Couture bridal · Made to measure
Gowns designed for one bride, and made by hand.
Annika Palermo creates made-to-measure wedding gowns, from the first sketch to the final fitting, in a small studio where every seam is finished by hand.
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“A gown should feel like it was always yours: designed around how you move, not how you stand for a photograph.”
Annika Palermo, on her approach
From the studio
Latest designs
From sketchbook to toile
How a two-line pencil sketch becomes a muslin prototype, and why most of the design happens in the fitting room.
Choosing lace that moves
Chantilly, Alençon, guipure. A practical guide to how each lace behaves on the body.
The case for silk crepe
Why the plainest fabric in the atelier is the hardest to work, and the most rewarding.
Begin
Your gown starts with a conversation
Consultations are private, unhurried and held in the studio or by video. Allow six to nine months for a made-to-measure gown.