Dressing celebrities such as Alcia Silverstone, Eleanor Tomlinson, Olivia Wiliams and Katie McGrath the Tammam label has red carpet glamour appeal with an emphasis on reinventing traditional techniques using the finest sustainable and non harmful materials including peace silks and organic cottons.

• 5 Star Weddings: What makes a Tammam design unique?

Atelier Tammam: Our focus is creating modern gowns in a traditional way. We work with tailors, embroiders, beaders and weavers to create unique fabrics and embellishments that are stylish and fashion forward, while also holding true to traditional craftsmanship and quality.

• 5 Star Weddings: Which designs are popular this season?

Atelier Tammam: Lace is incredibly popular at the moment. Our take on traditional lace is our bespoke lace service, we are able to make a lace using each brides personal symbols and ideas. We use a wild silk yarn on a tulle fabric and create enough to cover a whole dress, make a bolero or edge a veil or have small appliques. This makes each dress so unique and special while keeping it stylish and beautiful. We also have a selection of designs a bride can chose from and adapt as well as stock of English laces that can be used for gowns.

• 5 Star Weddings: How do you ensure a bride feels perfect on her wedding day?

Atelier Tammam:  At Atelier Tammam we only use the finest materials that are sourced not only for their quality, aesthetic and fell but also their sustainability, and ensuring the creation of them does not harm the planet, its people or its animals. Brides can be sure that every part of their gown has helped protect the planet for future generations.

• 5 Star Weddings: What makes a visit to the Tammam Atelier special?

Atelier Tammam:  When we opened the atelier, we wanted to ensure that it reflected our ethos of innocent decadence. All the fixtures and fittings exude luxury, while still being as eco friendly as possible. We offer a traditional couture service, with unlimited fittings and bespoke options for all designs.

•  5 Star Weddings: Which is your favourite Tammam gown?

Atelier Tammam:  It has to be the Banana dress, it is an exquisite example of dedication from our craft workers as well as a beautiful gown. It is a simple dropped A-line shape, with an internal corset. The fabric is a peace silk taffeta which has been hand block printed in a traditional “Kalamkari” method using our unique blocks and natural dyes. The dress is then hand embroidered (It takes one person 4 months to cover the entire dress) with a sumptuous yarn made from the banana tree (hence the name).

• 5 Star Weddings: Whats a wedding dress no no?

Atelier Tammam:  I would say make sure your dress is natural fibres – synthetic dresses look and feel nasty and will make you sweat and feel sticky. The fabric wont drape as beautifully and you wont feel as special. Peace silk is my favourite fibre for a wedding dress!

• 5 Star Weddings: Should a bride have a train and veil?

Atelier Tammam:  I always say its the one occasion in your life where you can, but only have then if you want them. If you dont you will feel uncomfortable and self conscious, the opposite of how you should feel on your wedding day!

• 5 Star Weddings: How should a dress be stored?

Atelier Tammam:  We recommend having the dress cleaned using an eco-dry-cleaning process (we use Connoisseur Dry Cleaners in north London) then carefully fold the dress and wrap in acid free tissue paper. Store it in a big box to make sure it isn’t squashed. Then get it down when your grandchildren get married and want a vintage gown!

• 5 Star Wedding: In your opinion what makes a 5 star wedding?

Atelier Tammam: Dont worry too much about the details. Get your dress sorted early, and choose the things that are most important to you, then don’t stress about the rest. In the end its the people you are with, and the person you are marrying, who make it a great wedding not the colour of the table cloths.

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The collection features new designs in a variety of shapes, from delicately embellished ethereal gowns to structured full skirt and lace styles. The versatile Avalia dress, inspired by 50’s couture, is a shorter style in sumptuous silk with an emphasized waist and a detachable long skirt, while the Grecian inspired draped Laelia Dress has delicate three-dimensional flower appliqués on the bodice for an exquisite touch.

Embellishments throughout are intricate with hand-applied crystals, stitched embroidery and hand folded flower and ribbon detailing. The collection also features voluminous tulle appliqué skirts, modern structured strapless options, and elongated body skimming silhouettes in luxurious silks and fine French laces, all with the same timeless, feminine and ethereal nature that is the Temperley handwriting.

Temperley Bridal also offers accessories including decadent head pieces and brooches, embellished sashes for the waist and wrists and an expansion of shrug and veil categories in beautiful materials such as rabbit fur and embellished French laces. In addition, each dress in the Beatrice 2012 collection has a delicate blue ‘forget-me-not’ flower embroidery on the inside for the bride’s ‘Something Blue’.

‘It is an honour when any woman chooses to wear your clothes, but when you are selected to create their wedding dress, there is no higher privilege. Beatrice 2012 has options for every Temperley Bride – for the decadent church weddings, the barefoot beach bride, to the modern city hall affair. Each dress has to be the perfect blend of functionality and fantasy; a bride must never feel overwhelmed by her dress but allow them to be the ultimate version of themselves.’ Alice Temperley, MBE

• To see more beautiful designs visit Temperley London.

Johanna’s fresh, innovative designs perfectly capture the “modern classic” aesthetic to which today’s brides aspire, and being both a bridal retailer and a manufacturer herself, she knows and understands the tastes and styles popular with contemporary brides. She has established herself over the past ten years as one of UK’s top Bridal designers and has a reputation for service and quality, which is second to none.

The new Mae by Johanna Hehir collection to be launched at White Gallery 2012 is a true reflection of Johanna’s signature style. For this range of dresses she has focused on her favourite slim silhouette shape, taking inspiration from Hollywood style icons of the past and vintage from as far back as 1918. Using a variety of lace, silk and soft georgette, Johanna has created a look for the individual bride who knows her own style.

“We love White Gallery. It’s everything top wedding gown designers could desire. The great venue is easy to get to for exhibitors and buyers and the lovely parkland location by the Thames River is clean, spacious and has a lovely ambience” comments Johanna.

Johanna Hehir’s new collection “Mae” will be showcased at White Gallery London, Battersea Park 20-22 May 2012.

Kiss by Bundó: This line has been designed to make a Bundó dress accessible to any bride. Offering competitive prices and staying true to the company’s high quality design, production and luxe fabrics including chiffon, Chantilly and crepe this collection will not disappoint.

All four collections Victorio & Lucchino Novias, Raimon Bundo, IR de Bundo and Kiss by Bundo will be showcasing their 2013 collections at White Gallery London 20-22 May 2012, and press can see the coveted dresses come to life during the Designers Preview Show.

The inspirational international bridal design fair, White Gallery London 2012 will showcase the most directional and beautiful bridal wear and accessories from the world’s leading designers in a stunning central London location; attracting the most exclusive retailers and influential press from the UK and overseas.

For more info please visit www.whitegallery.com

Excited by the renewed interest in costume, with the revival of period dramas and era films, Ian has studied the finer details of such gowns and reinterpreted them for the modern bride. In contrast, inspired by methods of great couturiers past and present, Ian has spent time exploring his exceptional flair for inventive pattern cutting, creating stunning shapes and silhouettes that will excite the next generation of fashion-conscious brides.

In focusing his efforts to merge the old with the new, Ian has sought out some alluring and contemporary fabrics. A stunning selection of jacquards, brocades, and prints sit beautifully alongside the traditional silks and taffetas he already uses. And remaining true to his love of colour, Ian has opted for a deliciously sweet palette, in chalky and glazed tons of sugary pastels and café crèmes.

Texture is also featured heavily in this collection. Ian has been developing new fabric treatments that he has used to for both subtle and dramatic effect, as well as using his masterful draping skills to create intricate textures and clever detailing.

His passions and talents are fused seamlessly to create a collection that is distinctive, cutting edge and unmistakably Ian Stuart. See these striking new designs in full glory on the White Gallery London Catwalk at 12 pm 20th May & 21st May.

For more information visit www.whitegallery.com

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