Helen - Bride to Be

Helen Brown heard about Certain Style when she attended a bridal exhibition in Washington D.C. Although we didn’t have an exhibit there we had donated a gorgeous bridal nightgown and robe to a silent auction in aid of breast cancer.  Helen wasn’t successful in winning our bridal robe, but she had set her heart on it, so a week or so after she attended the show Helen visited our internet site. Although she liked what she saw, the specific item she had seen at the show wasn’t on the site (we hadn’t had a chance to photograph it before sending it out) but Helen was determined. She noticed that we had a live chat facility and she used it. On the other end of the chat, as luck would have it was Steven Charles, our principal designer.

Steven quickly reassured Helen that we would be delighted to make her the bridal robe she’d seen and what’s more as Helen had settled on a white and lilac theme for her wedding, we would line and edge the robe with lilac, or would she perhaps prefer the robe to be made in lilac brocade?

As Helen began to understand the possiblities, that the garments would be made for her and and in the color and fabrics of her choice, she began to plan, and working closely with Steven designed a trousseau including not only of nightwear and loungewear for her honeymoon, but also the formal dress for her wedding rehearsal dinner, an outfit for her mother, and matching pajamas for the attendants as a lasting reminder of the wedding.

For her wedding night Helen chose a white version of ‘Siren’s Call’ trimmed with lilac ribbon teamed with our ‘golden bride’ robe in lilac brocade.

For her trousseau she chose a lilac version of our ‘coral breeze’ boudoir bra and skirted pants and for her rehearsal dinner wore a version of ‘Helen of Sparta’ in lilac and gold.

Helen added a full length, white Moonlit bride with lilac ribbons and a lilac silk ’Persephone’ nightgown trimmed with white Nottingham lace.  She completed her trousseau with a lilac camisole and satin boxers set and wide georgette pants to create a pair of lounging pajamas.

Helen’s bridal attendants, her sister and friend June have each received a pair of ‘Marina’s Bloomers’ in pansy as a memento of their very special day.