Bespoke Wedding Dresses in the Heart of London
Experience the sustainable and collaborative journey of Andrea Hawkes’ bespoke bridal design service – from inspiration and concept to final fitting and delivery. Let’s bring your vision to life with a bespoke wedding dress that’s totally unique to you.
Create your dream dress from scratch
All we need to get started is your inspiration! You’ll work directly with Andrea and our team to create, sketch and plan your unique design. You’ll get to look through our soft sustainable silks, organic cotton laces and plant-based material (such as Tencel), so you can choose one that feels right for you.
Source new materials
We also work with our suppliers to source specific materials and truly bring your vision to life. From beading to applique lace, we’ll find the perfect fabric for your bespoke wedding dress.
Why a bespoke wedding dress?
Flexibility with design, fabric, fit and timing allow you to have complete control of your dress with the full support of our experienced team.
What is the fitting process for my bespoke design?
You will first visit our studio for your measurements, where we will also finalise any details and arrange your fabric swatches to assist with your other wedding choices such as your wedding shoes.
We will then create your pattern for your wedding dress and make your prototype toile. Your toile is a first version of your dress shape, typically made from cotton, which we will fit to you to ensure your dress shape is perfect before proceeding to silk.
After your toile fitting we finalise your pattern before we cut your natural silks. All our dresses are cut by hand and fully made in our London studio.
Your 1st silk fit will follow, where your dress will be made to the first stage. This fitting will asses the overall fit of your dress in silk, final amendments and bringing all finishing touches together. Depending on the complexity of your design you may require a 2nd silk fitting to finalise any special details such as appliqué or lace details.
Your final fitting will showcase your finished dress, with all final details complete.
Collection or delivery of your dress will be arranged in timing of your wedding day. Your dress will be steamed and packed in preparation.
“Being a wedding dress designer with an appreciation for fashion design and garment fit is extremely important. It is the expertise to understand garments and how they fit the individual. Our skilled team have the capabilities to offer traditional techniques such as corsetry, enhancing your shape and figure, whilst retaining our simplistic style of wedding dresses.”
Andrea
The Collections
