Alphabet Dress

Introducing the Alphabet Dress - A One of a Kind Dress

The dress started with the print, it's incredible with all those brightly decorative letters, I feel a word search coming on! From the fabulous print designers at Michael Miller.

It's a real nod to all those late 1950s novelty print party dresses worn throughout Summer picnics and parties. Wear with white flats and stacked pearls or mid century plastic bangles around your wrists. Big Jackie O's a must!

Introducing the Spring / Summer 2013 Collection

Nero - stripe beach dress 

Carin - tailored play suit

Mari - ruffle mini dress

Koko Top and Athena Skirt

Talitha - white cotton shirt dress

Athena Maternity Dress

Erica -white cotton maternity Dress

Mariana - cotton stripe sun dress

Athena Wiggle Dress

Christina Dress - embellished stripe tea dress

Maltease - broiderie anglaise wiggle dress

Anastasia - broiderie anglaise lace gown

Felicita - geometric stripe jersey maxi dress

Silvana - stripe tulle two piece dress

Selena - sequin stripe flapper dress

Fleurt - sequin stripe prom dress

The new collection is here, just as the sun is trying to peek into Spring today.

The S/S 2013 collection is about early 20th century design and starting with the basic principles of white cotton and stripes.
Influenced by the Breton design classic, the 1920's and 30's French coastal resorts and the crisp freshness of Edwardian white cottons. A Summer holiday wardrobe of Californian pin-up playsuits, Twenties stripe cover ups and elegant tea dresses that produce effortless style. Floor length Broderie Anglaise and geometric striped jersey gowns through to sheer layered tulle flapper dresses shimmering with sequins over silks.

A fresh start with new beginnings as we turn the focus to womenswear design and ready to wear collections.

Available made to order from the online boutique and the etsy shop today.

Lookbook photographed by Laura Michelle
Models: Kimberley Louise Hill and Natalie Power

Floral Dotty Tulle Summer Dress

Our dotty tulle summer dress has been created once again, this time for a wedding guest in the US, she's going to look quite fabulous in such pretty fabrics.
I photographed the dress whilst making and got some good shots on the dummy next to a shadow of my old ballet shoes (this is all sounding a bit overly pretty right now, the shoes were an accident that I kept in the picture!). In my squirrelling fabrics away I forgot how vibrant the print was and how great the tulle worked over prints, will have to try and order in some more of these fabrics so we can have these to order.   I wonder what shoes she will wear with the dress?

New Photos for June

Anna very kindly managed to organise me enough to take some more photos of dresses and did a great job styling and directing the lovely Kim. 

Kim has a stunning and super striking, gamine look with her beautiful jaw line and willowy figure. I did ask her to be a little somber in mood to contrast with my girly dresses, she's very smiley usually!

The English rose garden was the perfect setting, there's nothing more beautiful than roses in summer and they complimented this floral dress. I then needed to tone down the sickly sweetness, I love Cath Kidston's whole English country style but I need to do it in my own style with a more darker tone. The big sheers and the Erwin Olaf influence worked out really well. This one below is my favourite.

I have also discovered more about how I adore really girly things, hour glass figures, flowers and tulle. But I do expect the girls to be wearing them to be feminine feminists to the core : )

Erwin Olaf has been a major influence with these pics, the book is just gorgeous. 

The blinds add some vintage drama to this scene and I love the way the light just catches the silhouette of the dress.

The final picture with Scrumpy, Anna's adorable parsons Jack Russell who went wonderfully with the print, shame you can't see the dress but they both look lovely.