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A Winter White Wedding allows a woman to step forward with rare beauty

1/4/2014

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Chic.  Sophisticated.  Classic.  Timeless with a modern edge.  A White Stole over a traditional White Wedding Gown becomes the perfect palette for embellishments of pearl, crystal and white lace over satin and tulle for any theme, holiday or wedding setting.  The many tonal shades of white allow it to span refined cool and fuse the vision of Traditional White together.  

The costume a bride chooses for her wedding day is as unique and special as the moment in life itself.  What she chooses to wear as adornment is key to her memories of the day.  Through the centuries, symbols of wealth have universally been displayed by the bride, groom and the entourage in their outer garments, which were encrusted with precious stones, or stitched with silver and gold on opulent fabrics.  

A Stole is both an adornment and, like the neckline of a wedding dress, an element that frames a beautiful face and draws all eyes to the leading lady.  Full of nuance, a Stole offers an exclamation point to the prosperity, beauty, and above all else, optimism that the wedding day represents.  A Stole easily supplies effortless warmth along with its styling in all seasons - whether a handsewn vintage natural Stole, or something lightweight in silk satin, silk chiffon, silk georgette, silk twill, or silk-cashmere blends.

The White Stole Collection is decidedly versatile, going beyond traditional formalities to explore bridal’s new modernity.

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The Stole Wrap signified Glamour… then and now

12/28/2013

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Stoles began to be fashioned from every material type with exotic names ranging from Azurene to Silverblu, all of which added to their attraction.  In these years of anticipation of the boom, bodices became the target for all designers’ creative talents, and the designs were carried out in every material that happened to be the rage from one season to the other.  This expression of elegance in luxurious outerwear shaped to the body became subject for a thousand variations in its meticulous details. 

Stoles, Boleros, Jackets, Capes and Cloaks were, from the 1950's into the 1960's, essential to the elegant woman’s wardrobe.  The Stole had made its definitive entrance into women’s fashion as the par excellence elegant female status symbol alongside Haute Couture.

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  “Something old, something new…marry in blue, lover be true”   

11/9/2013

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The wedding ceremony, with its origins in centuries of tradition, has evolved out of legend, and the many “taken for granted” sayings associated with it. 

 “Something old” traditionally has symbolized the link with the bride’s family and the past.  “Something new” has stood to inspire optimism and hope for the new life ahead. “Something borrowed” has stood as a token from someone happily married whose good fortune in marriage may carry-on to the new bride and remind her of history that precedes her.  And, over the centuries, “Something blue” has become part of the tapestry that is “The Wedding.” 

In ancient Rome, brides wore blue to symbolize love, modesty and fidelity.  Before the late 19th century, blue was a popular color for wedding gowns, bringing about the saying “Marry in blue, lover be true.”

These ancient beliefs and practices are pivotal images that the curators at White Stole have put their whole hearts into.  While our beloved Vintage Stoles stand as a HERITAGE PIECE that brings to the wearer good luck from the past, our couture Silk Wrap Stoles offer themselves to you as a KEEPSAKE and treasured momento of the most special day in your life.

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This Pretty little Thing called....”Couture!”

6/22/2013

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Any study of fashion can not be separated from women’s fashion history and an understanding of the beginnings of Haute Couture literally meaning “high-quality sewing.”  Paris had been the center of couture since the 19th Century when couture was transformed from a craft into business, and high art. 

Women’s fashion had been put on ice during WWII from 1939 to 1944.  During the occupation of Paris in 1940, many fashion houses were forced into war-related industries.  The progress of the war made it necessary to prohibit all superfluous material and labor.  America followed Britain in clothes rationing with L85 restrictions, promoting the approved ” Victory Suit” with its narrow styling as being more practical and patriotic. 

The Allied Nations were at a loss when Paris fell because they had looked to Paris as the World Capital of Fashion since the 17th Century.  Despite materials rationing on both sides of the Atlantic, some 20 Parisian couture fashion houses violated the wartime silhouette during this time and continued to produce approximately 100 models per year – primarily for wealthy collaborators or for export to Germany.  From Designers to Apprentices, the French declared they had fought to keep Parisian Couture alive because it represented a Parisian industry of prime importance, a means of employment…but most importantly, because it preserved Haute Couture in the eyes of the world.

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    Even though I am no star, no famous person, nor celebrity, in my own sense of who I am I know full well that accessories can be enough to glamorize my style – whether my shoes, my bag, my hat, gloves, belt, earrings… or the Stole, Scarf or Shawl I wrap my always-chilly shoulders in!
    ​XO Roberta

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