Kent Corley Photography of Margaret’s Ensemble!
Margaret’s Brooks Ann Camper Bridal Couture one-of-a-kind mother-of-the-bride ensemble was finally complete after being designed and created in-house using gorgeous fabrics from Mulberry Silks. It’s come a long way from my first post! Kent Corley Photography has taken photos of all of my dresses throughout the years and I have really grown to love working […]
Ensemble Under Construction & Photoshoot Preview!
As I mentioned in my previous post, by the time we finalized a design that Margaret loved, her daughter’s wedding date was approaching. Luckily, I had my fantastic new assistant Alyssa to help me build the garments! But unfortunately, I had very little time to set up photos for blogging. So this post features the […]
Margaret’s design! A dress is born!
WE HAVE A WINNER! In our third mockup fitting, Margaret chose the Rounded Asymmetrical Collar look for her custom mother-of-the-bride ensemble. After viewing the new mockup options on her Dress Design Website, Margaret still wanted to try on the Sailor Collar version. But she also thought she might really like the Rounded Asymmetrical Collar version, […]
More Margaret Mockups!
As you may remember from my previous post, Margaret’s mother-of-the-bride ensemble was in the mockup stage of the custom process. We had our first mockup fitting, I remade the mockups, and we were now ready for our second mockup fitting! Margaret came back to my studio and we tried on the corrected versions of […]
Margaret’s Mockups
As you may recall from my previous post, Margaret’s custom mother-of-the-bride dress was ready for our first mockup fitting! A mockup is a “test dress” made out of inexpensive materials, usually muslin. This test dress allows us to adjust the fit and style of the dress on the body by cutting, pinning, and marking all […]
From Measurements to Mockups
Now that we finally had our sketches, it was time to start drafting patterns and creating sample versions (or “mockups”) of the garments. The first step was to take an extensive set of Margaret’s measurements and use them to create a uniquely customized dress form. The photo above shows a few different forms in the […]
More Sketches!
After another consultation with Margaret and a look at some new inspirations, I came up with these new designs for her mother-of-the-bride dress and jacket. The jacket, designed to be worn during the outdoor ceremony, would be made of the smoky hued hammered silk that I talked about in a previous post. It features an […]
Back to the drawing board! And back to the blog!
Where was I???! Only a few short posts ago I began blogging about Margaret! The wedding is this weekend! Margaret’s custom mother-of-the-bride dress and jacket (as well as the bride Mary’s custom jacket and accessories) are now completely finished and gorgeous and I finally have time to fill you in on how we got there! […]
Update!
Sorry I’ve been away from the blog this past month! I’ve been so busy crafting a perfect ensemble for Margaret’s mother-of-the-Bride dress that I haven’t had time to check in and tell you all about it! TODAY was the successful delivery of Margaret’s completed dress and jacket! It looks gorgeous. I can’t wait to share […]