Eco-Beautiful Weddings Features Benign Objects and Kirribilla

Nothing gives us greater pleasure than seeing several of our clients featured side by side in the same wedding magazine. Following on the footsteps of the double-feature in the most recent Inside Weddings issue, the Summer/Fall issue of Eco-Beautiful Weddings magazine, which highlights wedding professionals that focus on eco-friendly products and services, also featured two of our brilliant clients, graphic design firm Benign Objects and dress designer Kirribilla.

Custom muslin favor bags by Benign Objects made it to the Editor’s Picks list of editor Katie Martin:

Eco-Beautiful Weddings features wedding favor bags by Benign Objects

A beautiful aqua dress by Kirribilla, manufactured locally in San Francisco, was featured in the magazine’s fashion spread on bridesmaid style:

Eco-Beautiful Weddings features Kirribilla bridesmaid dress

 

Junebug Weddings Features Dresses by Kirribilla

Popular blog Junebug Weddings featured the newly released bridal dress collection by San Francisco designer Kirribilla:

Here’s what editor Christy said about Kirribilla:

San Francisco dress line Kirribilla has just released a new “I Do!” wedding dress collection for brides-to-be who are looking for wedding dresses that are a little bit playful, a little bit alternative, and above all, a whole lot stylish!

 

short, alternative wedding dresses from Kirribilla

San Francisco dress line Kirribilla has just released a new “I Do!” wedding dress collection for brides-to-be who are looking for wedding dresses that are a little bit playful, a little bit alternative, and above all, a whole lot stylish! These short white dresses are a natural extension of their adorable cocktail dress collections that boast bold colors and modern shapes but are softened by ultra-feminine ruffles, bows and rosettes. (See them in the photos below!) Whether you’re looking for a little white dress for your wedding day, or super-sweet options for your bridesmaids, Kirribilla might just do the trick! Check out their website, www.kirribilla.com to shop online or to find a retailer in your area.

short, alternative wedding dresses from Kirribilla

Balenciaga and Spain a Fashion Inspiration

I just went to the fabulous Balenciaga and Spain exhibit at San Francisco’s de Young Museum and was blown away by the powerful work of Spanish haute couture master Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972).

courtesy of New York Times, Andrew Fox

Balenciaga’s fashion sense was strongly influenced by Spanish art, dance and even religious traditions. But unlike many designers who hide their original influences behind layers of material, Balenciaga wasn’t afraid to take easily recognizable silhouettes like a monk’s pointed cape and transform it into a brown raincoat (see the last mannequin on the right) or take a nun’s robe and make it into a chic wedding dress (see center).

His other major influence were the traditional costumes of Spanish bullfighters, from which came many stylish hats, shirts and, a personal favorite of mine, a black cape with delicate pink pompoms.

Balenciaga’s other influences ranged from the lavish ornaments of the old Spanish royal court seen in paintings by Velasquez to the geometric shapes in the modern paintings of his friend Joan Miro.

Walking around the exhibit it really seemed like Balenciaga could take anything – from a monk’s simple robe to a fisherwoman’s tucked skirt – and transform it into true haute couture, while preserving the costume traditions of the Spanish people. No wonder he was referred to as “the master of us all” by Christian Dior.

The exhibit closes on July 4, so if you live in San Francisco and care about fashion, go N-O-W!