Yellow Dress No. 11

Make things by hand. For your kids (if you have 'em). Not that I wouldn't wear this myself, because I would. Via Even Cleveland.

An unexpected Yellow Dress No. 10: pretty Persuasion

Erin just sent me these wonderful images from her wedding. She is wearing a one of a kind dress I created, which later became the inspiration for the Persuasion dress in my 2010 Collection. Hers is in a very special color I call citron, cream with a kiss of palest lemon yellow. I just love how it looks on her. Congratulations, Erin!

Yellow Dress No. 9

Watching the new BBC production of Emma (so good!) reminded me to pull up this dear find from the files for a Yellow Dress post. It astonishes me that something so ephemeral as this little Regency dress bodice still exists, let alone that it holds its cheerful color. Look at the detail! The piping, the chiffon insets...still sweet and stylish after 200 years. No one'll be saying that about Forever 21.
via ebay

Yellow Dress No. 7

After a brief break from yellow, I'm back in love. Paired with timeworn taupe and blush pink, it's a perfect tint for the waning days of August. From Gibbous Fashion's Flickr set, via Snippet & Ink.

Citron Pressé

I'm color-obsessed in general and yellow-obsessed in particular. But with a new year and a new spring, I think it's time to retire (temporarily) the shot-of-citrus screaming-meanies yellow of my past. So I have a new love--that cloudy, custardy, sourish, old-fashioned pale yellow--the perfect tart yellow of French lemonade. And what's Frenchier, fresher, and more lemony than a ticking stripe? I messed around with the color in Photoshop for way too long, trying (failing) to get the color just right. You know what I mean. It's the new yellow. And it's delicious.

Yellow Dress No. 6

Photo by Lisa Warninger. Model: the stunning (and spunky) Kacy Owens.
My finale piece from the fashion show, a yellow cotton polka dot wedding dress. We've all been hearing so much about "the worst recession since the 1930s," that I thought I'd make a "recession dress" called "When Life Gives You Lemons." I should mention that Lisa Warninger, my new favorite photographer, is not terribly in love with these photos, but I had to share them because a little sour is what makes those lemons so sweet.

Yellow Dress No. 5

, originally uploaded by sea shanties.

Soft lemon-ice-colored ruffles, like the first petals of spring. We got more snow last night...no, really, thanks, we've had enough...and if I don't see a crocus soon I may scream. Via sea shanties flickr set.

Yellow Dress No. 4

It's mid-winter and I'm awash in wedding dress projects (white, ivory, cream, oyster, and still more white), so my soul sings at this splash of sunlight. From the web site of talented stylist Twig Hutchinson.

Yellow Dress No. 3

Here's a little sunshine for the weekend. Dress by Erez Sabag via Oh Joy.

Yellow Dress No. 2

One from the archives...my Music Box dress from Fall 2006. Shown here in Venus Magazine. I wore this style to my best friend's September wedding, so it always has a fond spot in my heart. Canary silk georgette with gilt bodice. And here we are, the sunny bridal party.

Robe Jaune.

I originally wanted to name my blog "Yellow Dress," since I design one every season, relentlessly acquire them for myself, and am generally besotted with them. Instead, I'm going to start documenting my evolving obsession here, starting with this amazing photo by Gwendolyn Kraehenfuss.