Wedding Gown Value UP!

Saks Fifth Avenue announced it has picked up Christian Siriano's Fall 2009 RTW collection (the collection Jenny and I went to see during NYC fashion week last month - ahem;) as part of the retailer's new up and coming designer boutique initiative.

The news speaks volumes for the Christian V. Siriano brand, which, in a retail climate that has left many notable up and coming designers desperate for distribution, was able to score the golden ticket of luxury retail. Hopefully the venture is mutually advantageous; any one who follows fashion is well aware Saks needs the attention.

Mapp Girls Take Manhattan

The first wedding gown fitting with Mr. Christian Siriano has been confirmed for Friday, May 1. What I thought would be a low-key studio fitting/sketch session has evolved into a Mapp Ladies field trip. Good thing Christian brings the drama like my mamas! Hey, he's a short, brunette, mouthy Italian queen. We'll all get along just fine...

Can't wait to see what Grandmom thinks of Ellis Island, wish Birdie could come...

(and Ellis Island, Little Italy, Jersey Boys, Century 21, Central Park)

Plumagination

I am enthralled with feathery, tulle-fat, ribbon flower millinery. One part flapper, one part Bradshaw = my kinda wedding party. Sunday was spent exhausting Etsy-inspiration. Out of nowhere, early prototypes emerged, constructed entirely of on-hand material: Cibu photo shoot kimono fabric; red satin once employed as a holiday sash and deconstructed black angel Halloween wings. Refinement is necessary. I will spend the next week finishing edges and trolling Etsy for textile and vintage plumage. I aspire to Ban.do worthy finery.

Reasons I love Matt, #5B

Sunday Shopping =

Just another Monday taco night...

Fancy footwork

A little early, yes, but what better way to spend a snow day than Windows shopping for wedding shoes (err...working from home). Never one to shy away from well-healed drama, a few early front runners, for your perusal.

PS: Christian wrote me back, wedding dress worry subsided.

Top to bottom: Giuseppe Zanotti (Zappos Couture); Christian Louboutin "Picador" (Barneys); Christian Louboutin

Rehearsal Dinner: The Colonnade Club

The Colonnade Club
Originally uploaded by gargola87

UVa's Colannade Club is located in Pavilion VII, on the Lawn. Ground broke on Pavilion VII in October 1817 (10-17); it was the first building in Jefferson's Academic Village. The rehearsal dinner will take place in the Solarium and in the Garden on Friday, October 16. Matt is completely responsible and I'm impressed. We're still working on catering. I'm thinking a BBQ...

Check out this gem of a sign. I found it while searching for Pavilion VII images.