Robes de Mariée ~ Wedding Dresses

<p lang="en"> Valentine Avoh, it's me! But also the name of a dream...</p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> <strong>I have always wished to offer today's future brides a selection of modern, romantic and elegant gowns who refect their personnality.</strong> This is why I would like to present a collection of customizable bespoke dresses, which will entirely be handmade to inspire each bride to create with me, the dress of her dreams!</p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> <strong>- Update 17/11/2013: A Brussels boutique just confirmed me that they would like to have some of my dresses in their store for next season as soon as I'll finish them!!</strong></p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> <a href="http://www.valentineavoh.com" target="_blank">www.valentineavoh.com</a></p> <p lang="fr-FR">  </p> <p lang="fr-FR"> <img alt="Wedding-dress-and-photo-by-valentine_avoh-1" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/47916/wedding-dress-and-photo-by-valentine_avoh-1.jpg"></p> <p lang="fr-FR">  </p> <p lang="fr-FR">  </p> <p lang="fr-FR"> <u><strong>ABOUT ME:</strong></u></p> <p lang="fr-FR">  </p> <p lang="en"> <strong>In love with fashion and photography since my childhood, at the age of 19, I decide to move to London to study fashion design and pattern cutting at the London College of Fashion. </strong></p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> Fascinated by the meticulous hand sewing after working for several designers, such as <strong>Alexander McQueen, Alexis Mabille, and Samantha Shaw</strong>, I decide to specialized myself in high end fashion.</p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> <strong>A few sketches and fittings later, I was making my first wedding dress!</strong> This realization was the beginning of my passion for the white dress.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Website-illustration-by-valentine-avoh" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/47917/website-illustration-by-valentine-avoh.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p lang="en"> Aside from my love for handwork, craftsmanship and luxurious fabrics, <strong>I am passionate about the relationship that arises during the creation of a dress. Each project marks the start of a beautiful friendship.</strong></p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> <img alt="Virginia" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/47936/Virginia.jpg"></p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> <strong>To bring my project to life, develop my brand and offer a larger selection of choice to my clients, I need to create a complete range</strong>.</p> <p>  </p> <p lang="en"> Thanks to this collection, I will be able to offer each of my future brides, a selection of dresses which they will be able to try in my Brussels atelier. Following their first appointment, they will have the opportunity to choose between three options:</p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> - order a piece from the collection and have it made as it is, to their own measurements.</p> <p lang="en"> - order a piece from the collection and have it customized with the addition of sleeves, length, train, etc...</p> <p lang="en"> - create together with me the dress of their dream by designing an unique piece.</p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p> <u><strong>INSPIRATION</strong>:</u></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Panneau-d_inspiration" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/48475/panneau-d_inspiration.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p lang="en"> <strong>Fascinated by the 20s-60s women, I draw my inspiration from the old movies and Hollywood's golden age, when glamor and elegance were at their peak!</strong></p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> I do also find my inspiration in the current fashion trends, whether it'd be from the catwalks and red carpets or through the stylish and elegant women I capture every day on <a href="http://blog.valentineavoh.com" target="_blank">my blog</a>.</p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> <img alt="Planche-2" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/48421/planche-2.jpg"></p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p lang="en"> The fabrics and materials play as well an important role in the creative process. Silks, laces, beads, but also feathers and leathers, I love mixing these differents materials to create a modern, unique and elegant silhouette.</p> <p lang="en">  </p> <p> <img alt="Wedding-dress-by-valentine-avoh-short-by-valentine_avoh" src="https://kkbb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/project_image/image/47918/wedding-dress-by-valentine-avoh-short-by-valentine_avoh.jpg"></p> <p>  </p>