Leighton Meester’s character Blair Waldorf from the hit television show Gossip Girl (which wrapped up its final season) wearing a powder blue Elie Saab confection while she marries Ed Westwick’s Chuck Bass.   Ethereal whirls of chiffon in aqueous shades of mint, muted...

Bridal apparel is undergoing an intriguing surge of innovation and creativity. In the past, one’s first thought when thinking about bridal apparel would be of the quintessential white floor length gown. Not that long ago variations of this look were in only in terms of sleeve lengths,...

It is not all that often that bridal collections are designed and produced in such an innovative and elaborate manner. New York-based Claire Pettibone’s ‘Windsor Rose China’ collection of couture bridal gowns was a lavishly feminine feast for the eyes. The whimsically...

The holiday season is approaching which translates to decadence and over-indulgence. What better way to overindulge than with darkly feminine lingerie? Any woman can vouch for the fact that wearing something beautiful underneath will make you feel beautiful in whatever you’re wearing (and on...

From sea inspired creations a la Alberta Ferreti (think anemone-like embroidery creeping up the front of deconstructed lace bodices, chiffon reminiscent of sea-weed and draping and layering suggestive of the choppy sea) to the vividly coloured and structural frocks by John Rocha; the ready to...

When it comes to wedding apparel the focus is most often placed on the bride and making sure that she looks spectacular. Menswear can sometimes be placed on the back-burner with men being dressed in the quintessential black and white ensemble almost as an afterthought.  With vibrantly...

So Mrs. Shulman finally got married and in a custom couture gown fit for royalty. Don’t know who that is? I’ll give you a clue; she used to play a gawky princess alongside Julie Andrews in the Princess Diaries. She has obviously come a long way since then, both professionally and...