Modern, structured — the juxtaposition of strong and feminine. This gown is here to make a statement. From draped skirt to the boned corset, she has a bit of everything.
A boned corset does the work
Boning is what lets a bodice hold its own shape rather than relying on the body underneath to hold it up. It means support built into the gown, a defined waist that stays defined through dinner and dancing, and no adjusting all evening.
It also changes how the skirt hangs, because the weight is carried from a structured waist rather than pulling on the bodice.
Structure against softness
The draped skirt is the counterweight. Where the corset is rigid and architectural, the skirt moves — and it is that contrast, strong against soft, that gives Perdita her tension.
She suits a bride who wants presence rather than prettiness, and who would rather her gown were the thing people remember about the room.
Every gown is made to measure.
Nothing in the collection is bought off a rack. Each gown is made for one bride, to her measurements, through the same bespoke process — five fittings, a made-to-measure toile, and a gown that fits only her.
Come and see it in the Christchurch studio. Details can be adjusted, fabrics reconsidered and necklines changed — the collection is a starting point, not a catalogue.
Try her on.
Book a consultation at the Sydenham studio to see the collection in person — and to talk about how a gown like this one could be made for you.