Custom Wedding Gown (with beadwork from India!)

by | Oct 17, 2012 | Custom wedding dress

Melinda brought in a lovely skirt and top from India that she wanted to wear at her wedding, however the pieces didn’t fit very well and the fabric was very delicate.  We decided to create a custom gown using the beadwork from the originals.  I appliqued the...

Eco-friendly Custom Wedding Dress

by | Oct 17, 2012 | Custom wedding dress

Last winter Sasha commissioned me for an unusual project.  She wanted to create her wedding dress using the fabric from some vintage lace curtains that hung in her mother’s childhood bedroom!  She also wanted to use natural fibers in the other parts of the...

New custom dress design!

by | Aug 9, 2012 | Custom wedding dress

I am really excited to make this custom dress! It will be so elegant and whimsical. You may recognize the inspiration from several Rivini designs, but I am making this from scratch! Drawn by Meki Couture

Short and Sweet: A casual wedding dress

by | Jul 14, 2012 | Custom wedding dress

I just finished this cute little custom  wedding dress! The bride wanted a short strapless dress made from cotton sateen that she can wear again in the future.  Oh and she wanted pockets, that was a priority! I started with a Cynthia Steffe Design for Vogue...

The modest bride

by | Feb 29, 2012 | Custom wedding dress, Wedding alterations

Last fall I had a lovely bride, Rebecca, ask me to add sleeves to her strapless dress.  There are so many strapless dresses on the market but this style doesn’t suit everyone!  Adding sleeves or straps is a nice way to customize a strapless dress.  Then you can...

Custom Dresses!

by | Jan 18, 2012 | Custom wedding dress

The year is starting out great and I am working on several really fun custom dresses!  Below are the drawings for two different dresses I will be designing and making over the next few months!Here is the front for the first dress.  Originally the bride wanted a...