New addition to Dressgirl's line for BABY!!!

I'm am so excited to share with you the newest addition for your newest addition!  100% cotton wrap kimono jacket.  This little pretty is finished with french seams and bias binding, so there are no rough edges to irritate baby's delicate skin!  Snap closures in the inside, and easy ties on front make for quick changes.  These wraps are machine washable!

We will be featuring this new look on the Dressgirl website, so keep an eye out!





This look is great for even the littlest of Dressgirls! 

Bridal Trends for Spring 2011

If you are getting married this spring, chances are you have a gown in mind. For those still looking, or whose curiosity has been piqued by the impending April wedding of a particular royal and commoner, let's have a peek at what to expect coming down the aisle this spring.

Dress by Vera Wang

Necklines- This spring we will see a variety of off the shoulder, strapless and one shouldered dresses. Highlighting delicate necks, collarbones and decolletages, soft, sweetheart shapes and asymmetrical necklines will be popular with spring brides. 

 

Colors- Along with traditional whites and creams, expect light charcoals, lattes, champagnes and nudes to round out this season's palette for wedding gowns. Last season's brighter accent colors are replaced with softer tonal hues, as well as black. These colors can be found in sashes, gloves and hair accessories.

Dress by Modern Trousseau

Fabrics- Goodbye to the heavy feeling of winter! Celebrate the light and airy feel of chiffon, tissue organza, Chantilly lace, tulle and silk gazaar in this season's silhouettes.

Dress by Oscar De La Renta

Asymmetrical designs- Showcasing a fresh, modern look to classical silhouettes, brides can choose necklines, waistlines, skirting and draping details in whimsical or architectural asymmetrical styles.

It's all in the details- Whether its a corseted bodice draped in sheets of gossamer silks, a multi-tiered peplum, or rosette embroidery accents, this season's brides will have a full spectrum of tucks, pleats, and ruching to show off their unique flair on their special day!

For inquires on how you can have a custom gown created for your special day by Faden Design Studios, please contact us at www.fadendesignstudios.com.

Thinking ahead to Spring

Kauai Farmers Coop

As most of the United States is gripped in a deep freeze my mind wanders to and longs for Springtime.  Triggered by two separate calls, one from a dear old friend currently sunning in the Canary Islands, then, on that same day, from my youngest sister who is hard at work in her organic farm in....Hawaii!!!!

And so, in my studio I sit, paging through fabrics for our Dressgirl line, so bright and cheery and warm.  The icicles on my Winter's mind melt and fade away making way for the rebirth of everything possible.

Photo by Emmanuel Avargues

I am so excited to see what Springtime will bring us here at Faden Design Studios!  I am even more excited to be able to share more from our studio in the coming weeks and months!

Thank you always to those who support and believe in us!  You make things very possible!!!!

Nettlen has Holiday Scrub Hats!

It's beginning to look like Christmas here in the studio! We have added 4 new prints to our Nettlen Scrub Hats collection!

To see more visit us at www.nettlen.com !

Nettlen, Designer Scrub Hats- why HATS?!?!

As many of you may know I have strong ties in the medical community in Savannah. I have grown to know and love surgical and clinical staff members at The Southeastern Orthopedic Center/ The Doctors Hospital of Tattnall in Savannah and Reidsville, Georgia. As well as, a multitude of surgical staff member at St. Joseph's/ Candler hospital and the many surgical supply reps that worked with these places.

One day, I was talking with one of my friends who made mention that the ORs could use my designer talents. You see, the OR staff members are generally dressed in "hospital issued" scrubs and/ or are restricted to one particular color of scrubs to identify their specialty/ department. In addition, they wear "less than flattering" in appearance, disposable hats and hair nets. Most of my nurse friends main complain was that you had no way of personalizing yourself. No way to make you feel pretty, or unique with your appearance.

I was invited into an OR observe a surgery and experienced this first hand.... Everyone was dressed in surgical blue, faces covered with sterile face masks, heads covered in lunch-lady like hair nets. Eyes were all I saw, and I couldn't recognize a single person.... even those I have known for years.

After the procedure, I went home and started sketching...HATS!!! Not a typical item you might see me working on in my studio, after all I am a mean dressmaker~ But this was important to me....

As I sketched and started playing with muslin I thought of ALL of the people who could benefit from these jewels....my mind wandered to my mother, long gone...12 years now, taken from us by cancer. How she hated her wigs after chemo... and summer in the South especially. She would have loved one of these hats~ And my younger sister, Jillian Seals, an organic farmer in Kauai, HI. Those in the fields all day with little to shield their heads from the sun. Mothers going into the OR for a C-Section and the dad's and family that accompany them, wanting to look their best on their big day. Just to name a few~ And so....HATS I made!

What is next you ask? Stay tuned!

To see more about Faden Design Studios line of Nettlen Scrub Hats please go to www.nettlen.com.