Designer Spotlight: Jenny Packham

Hollywood Glamour Reigns in Bridal

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, Emma Watson, Jennifer Aniston and Sarah Jessica Parker what do these 'A-list' women have in common? They all gravitate for the Hollywood glamour of Jenny Packham.

Vintage, Hollywood glamour - Jenny Packham

Packham "infuses the Hollywood crowd with the glamour they adore (jennypackham.com)," and by doing so they call her for their red carpet looks, which all take a cue from the bridal collection.

Miley Cyrus, taking a Jenny Packham wedding dress to the red carpet
Celebrities wearing Jenny Packham

A Central St. Marks College of Art graduate, Packham has been awarded as the Best Bridal Designer of the Year, for 2011, therefore, regarding her as on the othe UK's top designers.

She has "redefined the image of The Bride. She is glamourous, contemporary, and timeless." Packham designs the structure of the dress with folds and layers of fabrics to create an elegant and ethereal movement. While the fine fabrics gracefully flow as the bride walks the main details in her designs consist of the layers of fabrics and not many embellishments.


Jenny Packham Bridal Collection

Visit our bridal salon in Kansas, to see if Jenny Packham is the gown of yours dreams!
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The Platinum Wedding

Luxury Style

Grace Ormonde provides elite brides with the top vendors in the wedding industry.

Love Story - Grace Ormonde Wedding Style

 The Platinum List is where brides can find information on the best and highest-end in the wedding industry. Laura's Couture is proud to be a member of The Wedding Style Platinum list since 2007.

Grace Ormonde, began as a wedding magazine focused fort the New England bride, and has grown so beautifully that Wedding Style is now recognized for it's international "platforms for wedding specialists to showcase their products and services while offering prospective brides and grooms a multitude of choices, ideas and alternatives for planning their wedding. She has consistently made creativity and innovation hallmarks of her enterprises (graceormonde.com)."



We invite you to "experience the elegance" of Laura's with the timeless, romance of being a member of Grace Ormonde's Platinum List. Laura's Couture on Facebook.

Designer Spotlight: Simone Carvalli

Sophistication, Silhouettes, Swarovski

The signature style of Simone Carvalli dresses can be found in the impact of the couture sewing. The wedding dresses designed by Carvalli are sophisticated, with gorgeous silhouettes and the usage of Swarovski crystals. By combining these elements the designer’s wishes shine through while creating the signature “technique of giving every bride an hour-glass shape while wearing the gown.”

Simone Carvalli, 2011



I invite you to make an appointment to view and try on these gowns, at Laura's Couture Collection, www.facebook.com/laurascouturecollection.

refrences: http://wiki.weddingbee.com/Simone_Carvalli



Summer Sale

Summer Stock Up Sale!

That's right, it's sale time! Hurry into Emerson Martin to check out great deals on Vera Wang, Kate Spade and many more.

Kate Spade, Kansas City native

Vera Wang, fine papers and scents

Gorgeous handbags and leather goods for every lady you know

Completing a party, with the looks of Caspari Papers

Hurry in for even more special finds!

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The colors of Simone Carvalli

Inspiring Colors

Flowers imitate art

2011 Simone Carvalli bridesmaids dresses

Catching the light of the gemstones

Reflecting the colors of the dresses

2011 - Simone Carvalli

Simone Carvalli catches the light of different lifestyles and moods. Young women love the cocktail dress style of Simone's pieces, and as the cliche goes "you can wear it again!"

Designer Spotlight

Eugenia, a true couturier

Eugenia Vasiliadis creates “pieces of art” and has been for over 20 years. While designing gowns she keeps in mind the importance of the wedding day, after all it is the most important day for the bride!

Live from Eugenia

She takes the importance of the day into consideration in order to create the most gorgeous and finest tailored gowns for her brides. Utilizing exquisite details, delicate hand-crafted precision, and the finest silks, Eugenia strives to make each and every gown a masterful work of art.

Eugenia is a true couturier.

Assyetrically shirred tafetta ballgown. Textural beadwork on bodice.
Eugenia Collection 2011

The hand sewn details on the gowns bring out the personality of the bride. Eugenia designs for the bride with her in mind. She also brings inspiration to her work from the “starlets of the 30s and the world-renowned masters of Haute Couture.”

We are lucky enough to be showcasing the Eugenia Collection, in our store this weekend, for a Trunk Show!

Check our photo shoot from earlier this morning on our Facebook page, Laura’s Couture Collections.

Wedding Wednesday!

Hip and Trendy Bridesmaids Gifts

She’s been there for you throughout the entire relationship. Through the last few months she has scheduled and been at each of your dress fittings, attended your mother’s bridal luncheon, planned an out- of-control bachelorette party and now she’s the one holding your flowers and primping your hair. This woman must be a superhero! So how do you show your appreciation for this wonder woman? Show her you care with a Debbie Brooks handbag she can carry every day;  A reminder of your friendship and your special day.

“Debbie Brooks evokes the emotions of excitement and adventure of everyday indulgences and transforms them brilliantly into the collectable works of art (DebbieBrooks.com).”

Gwyneth Paltrow

Fabulous wristlet with a changeable magnetic keyring

Constructed out of fine leathers, the pieces have interchangeable magnetic pieces that can change the style of the wristlet or handbag, from day to evening, or office to cocktails.

I invite you to stop by Emerson Martin the Stationery Store to see the newest arrivals in the Debbie Brooks Collection and pick up a special gift for your bridesmaids.

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Designer Spotlight

 “Clean. Architectural. Luxurious.”

This is RIVINI.

RIVINI wedding dresses offer the modern bride understated elegance. Rita Vinieris, the creative director for the brand, uses the most luxurious fabrics, such as silks, chiffons and organza. All while implementing couture, feminine details such as, pleating and sheer panels, which effortlessly lend the bride a timeless and classic feel.

“Vinieris’s unerring sense of what modern bride’s desire has shaped a Collection that is alluring in its design, chic in its perfection, the essence of simple luxury.” –RIVINI.com

Designing wedding gowns since 1995, Vinieris has focused on creating clean and simple silhouettes for brides. Her inspiration for the RIVINI Collection comes from classic elements that surround her; those which “sustain life; the beauty in detail, and the spirit of my children inspire me to create. Watching the evolution of design and finding glamour in unexpected places (Vinieris).”

Schedule your appointment today to find the elegance of a RIVINI gown for yourself!