The best brands of wedding fashion. A la Russe: wedding dresses from Russian designers
Many girls dream of a fantastic wedding. For most, the dream is associated with a luxurious table, a huge wedding hall, an ocean of flowers and a breathtaking dress worthy of a princess.
Finding the perfect dress is a difficult task, especially for those who cannot afford to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on it. But those who can, have undeniable advantage. They can turn to the most famous and expensive designers. Their dresses are beautiful and unique. They are made from the best fabrics and expensive .
Reem Acra
from $3200 to $7800 (average $3500).
Dresses from Rim Acre will be remembered by everyone. Her collections are eclectic, many created specifically for the catwalk. Based on natural motifs: falling leaves and snowflakes, mixed style innovative forms and vintage chic.
Akra cannot be called a special lover of lace; she is more interested in combining textures and colors in the most unrealistic ways. She most often uses taffeta and satin.
Marchesa
from $3000 to $12000 (average $5000)
They cost about the same Wedding Dresses from the brand Marchesa, which is actually a line created in 2004 by British designer Georgina Chapman.
Her wedding collection is eclectic with a noticeable vintage and Asian influence.
Angel Sanchez
from $3500 to $8500 (average $4100)
Rich brides love dresses by Venezuelan designer Angel Sanchez. Its models are different traditional forms and proportions, usually silhouette A.
Dresses are characterized by clean lines and a minimum of details. He sewed a dress for Sandra Bullock, which, according to rumors, cost her between 10-20 thousand dollars.
Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera is a leading couturier who loves to combine old-world glamor with unique details and styles. She likes traditional Spanish motifs with lace corsets and deep necklines.
Jim Hjelm
Jim Helm Special attention pays attention to unique details and luxurious fabrics. Dresses highlight all the charms of a woman's figure thanks to the use of delicate lace.
Pronovias offers fluffy dresses with a tightening top, thanks to which a beautiful elegant silhouette. Silk, organza, tulle are the most common fabrics; lace corsets are usually embroidered with pearls and crystals.
Elie Saab
from $6,000 to $53,000 (average $10,000)
Wedding dresses from designer Elie Saab belong to the Pronovias group. Many dresses are made in the Cinderella style: a long fluffy skirt, lowered sleeves, a waist tied with a ribbon. The designer makes extensive use of lace and stones.
Oscar de la Renta
Rich clients can't pass up Oscar de la Renta's dresses. The fashion designer is known for his unusual , decorated with lace, flowers and frills, in which old-world and Latin motifs were mixed.
Vera Wang
the minimum price of a dress is $6,000, and the average is $12,000
Vera Wang is one of the most fashionable wedding designers. She uses the most best materials for every part of the model. She helped popularize colored wedding dresses.
Mariah Carey, Ivanka Trump, Jessica Simpson got married in her dresses. Victoria Beckham, whose dress cost 100 thousand dollars.
Fashion is, in principle, interesting, and wedding fashion is a world in which it is incredibly pleasant to be in, where 90-60-90 does not exist, where you end up according to special occasion, and where are you - main character or at least in the leading roles. Today especially for website founders and representatives of 5 Russian wedding brands shared their inspiration and images with us, opening the door to this magical space of delicate fabrics flying towards love.
Maria Alekseeva Vessna Wedding
I have always been drawn to something incredibly elegant, spectacular, something that was missing in everyday life. For more than 4 years I developed my own corsetry technology, which then grew into the technology of sewing wedding dresses.
I started sewing more tightly in 2009, and the more complex projects with many fittings, the more I realized that I could feel the customer. This was and remains the main thing to this day: I work with a specific person, character, mood and wishes, and only then everything works out.
I feel closest to working with natural sources inspiration. Nature is an ideal advisor: color, shape, mood, feeling - you can see absolutely everything, process it, let it pass through you and get a unique result.
My bride? First of all, alive. A person who does not try to put on a standard fashion mask modern trends. A person who knows and loves himself. I help them find their unique beauty, and this can only be done in the absence of fear. Allow yourself to be wonderful and don't be afraid of anything!
Victoria Spirina
Let me start with the fact that I have a natural interest in dresses, like any girl. You always want to have interesting, high-quality clothes in your wardrobe, regardless of whether it is casual wear or event wear. And I, as a person with art education and a heightened sense of beauty, special complaints about dresses. Seeing what was happening around me, that everything was somehow bland, I thought that I could brighten up this world.
And for about 3 years now I have been creating models, wedding collections– in our country life goes by every two years, so I think that quite a lot has been done.
I can be inspired in an instant - from something interesting I saw or heard. Theater productions, concerts, travel - all these are sources of inspiration. And the work itself - my bride’s eyes sparkle, she is full of life, she is interesting, self-sufficient and very beautiful! And most importantly, she is a person. When such a girl wears my dress, she becomes just a princess.
Wedding workshop "Peony"
For the fifth year now, our weekdays and weekends consist entirely of patterns, lace, shimmering beads, clouds of tulle, the smiles of our brides and incredible happiness mixed with gratitude for the fact that we are doing what we love.
Our dresses are designed to highlight the charm and individuality of each girl. Delicate and airy, they are the personification of beauty and lightness, embodied in clouds of tulle skirts and ornate patterns of the finest lace.
When you find yourself in our workshop, you find yourself in a world of many delicate shades, sensual silhouettes and various textures! Every dress is a little story for us, fairy tale: from sketch development, fabric selection and hand embroidery with detailing the smallest details until the moment when our dress meets a beautiful and happy girl to highlight her beauty and personality on her most special day!
We are sincerely grateful to our brides, so different and so unique, that they never cease to inspire us and give us the opportunity to bring a wide variety of creative ideas to life!
Wedding dresses "Milamira"
For almost eight years now, every day we have been meeting brides and wedding dresses. We do what we truly love, implement ideas that excite us, and leave it up to the brides to decide how well we do it. And our own brand and production recently turned one year old.
Our inspiration is, first of all, our hometown, St. Petersburg. Outstanding architecture, blending European culture with unique Russian traditions, amazing the history of ballet, art - all this together with a special sky gray shade and piercing winds lives in us and in everything that we create.
Milamira's bride is the embodiment of both femininity and strength.
Imagine a ballerina: on stage, in the spotlight, we see an ethereal creature, as if it has no weight. It would seem that what could be more tender and fragile? But in fact, behind this external lightness there is titanic work, and even the most severe men can envy the physical and moral strength of our fragile ballerina.
Every year more and more talented people appear Russian designers, showing the world amazing in their beauty, to please the whims of brides. We have collected the most interesting domestic brands that create dresses in a variety of price categories and stylistic directions, and are in no way inferior to Western ones in beauty and grace! Who knows, maybe you will decide to marry one of these designers?
Baby Doll Shop
The brand was created in 2010 by designer Alena Dovgaya. Dresses are sewn individually for each bride according to the buyer’s personal measurements and decorated by hand; jewelry and accessories in the catalog are also handmade. Several ready-made models of dresses can be seen on the brand’s website, the rest are unique dresses from real brides. 
Dress D0085, RUB 14,600 
Dress D0054, RUB 15,200 
Where to buy: in hometown Kazan, as well as in the online store - delivery is carried out worldwide.
Cost: from 6,000 to 16,000.
Dream & Dress
Angelina Androsova's wedding dresses are airiness, femininity and tenderness in the flesh, elegant lace and pastel shades. The designer smoothly moved into wedding fashion from wedding photography, and has been sewing for 7 years now beautiful dresses for brides by hand and with great love. Angelina is inspired by feminine grace and fluidity: “I create dresses that could highlight the subtlest and individual details of the girls’ appearance and personality. I see unique accents, and dresses, I think, can highlight them.” 
Model Pion, RUB 45,000 
Model Lazurit, RUB 47,000 
Collete model, RUB 46,500 
Model Lavanda, RUB 38,000
Where to buy: in an online store, in wedding salons in Moscow and other cities, a list of which can be found on the website.
Cost: from 25,000 to 51,000.
St. Petersburg wedding workshop of Anastasia Arkanova also offers custom tailoring of the dress of your dreams and promises to meet the deadline in 2 weeks. Every bride can feel like a designer and participate in the process of creating her only, unique dress. 
Where to buy: write to Anastasia on Instagram or Vkontakte, and she will tell you in detail about further actions.
Cost: 38,000-50,000.
Milamira
Wedding dresses from young designers from Northern Capital. The Milamira brand is a mixture of European spirit and traditions of Russian culture. By skillfully weaving the breath of wind of change and watercolors of the sky into their models, young designers endow their products with the features various styles and traditions. 
Model Amy, Rock'n'Roses collection
Model Arsenia, collection “Primroses” 
Model Agnia, collection “Primroses”
Where to buy: St. Petersburg wedding studio The One, as well as courier delivery to any city in Russia.
Cost: from 30,000 to 55,000.
Chudova Dress
Anna Chudova is another talented designer who works exclusively with natural fabrics - Italian silks and chiffon, the best French lace. And the emphasis on most dresses is on exquisite embroidery, which is painstakingly created by hand. Anna also uses Swarovski rhinestones and natural or artificial pearls for decoration. Individual approach allows you to choose for each bride and wedding concept ideal model wedding dress. The portfolio can be viewed on the website or on Instagram (anna_chudova), here are some examples of finished products: 
Where to buy: write to Anna on social networks and agree to create a dress.
Cost: from 40,000.
Tatiana Kaplun
The name of Russian fashion designer Tatyana Kaplun has long been known in the field of wedding fashion. During the existence of the company of the same name, which was founded in Nizhny Novgorod in 1995, her work was highly appreciated by professionals and brides, who always look stylish, magical and unforgettably beautiful in designer dresses! The variety of collections allows you to make your own unique choice - there are dresses in retro, classic, modern and bohemian chic styles - among the models and shades presented, your eyes will simply run wild! 
Uilla from the “Lady of quality” collection, from RUB 30,000.
Galatea from the “Lady of quality” collection, from RUB 29,000. 
Alura from the “Jazz sounds” collection, from RUB 40,000. 
Vesta from the “Jazz sounds” collection, from RUB 45,000.
Where to buy: the brand’s wedding dresses are presented in salons in more than 80 cities of Russia ( full list which can be viewed on the website of the same name), as well as the capitals of Ukraine and Belarus. In Moscow, designer dresses can also be purchased at various wedding salons, addresses are available.
Cost: from 21,000 to 50,000.
VICTORIA SPIRINA
Victoria Spirina - already famous brand in the wedding fashion industry. Distinctive feature brands are an exclusive model range and author's collections. Dresses made from high quality European natural fabrics are designed for free and romantic brides. Only natural fabrics and only a unique approach to each individual dress. 
Model Raisa, collection “Melito Romano”, RUB 110,000 
Model Delphinia, “Melito Romano” collection, RUB 167,000 
Model Inna, collection “Flos Florum”, RUB 51,000
Where to buy: Moscow - Victoria Spirina showroom, St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia - in wedding salons, the list of which is presented on the brand’s website.
Cost: from 50,000 to 170,000 rubles.
Love Wedding Couture
The founder of the brand, Artem Skripnik, was the personal assistant of Valentin Yudashkin. But after some time, he decided to go free, creating his own brand. And Artem achieved success quite quickly - at international exhibition"Wedding Paradise" 2011 Love Wedding Couture was named the best brand in the world of wedding fashion. On the site you will find not only elegant dresses, but also the most beautiful wedding jewelry and stylish accessories. 
Madison model, RUB 91,000. 
Brooke model, RUB 67,000. 
Model Kimberly, RUB 127,000.
Where to buy: Columbus shopping center, EuroPark, Crystal, and also in the online store. Delivery is carried out to all regions of Russia and beyond, courier delivery is available in Moscow and the region.
Cost: from 65,000 to 150,000.
Gabbiano
Larisa Postnikova created her Gabbiano brand less than 10 years ago, and during this time she managed to win the title of one of the best wedding designers Russia. The main feature of this fashion house, in addition to the incredible riot of colors in wedding dresses and high quality materials and work is hand embroidery and hand beading. 
Model Alda from the “Bohemia” collection, RUB 42,000 
Leros model from the “Fairy Tale” collection, RUB 38,000 
Brioni model from the “Charm” collection, RUB 25,000
Where to buy: addresses wedding salons, in which you can find the brand’s wedding dresses, are presented on their website.
Cost: from 25,000.
Svetlana Lyalina
Fashion house Svetlana Lyalina specializes in creating wedding and evening dresses. Each dress contains high-quality materials and a complex cut, classical principles and innovative ideas that allow brides to realize their most intimate dreams - an exquisite princess wedding dress. As numerous fashion critics say: “Lyalina creates a holiday.” 
Dress “Bitti”, RUB 45,900 
Dress "Daniella", price on request 
Dress “Theophila”, RUB 348,900
Where to buy: Moscow, Svetlana Lyalina Fashion House, Nikolsky Passage shopping center
Cost: from 40,000 to 500,000 rubles.
Valentin Yudashkin
Famous Russian fashion designer and the founder of his own brand, Valentin Yudashkin, is also known for releasing collections of his own wedding dresses, which are always distinguished by luxury and originality, a skillful combination of colors, shapes, silhouettes and fabrics. 
Slava Zaitsev
Of course, such an eminent and talented designer as Vyacheslav Zaitsev could not ignore the wedding theme. The collection is called “Nostalgia” for a reason - impeccable workmanship and modernity are combined with baroque luxury, theatricality and eccentricity. The maestro relies on complex decor and a combination of different fabric textures. The result of the work can be said with confidence that such dresses are intended for a real queen. 
Made in Russia: the best Russian wedding dress designers was last modified: September 29th, 2016 by Natalie Balaeva
On December 23, James Mischka, one of the founders of the world famous wedding brand Badgley Mischka, turns 53 years old. Having founded their company 25 years ago, the designers immediately established themselves as one of the most respected professionals in their field.
the site presents a list of the most influential and famous fashion houses specializing in creating wedding collections.
Year of origin: 1990
Founder: The universally recognized queen of bridal fashion, Vera Wang, is a former professional figure skater who left the world of competitive sports after failing to make the US Olympic team. For 17 years, Vera worked as a senior fashion editor in a glossy magazine and only after that she decided to try her hand at the field, which eventually brought her world fame.
Brand: There is no designer in the world who has had a greater influence on bridal fashion than Vera Wang. Her wedding dresses have become synonymous with luxury and modern elegance. The history of the Vera Wang brand has already become a legend: in preparation for own wedding in 1989, Vera could not find a dress that matched her ideas of beauty. The stores presented only old-fashioned, bulky dresses, infinitely far from grace. Then Wong decided not only to create a dress for herself, which ultimately cost $10,000, but also to launch a line of wedding dresses. In 1990, the first Vera Wang boutique was opened on Madison Avenue in New York. Within a couple of years, the brand became the most famous and authoritative in its niche.
“It’s not Vera Wang’s dresses that fit themselves, but themselves – to fit Vera’s dresses,” - this is a phrase that has been heard in more than one Hollywood movie, has become best characteristic what status the brand has achieved over the years of its existence. Vera Wang dresses are characterized by reinterpretations of modern style classic silhouettes and the use of luxurious fabrics - silk, lace, taffeta and organza. Often the brand's wedding dresses are decorated with bows, ribbons, embroidery and rhinestones. The designer's philosophy is that all brides can be divided into five types: traditionalists, modernists, minimalists, individualists and romantic natures. Considering these types, you can create the perfect dress for any girl. Vera herself says that her works are designed to make the bride sensual and sexy, to emphasize her individuality.
Celebrity Clients: – A favorite brand of rich and famous brides around the world. Half of the world's biggest stars chose a Wong dress to walk down the aisle. The list of names goes on and on: Ivanka Trump, Victoria Beckham, Kate Hudson, Mariah Carey, Chelsea Clinton, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Alicia Keys, Sharon Stone, Uma Thurman and many others.
Year of origin: 1996
Founder: Monique Lhuillier was born and raised in the Philippines and knew from childhood that she would become a designer. Already at the age of 11, the girl drew her first sketches and helped her mother, also a designer, choose fabrics for collections. To fulfill her dream, Monique went to Los Angeles, where, after graduating from the Institute of Design and Merchandising, she opened her own business.
Brand: As in the case of Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier first created a wedding dress for herself: in 1995, the 23-year-old girl could not find the dress of her dreams, so she designed the wedding dress herself. This captivated her so much that a year later she presented a whole collection of wedding dresses, which delighted fashion experts, buyers and wealthy Californian brides. Monique's first collection consists of dresses that the designer herself considers ideal: she could wear each of them to her own wedding.
The style of the Monique Lhuillier brand is dresses of sophisticated and sophisticated silhouettes, which invariably emphasize female figure. The designer traditionally uses a lot of lace in his collections, creating feminine and elegant dresses from this classic material. Monique's layered puffy dresses help brides create the look of a modern princess.
Famous clients: Monique boasts no less impressive list of celebrity clients than her main competitor Vera Wang. It was her dresses that Reese Witherspoon, Alicia Silverstone, Ashlee Simpson, Pink, Carrie Underwood and dozens of other celebrities got married in.
Year of origin: 1988
Founders: Mark Badgley and James Mischka are classmates at New York's Parsons School of Design. And if Badgley immediately decided on his choice of profession, then Mishka got into the fashion industry, having previously trained as a bioengineer. While still at Parsons, the designers decided to create a joint brand, but realized their dream only a few years after graduation, having gained experience working in large fashion houses.
Brand: Having founded their brand in 1988, Badgley and Mishka released their first collection of wedding dresses only five years later - in 1993. Designers say that their main inspiration is golden era Hollywood and the style of its main icons - such as Marilyn Monroe and Rita Hayworth.
Badgley Mischka dresses are distinguished by simple streamlined shapes, lack of large quantity decorative elements and baroque exuberance. Their outfits will appeal to brides who value comfort and convenience, but do not want to sacrifice beauty and elegance. In their collections, Badgley Mischka rarely strays away from the classic white color, only occasionally adding models in beige, cream or ivory.
Celebrity Clients: Celebrities who have chosen a Mark Badgley and James Mischka gown for their wedding include Jada Pinkett Smith, Carmen Electra and Tori Spelling. In addition, the heroine of the TV series “Sex in” got married in their dress. big city» Charlotte York played by actress Kristin Davis.
Year of origin: 2004
Founders: Englishwoman Georgina Chapman and Swiss-born Keren Craig met at the College of Art and Design in Wimbledon. After graduating educational institution, the girls headed to conquer the fashion industry in New York. There they founded their brand Marchesa, named after the extravagant Italian Marchesa Luisa Casati.
Brand: The Marchesa brand achieved stunning popularity after the release of its first collection. Just two years after its founding, it entered the list of the most influential fashion brands according to the Council fashion designers America. Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig owe their success to numerous celebrities who quickly appreciated the intricate design of their creations and made the brand the most popular choice for walking down the red carpet of high-profile events.
The corporate style is an abundance of draperies and embroidery. Each of their dresses is a real work of art, which takes several hours to make. self made. Numerous decorative elements: rhinestones, lace, flounces and frills - give the models unique charm. The brand's collections clearly show the influence oriental culture and vintage motifs.
Celebrity Clients: Devoted Fans evening dresses Marchesa became tens famous actresses, singers and models. Blake Lively, Jennifer Lopez, Penelope Cruz, Renee Zellweger, Kate Hudson, Cameron Diaz, Halle Berry, Rihanna, Eva Longoria, Olivia Wilde– all these celebrities have repeatedly chosen dresses from the brand to wear on the red carpet. So far, footballer Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen, model Molly Sims and Nicole Richie, who wore three Marchesa outfits during the celebration, have already walked down the aisle in the duo's creations.
Year of origin: 1985
Founder: Amsala Aberra was born in Ethiopia, after graduating from high school she flew to the United States to continue her education there. Due to the revolution that began in her homeland, Amsala was forced to stay in the States, where she began sewing clothes for herself because she could not afford to buy them in the store.
Brand: Starting the production of wedding dresses with one single model created for her own wedding, Amsala never dreamed that she would one day open a personalized boutique on Madison Avenue. Her business began with an advertisement in the newspaper - the girl offered custom tailoring of wedding dresses, the design and manufacture of which she did herself. In just a few years, Amsale has grown into one of America's largest wedding brands.
Dresses from Amsale are characterized by simple, clean lines, minimalism and restraint. The designer herself says that her professional motto has become the phrase “Modern forever,” by which she means modern interpretation classics. Amsala often complements traditional white dresses with color accents - a soft blue belt or a lilac bow.
Celebrity clients: Amsala Aberra has created wedding dresses for actresses Anna Paquin, America Ferrera, Sarah Rue, and Alec Baldwin's wife Hilaria. In addition, her dresses ended up on big screen– Amsale creations were worn by the heroines of the films “The Hangover” and “27 Weddings.”
Year of origin: 1997
Founder: Lebanese-born Reem Acre's career began when a fashion magazine editor spotted her at a party wearing an organza dress embroidered with rhinestones and beads. In fact, Reem made it from a tablecloth that covered the table in her mother's house. 10 days later, the debut show of Reem Acra took place, to which the same editor was invited, who then covered the show in the magazine.
Brand: Unlike most of her colleagues who create simple and distinctly modern wedding collections, Rome Acra richly decorates her models with embroidery, rhinestones, pearls, draperies and lace. Her deliberately luxurious outfits are most often given the epithet “royal”. The signature feature of Reem Acra dresses is gold thread embroidery. The brand's models are always complex, sophisticated and not similar friend on a friend. Often, the designer introduces avant-garde elements into his collections, such as feather skirts or long capes, sacrificing functionality in favor of bold design. Akra does not change only the traditional white color. Today, Reem Acra wedding dresses are sold in more than 150 stores around the world.
Vanessa Hayden in Reem Acra dress
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