Potential Bridal Supplier: Eden Bridals

As most of you know my work involves making mostly bridesmaid dresses, doing alterations and general running of the dress shop floor. But recently we've been discussing the future of the shop and have decided to take a look at going into bridal. We're hoping to sell wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses and mother of the bride dresses in order to reduce the amount of making I have to do. Basically, it just doesnt bring in enough money.

Currently the dresses are based in the smaller third shop of a suit hire business who have the two other shops which are knocked into one. The plan at the moment is to do a swap so the dresses would have the space of the two shops. With all that room we could potentially do all sorts of dresses and accessories.

We're not going to rush into this without doing our research first and as part of that research we've been looking into potential bridal suppliers. Today we had a meeting with a Rep from a company called Eden Bridals who brought along a selection of wedding dresses for us to have a look at. They also do bridesmaid dresses but they didn't have any available for us to see.

The dresses are beautiful and elegant with touches of lace, flowers and sparkle. They had a sort of vintage, lady-like feel and were really good quality. I took a couple of close up photos just as a little reminder of what the dresses looked like in comparison to the images in the brochure and on the website.

Its exciting to think that we may be selling some of these lovely dresses by the end of the year. They have a fabulous selection with loads of dresses to view on their website. Here are a few of my favourites from the collection I saw with the Rep:

Check out Eden Bridals and tell me, which one is your favourite? Which dresses should we sell in our new bridal shop?

Burgundy Taffeta Lace Dress Detail

 

From: Gino Cerruti

White and Turquoise Wedding Dress Detail

Shop: Window Dressing

Just before the new year I documented some of the dresses that I put in the window. I thought some of you might be curious to see some of my combinations!
 

On the Red Carpet at the Oscars 2013

We all know why we really watch the Oscars - for the dresses! For all the glamourous ones AND the "what were you thinking" ones! I love all the dresses, and as I work with them everyday I like to have a look at what the high-end designers are offering. Its inspiring and its always good to know whats in and whats not.

So lets have a look at my pick of the winners and losers this year!

The Winners

 

Oh Amy Adams! Can you do no wrong? She looks absolutely stunning in this ruffle-tastic Oscar de la Renta gown. The colour is a pale lavender which would normally wash out the skin but I think Amy shines like a star in this dress. I love the sweetheart neckline and full skirt, and the ruffles are definitely in this year.

 

I'm not entirely familiar with the actress but dayum she looks good in red. This is Olivia Munn in one of my favourite dress designers, Marchesa. This dress is fabulous and dramatic, I love the contrast of gold embroidery on the bodice against the deep red satin. The drape of the skirt adds structure and emphasis to her hips giving her a gorgeous curvy figure.

This Alexis Mabille gown is unlike anything I've seen before. Zoe Saldana has the perfect figure for this fishtail dress and wears it with confidence. While I'm not sure about the belt and bow, the applique flowers on the sweetheart neckline are a beautiful contrast to the sharp, gradient hem. I've never seen a dress like this before but I'd love to know where I can get one! Maybe I'll have to add it to my Dresses to Make list.

The Losers

 

 There is absolutely nothing flattering about this L'Wren Scott dress. Nicole Kidman looks like she was dunked in the ocean and returned as a sea witch. I do love sequin dresses and black/gold combinations are always glamourous but something went horribly wrong with this one. The spiral design on the fishtail is very distracting and I can't help but feel this dress would have been more elegant as a straighter style.

Why does Helena Bonham Carter do this to herself? She's stunning for her age and should show it more. This black and white Jessica McCormack is terribly frumpy and reminds me of those awful bridesmaid dresses from the 80s. I hate everything about this and I hope she burned it afterwards.

Which dress was your favourite this year? And which dress made you scream "My eyes! My eyes!"?

Disney Dresses at Harrods

Last Christmas Harrods chose to decorate their windows for the season with designer dresses inspired by our favourite Disney princesses. Now if there's two things I love its Disney and dresses, pair them together and you turn a sensible adult into a squealing fan girl!

I was lucky enough to have the chance to visit Harrods in December and was able to see the beautiful windows. I took these photos on my iPhone so they're not the best quality and there was a lot of people around trying to take photos at the same time but I did my best.

Which one is your favourite?

Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

Rapunzel (Tangled)

Rapunzel

Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Belle

Jasmine (Aladdin)

Ariel (The Little Mermaid)

Ariel

Pocahontas

Cinderella's Slipper

Mulan

Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)

Snow White

Snow White

Cinderella

Cinderella

Dresses on the Catwalk

For the new season of wedding fayres this year I made some bridesmaid and flower girl dresses to go on the catwalk. The following video is from the Stylish Events Wedding Fayre at Fontwell Racecourse.

All the dresses were designed by the boss lady and were made for the most part by me. They were worn by professional London models. Enjoy!