Photoshoot of Erin’s Custom Wedding Dress!
Whoo hoo! Erin’s seersucker wedding dress was finally camera ready! Every dress in my portfolio has had a custom photoshoot with the talented Kent Corley Photography. I think he’s the best product photographer around. Don’t believe me? Take a look at these photos!
Finishing Erin’s Seersucker Wedding Dress
After Erin’s basted fitting, it was finally time to FINISH THE DRESS! As you can see in the photo above, I had done a lot of the lining before the fitting, but still had some finishing work to do. While it’s fun to peek at all the hidden couture guts of the dress, like the […]
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 […]
The Construction of Lila Rose’s “Space Bustle” pt. 2 (Ta-da!)
If you are just joining, you are probably wondering what in the world I am making! Lila Rose is a non-traditional bride who commissioned a hot pink eighties-inspired over-the-top wedding dress. One thing she wanted in her dress was a bustle. It took me a while to figure out how to design a bustle for […]
Greta’s Final Fitting and Fashion Shoot!
We had a ball at our Final Fitting and fashion photoshoot!! Greta’s dress was finally ready for Delivery! Working together with Greta was a really fun experience. Delivery day was no exception. I packed up Greta’s dress into its custom garment bag, along with the veil, my sewing kit, some flowers, some Prosecco, some Matthew’s […]
If it’s not perfect, it won’t do.
As you know by now, every Brooks Ann Camper dress has never been made before and will never be made again. The design and construction choices are unique and unprecedented. It is an organic, improvisational process that evolves at each step; constantly perfecting along the way. It is important for me that, no matter how […]
Pretty Inside and Out
I truly feel that a garment should look just as pretty on the inside as it does on the outside. I also learned this while working in theatre. I wouldn’t dare send Bernadette Peters out in something that wasn’t top notch on the inside, even if she was the only one who ever saw it. […]
