Tell us a little about yourself.
I'm a freshly-married lady from Hong Kong, where i live with my dreamboat husband, Ethan. By day, I'm a senior producer of websites for luxury brands, and by night, i design and craft women gowns. (you can blame my day job for my love of fancy things and obsession with getting the details right.)
What special things do you create for formal dresses?
i design formal dresses for wedding and events with clean lines and a vintage touch. i love that coco channel quote about taking one thing off before you leave the house; i think about that a lot when I'm creating new pieces.
Who or what sparked your interest in making fashion evening dresses?
I make a prom dress for my younger sister with rhinestones & feather, and make her stunning at the party. Then many of her friends at the party insisted that i should explore selling them. Then i opened up shop in 2010.
What is a little known fact, or something unique about your work that is interesting?
i feel strongly about maxing luxury-quality pieces, and am crazy about proper finishing. i always think about whether or not i would be happy wearing the piece for my own wedding, so if it takes an extra hour to finish an edging just so or get the positioning just right, to me, it's worth the time.
What trends do you see happening in your specialty at the moment?
i see a lot of double-layer tulle and crop top dress, see through gowns,backless formal dresses happening now, but it's a difficult look to pull off. I'm also seeing more traditional-style like lace covered top. I've begun to play around with some nontraditional variations on it.
What advice can you share for all the teen girls getting to the prom this year?
when things get stressful, breathe and remember the light at the end of the tunnel. the day will be transcendental if you let it be.
If you could choose 1 item from your shop that you wish every girl could have, what would it be?
That would be a modern classic school formal dresses for teen girls. it's a classic design, and the magic of it is that it can be positioned in different ways, so it works with every body shape.
Do you have a website, blog, where we can read more about you and your work?
blog: https://formaldressesfashion.blogspot.com/
website: http://www.formaldressaustralia.com/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/formaldressaustralia/
