Oh My... New Designer of the week Tara Latour

Okay so yes I am behind on updating the blog since last week, it has been a crazy two weeks. With everything finally well sort of calming down I can get back to introducing new designers I came across at market.

I was lucky enough to be in the same ballroom as Tara Latour(http://www.taralatour.com/) who is a brand new designer out of Minneapolis, MN who just finished attending Parsons school of design. Tara started designing her collection 3 months prior to actual market, her collection was really something I have never seen before. After looking at wedding dress after wedding dress well I think you can say that it is a sea of white ruffles and lace. Tara was able to incorporate shades of color into her ivory gowns which I think brought a lot of individuality and personalty to the gowns. When I say shades of color I don't mean one of those gowns that are all bright red and you have to question whether they are attending prom or their wedding. The fabric was hand dyed to slowly blend from light to dark.

The wedding industry can in many cases bring confusion as to what is actually couture and what just has the couture name. I can say after meeting Tara that her gowns were actually couture(meaning hand sewn and created) the gowns took between 100-200 hours to complete. They turned out absolutely fabulous, and she couldn't of had a better introduction into the Bridal industry. I don't know many NEW designers that have the opportunity to show their collection to Kleinfelds and have Brides Magazine coming in to specifically check out the breath of fresh air that blew through the Whitney Suite.

Tara has sooooooo much potential within the industry and I think she is only getting started. She will definitely be a force to reckon with, just watch :)

-Happy Dress Shopping.