Some favs
OK as promised some more favorite dresses that I like and why. We designers are quirky that way!
Katherine is a designer of hand bags and we traipsed all over New York looking for just the right look. Like a lot of us, she knew what she wanted, but really hadn't taken the time to "look". So this was just time set aside to do that. We found a top here, fabric there, silhouette here, and skirt there and combined all these pieces. The family had an heirloom veil (first time I saw it, it fell apart in my hands - yikes! - a Major redo), and that was our only limitation. Working with creative people is so much fun when we get to really expand and think outside the box.
Okay - here's the kicker on this dress. We took the top off, and she has worn it with cocktail (easy to understand), but with jeans and just about everything she has. It is that "go to" white top that goes with everything. The bottom will be a christening gown (see here for the one I did for my family), with a glorious long train. This is the best of all worlds. Katherine's sisters are as independent as Katherine and all of them have their own style, so this dress wasn't going to rerun thing, and to have it used like this is wonderful.
What makes this dress so special is that the design became so versatile that Katherine used it in many different ways. Not only did she have a wedding dress, but with a top and christening gown. When I was a burgeoning designer I never understood this, but as I've grown in my business, I love the idea of my clients using my designs in many different ways. It displays the versatility and creativity behind each of my designs and makes the design much more practical.
