No flowers this time, but an exquisitely detailed paper sculpture bird for this magical winter princess photo shoot by Bella Kotak.

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Photographer Bella creates a lush floral setting for a red-haired sleeping beauty…

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It’s always a thrill when lovely photographer Bella Kotak drops me a line to arrange the loan of a dress for an enchanted forest fantasy photo shoot…

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The glamorous fashion portraits of Boldini‘s society hostesses beautifully capture the elegance of the Belle Epoque era. Shown with our ‘Kalypso’ black beaded lace and nude silk tulle Edwardian inspired evening gown with embroidered floral detail and blowsy coral silk corsage.

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The Grecian drapery of Lawrence Alma Tadema’s maidens languidly posed amongst the ruins of the classical world is the inspiration for this silk chiffon antique lace wedding dress.

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Inspiration; English artist Evelyn de Morgan (1855-1919) was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and her depictions of the rose coloured Grecian draperies of Medea and Helen of Troy find an echo in our silk tulle ‘Calliope’ Grecian Goddess dress and ‘Nephele’ kimono style boudoir robe….

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The ‘Gismonda’ dress, a nod to Prague’s most famous artist of the Art Nouveau, Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha.

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At the start of November 2014 JFD was invited over to this beautiful city, the ‘Venice of the North’, as guests of Wedding Magazine (Russia) and the Four Seasons Lion Palace Hotel, to show a selection of bridal and evening looks from the 2014 collection, together with some of the latest 2015 pieces.
What an amazing time we had, all thanks to the St. Petersburg team of supremely talented creatives led by the marvellous Wedding and Event planner, Marina of Wed-Manager.

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