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Colet Italy 2011 Bridal Collection
This modern, fashion-forward collection of Italian wedding dresses features intricate beading and detailed craftsmanship to create truly unique and modern wedding dresses that don’t sacrifice tradition. With gowns like this Colet Italy is one designer you should consider when buying the dress.
FashionBride Interview with Kara Janx
Aren’t we all fans of Project Runway? So there’s no need to point out we are all fans for Kara Janx and her lovely and elegant designs, not to mention we’d all want a gown signed by her. In order to find out a bit more about her and her fabulous designs I thought an interview would be more that appropriate.
Here you have some of Kara’s thought on fashion, work and life! Enjoy and don’t forget to check her fab site.
1. When did you decided to become a designer and why did you find this domain interesting?
I finished my degree in Architecture at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and then moved to NYC to work as an architect. NYC has evening programs in a variety of subjects including fashion at FIT . Whilst working during the day as an architect, I would attend classes at night.
It just felt very natural. I never received any type of degree/diploma. I studied classes that I felt were relevant to what it took to understand the construction of a garment. I also made sure to learn every single machine and its possibilities, so that I know the limits or outer limits of what I could do with fabric and so that I could converse in the same language with the pattern maker, cutter & seamstress.
Within my first few months of part-time studies, I got a job as assistant designer at JCrew. It was also at the same time that stores started to place really decent size orders. It was an obvious as well as organic decision
2. Talk us trough the first years of you work. Maybe you could tell us what did change in time? Are your designs different from the very beginning?
I started out silk screening on fabric and converting the fabric into underwear and t-shirts, both received such an incredible response. Everything was done by hand. It was definitely a gradual revolution as requests for more styles come from buyers and customers alike that I broadened the fabrics and silhouettes into what they are today.
One really needs to find their niche in the marketplace, and it definitely took some trial and error before I, and the buyers knew exactly what they could expect from the brand season in and out. Now the buyer and customer buys the label specifically for the dresses and tops.
The brand has come a long way, but the journey has been if at times crazy, so much fun!
4. Do tell us a bit more about your inspiration sources for your collection.
Color and fabrication are always key when introducing trends into the collection. Traveling, my husband and gorgeous children inspire everything that exists in my work and my life. Living, breathing and working in NYC, one cannot help but be stimulated: the mind, eyes and ears. It’s the streets of Manhattan that really impact my designs
5. Have you got any piece you’ve created and that has a very special meaning for you? Can you describe it or can show us a picture?
The Dylan dress is my daughter’s name, when I named the dress I knew it would be a best seller, and IT IS!!!
6. From your point of view, how should a perfect bride look like?
I honestly think every bride is perfect, there is a confidence and radiance that a bride has that is almost contagious.
I remember being a bride and thinking that my husband and I were in a kind of bubble, like we were floating.
It’s the dress, makeup, hair, nails, shoes, jewels, flowers…everything is so well thought out, for me that is as good as perfection gets
7. And tell us what would you give her and, maybe, other brands can’t.
The brand offers a package that is so uniquely different from all the other brands. It’s edgy, hip and progressive. The line also crosses the boundaries, whereas the dresses easily translate into bridesmaid dresses, rehearsal dinners, cocktail parties.
We have had so many bridal parties lately and the general comment is that every girl in the bridal party enjoyed there dress, as it wasn’t constricting & dated, rather youthful, chic and fun.
8. Last but not least, do you have any advice for FashionBride readers?
Yes, try and enjoy the process, it truly is a once in the lifetime experience, try and treat the planning as part of the fun of getting married. Take it in your stride and be the gorgeous gal you always dreamed of being
WhiteDay 2011 Bridal Collection
In the studio of José M ª Peiró all wedding dresses are made to measure, being able to customize according to physiognomy and features of the wedding under the supervision and guidance of the designer.
Although their models are made dresses are handmade and unique they can ensure they are accessible to most budgets. In four bridal atelier you can see that all the dresses are made in their facilities with the best team of professionals (tailors – patterns). All this makes them to improve the most of their creations being so unique in the wedding industry market.
Royal bride: Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée; born 14 July 1977) is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden’s fourth queen regnant (after Margaret, Christina, and Ulrika Eleonora).
The wedding took place on 19 June 2010. More than 1200 guests including royalty and statesmen from various countries were invited to the wedding ceremony which took place at Stockholm Cathedral.
After the wedding the newlyweds were driven through Stockholm in a coach and then rowed in the antique royal barge Vasaorden to the royal castle where the wedding banquet was held. On the evening before the wedding, there was a gala concert dedicated to the couple in the Stockholm Concert Hall (where the Nobel Prizes are handed out).
Veromia 2011 Couture Bridal Collection
Jason Jennings is 34 and has been designing bridal, bridesmaid and evening gowns for many years. After graduating from The London School of Fashion in 1995 he went on to gain his BA Honours at Central St Martins in 1997.
Jason then went to work for David Feilden where he stayed for 8 years honing his talent for designing gorgeous gowns whilst also teaching at The London School of Fashion and Central St Martins. From there he went on to create his own label ‘Jason Jennings’ until Veromia snapped him up as their designer. Being very passionate about his designs and being male, Jason understands how a woman should look, and pulls this into his designs, creating a well fitting, sexy, yet feminine look to his stunning gowns.
FashionBride Interview with Fred Hord from MyGlassSlipper.com
We’ve focused so much on getting the right answers about the perfect gown that we almost missed the shoes :)! Not to worry, we’ve asked Fred Hord, the owner of MyGlassSlipper.com, a couple of questions and now we know a bit more about bridal shoes. Not to mention we’ve decided that shopping online for bridal shoes will spare us time and effort that we can redirect to better wedding causes! Read, enjoy and don’t forget to check MyGlassSlipper.com.
1. When did you start to find this domain interesting?
After college I ran my Mother’s wedding gown salon. I invested some time in improving the shoe department and it really took off. Within a couple of years I had created MyGlassSlipper.com and had the entire inventory on-line.
Eventually, the shoe department and website were taking all my time so my wife and I purchased the department from my Mother and formed a separate business that only sold wedding shoes.
2. Take us through the first years of your work. Maybe you could tell us what did change in time?
The first year was shaky to say the least. We assumed control of the business six weeks before 9/11. After that, the bottom fell out and nobody bought anything for months. It was January before things picked up and many, many more months before we were out of the red. One year later we moved into a new location.
Another year later we opened a New York location. The next year we purchased our competitor, BridalShoes.com. The next year we opened a store in NJ. And finally in 2007, our fifth year, we purchased PromShoes.com.
Each of the first five years we saw 20%-30% growth. Also in 2007 we closed our Virginia store and distribution center and moved to Missouri where quality staff was more readily available and real estate was more affordable. The last few years have proved more challenging but we have become a better company because of it.
3. Why should a bride-to-be choose your products?
As any bride-to-be will find, there aren’t that many different bridal shoes out there. Most sites carry much of the same products. In addition to those styles, MyGlassSlipper.com works with designers to create exclusive styles that aren’t otherwise available.
We also keep good sellers in production for as long as brides continue to buy them. We offer custom shoe dyeing as well. Our staff is familiar with the bridal industry where as the phone reps at the giant shoe websites cannot help with or answer bridal related questions.
4. How do you help your clients make the best decision?
Unfortunately, no matter how many angles of the shoe you photograph, the customer will have to try the shoes on in order to make a decision.
We have recently launched video reviews so the customer can see the shoe in motion and hear how the person wearing the shoe felt about it.
5. Last but not least, do you have any advice for FashionBride readers?
I will stick to the bridal shoe topic for my advice, “Don’t over analyze the shoes”. Don’t examine the shoes under a microscope to ensure perfection or you will always be disappointed.
It is easy to find a flaw in a shoe made of white satin. Your wedding shoes really take a beating during the wedding so keep in mind what you are going to do to these shoes before you try to find a flawless pair. How long do you think it takes Gallagher to choose a watermelon?
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Pepe Botella 2011 Bridal Collection
Today, the Pepe Botella philosophy is continued by his daughter Lucía, who grew up amidst veils, tulle and silk in the family’s Alicante studio. In 2000, the young designer presented her own first collection. A fan of ivory and natural silk, Lucía Botella is nonetheless a natural innovator and in 2005, her gowns began to include colour. Every collection is different in an ongoing quest to express the essence of femininity.
Maria Karin 2011 Bridal Collection
Stocked in only the most luxurious boutiques throughout the world including New York, Milan and Paris, this stunning collection uses only the finest silks and laces with all gowns hand made in Portugal.
Recently described by the fashion editors of Bridal Buyer magazine “Maria Karin has revolutionized the concept of fashion in the European market with a young and elegant style…”
Jenny Yoo 2011 Bridal Collection
“What is the collective vision of the bride and her bridesmaids? In a time where tradition is emphasized, weddings as a result, have become more intimate, holding a special meaning for both the couple and those who care for them. I have created a special line of dresses that evolve with the footsteps of today’s changing times.” — Jenny Yoo .
