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<\/p>\nThe British Charlotte Balbier Bridal Brand, known for their fashion forward unique gowns, recently caused excitement with their first stocklist in Germany and is expanding. Bridal Times had the pleasure to catch up with Tabatha Lee, Head of Design Charlotte Balbier brand to find out more about her style and latest collection ahead of the Interbride.<\/p>\n
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Can you give a little overview of how you came to be a Bridal Designer? <\/strong><\/p>\n After falling in love with Textiles through High school I went onto to University to study fashion with Textile design. It was there that I learnt to embellish and design beautiful garments and so I decided to spend my last year focusing on design for Bridal. I began a placement with Charlotte Balbier Bridal during my last year of University and then went on to begin designing for the brand.<\/p>\n What is your personal style and does it reflect on the wedding gowns you design? <\/strong><\/p>\n I am certainly not one to dress up with glitz and glam, I usually opt for a floaty plain dress and boots. I do think this sometimes reflects in my designs as they are not full of bling, they just have small accents that make the gowns more feminine and pretty.<\/p>\n Congratulations on the launch of the 2020 Ethereal Beauty Collection! Tell us about it and the inspiration behind it?<\/strong><\/p>\n Thank you very much! The word \u2018Ethereal\u2019 stands for something delicate and I believe all the gowns within the collection have something delicate and certainly beautiful about them. My inspiration for this came from all around me. For example the gown \u2018Aerial\u2019 was very much inspired by everyday fashion at the moment, I used a Plisse finish fabric to give a modern look to this gown, with sleeves that aren\u2019t attached to the dress so brides feel like they aren\u2019t restricted throughout the day. The \u2018Maia\u2019 dress was something I wanted to add as a twist on bridal separates. She has a soft feminine tulle gown that sits on top of a satin slip with accents of lace to match both pieces. This allows brides to have one look for their ceremony and a second sexier look for their evening, this proved to be very popular at the show.<\/p>\n Aerial Gown<\/p>\n Maia Gown<\/p>\n The Ethereal Beauty gown at the White Gallery was a true eye-catcher. What makes the gowns in the collection unique?<\/strong><\/p>\n I wanted the dresses to introduce something different and to keep as far away from lace as possible so as alternatives I used a lot of sequinned tulles & Devore to give a different feel to the designs. I went to many fabric exhibitions in search of something different and I think I have achieved this. Every gown has been well thought out when drawn and every one has a different feature to make it unique. I have introduced boat necklines to accent the shoulders and square necklines for girls that want to feel a bit more secure. I have also thought a lot about structure and comfort, it is very important for a girl to feel beautiful on her big day but to have the comfort to last all day in her gown also and my designs most certainly offer this.<\/p>\n Ethereal Beauty Gown<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bridal-times.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AERIALSLEEVESBACK.jpg\")
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