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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 !!
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FashionBride Interview with Mauro Adami
The DOMO ADAMI Bridal Couture Made in Italy collection captures, enchants and makes someone dream. It breaks the concepts of tradition and proposes gowns that can fit in the Haute Couture world.
That’s why I could resist to make a short interview with the designer behind this wonderful bridal range. Here are some of his beliefs and advices for all you FashionBrides.
Hope you enjoy it!
1. Tell us what are the main reasons that stand behind the brand Domo Adami?
Behind DOMO ADAMI there is the creative ability and the need to fulfill the modern demands of organizing wedding parties, which have to be modern, lavish and always with a view to the special emotions that every bride experiences when she becomes the main character of the event.
2. And why Mauro Adami’s special interest for the bridal industry?
I have always been fascinated by the emotional pomp. The bridal world is to me like a stage where fashion, Lighting, music and emotions work together in synchronization
3. Some of the best designers in the world are born in Italy. Do you think your background influenced in any way your creations?
I believe that everybody has his own artistic value in his own background and that creativity can be influenced by encounters and experiences. Being Italian my taste is closer to the classic Beauty concept. A concept which is now renewed culturally and aesthetically by the trends and influences I collect during my travelling all over the world and by the special people I meet every day.
4. Talk us trough the process of making a gown. And tell us if you have a special way of designing (maybe some superstitions when designing?)
First of all there is the emotion of an idea: a piece of fabric, a feminine movement, a setting to personalize. All that harmonizes and bends in like in a ballet of atmospheres.
5. Do you have a favorite gown? One that you’ve created and has a special meaning. And if so, what does it make it so special?
The gown in itself is just a part of the artistic message. The gown has to find its bride and only when this happens, the party will start taking up color and rhythm. When the perfect bride wears the perfect dress, this becomes a unique piece: a sheath dress, mermaid with a V neck on the back for a glamorous and feminine bride. A full wide ball gown for the dream which becomes reality.
6. How do you see a perfect bride? What should she wear?
The perfect bride is complete in all her features, in any single moment of the ceremony and of the reception. When she chooses her accessories, the details and the style, everything has to be perfect.
8. Do you prefer a more conventional style or go for the avant guard when designing your collections?
I prefer to know the traditions and the rules to create new routes which will celebrate the modern and contemporary elegance.
9. What about white, should a bride consider having a different color for her dress?
White is the color which represents the bride. I drop the white only if I find a color which better expresses the emotion of the bride I am taking care of.
10. Tell us some more about your 2010 collection. What are the novelties you brings?
Simple lines, monochromatic and refined style for DA STUDIO Wedding Style & Glamour Collection: a modern glamour made of simple but sophisticated luxury
11. What were your inspiration sources, what did you opt for as materials, shapes etc.
The 2010 Collections are the answer to the most modern social trends. Traditional brides to make people feel safe and to celebrate the event with great splendor and minimal brides for something very exclusive.
12. Last but not least, do you have an advice for FashionBride readers?
I suggest they should research and be informed as much as possible. And entrust themselves to the professionals of the wedding.
Linea Raffaelli 2010 Bridal Collection
The bridal collection from Belgian clothing designer Linea Raffaelli is carefully chosen to offer a selection of classic and timeless gowns. Each one creates its own distinct and unique impression intended to accentuate a brides’ elegance and beauty.
With a focus on texture, fluidity and romance, Linea Raffaelli are sure to inspire, bringing taffetas, tuilles and textured silks together to form a fantastic collection.
Carlo Pignatelli Bridal Couture Collection 2010
Pignatelli is the rebel who showed the fashion world that bridegrooms are just as important to be looked at as the bride. He showed us that men could wear Haut Couture and thus holds a reputed reputation for men’s formal wear. He gives us constantly unprecedented colours and styles in some of the most ceremonial moments in our lives.
With enormous success in Italy (whereby a quarter of all men receive their tuxedos from his fashion line), Germany, and the rest of Europe, Carlo Pignatelli has been able to expand his impeccable eye for precision to men, women, and children with ceremonial, classic, outside, prêt-a-porter, underwear, shoe, and accessory lines. He recently decided to expand his sphere of fans to the United States—providing magnificent shoes in New York and Los Angeles.
Stewart Parvin – White Label: Riviera Cocktail Collection
Feted by National magazine and Newspaper press, royal couturier Stewart Parvins passion for contemporary chic design and couture quality has resulted in a bridal collection that is both sensuous and elegantly stylish. Stewart has a London studio from where he designs all his pieces and keeps a close eye on the creation of each garment.
He works with a small team, using only the most luxurious fabrics, fantastically creative embroiderers and seamstresses, ensuring that great care and detail is put into all of his ranges. His fame in the fashion industry comes as a direct result of this attention to detail and his unique and tastefully classic designs
Franc Sarabia 2010 Bridal Collection
Franc Sarabia presents notes of romantic inspiration for a bride looking for airs of sophistication and elegance without going over the top. Colours impregnated with gentleness and sensuality in white tones and light textures.
We can allow ourselves to be captivated by an atmosphere of flowers; with the fragrances, the energy of jasmine, the opulence of tuberoses, the serene majesty of roses, the nerve of mimosa, nostalgic violets, fresh lily of the valley, passionate carnations and the Andalusian sweetness of orange blossom.
Steal that style: Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria
The Belgian town of Mechelen witnessed an unusual royal gathering in december 2008 as Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria married Count Rodolphe de Limburg Stirum in an elaborate ceremony at the Flemish city’s Town Hall and Sint Rombouts Cathedral.
Marie-Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte, 25, is the eldest daughter of Archduke Carl-Christian of Austria and Archduchess Marie-Astrid, Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Bourbon-Parma.
Count Rodolphe de Limburg Stirum hails from an ancient noble family, which has branched out in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France. Rodolphe’s late uncle Edvard was married to princess Hélène de France.
Hot stuff: Julie Schwanbeck Jewels
Julie Schwanbeck launched jules. in 2007, finally able to embrace her lifelong passion for jewels. Yet just as she began to take off as a designer, she became sidelined with three herniated discs and two consecutive spinal fusions, forcing her into months of bed-rest. A year later, Jules made quite a comeback, recently launching her brand new online boutique under her own namesake.
With custom hammered golds, oxidized silvers, hand-picked gem stones and rare organic minerals, Jules has created a hand-fabricated collection that is unmatched in design and quality and is sure to gain a rapidly growing following.
Per the incredible demand Jules received from loyal customers and intrigued members of the press, Schwanbeck has just launched www.shopjules.com, a new ecommerce site where her wide range of designs are now available. Shop the most recent collections, choose custom metals, lush gems or organic minerals, learn about her newest ventures like giving back to the community with Jules’ Little Gems and
stay on top of all this fabulous new jewelry brand has to offer.
Paloma Blanca 2010 Bridal Collection
Paloma Blanca has been designing and making gowns since 1937 from its own family facilities in Toronto, Canada. Their expertise in bridal wear means that the gowns are always a superb fit made from only the most luxurious fabrics with real attention to detail. If you are a bride looking for timeless style and simple glamour, you should find your dream dress amongst this collection.
Paloma Blanca takes great pride and meticulous care in the design and creation of each gown. Made from a combination of silk duchesse, dupioni silks and lace, each design is a wonderful example of simple elegance.
Pronuptia Paris 2010 Bridal Collection
Pronuptia Paris Bohème Collection is a symphony dedicated to the floral look, a refreshing breeze, vapourous sensuality enhanced by a touch of impertinence and innocence. In the 2010 edition, the country and natural look is very present.
Pronuptia Paris bridal gowns are renowned for their exquisite design, chic styling and fabulous value.
