Tara Deighton
- Jan 22, 2018
- 2 min
A Midsummer Night's Dream
In preparation for the Bespoken Fair at The Pilgrim's Rest on 25th February, I took part in a styled photo shoot and was so inspired by the brief we had set, that I designed and made a brand new dress for the occasion. I started by putting together a mood board based on the theme A Midsummer Night's dream. Details from the board- McQueen couture dresses, tatted flowers and illustrations by Arthur Rackham I researched dresses from the Elizabethan era, especially those worn by
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Tara Deighton
- Sep 20, 2017
- 2 min
Red- How to wear the colour of the season
I'm in the process of designing a bespoke wedding dress in red, which is perfectly timed, as red is the colour of the season! I thought I'd share some of my inspiration and also some of the red dresses I've designed in the past! These images of Anna in red wedding dresses, shot by Georgina Piper Photographer, were taken at St Benedicts, a beautiful bed & breakfast based in St Leonards. Incidentally, they are all set up for weddings! For more on this shoot, look here! The Viol
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Tara Deighton
- Jul 17, 2017
- 2 min
A date with Anna Sui
Recently I took a few days off and had a sort of holiday at home. On my list of things to do was visit the Anna Sui retrospective at The Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey- an exhibition I was really excited to see as the American designer had been a major influence on my decision to study fashion as opposed to simply wanting to make clothes. As a teenager, I was massively into music and as I turned 16, Nirvana was the be all and all. Grunge was where I was at style wis
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Tara Deighton
- Jun 12, 2017
- 2 min
Sketchbooks, Etsy and more on kimonos!
One of my favourite things to do (other than making pretty frocks) has to be putting together inspiration books. I'm reticent about calling them sketchbooks because I don't do much drawing in them. They are filled with magazine tear outs, scraps of fabric, postcards, photocopies and quotes. For me, one of the most relaxing things is to cut and stick pictures into a book- I may be a little obsessed really. I've done this forever and the books I've put together act as a sort o
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Tara Deighton
- May 22, 2017
- 2 min
Flower Crowns in celebration of The Chelsea Flower Show
With wedding season just about in full swing and the start of the Chelsea Flower Show this week, I'm thinking all things blossomy and floral. One of my favourite things is gardening, and whilst I don't have a garden in my seaside home and atelier (I do have a well tended window box!), I do a lot of fantasy gardening on my Pinterest board, 'My Secret Garden'. I make up for a lack of garden by making my own floral arrangements out of silk and vintage jewels and fabrics that I
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Tara Deighton
- May 15, 2017
- 3 min
The Tea Dress- Perfect Wedding Guest Style
With the start of wedding season, comes the start of much angsting and/or excitement for the wedding guest, if you are anything like me. What the hell am I going to wear? Simply being a guest at a wedding can be an incredibly expensive affair, once you factor in the costs of accommodation, travel, gifts and the all important wedding appropriate outfit. I've long thought that it would be great to invest in one stunning dress that you could wear to literally everything and look
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Tara Deighton
- May 8, 2017
- 2 min
The Ultimate Romantic Wedding Dress-
Introducing The Georgina
As a rule I don't design and release collections of frocks which sounds counter intuitive for a wedding dress designer but bear with me! When I design, it has to be with thought and purpose, I have to be inspired and I want to put something good into this world. One of my main inspirations are the women I see around me, whether they're my clients, my friends or famous ladies, past and present. Over the last year, I've been so lucky to have worked with and then become good fri
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Tara Deighton
- Feb 14, 2017
- 2 min
St Valentine's Day
Today is all about LOVE and with that in mind I'm sharing some alternative bridal style with you. For some of us the traditional white wedding isn't really rocking our boat, so how about opting for something more interesting and daring? The images from this shoot were all taken by my dear friend and all round amazing lady Georgina Piper Photographer. We work together a lot and it's always such a pleasure to have her photograph my work! She's an amazing photographer and no one
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Tara Deighton
- May 26, 2016
- 2 min
A rose by any other name....
Inspired by The Chelsea Flower show which is taking place in London this week, I've been thinking about new corsages and flower crowns to go with my new styles of wedding gowns that I'm currently working on. Having always been a lover of all things floral, the Rose has been centre stage of my floral obsession. This may be in part because the rose is the flower of my birthday month of June! It's not only the beauty of the flowers themselves, but the intoxicating scent, the fla
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Tara Deighton
- Mar 16, 2016
- 2 min
Valentino at Swan Lake
Anyone who knows me, even slightly, knows how much I love Valentino! I could not have thought it possible to love the label anymore, until of course Valentino went to the Ballet! As a thwarted ballet dancer (honestly, even the hippo's in Fantasia could out pirouette me!), I'm immensely sentimental about a career in Ballet I could never have. The Autumn/Winter 2016/17 show was really an exemplary display of exactly why Valentino is so wonderful. Almost a homage to ballerinas w
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Tara Deighton
- Mar 8, 2016
- 2 min
My Nan's Wedding dress
One of my most treasured possessions has to be my Nan's 1940's wedding dress. Marrying my Grandad in the early years of the second World War, she had to beg, borrow and make do and mend to put together her wedding ensemble, but this did not mean she had to marry in a dress that was anything less than stunning! In my eyes, her dress is still one of the most beautiful I have ever seen and whilst very much of it's time, it could still be worn today (by someone exceptionally tin
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Tara Deighton
- Mar 2, 2016
- 2 min
A Vintage Bohemian Winter
As a designer I always look forward to the various fashion weeks and new collections that litter the year like confetti. Even though I design Bridal wear, I never really look at what's happening in terms of trends in that industry. I look at my favourite designers, and vintage designs. Even so, It's rare to fall in love with so many collections and we haven't even got to Paris yet and my truest love, Valentino! TEMPERLEY Temperley's designs are always beautiful, intricate, ro
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Tara Deighton
- Feb 23, 2016
- 2 min
Gothic Forties
I was recently asked where I get my ideas from and what I'm most inspired by, and I found it nearly impossible to answer! The simple answer is EVERYTHING! But I find being inspired means more about making connections with different things and creating a story that is so rich and intricate, that it's almost alive in my mind. So, as an example of how my magpie mind works; I was completley blown away by the dress Gareth Pugh designed for stylist, Katie Shillingford, which was on
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Tara Deighton
- Feb 17, 2016
- 1 min
How it all began....
My love of vintage has been with me forever! My favourite childhood game was rummaging through the box of Victorian petticoats and 1930's tea dresses and pretending to be Bette Davis. I also loved reading about vintage fashion and spent hours in the library pouring over the V&A costume books. Imagine my delight in finding the EXACT book that gave me the eureka moment when I was little- that one day I would be able to make beautiful dresses! Vintage fashion and costume provide
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