By Tanner Richie and Fletcher Kasell’s personal admission, their model Tanner Fletcher’s first bridal assortment is “unconventional.” There’s a Hollywood Regency-esque gown that appears straight out of the wardrobe of Norma Desmond, alongside a billowing sheer prime styled with denims. (For brides or grooms, they clarify.) Velvet tuxedos are available in a wide range of pastel shades, whereas veils are adorned with a Tanner Fletcher favourite: bows. All the things is vintage-inspired, such as you rifled by the bridal trousseau of certainly one of Truman Capote’s Swans—however then had a tailor deliver them firmly into the current day.
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The concept was first sparked when Richie and Kasell had a variety of brides and grooms name them up for customized commissions. All of them had the identical request: one thing, properly, completely different. Certain, there are dozens of high-end bridal ateliers in New York. However most of them cater to conventional {couples} throwing weddings with guestlists operating into the lots of. What about these getting married on the courthouse after which having dinner at Balthazar? Or same-sex brides who need white fits quite than princess attire? Or a fashion-loving couple who desires one thing cool and retro? “A variety of brides which might be wanting extra for the classic aesthetic, as a result of you’ll be able to’t actually get it from conventional bridal shops,” says Richie.
