Bespoke wedding service

Today is a beautiful sunny day here in London and although it is cold outside the warm colours are making me think of Spring. For many this is that special time of year when they have chosen to marry and some of you might be looking around for your perfect wedding dress or outfit. Creating a wedding dress for a bride-to-be is a very special process and one that I enjoy immensely. I have created a few wedding dresses over the years and today I'd like to share a small selection with you. To my mind the dress should be as unique as you are. It doesn't have to be white or long or indeed a dress. The important thing is that the outfit you choose is comfortable, suits you and gives you a sense of occasion.

Working from toe to top

I created this dress and belt for Gurcharan back in May of 2012. She had asked me to design a cocktail dress that would go with a pair of red shoes she had bought some time ago. This is the beauty of bespoke tailoring; you can start with the accessories and then get the clothes to match them, rather than buying a dress and then searching for the matching shoes and belt. Although you can't see it on this picture the shoes have a metallic silver heel which we picked up on in the choice of dress colour. The dress is cut from a beautiful silk satin cloth with a silk chiffon upper section. The skirt is cut on the bias which creates a lovely drape from the hips down. It was hemmed after it had been hanging up for a while allowing the fabric to drop. The hem is therefore perfectly straight and not wobbly as you would find with a ready-made dress.

It was a pleasure to create this fully bespoke dress and I hope that Gurcharan will enjoy wearing it for years to come.

Dara x

Bespoke Maternity Dress

I recently had the pleasure of creating a bespoke cocktail dress for a pregnant client who was attending a wedding in Poland. She came to me with a piece of turquoise satin that her aunt had hand-embroidered long ago. It's a beautiful motif of a wheat sheaf with golden leaves seemingly drifting away in the wind. Creating a dress from a limited piece of fabric(less than two metres) and using the full motif to its best advantage whilst respecting the grain of the cloth was no small challenge, but one I relished. The resulting asymmetric dress gently drapes over the baby bump, but will, because of its bias cut, look just as beautiful once the baby is born and my client has regained her usual shape. Here's what she had to say: 'We had a brilliant time at the wedding in Poland and I had a lot of comments on my dress so thank you so much.  It felt great!'.

Do you  have a special event coming up soon? I can work with you to create a unique outfit that not only suits you, but will also fit you perfectly. Just drop me an e-mail and we can have a chat about the possibilities.

Dara x