Livre d’or: Lohr Couture

We recently had the pleasure of visiting Aimée Lohrbauer’s new atélier in the chic Montorgueil area.  Her space is a perfect reflection of her design style, very modern vintage:  mercury glass vases, antique furniture picked up at the marché aux puces, and tea served in delicate painted china teacups.

Aimée’s aesthetic is perfectly in step with the modern vintage theme that seems to be popping up on more and more wedding inspiration boards.  A professionally trained stylist, she worked for Kenzo and Nina Ricci before taking the big step into the entrepreneurial world.  Her specialties are wedding and evening dresses, adding touches (embellishments, bias-cuts) that remind you of beautiful vintage pieces but are completely original.

And let’s not forget to mention the person!  Aimée is a wonderfully warm, charming and very pretty Swede, who in addition to her native Swedish seems to speak myriad other languages (English, French, Italian…)  She clearly understands that the relationship between the bride and the designer is a privileged one and that she’s accompanying them in a very special time in their lives.  Finding a great dress can be stressful, but in the lovely atmosphere that Aimée has created in her atélier, we wouldn’t be surprised if you too wanted to spend all afternoon sipping tea and chatting with her!

Her website is currently under construction and we’ll be sure to let you know when it’s up and running!

Lohr Couture, 31 rue Etienne Marcel, Paris 1er.  Prices starting at 2 500€.

It’s almost like being (t)here…

Eiffel Tower playing the “A” in Paris?  Check.

Iconic music from a charming French movie?  Check.

High-def monument-porn photos?  Check.

Should you check it out?  Definitely.

http://www.paris-26-gigapixels.com

Vacation catch-up

Fête in France enjoyed a bit of vacation and is now busybusybusy working on 2010 weddings.  Anne toured around Portugal in the unceasing rain and when she returned, Nancy set off for the Basque Country and enjoyed lovely sunny springtime weather.  Both indulged in the fine foods and wines of the Iberian penninsula.

We won’t bore you with all of our vacation photos – but this one was too cheesy-yet-cute not to share!