A Year in Design.....2013

A run-through of some of the many designs commissioned from the JFD studio over the past year. I've enjoyed designing, and we've enjoyed making, every single one of them here in the Brighton studio....but there are too many to include them all, so this is just an over-view......more can be seen by looking through the galleries over on the JFD Facebook page.....

Copper silk velvet for a Pre-Raphaelite inspired styled shoot....

A pearl coloured bias-cut silk satin and French lace slinky wedding dress with a 1920s feel......

A combination of champagne beaded lace and vibrant aqua heavy silk marrocain for an evening dress inspired by the Aesthetic Movement.....

An elegant ivory heavy silk satin gown with cleverly cut detailing.....

An embroidered flower-strewn tea-length wedding dress with insect embellishment for an entymologist artist.......

A glamorous midnight blue silk crepe-back satin '40s inspired evening gown with matching ostrich stole, scattered with tiny 'starry, starry nights' Swarovski crystals......

A silk chiffon strapless gown with pleated lace-trimmed bodice and fitted corded lace jacket......

A long sleeved version of the popular 'Annie' design, with shocking pink silk petticoat binding, for a Dublin bride.......

A pink satin flapper dress and silk velvet opera coat with ostrich feather embellishment for another Irish bride.....

Oyster superweight silk crepe-back satin, bias cut with 1930s style deco seam detailing, and matching feather stole....

Silk dupion embroidered with silk ribbon flowers and frothy silk tulle skirts.....

A lovely French lace and silk organza tea-length design with a pop of coral-pink for the silk petticoat binding.......

Draped bias-cut oyster silk satin for one of the styles very popular with our Dublin stockist, Vintage Bride

A sweetly romantic silk chiffon high-waisted wedding dress with French lace detailing.....

Blood red silk dupion for this nipped-waist wedding dress with over-size bow at hip.....

A subtle silvery-caramel silk damask really lent this wedding dress an understated elegance....

Oyster silk crepe-back satin, hand-beaded with silvery sequins and bugle beads, with dramatic cut-out back.....

Sugared-almond pink silk satin and French lace detailing for this flirty flapper dress ready for a special birthday trip on the Orient Express to Venice....

Frosted almond and buttermilk silk satin layered bias-cut wedding dress with aqua ostrich feather stole and hand-beaded tassels....inspired by the bride's covetable collection of vintage clothes.....

Antique lace collar and cuffs to match.....

A luxurious silver-grey ostrich feather cape for a New York gala.....

One of the French lace and silk organza tea-length designs available through our New Zealand stockist Primrose and Finch......

 A scarlet silk satin evening dress and matching feather stole to help a very courageous young woman complete her bucket list.....

Ivory superweight silk satin wedding gown with draped neckline and freshwater pearl back necklace.......

Silk organza tea-length dress with off-the-shoulder French lace bodice......

French grey silk dupion wedding dress with silk organza-lined French lace fitted jacket

A quartet of detailed necklines.....clockwise from above left; freshwater pearl and swarovski crystal encrusted band, delicate beaded cobweb lace, silk chiffon rosebuds, appliqued embellished flowers.....

French lace and silk organza for a Mid-Summers Day Icelandic wedding.....

French lace and silk chiffon make such a beautifully romantic combination......

Softest French lace for a version of 'Cecile' with a higher neckline.....

Two classic designs in silk chiffon, both for summer weddings......

Two dresses for two brides, in complementary shades of champagne, teal, and French grey.....

Creamy silk chiffon with crystal embellishment and dramatic ostrich feather jacket.....

Glamorous 1930s inspired gown in mother-of-pearl silk satin......

 

Two of the designs now available through our Belgian stockist Mlle C

Pearl silk crepe-back satin with silk crepe panelling and beaded embellishment for an Australian wedding......

Something blue......a choice of coloured sashes gave this bride a different look for wedding and reception.....