sleeves. In their most basic form, a straight sleeve will help disguise bingo wings (which are the obsession of many brides young & old & of every body shape), even a semi-transparent one. The simple addition of a sleeve or shoulder treatment can tweak a gown to work for a particular theme or turn an almost right dress into the dress that perfectly fit’s a bride’s vision.

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Oct
18

Inspiration Moodboard: Butterfly Fae – A Fairytale of Pastel Blooms, Moss & Gilt.

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Last month we had the honour of working with celebrated London florist Amie Bone on a collaboration for her Enamour, National Wedding Show showcase. The peach tulle couture dress we created for the show has been named Butterfly Fae (Butterfly Fairy). It features our specially designed jewellery pieces on the corset with a gold & crystal butterfly at centre front & wirework wings forming the shoulder decoration.

The jewellery work alone took several weeks to complete; this is the first time we have really combined our gown  & accessory work into one project. It would be fair to say that the shoulder treatments would probably not be suitable for the required levels of ’embracing’ brides are expected to do at weddings, so the straps were designed to be removable.

You can see more images of the dress in this previous blogpost about our collaboration & see Amie’s inspiring ideas for a magical, secret garden, fairytale wedding.

This post continues our series of inspiring moodboards designed to give brides ideas of how they can incorporate our gown designs into stunning wedding day themes that will leave their guests swooning.

Unsurprisingly & given our gown was designed to fit Amie Bone’s vision, our moodboard has a similarly magical garden theme accented with the hot new wedding trend for Geode/Quartz/Marble cakes & oh so desirable Ralph & Russo dreamy heels.

 
More on our Pinterest Board.
 
Location: St Dunstans in the East Photo by Lizzy Stewart
Styled tablescape: Photography: Caroline Tran Photography Florist, Event Design, + Production: Tricia Fountaine Design
Dress: Chantal Mallett at Amie Bone, National Wedding Show
Lichen statue: Pinterest
Tablescape: Photographer:  Mary Moon Photographer , Natalia Mylnikova Decor and floristry : Lacy Bird Concept and organization:  Special Wedding
Beauty image: Pinterest
Glitter hands: Pinterest
Dress detail: Chantal Mallett
Wedding heels: Ralph & Russo
Wedding cake: Photography@emilieannphoto Cake @carriescakesut
Dress: Chantal Mallett at Amie Bone, National Wedding Show
Dress: Chantal Mallett at Amie Bone, National Wedding Show Photography: Sanshine Photography
Ringbox: Photography Evan Hunt Photography

Jun
08

Lace shopping for a client

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Sumptuous Solstiss laces & Italian embroideries.

Chantal has been working with a client this month to fulfill her vision of a gown with alot of texture & surface decoration. The client loves organic designs but not flowers, so we visited one of our London suppliers with our client to browse the huge selection of Solstiss laces they stock, as well as dropping in on Hand & Lock nearby to discuss bespoke embroidery options….

Here are some of our new discoveries that we rather liked for future projects & clients:

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