PEARL BESPOKE - BEAUTIFUL HAND MADE DRESSES AND DESIGNS

Pearl Bespoke Dressmakers specialise in hand made bespoke wedding dresses from their Central Bristol and East London Studios.

Whether you know what you want or need help, Pearl will work with your ideas and preferences from the initial designs and sketches to create a beautiful elegant and intricate dress for your wedding day, tailored specifically for you.

The designs often have a bohemian or ethereal feel and Pearl Bespoke have a special interest in vintage inspired dresses and renovations.

If you need inspiration, Pearl has oodles of it.  Take a look at her portfolio and her blog to kick start your vision!  Then organise a meeting with her to bring that vision to life.

Not only that, but they can design and make your bridesmaids', flower girl or even mother-of-the bride outfits.

If you've always dreamed of a unique wedding dress designed specifically for you then Pearl's your girl!

Pearl Bespoke Dressmakers
Email: pearl.bespoke@gmail.com
Tel: 07794044948
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TRICIA DESIGNS - BESPOKE BRIDAL HAIR ACCESSORIES

For original, unique and exquisitely detailed designer hair accessories, step forward Tricia Designs.  

Tricia Designs offers bespoke fascinators, hats and clips, all made to order. The 'Bridal Collection' is updated regularly with new pieces that range from 'catwalk glamour' to elegant sophistication, with sleek lines, high quality gems and floating silks.

Whether you’re the bride, mother of the bride, a bridesmaid, flower girl or wedding guest, Tricia Designs has exquisite and charming organza floral belts, hairbands, hairclips, headbands, shoe clips and matching bow ties available.

 
Tricia's latest collection of fascinator accessories are inspired by 150 years of 'Alice in Wonderland'. Think drama, quirky images, splashes of colour and asymmetric patterns. Some pieces of the 'Alice' collection will showcase on her Facebook page in February so do check it out.

Tricia also makes and designs Venetian masks. Add suspense and style to masquerade events and let your imagination be the limit! She has a wide range of traditional masks and can create bespoke silhouettes in quality textiles. Each mask is an artistic explosion of colour and designed to suit the wearer. They're comfortable to wear too. You can wear them with glasses and even have your glasses incorporated into a bespoke design!

           

At the Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair, Tricia will have a selection of her Vintage Bridal Collection on display as well as a portfolio of designs to inspire you. You can try on her samples to give you an idea of shape and size and how these beautiful pieces work. She'll also be on hand to give you advice on colour, style and shape, so catch her while you can.

Excitingly, amongst all her PR, Tricia's recently been featured in Sainsbury's Bank magazine!  

(Thanks to Pete Cranston Photography for Image 1, Feather Swirl and Barclay Photography for Image 2)

Vintage Baker Finds - Vintage Zizou

Every so often I find a vintage supplier who's just too good not to share. So while they might not strictly be 'Bristol' based, they certainly get the Bristol Vintage & Vintage Baker Finds seal of approval.

First up is Vintage Zizou.

Vintage Zizou is a speciality vintage and contemporary clothes shop and a dress agency.

Owner Anca Cesar sources her stock from across the UK, Europe and the US to bring you quality pieces.

They have a large section of branded and unbranded dresses, coats, hats, shoes, handbags and jewellery…

…and if you're not sure what you're looking for, need some style advice, fashion tips or want to know how to care for your new purchases, the friendly staff are on hand to help.

When it comes to bridal, they stock wedding dresses, cocktail dresses and party dresses, outfits for flower girls and the Mother of the Bride, as well as some gorgeous accessories.

So pop across the bridge to their shop at 16 Castle Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1BU or take your time looking through the online stock available on their website. The prices are surprisingly reasonable for top quality vintage.

See you soon for more Vintage Baker Finds!

When Sarah Baker isn't writing children's books she writes features for Vintage Life Magazine and Pretty Nostalgic. You can find her on Twitter @bysarahbaker or follow her on Pinterest.

Jessica Charleston

Bristol Vintage are delighted to welcome Jessica Charleston to our next fair.

Jessica Charleston creates couture wedding dresses. 

Her dresses are beautifully romantic.

With Jessica Charleston the sky's the limit. She'll work with you to create the dress of your dreams. A dress that reflects your personality without compromise.

"Time after time my brides tell me that they love being part of the creative process and they feel a real personal attachment to their wedding dress. It's your wedding day and everything about it should be the way you want it, particularly your dress!"

Jessica has recently opened a shop in Bath and this new space will showcase past and present collections with new designs added on a regular basis.

You can find out more about Jessica's designs on her website, follow her on Facebook and Twitter or be inspired by her Pinterest page. Do make sure you come and meet her at our next Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair though… she'll be showcasing a new separates collection together with a selection of unique flower girl dresses made from the same beautiful fabrics she uses to create her wedding dresses. She's not to be missed!

Tricia Designs

These gorgeous bespoke fascinators, hats and clips are all made to order by Tricia Designs.

Whether you’re the bride, mother of the bride, a bridesmaid, flower girl or wedding guest, Tricia Designs has exquisite and charming organza floral belts, hairbands, hairclips, headbands, shoe clips and matching bow ties available.

Each piece is a work of art, planned and made to your exact specifications of size, shape and colour to match your wedding dress or bridal theme - Tricia encourages you to be involved in the creative process!

Tricia’s designs are accented with a wide variety of silks, lace, vintage trims, delicate fabrics, beads, ribbons, wired feathers, mesh and veiling. Each part is made to order, resulting in a unique piece that’s designed to be stunning, to reflect your individuality and made for you to wear with confidence, to treasure and to keep.

On the day of the Fair, Tricia will have a selection of her Vintage Bridal Collection on display as well as a portfolio of designs to inspire you. You can try on her samples to give you an idea of shape and size and how these beautiful pieces work. Tricia will also be on hand to give you advice on colour, style and shape. She’ll have gift tokens available so you can create a bespoke design for a loved one or friend, plus a few special offers on the day…

…If you sign up for a design workshop with a group of friends, there’s 10% off if you pay on the day of the Fair. Want to visit Tricia’s studio and view her extensive collection? Book an appointment on the day for 10% off her pieces.

You can find out more about Tricia Designs on her website and if you can’t wait till the Fair, make an appointment by calling her on 07826 333 103 or emailing info@triciadesigns.com.

Alexandra King Bridal

We’re delighted to welcome back Alexandra King Bridal to this year’s Fair.

Alexandra King launched her debut bridal collection in 2011, emphasising the British craftsmanship of her label and concentrating on the individual design and cut of every hand crafted dress. The dresses pictured here are just some of her beautiful creations.

In 2012, Alexandra King launched a second bridal collection and developed her online profile so that it’s even easier to order dresses from her online shop, instead of having to go to the studio. There are lots of bridal, bridesmaids and flower girl dresses to choose from and they’re always happy to send out fabric samples to help you select the colour that fits with your theme.

This year, Alexandra King is concentrating on bridesmaids and ready-to-wear dresses at the Fair: “ Since last year’s Fair at Bristol Zoo we were inundated with orders for wedding and bridesmaids dresses, so much so that were fully booked at the studio! It was so lovely to meet new clients at the Fair and we have worked on some really beautiful dresses over the past year.”

On the day, Anna will be unveiling her collection of flower girl dresses.  Anna has worked with Alexandra right from the beginning as head seamstress, and with her debut collection, expect lots of tulle and cuteness! Alexandra will also be bringing new bridesmaids dresses for summer that can all be ordered online in a selection of colours and prints for your wedding. There will be one or two bridal dresses on show too, along with her full portfolio of last year’s weddings to give you plenty of ideas.

Alexandra is really looking forward to meeting everyone and hearing about your plans for your big day. Catch her at our Fair on March 10^th!

(Thanks to Sally R Photography, Assassynation, Morag MacDonald, Laura Michelle and Emma Case for the beautiful photographs.)