Dress Design Collab: Styling the Vancouver Vogue Dress

I've been waiting to share this post with all of you for some time now: I've had this gorgeous dress hanging on my dressform at home, patiently turning out post after post, getting all the more anxious about the final styling of the Vancouver Vogue Dress. It's an amazing feeling to see the dress go from a sketch to a beautiful piece I can wear in such a short time. It's even more amazing to think not a single other person in the world has this dress!

To keep in line with the classic yet trendy style here at Vancouver Vogue, I styled the dress with modern and vintage accessories- all in classic black to counter the trendy tangerine hue. The bun gives the look an Audrey Hepburn feel (as you've seen here) while the dramatic volume keeps it current. I couldn't decide on celeb-inspired oversized shades or my vintage Ray Ban look-a-likes, so I used them both! Keep your eyes peeled for the video I'll be posting soon and you'll see another way to style the dress!

I am so thrilled with what Rebecca Elizabeth did with our ideas and how she put it all together: this is one talented girl we have here! If you love this dress as much as I do, I'm sure you're going to be asking how you can get your own made. Well fashionistas, you're going to have to wait a little while! This budding designer has a lot on her plate this coming school year, finishing her design program at the University of the Fraser Valley. If you want to keep in touch though, and see what she's up to, follow her on twitter. This is definitely one talent to watch!

Thanks again to Rebecca Elizabeth for making what will be now known as the official dress of Vancouver Vogue! Stay tuned later this week for a designer exclusive of Rebecca Elizabeth during our styling sesh!

Happy Styling! xo

~Britta

Dress Design Collab: The Final Cut!

At last it's here! The moment you've all been waiting for: the unveiling of my first designer collaboration with Rebecca Elizabeth Designs! I've decided to bump the unveiling of the dress up a bit because of a certain video which will be airing this week (more on that later!).

Over the past month, you've seen the inspiration, the process, the time and effort that goes into making such a piece and now it's finally time to see what the final result is. The classic boatneck, the tea length skirt, the deep V back with cut-out bow...it's finally here, side-by-side with the lovely designer Rebecca Elizabeth!

As you saw in the sketching phase, we wanted to create a piece that would embody the style of Vancouver Vogue. I consider that style to be fresh and trendy, with a vintage flair. Next week, you'll see how I chose to style the dress so that it fits with this classic feel. Think Audrey Hepburn 2012!

What do you think?? Would you rock this look?

Happy Styling! xo

~Britta

Dress Design Collab: Making the Dress

As the next step in our Designer Collaboration with Rebecca Elizabeth Designs, our designer gets right to work on the final version of the Vancouver Vogue dress. She uses her custom-made pattern to trace out every panel of the soon-to-be dress. She's rocking those glasses, looking super studious as she sews away!

We're almost there, people! The final unveiling is so close!

Happy Styling! xo

~Britta

Dress Design Collab: Muslin Fitting

Phase 3 of the Dress Design Collaboration with Rebecca Elizabeth Designs is creating the rough version of the dress. She used a cheaper material called muslin to do a test-run of what the final dress will look like. It was crazy to try it on and see what it is becoming! From paper to a dress just like that!

It's all starting to come together: all we're missing now is the colour, the bow, and a few little adjustments. We're almost there!