Demi Couture Bridal & Evening Wear by KatyaKatya Shehurina

Latvian born designer Katya Shehurina specialises in bridal and evening wear and loves that she is able to help make women feel special on their special day.  Her designs are demi couture so you can walk in to her Kingly Court store off Carnaby Street, look at her sample designs and then tweak – if you want the waist line raised or lowered that’s fine or if you want more or less embellishments that’s OK too.

She also likes to create different looks for the same outfit.

The Aria gown is delicate and feminine with a soft pleated bodice and spaghetti straps. The fabric is silk crepe with a tulle overlay. 

To create a different look, there is the lace embroidered gilet scattered with pearl beads and sequins which covers the chest and ties at the back with grosgrain ribbon. 

Katya explains that this gilet can be also worn with a simple day dress or a tee shirt with jeans to add a touch of glamour.

Most of her dresses are loose and free flowing which helps created different looks.  Katya shows us how to create different looks with this dark grey silk crepe gown with corsage from her Spring/Summer 2112 collection:

Looking elegant left loose

Tied with belt for a more fitted look

It is also looking good with this silk taffeta jacket which is open at the front so as not to hide the corsage.

Other designs are:

Her skirts have a drawstring type fastening which fits all sizes and is great news for after a big meal. One of her clients bought her longest skirt to wear as a strapless dress providing another optional look.

A thigh length jacket which actually unzips to create a waist length jacket. There are two hand beaded brooches with the jacket which can be positioned as two large buttons or just anywhere for decoration.

My favourite is this pink lace embroidered short dress from her AW11 collection and available to buy online.  Price £195 It only comes in one size which can be adjusted to fit a size 8 to a size 12.

Wear with a separate purple peony collar for that special wow factor.

And for a different look wear a belt

Katya studied fashion design and pattern making at ESMOD in Paris and graduated in 2007 with a specialization in haute couture. Since her graduation she has concentrated on developing her own brand called KatyaKatya Shehurina in bridal and evening wear.

Visit her boutique at Unit 2.10, Kingly Court, Carnaby Street 49, London W1B 5PW

Or her online boutique www.onlineshehurina.com

Demi-bespoke couture Pussy Willow SS11 collection

Recently the buzz has been about Autumn Winter collections, but let’s not totally forget about Spring Summer, after all spring has only just sprung.

Pussy Willow reminds us of the delights of summer by holding a SS11 catwalk show at Delfina on Bermondsey St where Jensen’s Bermondsey gin cocktails and tubs of Haagen-Dazs were available for refreshments.

First on the catwalk was a high waisted below the knee pencil skirt in white, teamed with a green spotty strapless blouson top and black jacket. 

The ensemble was completed with a pair of Gianmarco Lorenzi sandals in matching black and green.

Looking classically stylish was the slim navy macintosh and white cigarette pants...

...worn with a pair of Gianmarco Lorenzi peep toe shoes in a cream patent leather and gold stripe accessories.

The green spotty design again made an appearance, this time in the guise of a figure hugging strapless dress. The side panels in grey at the waist accentuated the hour glass shape.  Again Gianmarco Lorenzi’s black and green sandals complemented the look.

A short turquoise jacket with elbow length sleeves looked cute with its bow effect at the front.

A turquoise sheath dress had a touch of grey panelling slimming the waist at the sides, but was just noticeable.

It was at the back where the grey panel came in to its own by covering the whole of the top half. 

A pair of nude satin Gianmarco Lorenzi sandals elongated the legs..

The daring grey dress with a plunging neckline had a touch of colour around the wasitline in pop colour fuchsia

This bright fuchsia colour continued on a more demure sheath dress with its high neckline and grey yolk. Just a little tease with its peep hole back fastening..

A mushroom coloured sheath dress with cream mesh top panel looked great with Belen Echandia’s large Stockholm tote bag www.belenechandia.com

For the less tailored look, Pussy Willow showed the grey spotty maxi dress with mesh top

But if it is a tailored look you are wanting, then the textured black sheath dress with its high neckline is the one to covet.

For the evnings there was the cream satin cream dress with its straight boat neckline and...

...sexy low v back; ....

....Then the  long slimline tomato red dress with grey panel around the neckline.

and the floaty chiffon jade maxi dress

The finale dress was the long figure hugging white satin dress

plus attached train with large bow

Pussy Willow is the creation of Amanda Thompson and is a demi bespoke couture boutique. Here you are able to choose from the collection and the piece will then be made to measure. 

Her shop is at 90 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3UB

www.pwillow.com