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Sposa by St. Pucchi 2010 Bridal Collection
With a strong desire to give every bride the chance to wear a couture gown, at an affordable price, Designer Rani created the Sposa by St. Pucchi collection. Inspired by her other collections, the Sposa collection features creative silhouettes, distinctive detail, expert craftsmanship, and a truly artistic use of fabrics. Luxurious Alecon Laces, silken fabrics, exquisite embroideries, and innovative draping create a look of simple elegance. Haute Couture at a most competitive price point – it truly is “Affordable Couture.”
Monique Lhuillier Fall 2010 Bridal Collection
Lhuillier’s Fall 2010 bridal collection, which she showed in New York on Sunday, Oct. 18, stressed exactly that kind of fanciful spirit for which she’s known. Entitling it “Fairytale Winter Wedding,” Lhuillier’s brides wore gowns that transformed them into art works worthy of being admired on a pedestal.
The dominant silhouette for Lhuillier this season was the strapless A-line, the quintessential princess gown, and romantically tufted skirts and bodices embellished with crystals were the icing on the cake – or, in keeping with Lhuillier’s theme, glittering snowflakes in the sky.
Steal that style: Claire Nicholson
Don’t bother feeling sorry for Les Dennis any more – he’s the happiest man in the world. Yesterday afternoon the comedian married for the third time, to life coach Claire Nicholson, 38. The couple wed in Highgate, North London, with their 19-month-old daughter Eleanor Grace as flower girl.
Jeremy Brandrick Luxury Wedding Dresses
Jeremy Brandrick’s obsession with style lies within luxurious fabrics. His bridal gowns are intricately handmade and feature superior craftsmanship as a true reflection of his passion. Jeremy began his career in the bridal industry working for Papillon De Soie in England, before spending 15 years designing high-end women’s and men’s collections. He served as Senior Designer for both Dolce & Gabanna in Milan and Nicole Farhi in London. Jeremy later became Creative Director for the luxury English brand Mulberry.
Jeremy was trained at the prestigious Central St Martins College in London along with McQueen, McCartney, and Dior’s Galliano. After stints designing for Dolce & Gabbana, Nicole Farhi and Mulberry, Jeremy decided to transplant his European taste and sophistication across the Atlantic, and he now lives and works in New York’s fashionable East Village. Combining haute aesthetic sensibilities with high-end fabrication and meticulous attention to detail, Jeremy creates gowns that embody superior taste and elegance.
Alvina Valenta 2010 Spring Bridal Collection
Alvina Valenta gowns are known for their timeless elegance, sophistication and most especially their attention to detail. All of the dresses are finished by hand, as well as the beading and their signature hand rolled roses. Every hem is finished with lace right down to the petticoat hem!
Eden Bridals 2010 Bridal Collection
Eden Bridals has been designing and manufacturing wedding apparels since 1988. Their product line includes bridal gowns, bridesmaids dresses, junior bridesmaids dresses and flower girl dresses. Because acquiring a wedding gown is a highly personal process that requires the expertise of an authorized dealer, they do not sell our gowns over the Internet.
Josep Font 2010 Bridal Collection
Josep Font presented his collection for the first time at the Cibeles Fashion Show in 1989. That same year he also had the opportunity to display his designs at the Contemporary Fashion Fair in Milan, where he returned in the summer of 1991, and at the Piscine Deligny in Paris. He has enjoyed constant success in France, where he received the national Fil D’Argent Award in 1989.
His international expansion continued throughout the nineties. In 1993 he was invited to participated in the Igedo Fair in Düsseldorf, which provided a launch pad for the German market. In July 1997 he presented his Spring-Summer collection in Tokyo as well as in Barcelona. In September 2002 Josep Font reached an agreement with the Paris department store Galleries Lafayette de París, which now stocks his collection in its section known as Le laboratoire des créateurs. His next major international challenge is the opening of his own Paris store, situated in Rue Sourdière, just off Rue Saint-Honoré.
Hot stuff: fab and glam
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening….” – Coco Chanel
“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” — Audrey Hepburn
Fashion anticipates, and elegance is a state of mind … a mirror of the time in which we live, a translation of the future, and should never be static. – Oleg Cassini
Jim Hjelm 2010 Spring Bridal Collection
The Jim Hjelm Bridal collection, designed by Francesca Pitera, features gowns that satisfy the most discerning consumer. Francesca’s talent for combining luxurious fabrics and delicate embroidery on prêt-a-porter silhouettes give the collection a unique feel of being traditional with a modern edge.
Always known for her unique detailing, this season, Francesca did not disappoint. Pitera feels that details are important because they “add unique and special touch to the gowns.” The Jim Hjelm line is diverse; ranging from gowns made of vintage-inspired fabrics to prêt-a-porter silhouettes, all with unique details that make the gowns a joy to wear.
Tartan Spirit Bridal Collection
A Tartan themed wedding is spectacular. Scots girls worldwide can get married making a real statement with a wedding dress which teams up with the grooms kilt from the Touch of Tartan Collection.
Add in coordinating bridesmaids and mothers and the complete wedding party will be totally Stunning, Stylish, and uniquely Scottish. Actually you don’t even have to be Scottish – it’s a great look and most people can find a Scottish connection somewhere in their family tree – or just make one up !!
via bridechic