http://www.odeliska.com/blog Bridal and Ethical Fashion Discussion Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:11:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes you may have considered buying online from China or over east but buyer beware! You may be savvy enough to have had your measurements taken to correlate the appropriate size but I recently had a lass come to me having bought a size 8 and yet I needed to ... http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=29 This is a quick note to let potential clients know that as my husband and I had a beautiful baby girl on 20 June 2009, named Mia Amelie, I am currently taking on fewer clients and answering emails less regularly. Caio for now, Jemma. http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=28 Dale wore a silk bodice with bias cut skirt attached. Slender in an off-the-shoulder wedding dress, Dale also had mushroom coloured dupion bridesmaids dresses. Dale was photographed by Deray Simcoe. http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=27 More gorgeous girls recently wedded... Danielle and Marcus, photographed by Holly Netto Danika McLeash photographed by Digital Shutterspeed http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=26 Jane Austen eat your heart out! This client had a Pride and Prejudice, regency style wedding. This picture shows the empire-line, full length, chemise dress we came up with. Congrats Bonnie! http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=24 I was recently brought to work together with the milliner, Nicola Gredziuk, by an innovative client who had a head piece commissioned for her wedding. Here are 2 images of the work that Nicola completed for the New Zealander bride, Emma. The clients I've had from New Zealand recently are proving ... http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=23 Emma McKay (nee Graham) wore a strapless Seapearl georgette over ivory satin in a Grace Kelly inspired gown. Photographer credit, Victor Carter Photography, NZ. Kristina Marelic was married in Nov 2008. She wore an Ivory silk-georgette over natural silk-satin, asymetric, Grecian style wedding gown - gorgeous! Cheyenne and Steve - Swan ... http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=22 Hi All, Odeliska recently had great exposure in Cosmopolitan Bride, Issue 18 Spring/Summer 2008. My husband's and my wedding was featured on pages 236-7 as 'Cut Costs Not Style: Savvy Brides Tell'. I would like to point out that our photographer, Kylie Noble, did an exceptional job, particularly as it was a ... http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=20 I would love to see the fabric manufacturing sector come to the 'sustainability' party more concertedly by producing lesser polluting fabrics. Hemp/silks are a good start, but what about the dyes and mordents? China's rivers are desperately suffering from the waste emitted from the factories lining their banks (BBC has ... http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=9 Having your dress made by a dressmaker can be considered a risk. Each dressmaker brings their own design sensibilities and unique experiences to the task. Brides should recognise that when they have their dress/es made by a single, private dressmaker they are usually paying less than retail and with good reason. ... http://www.odeliska.com/blog/?p=18