Christelle and Jean-François Poitiers, France, 2013
At our first meeting with the lovely Christelle in the summer of 2012, we had no idea that we would become such an integral part of her wedding to Jean-François the following summer. The fact that our school-day French had long been forgotten, and Christelle and Jean-François believed that they spoke only the most basic English,
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Beatrice, Marlow, 2013
“I fell in love with your website after becoming very depressed with all the boring wedding dresses out there. You guys were really friendly and helpful and I couldn’t stop smiling when I left”. Thinking back to that first appointment in Pimlico during our ‘London Roadshow‘, Beatrice and her family turned up to see
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Pauline and David, Troon, Scotland, 2011
Pauline and David were without doubt one of the most interesting and likeable couples we have had the pleasure of meeting during our many roadshow trips to London. Not only did we enjoy a glass of wine with them during fittings, but it was not uncommon for the ‘meetings’ to continue down in the bar
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Deco – Twenties Wedding Headpiece
Deco, one of a collection of twenties wedding headpieces to compliment the ‘All That Jazz’ collection. “Stunning, and so elegant”: our initial thoughts when we saw ‘Deco’ for the first time. We had asked for something ‘floaty’, something which would shout ‘Flapper’ from the rafters, and we got it. If you are looking for a
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Charleston – A Vintage Headdress
Charleston, one of a collection of vintage headdresses to compliment our ‘All That Jazz’ collection. Vintage headdresses from the twenties are difficult to find in good condition, which is one of the reasons we commissioned a range of 1920′s inspired designs to compliment our ‘All That Jazz‘ collection. Since then, the most popular design in
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Cloche – A Twenties Headdress
Cloche, one of a collection of twenties headdresses to compliment our ‘All That Jazz’ collection. Probably the most iconic headwear of the twenties, the cloche hat was invented by milliner Caroline Reboux in 1908, and remained popular until the early thirties. Its name is derived from cloche, the French word for ‘bell’, and the hats
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Jazz – A 1920s headdress
Jazz, one of a collection of 1920s headdresses to compliment the ‘All That Jazz’ collection. In the 1920s headdresses were flamboyant, dramatic, and a statement of the modern woman’s new found freedom. ’Jazz’ follows this vision. Crystal embellished strands sweep up across the head and down to caress the face, lending an air of sophistication
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Avec l’amour de la belle France – Robe de Mariée Vintage
A Wedding Made in Heaven? Once in a while we receive a client’s wedding photos which just blow us away. In the case of Celine’s wedding, we were scooped off our feet and dropped into deepest 1920′s France in one enormous gust! Wow, if ever there was a ‘wish we were there’ wedding, then this
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