Bridal Gowns
Pronovias/Manuel Mota
Perfectly proportioned with architectrual lines reminiscent of the forties and sixties, genuine "couture" precise cuts and finishes make Manuel Mota's designs stand out from the rest. The Pronvias designer creates gowns for women who want to feel modern yet romantic, and extremely glamorous.
Mon Cheri
Silhouettes ranging from sleek sheaths to full ball gowns allow each bride to look her best on her wedding day.By using softer laces and crystal beading, the designs incorporate delicate embellishments with romantic feelings.
Sophia Tolli
With its unparalleled craftsmanship and exceptional fit, the Sophia Tolli collection provides an array of gorgeous, show-stopping bridal gowns. A seamstress since her early teens, Sophia grew up surrounded by fabrics, sewing machines and dress patterns. Her aunt, a talented dressmaker, handmade a majority of Sophia's wardrobe and allowed Sophia to select her own fabrics. Sophia considers this early exposure to dressmaking as the base of her informal education in fashion design. Sophia developed a strong foundation in made-to-measure design by crafting custom prom, bridesmaid's dresses and bridal gowns in her teens. During college, Sophia challenged traditional sewing techniques and explored alternative methods of dressmaking. Her award-winning expertise in fit and construction is the result of both her childhood experiences and college education.
Sophia adds, "My collection has two distinct feelings: soft classic romanticism and traditional bridal drama. My signature style will always be gowns with an exceptional fit and cut."
Paloma Blanca
Paloma Blanca has been servicing the bridal industry since 1937 from its own manufacturing facilities in Toronto, Canada, offering expert fit, high quality fabrications, attention to detail, styling and "on time service." If your are a bride looking for style, elegance and simplicity, along with value, you should find your dream dress within this collection.
Sabrina Toy
Opulent, Luxurious and Captivating Bridal Gowns for the Exquisitely in Vogue Bride
Mon Cheri Couture is high-fashion bridal wear at its best. The inspiration for the design of this collection is the enchanting country of Italia. The cities of Rome, Vatican City, Pisa, Sorrento and Capri inspired this collection of bridal gowns to be decorated with intricate ethnic-feeling hand-embroidery and beading, cut from luxurious silk fabrications with touches of the unexpected. Swarovski crystal beading and exclusive antique lace embellish this collection. With all but a few styles not available in silk, there are a wide variety of silhouettes and styles in silk to choose from. Close attention to detail is apparent through elements like satin banding accented by exclusive brooches, dramatic pick-up skirts and slimming directional pleating.
Special features exclusive to this collection include the Signature Adjustable Couture Bodice Shaper with three hooks for extra support and comfort as well as the Exclusive Signature Detachable Cosmetic Pouch with room to hold a compact, lipstick or even a cell phone! Detachable spaghetti straps as well a halter strap are available with most strapless styles, allowing for even more comfort.
Montage
An eclectic social occasion collection designed with the sophisticated, fashion-forward Mother of the Bride or Groom in mind. With a wide selection of full-length and tea-length suits, elegant ball gowns and chic formal dress sets in silk chiffon, silky crepe, satin and organza, Montage provides styles for both informal and formal affairs. In addition, select suits and dress sets with matching jackets are also available with a shawl instead of the jacket. Its expansive variety, becoming fit and stylish design deem Montage the leader in Mother of the Bride or Groom lines.
Rina di Montello
After many successful years in the social occasion industry, designer Rina di Montella is thrilled to present her premiere bridal collection. Rina's Italian heritage as well as her close attention to detail are prevalent in this upscale collection. Soft and elegant, her designs feature European silhouettes, luxurious silk fabrications and elaborate beading patterns. A true reflection of the woman herself, the Rina di Montella bridal collection exudes romance with a haute coutre flair.
Lazaro
Priding himself on the ability to design for any bride, Lazaro features everything from slender silhouettes to ball gowns and styles that range from simple to extravagant.
Parlaying his adolescent specialty into a collection that is mature in its range and boundless in its creativity, Lazaro has evolved into an outstanding and courageous designer. This transformation includes the freedom he asserts in his bridal designs as well as his bridesmaid collection. Outfitting a picture perfect wedding party with unique colors, fabrics, and modern styles. Lazaro provides every bride with a dress that best expresses her personality and sense of style.
Alvina Valenta
This classic couture collection is designed by Victoria McMillan.
Alvina Valenta gowns are known for their timeless elegance, sophistication and most especially their attention to detail. All of the dresses are finished by hand, as well as the beading and their signature hand rolled roses. Every hem is finished with lace right down to the petticoat hem!
Alvina Valenta gowns are made of the finest silks, satin shantung, and satin organza to name a few. McMillan loves to experiment with pastel shades in all of these fabrics as well as the expected white and ivory.
One of the collection's most successful silhouettes has been their full circular tulle skirt. Whether it is finished with a lace hem or without, with a beaded tank bodice, or a simple unadorned silk satin one, these dresses exude a festive, fun yet elegant feel.
McMillan believes the bride should be the main focus of the wedding, and the dress should only enhance her beauty.
Amy Michelson
To meet the needs of today's fashion conscious bride, Amy Michelson creates a signature look of soft sensuality infused with a modern confidence.
Amy's luxurious silk gowns are cut to look sexy, liquid and feminine. Sophisticated and elegant, Amy's bias cut wedding gowns evoke the enchantment of Hollywood's goledn era, yet are fresh and of the moment.
Anne Barge
Anne launched the Anne Barge Bridal Collection which combined classic designs in the finest of silks with museum quality beading and embroidery….not before seen in the worldwide bridal market. Today the line is represented in Neiman Marcus and the finest stores throughout the country, UK, Spain and Japan. With an atelier above Atlanta’s Four Seasons Hotel, her own private label and an international presence, she has made her life long dream a reality. The gowns have been featured in magazines and newspapers internationally as well as having been selected as the winner for the 2003 Today Show Throws a Wedding.
Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller uniquely combines the ideas of elegance and rebellioni to achieve a subtle sexiness that is the essence of modern femininity. In her hand, the drape and cut of designer clothers are transformed to a younger, more sophisticated look.
Justin Alexander
Justin Alexander set out to create a collection of wedding gowns, a vision of affordable, couture bridal gowns with accents of glamour, drama and luxury.
Their international design team, collectively, pays close attention to detail, designing sophisticated bridal gowns for brides across Europe and North America.
Sourcing fabrications from around the world, the craftsmanship of Justin Alexander gowns includes the finest fabrics... pure silk, rich satins, soft laces, hand crafted beading as well as elegant Swarovski crystals. Corsetry is based on original Victorian patterns and techniques sculpting the classic hour-glass figure to perfection allowing each bride to feel as if it were created just for her.
Simone Carvalli
Couture bridal gowns made of the best 100% silk fabrics and the finest of French lace. Unique and amazing fit fabricated with a brilliant technique that gives every bride an hour-glass shape. Round that out with our authentic Swarovski crystals and an affordable price and you have Simone Carvalli.
Augusta jones
he Augusta Jones style is defined by contemporary clean lines with a twist - usually in the form of an unexpected bejeweled detail. Started in 1999 by Charlotte Leung, her wedding dress label "Augusta Jones", set out to do things differently. She needed a range of bridal gowns that would fulfill three basic requirements: beautiful styling; flexibility of the range to suit a variety of shapes; and affordability. The dilemma was finding an existing line that could fulfill all three criteria. In the end she designed a small line for her own shop to offer brides these options. With the success of her initial bridal collection, she was encouraged to launch the range in England in September 1999. Wanting to offer brides a complete look, she then added a stylish range of shoes and veils. The label is now available in over 150 shops worldwide.
Born in Denmark to a Danish mother and British Chinese father, she divides her time living and working between London and Hong Kong. After her first collection, Charlotte Leung teamed up with her stepmother, June Leung, an award-winning designer in her own right. June Leung brought her passion for art deco and period piece jewelry to the collection - very much in evidence by the extravagant detailing found in key pieces. They spend their time between the sample room and equally important, traveling the world for inspiration. Successful from the start, this young company has been awarded three British Bridal finalist awards within the first two years of introducing the label. Their work is regularly featured editorially in Cosmopolitan Bride, In-Style Wedding, Brides, Wedding & Home, and You & Your Wedding.
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