Category: Mother of the Bride Blog

It really does feel like summer has arrived and one of the biggest summer trends this year has been florals. Whether it is casual wear or occasion wear you will defiantly see lots of flower prints and patterns.

Now I personally love a multicoloured flower print such as our feature image because when it comes to hats and accessories you can pick any colour and it will go. For example you could pick out the orange, yellow, gold, burgundy, lilac or pale pink colour for a hat and it wouldn’t look out of place.

Plus if you get something down it on a patterned dress it is less likely to show.

Also when it comes to weddings flowers are such an important part so why not tie in with that theme, especially if the wedding is set somewhere with a beautiful garden.

Lastly Jane, formally known as Goat, this is a truly British brand. Founder and Creative Director Jane Lewis wanted to create a brand for real women. She is a mum of 3, running a business always multitasking so she wanted a wardrobe to reflect that. You may be busy but you still want to look and feel your best yet still be practical. Her clothes really are timeless investment pieces.

Jane does have some celebrity clients, the most recent was Zara Tindall at the Easter Service wearing her Payton dress in a beautiful pink colour.

Veromia is another U.K based company. These are gorgeous dresses designed to take you to any occassion, from garden party to wedding, from christening to holiday there is something for everyone and at a good price point too.

Olvi is a brand not like any other, you know when you have seen or are in one, they are very distinctive.

Olvi is an international luxury women’s fashion and bridal brand who specialize in unique clothes made with lace. Their dresses are handmade and beautifully crafted.

You can even have your dresses made so you know no one else will be in the same outfit as you. You can choose the style of dress, colour of the lace etc. However there can be a wait between 12-16weeks. But these are dresses that you can wear again and again and will always look and feel good in. The fact they are lace they just sculpt your body shape beautifully.

Condici is U.K based and has many years of experience. They are known for their timeless and elegant occasion wear. This mainly consists of a dress with a matching jacket or coat and then a coordinating hat.

As you can see from our feature image everything matches perfectly. So the cuff of the jacket matches the fabric and pattern of the dress and even the feathers on the hat will be the prefect shade of pink to go with the pink on the outfit. This make really focuses on the little details leaving you with a very finished and beautiful look.

For the next few weeks I am going to be going into a little bit more detail about each brand that we stock. The first one being Veni Infantino.

Veni was born in the U.K but has Sicilian heritage. At the start she worked for different fashion houses were she was able to gain first hand experiences and understanding of what it took to run a fashion business. She then started her on label Veni Infantino.

Veni Infantino is well known for her bold sleeves or amazing necklines and not forgetting the beautiful embellishment that is on a lot of her dresses.

She wants women to feel stylish and confident when they wear her dresses but also comfortable.

If my shoes aren’t comfy I am miserable! That’s why it is so important to buy the right shoes and to break them in. I was at a party Saturday night with some very uncomfy shoes on and every time I took a step I went ouch, ouch, ouch, that is not something you would photographed.

So here are some top tips to breaking in your shoes –

1. Wear them around the house
2. Wear them for little periods of time but often
3. If you work at a desk in an office take them with you, then you can wear them while you are sat down.
4. Wear socks with them, this will help stretch them and prevent any blisters (hopefully)

Hopefully with these tips you’ll be dancing the night away in your comfy shoes.

What is static and why do we get it in our clothes? Static is caused when the fibers rub together. Basically the fibers stick to each other and when you have a beautiful flowing dress that is not the look you want to go for.

So how do you remove static from your dress?

1. You can actually buy anti-static spray to spray under your outfit. (some people also use hairspray)
2. Rub the inside of your dress with your tights before you put them on.
3. Use a wire hanger and move it across your clothes to transfer the static to the hanger and not your dress.

On your daughter or son’s wedding day you want to be ecstatic, not full of static.

Today we are going to be discussing nails and what to go for. If in doubt go nude, luckily this year nude nails are trending.

According to Cosmopolitan magazine the top nail trend is iridescent chrome nails, basically a shiny nude nail that shimmers in the light giving  a different colour to the nail varnish. Number 4 was a sheer blush and number 5 was a strawberry glazed effect.

One of the good thing about nude nails if they get chipped it is not as obvious as if you had a colour nail varnish on. On the day the last thing you want to worry about is a chipped nail.

So you have found the dress, now is the time to accessorize. When you purchase your dress you might buy the hat to match, even a pair of shoes and bag, is that it then? Done………Nope, what about jewelry.

If you come in to see us to find your outfit you might notice towards the end of the appointment, when you think you have found your dress and we have teamed you with the hat and shoes etc we will put a necklace on just to finish the look and that is what jewelry does, it gives you that polished finished look.

However you can over accessorize, for example if you buy a beautiful beaded and sequin dress with quite a high neckline I wouldn’t then go and put a big diamante necklace on, you don’t need it. Instead I would look for some diamante drop earrings and maybe even a bracelet to finish the look.

If your dress has long sleeves and a beautiful v neckline do not worry about bracelets, no one will see them, instead look for a lovely necklace to show off that neckline.

Also go off the colour of your outfit, if your dress is a gold colour I would team it with gold accessories. Never be afraid to ask us what jewelry you should team with your outfit, we are here to help you every step of the way.