Charlotte chose a dress that was entirely one of a kind. I had made it with no one particular in mind, as I do when I am developing new designs and experimenting new fabrics. I used a particularly raw and textured vintage hemp, and then evolved the design so as to soften and contrast with […]
Kathleen chose to have me make her my ever-favorite Amsonia dress in blue, and it was a thrill to make it for her. She is a dancer, and she got married in Costa Rica on the ocean-side. I can just feel that splendid blue silk fluttering in the wind…
Photographed by the wonderful Thomas Shull, this beautiful day was a retro meets rustic affair. Held in the atmospheric hacienda garden setting in Arizona, decorated in whimsical handmade touches, Sarah was gorgeous in the Whisteria dress , while her dapper groom in his Navy Dress Blues looked ready to sweep her off her feet. Fall in love […]
Beautiful, strong Esther is a dutch woman, who lives in Sicily with her husband and baby, and who came all the way up to my studio in the north of Italy to find her dress. To then get married in her hometown, in Holland! She looked breathtaking in this textured hemp and silk Lonicera dress, […]
Cari’s request was a bit of a challenge. But one I jumped straight in to happily. She wanted me to make her a separates outfit, composed of the Hortensia silk blouse, the Ilex silk bustier and the Tulipa silk cadì skirt. The challenge was: she wanted the skirt to be dyed a deep, inky, vibrant […]
Ainara contacted me a few months before her wedding, with a looong email entirely in spanish! I dont speak a word of spanish. But! Thank goodness for google translator, who allowed us to bridge our different languages and successfully communicate! And a success it was, after many emails exchanged, detailed measures and pictures of her, I […]
Laura is simply a beautiful soul. Her wedding photos make me want to jump right in and take part in all the beauty happening. She chose the Tilia wedding dress, and asked me to customise it with lace applique on the bodice, and with a more flowing, generous skirt. The dress that came out suited […]
What makes it all so meaningful for me… Dear Lucia, Our wedding was the best wedding ever 🙂 I guess everybody must say this, but it was a perfect day. The weather was the best, only one sunny day that week in Holland, so we were in luck! Our bike ride to the wedding […]
Francesca’s lake-side wedding Francesca was the sweetest! She came to the Atelier to choose her dress, since she lives not too far from where I am located, and with her happy smiles, red curls and freckled nose it was such a pleasure to make a pretty dress for her! It’s thrilling to see her on […]
