BLOOM

 Meme Francesca loves her blooms. No secret there. These flowers start out as white silk chiffon and organza. The fabric is hand dyed in small batches and pressed in the studio.

MEME FRANCESCA

 Recently I brought a new lady into the Emici Bridal studio. She is lovely and extremely patient with me and my finicky design moments, even at their most extreme. Naturally, it makes perfect sense to give her a proper name. I asked anybody who would listen what they thought her name should be. Thank you to all who played the name game with me here, on Twitter and Facebook. You make life fun. After a while I settled upon what I thought contained her essence. Friends, I present to you  

Meme Francesca.

Now you will see me referring to Meme Francesca wearing certain pieces. Take the photo above for example. There you will see Meme Francesca wearing Gala. A pretty piece from the new Emici Bridal collection coming soon. Gala is designed to be used as a sash or headband but you know it would not have to stop there. Anywhere you want Gala, Gala can be.

INCHING EVER CLOSER

I have been pondering a lot. Mostly my thoughts go to my designs and who I see wearing them. My newest collection of offerings is steadily moving toward the launch date. It is strange when you are creating, sometimes it can be hard to know when to quit and just put it out into the world for others to see. You hope that people see something special in your work and that it serves your vision.

The sneak peek above is of a vintage French chantilly lace headband I finished recently that I call Artemesia. Many content hours are represented in these photos. I trimmed the lace in rhinestones and freshwater pearls along with silk satin and silk taffeta details.

NEW EMICI BRIDAL COLLECTION AND STUDIO LADY

Happy February my friends! It has been a very busy last few weeks for me as I have been designing a brand new Emici Bridal collection that will make its debut very soon (eeeeeeeee). Until then, I wanted to give you a sneak peek at one of the pieces and introduce you to the newest lady of the studio. She is wearing the Emici Bridal Levity Halo. A sinful gathering of blush and champagne, it dispenses romance everywhere. The new mannequin is tailored in linen and will be perfect for the studio. The sad thing is that my new mannequin has yet to be named. We must remedy that!

Please leave a name for the mannequin. A name for her evermore.