Vera Wang Spring 2012

If you haven't seen these gown yet you're in for a treat!  After her fall 2011 collection which was quite dark, with not a white dress in sight, Vera's spring 2012 collection is a lovely breath of fresh dewy air!  Traditionalists will love the pale tones and airy layers and off-beat brides will love the contrasting sashes and unique application of lace & a-symmetrical draping!  I love that these gowns somehow seem to marry modern style with old-fashioned elegance.  They remind me of a Degas painting.

I love the way the lace is applied to this gown!

Possible my favorite of the collection! I love the fan pleating and the wide sash.

Vintage Wedding Gowns

Today on 100 Layer Cake, their featured bride has the most gorgeous vintage wedding dress and she paid, get this, $12 for it at a vintage warehouse!  Unbelievable!   I just had to post some picture because she is so cute (& so are her bridesmaids!).  The fabric of her dress is an embroidered cotton voile, which for whatever reason they hardly make anymore.  If I could get my hands on some I would for sure design it into the vintage warehouse!  Unbelievable!   I just had to post some picture because she is so cute (& so are her bridesmaids!).  The fabric of her dress is an embroidered cotton voile, which for whatever reason they hardly make anymore.  If I could get my hands on some I would for sure design it into the Laura Whitney Couture collection! 

Vera Wang Spring 2012 Collection Released!

Yeah, I know it's hardly even spring 2011 yet but big designers work almost a year ahead and Vera Wang has just released the first photos of her 2012 bridal collection!

In classic Vera fashion it's over the top romantic with lots of floofy-ness and she continues to introduce hints of color to the bridal scene.  The collection is full of texture with lots of elaborate draping, over-sized bows (used vertically much of the time!), and layer upon layer of sheer ruffles and tulle.  The ball gown silhouette is used much more than her last couple collections but she still has a couple trumpet gowns as well as an A-line or two.  One of the stand-out gowns is a pistachio green number with some sumptuous draping on the back!   Another creative technique was layering tulle over lace, softening the appearance as though you're seeing the gown through a foggy glass window.  The effect is absolutely dreamy!   Below is a sampling of the collection!

I'm loving the mauve sash and the fan-like detail at the bust!

Recent Work

Good morning all!  I can't talk too much about it but I've got some BIG stuff going on!  In the following weeks I'll be giving you, my readers, little sneak peeks of some of the lovelies I'm designing for what is sure to be an exciting launch!  Today is probably one of the more generous previews of a new gown design.  I'm just too excited about it!  I don't have a name for it yet, I've been tossing around the phrase "TR fan dress" for obvious reasons.  The drama on the back of the gown is a 3-D origami technique known as transformation reconstruction (google it!).  Anyway, I'm lovin' it & I hope you do too!

If you have questions about the availability of this gown please e-mail me at laura@uptownurbancraft.com