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TheFashionBrides Q&A ep.6: Saiid Kobeisy
We travel east for today’s Q&A and learn more about Saiid Kobeisy, a visionary artist, a dreamer and a passionate person. Foreign cultures and civilizations in addition to his Lebanese culture played a very important role for having a constant inspiration. Becoming who he is , owning his own brand was like a childhood dream. His passion toward fashion was the reason behind him not giving up. His brand describes him, and his character is translated through every single detail and effort he put into his work.
What is your favorite bridal trend for 2016?
Simple and Sensual are words that mostly describe the 2016 bridal trend. In my latest collection, I have escaped the conventional wedding gown and revitalized new and daring styles that both
classic and modern brides would love. Floral Lace applique, overskirts, and illusion bodices define my favorite trend for the 2016 bride.
What is your favorite piece from you collection that you advice my readers to try?
Every gown from my collection is a distinctive piece with a unique identity and when it comes to choosing the perfect dress, every woman has her own vision and style. My advice to my readers
is to try different styles and silhouettes and choose the one that suits their body type the most.
Do you advice brides to use colors for their wedding gown?
White, ivory, and beige are the most elegant colors for bridal gowns, but if a bride wants a little twist, she might go for light pink for a change though it’s preferable to stick to the traditional
colors.
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TheFashionBrides Q&A ep.5 : Berta Bridal
Each designer has his special way of designing and that is what I love most about the bridal industry. Designing wedding gowns is an art form and Berta Bridal is the perfect example – elegant cuts, sexy silhouettes and an amazing sense of uniqueness. We talked to the team behind the brand and asked them our 2016 Q&A, curious to learn their secrets? Read along 🙂
1. What is your favorite bridal trend for 2016
My favorite trend is the use of extra elements that accompanies the dress – detachable trains, over skirts, boleros and capes. Adding one of those elements creates two completely different looks – one can be more modest/stylish and the other is usually more modern and sexy.
A good example for that you can see in the dress I designed for Miss USA – Olivia Jordan for the final of the Miss Universe competition (in which she won runner up). For Olivia I designed a sexy beaded lace dress with a matching dramatic cape. This created 2 different looks for Olivia, when most viewers actually thought she had two different dresses for the final stage.
2. What is your favorite piece from you collection that you advice my readers to try
This is like asking which one of your kids you like most. Each and every dress in my collection is a creation I sketched, designed, crafted and played with for a long time before I reached the final outcome. They are all very dear to me, and in the same way.
So I can choose a favorite, but I can say that there is a dress that might mislead you, a design that once you put on yourself will give you a magical feel that you wouldn’t expect by watching it in the picture or on the hanger. I’m talking about BERTA model 16-07 (see above). It’s a magical combination of both modern/sexy and classy/vintage.
3. Do you advice brides to use colors for their wedding gown?
Yes I would, but I would stick to blush tones, and won’t go beyond that. I like to use a lot of blush and Champaign tones in my designs, many times combined with ivory fabrics as well – this can create a very unique look, vintage-like, and still be seen as a wedding dress.
Buy Berta Bridal gowns here and learn all about their trunk shows here
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TheFashionBrides Q&A ep.4 : Couture Hayez
Italian style has something special about it. I recently went to Milan and realized on my own how different the fashion is there, with a drop of maturity and refinement yet with excitement and chicness. Bridal fashion is no different as proven by Couture Hayez, the brand that brings us with every new collection amazing gowns. For our q&a we talked to the stylist and Brand Manager of Couture Hayez, Loriana Conte.
1. Your favorite bridal trend for 2016?
Boho Chic is the 2016 trend I love most and all gowns have been created inspired by the seventies and the Coachella Festival with its flowing lines, light fabrics and Boho details. It’s also a chic collection because I used noble fabrics such as silk chiffon, Georgette, tulle and french laces. I named it The Lightness because I was most inspired by the airy, fluffy lines of this trend.
2. Your favorite piece from you collection that you advice my readers to try?
I have to say I do not have a collection’s preferite piece because I really love every single model. I worked on it with passion and fine research,inspired by the brides requests and thinking about what are they’re looking for in a wedding gown; but I’d like to say to the future 2016 brides that a blouse on the gown instead of a shrug is the new fashion.
The finesse of the blouse completes the bridal outfit and it can be taken off later and substituted, for example, by a decorated, jeweled belt. Two options for one gown. The silk chiffon and lace Chiara gown it is specifically created in this way. Also it has the nude back, which is one of the 2016 trend that will last all through the season.
3. Your top tips for brides?
My advice to the brides is to enter the bridal store with an open mind, because is easy to be surprised by gowns you didn’t think that could fit, by model or line. Let be counseled by the store staff which is expert and knows which gown fits and can make your silhouette look at its best.
But in the end to understand if it’s the right dress just go with the feeling. Nobody than the bride knows when it the right one :).
It is possible to book Couture Hayez collection in their exclusive flag store in Milan, Via Francesco Hayez 14. Here you can find and try all the collections,that will be custom fit and personalized on you in their workplace by their expert seamstresses. (Tel. +39220241665)
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TheFashionBrides Q&A ep.2 : Claire La Faye
Inspired by a need for the rare and unexpected, Claire La Faye offers a style for women that is wearable, feminine, and most unforgettable.
What is your favorite bridal trend for 2016?
I’ve really enjoyed the bohemian trend I’ve been seeing lately, and it has inspired a few of the pieces in my collection.
What is your favorite piece from you collection that you advice my readers to try?
I love every piece of the 2016 collection, but if I had to choose one, I would say Spellbound. The Guipure lace just looks great in this two-piece gown and I can totally picture it on a boho bride getting married in a desert somewhere.
Do you advice brides to use colors for their wedding gown?
Yes, absolutely! Colors can be fun, yet still elegant on their wedding day. I’m finding that more brides are veering away from the traditional ivory route, which gives us designers the opportunity to play with our creativity when designing new collections.
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Schone Bride And Something Blue
TheFashionBrides Q&A ep.1 : Galia Lahav
I’m so excited I finally managed to get our Q&A up and ready. Starting today you will have a daily dose of your favorite bridal designers only here on TheFashionBrides. I’m super excited to start this series with my current favorite designer ( in the whoooole world) but first let me tell you a bit about the story behind our super series. Each interview has (almost) the same questions and tries to dig deep into 2016 ( it’s crazy 2015 is almost done, right?). With no furter ado, let’s get started. Don’t forget to share with your friends and fellow brides! xoxo
What is your favorite bridal trend for 2016?
Our favorite trend our new mixture of fitted fabrics which are tailored and and form a slender silhouette, mixed with very soft and vaporous fabrics, which add lightness and a dreamy addition to any dress.
What is your favorite piece from you collection that you advice my readers to try?
Our most significant dress which embodies this collections philosophy is Roxanne, it simply has everything incorporated in it – the Gothic medieval allure, the form fitted structure, and Drama in a very flattering way.
Do you advice brides to use colors for their wedding gown?
Color – always ! a hint of color adds depth and texture, and as we believe a wedding dress has a lot of meaning and depth, it gives a deeper expression to the feeling which makes the dress.
Contact Galia Lahav
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PS. many thanks to Idan for making this possible xoxo