Wedding and Baby talk to Jasper Conran

 We had the privilege to be speaking with Jasper Conran today thanks to Debenhams.

Jasper Conran holds dearly the wedding dress he designed for Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones.

 

The gown had white draped georgette with ruched bodice reminisent of the 1940's. To date his design of this wedding dress and the bridesmaid dresses is held as the most inspiring work in bridal fashion.

Here is our conversation

W&B - Any fashion tips for brides and guest wear this wedding season?

Jasper Conran - Yes, as the bride always make yourself look recognisable as you, you'll feel alot more comfortable...does this make sense?

 

Jasper Conran - Guests, please remember it's not polite to compete with the bride!

W&B - Thank you. Wondered if vintage was still going to be popular for weddings in 2011?




Jasper Conran - Well I think the dress should be simple and flattering and put the detail into the accessories.

W&B - fab we make accessories for weddings - tiaras, headbands etc so great to hear that from the experts.

Jasper Conran - I'm sure

W&B - Delighted to have been chatting to Jasper Conran about trends in weddings for 2011, thank you for your time.

Jasper Conran - Thank you, my pleasure

 

We love this stunning outfit perfect for wedding guests from the Jasper Conran collection at Debenhams - Silver Grecian Matt and Shine Dress. Why not team it with our Vintage inspired silver grey fascinator.

 Jasper Conran wedding dresss - stunning. Team it with our vintage style headbands or combs

Update 17th April 2011

WOW for some reason this blog post has been getting lots of attention recently. Thanks for that. On further investigation we have actually found that Jasper Conran has listed Wedding and Baby Bespoke Accessories along with only 13 other businesses under his Jasper Conran Bridal list - http://twitter.com/#!/JasperConran/bridal

We are listed along with the acclaimed Wedding Planner Mark Niemierko and Siobhan Craven- Robins, Confetti Magazine, Martha Stewart, Brides, The Knot, Confetti, You &Your Wedding Magazine, Brides Magazine, Real Life Weddings andThe Wedding Girl.

We are truely blessed to have been choosen for this.

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On Trend Accessories 2010/11

Not sure what to wear in your hair for your wedding - then checkout the current trend in headbands. Traditional tiaras are not featuring much in fashion at the moment. Instead the delicious Jenny Packham dresses wore by celeb are causing a frenzy in accessories.
It is a rare day when a bride contacts me for a traditional tiara and I can almost predict their dress style when they show me it. So here are what some of my latest brides have been requesting.

Casey contacted me looking for a headband that would go with her dress and that was inspired by the Jenny Packham style below. The Casey headband was born.

Casey on her wedding day below.

Another style of headband that is being requested is the forehead band. Popular last summer when Denise Van Outen wore one at her secret wedding.

Again I had a bride (not married yet so under wraps) who is wearing a Jenny Packham Elizabeth dress and wanted a forehead band. so looking at the dress detail I created this headband for her.   Denise Van Outen shown right, Jenny Packham Elizabeth dress shown below along with Denise Headband that was created. Denise headband can be seen in pearls on our website http://www.weddingandbaby.co.uk/

Another popular theme on the forehead band is our Shelley headband - as worn by our beautiful bride Shelley who we created the design for.

If your haven't got your dress yet check out some of our favourites from the Jenny Packham Range. Rhapsody,Seraphina and Amelia are shown below.

Floral Leaf and Delta headbands shown are also available on our website http://www.weddingandbaby.co.uk/oneofftiara.htm

Hair Accessories Fashion for AUTUM/WINTER 2010

Showcasing our predicted hot favourites for Autum/Winter brides.

Grecian style headband are hot - check out our Shelly headband in swarovski crystals.

More inspiration tomorrow

Hair follows fashion trends!

Having been at the L'Oreal awards last night what fascinating from an accessories point of view. Although no accessories were used, it was great to see how they use fashion to style the hair to suit.

So for many of my brides who come to me totally confused, will now have a better insight in what to look for. Picking your dress first is a MUST, then consider how your hair will fit in with your dress and accessories.

I was delighted to see the David Kamo fashion show at the awards - wow what stunning stuff. You will see the likes of this on Cheryl Cole and Lady Gaga. These dresses will set you back at least £1000 or more - but they are show stoppers.

The dresses have an architectural feel to them which is accented with scrapped back sleek hair.

L'Oreal Colour Trophy Awards - update

Some of you may know that first and foremost I am a product designer to trade having studied at Napier University Edinburgh. But as a turn of events I went down the teaching route - but it always inspires me to keep up to date with what is going on in all aspects of trends.

So last night was a rare treat to be a the L'Oreal Colour Trophy Awards supporting one of my models who has done some work for me on the website.

What an experience - each hairdresser and model were sat at a booth and had 30 mins to style the hair, 10 mins before the end the make- up artist was allowed into the booth to do the last touch ups. Then the models took to the runway, while being judged by some famous hair industry experts ( and not a woman on the judging panel!)

The self picked outfits were varied and very fashion forward.

The brief was to create colour and texture to die for and a cut that would have people flocking to the salons asking for it. It was all to be influenced by fashion and that of the autumn /winter 2010/11.

Some of the models were fantastic and the mens category saw some very handsome candidates.

The winners hair were all sharp and blunt cuts, with colour from reds to brunette and a white blonde.

Well Done... more on this later.

L'Oreal Awards

We are please to be attending the L'Oreal Awards tonight in Glasgow to cheer on our model Brogan who has got into the final. She is modelling for a local hairdressers - but see some of the work she has done for us here.

http://www.lorealcolourtrophy.com/

Vintage Everyday Fashion

Had the a lovely day today in Glasgow's West End. Wanted to have a look at vintage stuff for the home and found loads of vintage shops on the way.

I must admit I LOVE working with the vintage designs for the wedding scene and would love to be able to find the right occasions to wear one for my own headband creations. However the everyday vintage style I don't think is me - not just yet.

Today was reminiscent of my youth when the store Flip of Hollywood opened in Queen St. A store selling second hand American apparel. Boy how things have changed since then. Second hand clothes were only bought through Charity shops and places like the Barras and Paddy's Market. But now we have eBay and utterly stunning vintage shops springing up all over the place.

A few of the store visited today were
We Love to Boogie - fab layout and has a cafe inside too. Although I never sampled the cakes they looked good. www.welovetoboogiesvintage.com

Vintage Guru www.vintageguru.co.uk

The Made in the Shade Maisonette - lovely vintage inspired home luxuries. Loved the moose head plaque - stunning. www.wearemadeinshade.com @madeintheshade1

Rachel Albert - handmade ladies and kids clothing. Utterly scrumptious designs made to measure and vintage inspired. www.rachaelalbert.me.uk @RachaelAlbert

Just for you also in Decourcey's Arcade get a worthy mention. What a fab idea to sell your designer items through the store. Definitely worth a look.

Pink Poodle - Vintage inspired fashion - fell in love with a very plain dress but definitely lovely. By the time I had got home I had imagined what I would wear with it - must go back and actually try it on. www.lovelaboutique.com

So if you are going to a wedding this year are want to be a stylish guest check out these fab shops. Remeber to check our fascinators and vintage inspired headbands and jewellery to finish your outfit off. www.weddingandbaby.co.uk

Wedding Season in Full Swing - Vintage

Well the wedding season is now in full swing as we see the increase of enquiries and orders for our vintage style hair accessories.

Bear in mind these fab accessories can be worn again and again - even to proms and nights out.

So here is our Vintage inspiration page for you to drool over
Check out page six -http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1n422/RenfrewshireWeddingF/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.weddingandbaby.co.uk%2Ffairs.htm