10/12/2026
The #1 question I get: “Where do you find your dresses?” 👗
Honestly? A lot of them find me. ✨
Many of my gowns come from people who don’t want to drop a special dress at a thrift store and never know what happens to it. They want to see it restored and loved again.
Last week I got the sweetest voicemail from e_m_i_l_y_c_a_m_i_l_l_e She had a custom-made wedding dress from the late ’80s/early ’90s that she’d used for a photo shoot, and she didn’t want it lost or destroyed. Turns out she’d rescued it herself: someone was giving it away, and it was headed for the trash if no one claimed it.
She offered to drive it all the way to me in Maplewood. When I asked where she was, she said Newburgh, NY... and we just happened to be heading to Hyde Park for our daughter’s Parents Weekend! 🤍 She wasn’t home Friday, so she left it on a chair on her side porch, and sure enough, there it was waiting for me.
I’ll be honest, when someone says “’80s wedding dress,” I get a little skeptical. That era had a LOT of polyester and questionable sequins. 😅 But this one? STUNNING!
Swipe to see it in Emily’s moody photo shoot, then hanging in my dining room while I figure out the best way to clean it. (It presents clean, but I want to treat it right!) 🪡
And the restoration has already begun… I’ve started removing the ribbon lace appliqués and some of the roses at the neckline, and look at the pearl trim hiding underneath! Sometimes refreshing a dress isn’t about adding anything. It’s about uncovering the beauty that was there all along. Last photo shows one side done! ➡️
Thank you, Emily, for saving this beauty and trusting me with her next chapter. 💕
Have a dress with a story that deserves a second life? My DMs are always open. 💌
