Category: Spring Wedding

The “NEW ROYAL BRIDES” Celebrate their Bridal Tea with LUXE and CHIC!

5/19/2018

White Stole’s innovative Bridal Rehearsal Tea Concept created a mashup of Couture Royal Wedding Looks of Silk and Vintage Stole and Shawl Wraps by White Stole topping Couture and Custom Wedding and Evening Gown creations from Seattle’s celebrated Couture Wedding and Fashion Designers Lisa Marie Couture, Kimmi Designs, and Gustavo Apiti seated in royalty before an opulently-filled Coffee and Tea table-setting created by Vintage Wedding Curator Lisa Mayer of Vintage Dish Company and photographed here by Seattle's beloved Wedding Photograher, Kelly Robbins.

Completing the vision created of Couture Wedding and Evening Luxe in which each woman’s ensemble is, in and of itself, a representation of popular Wedding and Evening Themes - from Floral Garden and Romantic, to Vintage, Retro, Whimsical, Eco Conscious and Modern Urban Chic to Evening Glam - is a lineup of Seattle’s up-and-coming modeling elite: Erika Foster, Jessica Marie Boyle, Michelle Green, Meenal D’rock, Irene Adler, Kiara LeBlanc, Aliea Taylor, Keith Vowell and Sandeep Saksham.

The beauty seated for this memorable event was highlighted with dramatic and flawless mastery by some of Seattle’s most sought-after Hair and Makeup Artists: Tracie Saunders, Magnolia Karlsson, Daniella Rosaline, Allegra Rege, Jordan Ross, Matt Lawrence and Mayra Ruiz.

Watch our blog for more Live Coverage of our photoshoot's celebration of the Royal Wedding Day!

View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Shawl and Foulard Wraps, Vintage Stoles, and Cape Boleros for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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SPRING AWAKENING ~ A Garden Wedding's Object of Desire, the Silk Stole!

3/3/2018

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The Fashionista’s current accessory of choice has become a must-have for fashion lovers everywhere. Now brides are reclaiming it, reinventing it, and declaring it as the Essential Bridal Accessory that it is for a Spring Garden Wedding – The Silk Stole Wrap!

What could be better than having one, single Wrap Accessory to make your dream Spring Garden Wedding both functional….and perfect?

Whether you are having or attending a Spring Garden, City or Country Chapel or Gala event, if you are in need of a Luxe Bauble for yourself, or that will serve as a ‘Thank You’ or ‘Adore You’ Gift for your bride or bridesmaids, look no further than the luxury-approved curation White Stole has spent hours putting together.

The unexpected set of Italian hand silk-screened, inspired colors and designs in White Stole's Silk "Gift" Stole and Shawl Wrap Accessories Collection will rock any bride and her guests past the ceremony and on into her lifetime. We have picked the perfect designs that will be cherished - and used - forever!

White Stole’s influential Italian Luxury Couture Silk Wrap design and production of printed, solid and yarn-dyed luxury Women's Wraps in silk or cashmere use the traditional, heritage-based hand-dyed and silk-screened custom-manufacturing process that has long been used by our manufacturing companies in Como, Italy since 1945. The meticulous workmanship or our Silk Stoles are guaranteed to last a lifetime with proper care.

But perhaps the most exciting part of the story is that from March 1st until May 1st, you can BUY 6 and White Stole WRAPS THE BRIDE FREE! What else do you need!?

View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Shawl and Foulard Wraps, Vintage Stoles, and Cape Boleros for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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"Spring Ribbons ~ Sky Blue" Couture Silk Stole ties-up your love for a lifetime!

5/14/2017

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White Stole's 'Spring Ribbons ~ Sky Blue' Couture Bridal Stole Wrap Wedding Accessory in pure Silk Satin Chiffon from the Signature Valentino Collection wraps the heritage of Old with the New to cherish tomorrow with flowing shades of luminous pastel, sky and azure blue on white Ribbon Design that takes simple blue and white into Royal!

Mix the Traditional Wedding Theme sayings of Something Blue and Tieing The Wedding Knot with head-turning effect that will highlight and preserve your magnetic memories. The Sky’s The Limit!

Your Yacht Club, Country Club, Veranda or Classic City Wedding Gala will feel all tied up in Love with this flowing ribbon design that wraps brilliantly colored sweeping highlights around shoulders, arms or neck, taking simple blue and white into technicolor.

In an era when the bridal marketplace is fueled by emerging mega, online, vanilla-looking shopping, White Stole’s Chic, Haute Bridal shoppers roll with an exclusive entourage of Wedding Couture Salons like White Stole who help them alter convention to bring fresh, new images and memories from all styles and traditions to their Wedding Day’s photo album.

Being that White Stole has no physical stores, we are able to bring these Couture Creations, tooled by master craftsmen and women who put their love and attention into each design, Direct To You at our cost

This iconic brands’ graphic collection features rich color blocking and design to add superb styling to timeless, hand-crafted quality essentials…all with a decidedly cool Modern Wedding flare. Wrap-up these graphic, silky-cool Stole and Shawl Wrap Luxe Classics for a very stylish Haute Wedding Day!

Tell the story of your Wedding Day for a lifetime with the glow of a pure silk couture Bridal Wrap Heirloom.

And the best part of the story is that each piece that passes from our hands to yours gives you the perfect Heirloom to pass along to those you love.

Call to reserve our Wedding Couture designs for your wedding event today! View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Shawl and Foulard Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Cape Boleros Accessories for purchase, or rental, on our website.

WE LOVE...'Spring Ribbons ~ Sky Blue' Couture Silk Stole Wrap by Valentino!

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SPRING WEDDING TREND! Charming Rose wraps rainbow around the future

4/1/2017

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White Stole's 'Charming Rose~Lilac' Couture Bridal Stole Wrap Wedding Accessory in sheer Silk Chiffon from the Signature Valentino Collection takes the concept of sheer into the heavenly with its cascading rose design in shades from lavender and lilac to pale pink on blushed white that wraps sweeping pastels around shoulders, arms or neck in any wedding theme or setting - from an Urban or City Wedding, to a refined Country or Veranda Wedding - in any season.

Delicately highlight your Modern Haute Bridal Party's silhouette with a rainbow of pastel shades that make your Bridal Gown and Bridesmaid Dresses not only something to dream about...but to remember for a lifetime! A perfectly flowing Heirloom Gift for the bride and bridesmaids who know how to put the fun into elegance.

To address their discriminating Brides’ tastes, White Stole has curated an Across-the-Era Collection of Couture Stole and Shawl Wraps to satisfy the predilection of women devoted to handmade, hand-silk-screened, heritage luxury goods who crave Haute Wedding Couture fashion at an affordable price.

White Stole was born to help you feel like the exquisite creature you are with Couture Luxury Accessories that will last a lifetime….at affordable, Direct to You prices!

This iconic brands’ graphic collection features rich color blocking and design to add superb styling to timeless, hand-crafted quality essentials…all with a decidedly cool Haute or Boho Wedding flare.

A perfectly flowing Heirloom Gift for the Bride and Bridesmaids who know how to put the fun into elegance!

And the best part of the story is that each piece that passes from our hands to yours gives you the perfect Heirloom to pass along to those you love.

Give yourself a pure silk Momento of your Haute Wedding Day that you will cherish forever. Call to reserve our designs for your Spring, Garden Veranda Wedding today.

View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Shawl and Foulard Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Cape Boleros for purchase, or rental, on our website.

WE LOVE...'Charming Rose ~ Lilac' Couture Silk Stole Wrap by Valentino!

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ABOVE AND BEYOND! Your LUCKY WEDDING DAY comes wrapped in SILK!

8/6/2016

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"Sophisticated Evening Lace" Couture Embroidered Silk Satin Chiffon Bridal Stole Wrap Accessory in pink

Much as been written about “How to have Good Karma on your Wedding Day.” In that line of thinking, the stylists at White Stole unanimously agree that the vision of “four bridesmaids all more beautiful than the other” wearing flowing Couture Silk Satin Stole Wraps is superior to all the other Wedding Accessories available to you….and capable of channeling absolutely, positively, irresistibly GOOD LUCK!

Without question, if you are planning an “Urban or Country Vintage Wedding in Spring or Summer” anywhere, White Stole’s Stylists suggest you not try to “blend-in” to your scene carrying a tiny bouquet that you toss at the end of the day.

Rather, we’d wish upon your silhouette that it be wrapped in a beautiful, artully-designed Couture Silk Stole that will emblazon, delight and carry the rapture of your Wedding Theme into your day’s festivities….and beyond into your life ahead!

Whether you prefer your Valentino Embroidered Silk Stole in shades of pink, navy, beige or gray-black, White Stole has the Bridal Stole Wrap with hues that can be used to create the perfect “arm, elbow, wrist or neck accessory” and serve as the color palate for your entire Wedding Ceremony and Reception.

This summer, walk your city’s streets to an outdoor Veranda Party in Wedding Style wrapped in the romance of a Silk Stole Wrap…and feel your Life Force!

Shop the full Valentino Wedding Stole and Wrap lineup now and keep your eyes peeled for more wedding coverage from us throughout Summer Wedding Season.

View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes, Shawls and Veiled Bridal Hair Accessories for purchase, or rental, on our website.

"Sophisticated Evening Lace" Couture Embroidered Silk Satin Chiffon Bridal Stole Wrap Accessory in gray-black

"Sophisticated Evening Lace" Couture Embroidered Silk Satin Chiffon Bridal Stole Wrap Accessory in beige

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IN FULL BLOOM! FLORAL-PRINTS are the Garden Wedding Classic!

6/11/2016

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It’s true that Floral-Printed anything is as ubiquitous to the season as the blooming buds, and rank high among the other motif you could be wearing during the warm-weather months ahead. As June marks the start of Summer Wedding Season, we honor the sunny days ahead with fun, patterned pieces sure to inject a bit of brightly hued cheer into your Wedding Wear wardrobe!

Chances are your calendar is already full of wedding dates as we wrap our way into summer, and you are looking forward to a wide variety of ceremonies from vineyard to yacht to ranch, but by-far, one of the most romantic and memorable wedding backdrops is the age-old idea of a Spring Garden or Summer Veranda Wedding.

And to toast to this occasion, White Stole humbly suggests a POP of pink and persimmon floral to a Bridal Wedding Party set to the scent of anything from the Queen’s Rose Garden to Grandma’s gladiolas and peony patch!

Bring a “cultivated” look and a treasure trove of floral to your Garden Wedding in White Stole's "Fabiola" Couture Bridal Stole Wrap Accessory in pure Silk Satin Chiffon from the Signature Leonard Paris Collection. You will treasure this divine pure silk Momento of your wedding day forever.

“Fabiola” is in full bloom putting pretty glamour into any summer wedding with its luxurious pastel floral iconic "Orchid" design in lush shades of rose pink, purple, pale gray and persimmon on blushed white that will wrap sweeping highlights around shoulders, arms or neck of your Garden Veranda Wedding Party!

Shop the full Wedding Stole and Wrap lineup now and keep your eyes peeled for more wedding coverage from us throughout Summer Wedding Season.

View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes, Shawls and Veiled Bridal Hair Accessories for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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GO GRAPHIC with your Yacht, Country Club, Classic City Summer Wedding!

5/7/2016

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As Wedding Season is upon us, chances are you are invited to a Spring or Summer Wedding with a glamorous reception being held in a Classic City, Yacht or Country Club setting that is perfect for channeling spring's graphic trend.

To help you focus on celebrating the clear skies in your future, White Stole suggests your inspiration begin with a sky blue and white palette that keeps the pattern focused to one piece - in this case the statement Silk Stole worn by you and your Bridesmaids.

It is true that at most high-end shops, evening wear and luxury couture come with rather hefty price tags. Nevertheless, though the entire ensemble may be outside of your budget, Accessory Pieces are typically inside that arch. To the Style-Conscious, the best Accessories have somewhat of a primordial quality – lending a sense that you have captured a bit of the life you have secretly desired from the beginning of your time. With just a wisp or sheerest layer of silk or fur, you can convey the sense of delicacy or power you feel.

White Stole was born to help our Bride feels like the exquisite creature she is with Couture Luxury Accessories that will last a lifetime…. at affordable, Direct-to-You prices!

White Stole's "Spring Ribbons ~ Sky Blue" Couture Bridal Stole Wrap Accessory in pure Silk Satin Chiffon from the Signature Valentino Collection wraps the heritage of Old with the New to cherish tomorrow with flowing shades of luminous pastel, sky and azure blue ribbon on white that mixes the traditional Wedding Theme sayings of “Something Blue” and “Tieing The Wedding Knot” with head-turning effect. Highlight and preserve your magnetic memories….the Sky’s The Limit!

Your Yacht, Country Club, Veranda or City Wedding Gala will feel all tied up in Love with this flowing ribbon design that wraps brilliantly-colored, sweeping highlights around shoulders, arms or neck...taking simple blue and white into technicolor.

View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes, Shawls and Veiled Bridal Hair Accessories for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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Take toughness out of your world with Silk Floral Wraps for Garden Wedding

4/24/2016

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‘To express oneself and how one wishes to be to the world isn’t much different than how an artist views a figure or landscape’ a biographer of Helena Rubinstein once said.

White Stole is a big supporter of the view that how a woman chooses to craft her look and construct her identity is chiefly accomplished with the fashion and accessories she adopts.

And more importantly, that on the most important day of her life, challenging some norms – such as those surrounding weddings – simply are in order! Our Brides know that her own beauty is in her eyes as she beholds herself at it’s deepest essence. And expressing that self means not stepping into someone else’s fairybook Princess Wedding Story….but into her own!

May we humbly suggest that one of the most perfect ways to cultivate your inner feminine-self is with the soft, flowing look of pure Silk Chiffon in Couture Silk Floral Stole Wraps!

White Stole’s "Charming Rose" Bridal Wrap in Pink or Lilac from the Signature Valentino Collection offers you a sheer cascading rose design that not only wraps your future in a floral embrace, but gives a perfectly flowing Heirloom Gift for the Bride and Bridesmaids who know how to put the fun into elegance for a lifetime in any season from Spring to Summer!

Delicately highlight your bridal party's silhouette with a rainbow of pastel shades from lavender and lilac, or pale pink to coral in any Spring or Summer, Garden Wedding setting or season while giving yourself a pure Silk Momento of your Wedding Day that you will cherish forever.

The women White Stole loves to love have a deep desire to have, hold and “wear her accessories for life"….then see them end-up in the hands of her daughter, her favorite nieces or cousins, or even a fashionable second-hand store where Style-Savvy young girls or Budget-Minded women will discover them 20 years later.

View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes, Shawls and Veiled Bridal Hair Accessories for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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Cultivate a 1930’s HOLLYWOOD GLAM for your next Garden Wedding

3/21/2015

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Here, on the first day of Spring as we head into Summer, whether you decide to wear an authentic vintage or vintage-inspired dress or gown, White Stole will help you put together the correct period look for any vintage-themed garden event you may be starring in, or attending.

As admirers of any girl sporting an expertly styled wardrobe, we can’t help but celebrate the arrival of spring with a few liner notes on the gals who embodied the 30’s style, and made it the look we still crush on to this day!

Here are the key fashion elements from White Stole’s Old Hollywood themed Garden Veranda Wedding guide to look for when recreating a classic 1930’s style for your Wedding Day:

Though only the more affluent could afford silk at that time, the 30’s look was fluid, flowing and ladylike in sheer silks, rayon or lightweight cottons in small to medium florals, or deco-inspired geometric prints. The bias cut with draping ruffles defined the figure-flattering silhouettes of the 30’s. Whereas the straight, angular silhouettes of the 1920’s played down the curves of a woman’s figure, the clothing styles of the 30’s instead celebrated the female form. Dresses were feminine and romantic with a return to the natural waistline. Hemlines remained at ankle or shin length and even rose a bit higher toward the end of the decade. Belts were worn at the natural waistline. Skirts with V-shaped yokes below the waist followed the line of the hips then flared out from the knee, ending in ruffles, tiers, folds or layers, while peplums were more popular toward the end of the decade.

Iconic evening looks included backless gowns in velvet or body-clinging sensuous satin as can be seen in the photos of Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard and Ginger Rogers. This decade is often remembered as the “Big Band Era” and the “Golden Age of Hollywood,” and the glamorous fashions worn by entertainers and silver screen stars heavily influenced the styles of the time.

In all silhouettes, the emphasis was on the neckline to bring emphasis to the vision of a woman’s face, making accessories an essential element to her look. The fitted bodices were capped with elaborate collars that appeared Stole and Capelike, or incorporated folds, ruffles or draping flutter-sleeves. Fur, fabric flowers or bows often decorated collars, the center bust area of the bodice or the waist, as well as hats. Hats were worn at an angle, with wide brims, cloches, turbans, and berets being most popular while strappy sandals for evening, often in metallic shades or mesh, were considered high-fashion.

View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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BRIGHT IDEA! Bring Love to your Spring Wedding in a bold "Stole" Accessory

2/21/2015

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While there’s much to love about a Winter Wedding wrapped in a natural-toned Vintage Stole, we are eager to cure the universal winter gray-sky blues with vibrant, vivid-hued Silk Stoles that lend a special boost to brighten a Spring, Garden or Theme Wedding Day - be it 4th of July or Valentine's Day! And, in our minds, there is no better way to to dial-up your style, no matter what the temperature, than by wrapping your shoulders in both “Luxe” and “Color!”

As the street look of the moment is short and glammy, with a certain alt-rock sensibility inspired by the 90’s, White Stole's "Spring Ribbons ~ Pink" Bridal Stole Wrap Accessory in pure Silk Satin Chiffon by Valentino brings Modern Wedding appeal by becoming wedding's next-big-thing with its flowing ribbon design in shades of pastel pink, rose and ruby…making your wedding dress something to dream about!

Whether we are speaking of the ceremonial location in a Country Club in a northern climate, or a Vacation Resort in a sunny southern destination, whatever the color of your Spring Wedding Day skies, bring glamour forward with a color-inspired wedding on your walk down the aisle! From iridescent opals and diamonds to flowery or graphic motifs, prepare to obsess over the curation of color that today’s free spirited Bride-To-Be is holding dear to her heart!

Of course, in the heart-of-hearts of any glamorous Bride, the thought of taking her Wedding Day with her into her future is always a heartbeat away. And what better way to do that than with a luxury silk, couture "Heirloom" Stole Wrap that will serve as both a cherished Momento for her and her bridesmaids of their glorious day, but as a memory that is brought to mind every time she wraps it around her from this day forward?

White Stole wholeheartedly agrees!

View White Stole’s entire collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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How does a Seattle Wedding Photographer style her own Vintage Wedding?

12/14/2014

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What’s better than a chic, photogenic Wedding Photographer at her own Spring Wedding? Six photogenic Bridesmaids snuggling-up close to their Bride for a photo-op!

Jordan Quinn and her fiance decided to rent a vacation home and invite all of their bridal party to stay with them for the duration of their wedding weekend. There was no better way, they thought, to capture the fun moments of the weekend with their bridesmaids and groomsmen in all their treasure. But setting the stage was just the beginning of their Urban Wedding photologue.

More than a month earlier, Jordan came to White Stole for a styling to choose the Vintage “Evelyn” Classic Capelet Stole because she felt it offered her stunning highlights of the blonde tones in her own coloring over her Wedding Dress Couture, would chase away the chill, and add elegance to the urban festivities. Of all the Vintage Stoles Jordan tried-on that day at the White Stole Salon, the “Evelyn” Stole provided her the perfect Glam Accessory piece over her Sweetheart Ball Gown.

Whether running between photoshoots on a cool April Wedding Day, stealing smiles with her entourage, or pensive during a solo, romantic moment, Jordan let luxury go to her head….and became the classiest Bride in Chicago! See for yourself!

View Jordan's choice of Vintage Stole, and the entire White Stole collection for size and color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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How to wear a SILK WEDDING STOLE ~ The “Must-Have” Bridal Accessory!

10/26/2014

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We have seen them on last year’s runways, but again in 2014 the world’s top Bridal Collections are truly outstanding with their renewed emphasis on elegance…and the Stole: irreplaceable for the Bride who wants to feel like a fairy Princess on her “I do” day.

Reserved for true dreamers, this “Must-Have” accessory gives a royal touch to the wedding - a Princessly allure that each of us look for on the big day. An elegant detail, light and sinuous, capable of enchanting a Bride’s guests during her triumphant walk down the aisle. Short or long, the Stole is present in all variations, Silk Chiffon, Silk Satin, Silk Cashmere, Silk Twill, Silk Tulle, Silk Lace, in white, pastel, black or bold colors, floral and graphic patterns fastened with or without the adornment of a broach. Extremely light, the Silk Chiffon Stole, in particular, lends an elegant touch that gives fluency to the bride’s every movement unlike any other fabric or accessory - whether draped over neck, shoulder or arm, or tied in the back and draped forward over the shoulders. For the Modern Bride, the sky’s the limit on her style choices of Silk Stoles!

Even more sophisticated, is the Silk Stole with Lace Embroidered patterning, or in the form of a Vintage Tulle. The Stole becomes an essential accessory for every respectable bride, useful to hide necklines, and, when the time is right, reveal them and enjoy the party. Truly infinite are the combinations of materials for those who are always chilly and love sheer covering over a strapless gown as they move from church to reception or dining room, or across a ballroom floor. From the sheerest Chiffon to Silk-Cashmere blends to Tulles that give soft volume and silhouette, the Stole’s transparence and delicacy enriches the shoulders with grace and elegance.

It is well- known that the details in your wedding accessories make the difference! Viva La Difference~!

View White Stole’s entire collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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Classic City Wedding ~ Set your Pose from most Urban to Serene in a Stole!

10/18/2014

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As summer winds-down, and we begin to exit the sunny season of beach, garden and ranch weddings, White Stole turns all eyes to our Urban Brides.

City Weddings are the ideal environment to channel any season’s graphic trend, and our stylists at White Stole advise you to direct yourself to the black and white palette, and to keep the pattern focused to your theme or ideology - in this case, a statement that says “We are Tieing the Knot!”

A romantic dress is set-alight with the subtle interest of a periwinkle blue geometric ribbon print Silk Bridal Wrap that spells “Tieing-Up-Our-Love for a Lifetime.” Adding drama with either a sheer graphic on black, or a vintage appliqué on antique white Silk Stole Wrap equally brings any length of dress to new heights, along with adding sheer cover against fall’s crisp day or evening chill.

If you will be tieing your knot even later in the Fall Season, adding a natural Vintage Stole "Capelet" Wrap is truly an elegant way to carry you through the afternoon-to-evening festivities of a brisk fall day. Adding the interest of an intricate heel, a satin silk clutch, wristlet or hairpiece, and finishing with a navy smoky eye and chandelier earrings with any of these choices spells City-Elegance!

View White Stole entire collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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White Stole Presents: SILK WEDDING GIFTS FOR BRIDE AND BRIDESMAIDS

8/30/2014

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In the nuptial spirit, White Stole has compiled a collection of quintessential Bride and Guest-of-the-Bride Silk Wraps we encourage you to take to heart....and shoulder…as these are the Wraps you’ll want to never take off! Treating your Silk Wrap as the new neutral that it is, this accessory is one that goes with everything - especially now as mixed prints are back in high-style.

Whether you are going to a Country, Garden, City, Glam or Island Resort Wedding, if you are in need of a luxe bauble that will serve as a ‘Thank You’ Gift for your bride or bridesmaids, look no further than the chic, luxury-approved curation White Stole has spent hours putting together for you.

The unexpected set of Italian hand silk-screened, inspired colors and designs in the White Stole Silk "Gift" Stole Wrap Collection will rock any bride and her bridesmaids past the ceremony and on into her lifetime. We have picked the perfect presents for your bridesmaids or best-friend that will be cherished - and used - forever!

View White Stole’s entire Gift Collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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Breaking Bridal ~ Unexpected Hues in your Wedding Day Cape Shawl

8/9/2014

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It goes without saying that your wedding gown is a reflection of your style. But where is it a written rule that your Wedding Gown and Accessories have to be entirely ivory, antique white or optic white? At White Stole, we love the old adage “rules are meant to be broken“ - especially when it comes to Wedding Dresses and their Accessories!

Although we love a classic strand of pearls, we flock like moths to light towards out-of-the-box Accessories and accessory trends. Since your wedding day will be the most photographed event of your life, we wish for you to be absolutely sure that you dress exactly how you dream of feeling on your perfect day.

You can be both Classic and One-Of-A-Kind by wearing metallic champagne, a pale soft hue in gray, beige or blue, a pretty blush pink - and as many already have, red or black - with the perfect Luxe Accessory to compliment. Women who wear black and ivory in it's many shades with dazzling Accessories are simply stunning! In fact, these colors are preferred in a cocktail or tea-length for casual weddings.

While a Stole Wrap is usually rectangular, offering more width and length, the "Sophisticated Lace Dream" Cape Shawl is more square in shape, offering extra width for a fuller, more extravagant envelope of the silhouette. In all settings, Cape Shawl Wraps are used today to keep warm, for added fashion to complement attire, and for symbolic reasons at outdoor or indoor evening affairs where the temperature is not warm enough for women in sheer or off-shoulder dresses and where a jacket is inappropriate.

White Stole’s photoshoot of the "Sophisticated Lace Dream" Cape Shawl by Valentino in magnetic black embroidered lace on beige Silk Twill is a stunning example of the lush look of color set against a minimal ivory or black gown, making the view maximally exquisite!

View White Stole’s entire collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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Once Upon A Time ~ SILK WRAPS! Newest Bridal Garden Wedding Trend

7/26/2014

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With pearlescent faces, bright bands of color, and precious floral designs created in the time-honored couture tradition, these radiant "Fabiola" or "Flores" Silk Bridal Wrap keepsakes create the ultimate fairy-tale picture. It is understood that the details make the difference in elegance itself, and these almost surreal flourishes put you in the mood for romanticism, humor, chic fun, elegance…and a little Elsa Schiaparelli for good measure. By the handful, these pieces are undeniably made for each other!

Unconventional at its best, opting for color is a chic and sophisticated way to 'Break Bridal,' and nothing does it better than adding a colorful, floral Stole Wrap to your ensemble to highlight your Spring or Summer Wedding, whether in the Garden or on the Veranda!. For a bride-to-be (or just a gal looking for a pretty new layering piece), couture Silk Bridal Wraps put a glam and edgy spin on tradition.

With so many gorgeous Stole color and size options to choose from in the White Stole collection, there's guaranteed to be a style that you will adore from this day forward….and cherish as a momento of your wedding day while wearing it throughout the years ahead.

View White Stole’s entire collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Silk Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

WE LOVE....Set of 6 Leonard Paris 'Flores' Silk Satin Chiffon Bridal Stole Wraps!

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Newest Summer Wedding Trend.....wrapped in an HEIRLOOM

7/19/2014

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People all over the world are interested in standing out rather than blending in. There are plenty of images all around us today that are fueling the resurgence in creativity that feeds our uniqueness, and allows us to continue the legacy of openness and tolerance exuded in the luxury Stole and Gown Designs of the world’s great Creatures.

Different colored Stoles have historically been used by Clergy throughout the religious seasons of the year. Most signify various holidays, such as a White Stole being used for Christmas services. Some denominations also use separate colors to differentiate between ranks or degrees held.

Color is everywhere, in every religion, throughout the seasons, and for all the themes….and the same holds true today for Bridal Wear.

There's nothing more glamorous than a Color-Inspired Wedding – whether we are speaking of the ceremonial location, the table setting, or the walk down the aisle. From iridescent opals and diamonds to flowery or graphic motifs, prepare to obsess over the curation of color that today’s free spirited Bride-To-Be is holding dear to her heart!

Of course, in the heart-of-hearts of any glamorous Bride, the thought of taking her Wedding Day with her into her future is always a heartbeat away. And what better way to do that than with a luxury silk, couture "Heirloom" Stole Wrap or Shawl that will serve as both a cherished momento for her and her bridesmaids of their glorious day, but as a memory that is brought to mind every time she wraps it around her from this day forward? White Stole wholeheartedly agrees!

View White Stole’s entire collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Silk Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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Newest Spring Bridal Trend….the Whimsical Wedding

7/5/2014

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Equal parts dainty and whimsical, these luxury couture Silk Bridal Wrap Accessory alternatives are equally as appealing if you're simply in the market for a luxe bauble to invest in, or looking to show your true spring or summer colors at your Country or Garden "Whimsical" Theme Wedding.

Without a doubt, anyone can guess that the slightest hint of cloud in a pure blue sky calls for something exquisite to chase away the chill, but even if none should appear, what can add more to the fantasy of a sun-filled wedding day than a Couture Silk Bridal Wrap that brings out the pretty-little-bling in any gown?

Consider this “tradition with a twist!” Sure, you might label this stunning style as a dream buy, but it needn’t be when White Stole will include your own Silk Bridal Wrap at a special price that allows you to “gift” your bridal party with a momento of your day together.

Possibly the best part or having each of your bridesmaids adorned with a glamorous Couture Silk Bridal Wrap is that you will have something to hold onto and wear again, and again over the years ahead together!

View White Stole’s entire collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Silk Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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The Bride shimmers on into twilight in a luxury Evening Silk Stole Wrap

6/28/2014

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As a summer day dips into twilight in our more temperate climates, the chill in the air beckons after sundown for an Evening Stole Wrap that will offer light covering and warmth, yet still be suitable for wedding gala festivities where a jacket would certainly not.

Those of us who run more warm-blooded might have wrapped our Stoles as a Sash around our waists, necks or elbows and left them to drape behind us throughout the reception and on into evening’s dancing.

In any and all stylish cases, the ever-popular Evening Stole Wrap and Evening Shawl come in many different forms, sizes and price ranges. Stoles of silk, silk satin, chiffon, organza or similar sheer materials are meant to provide a bit of warmth, though Fur Stoles and Evening Shawls, the latter of which are often knitted, clearly provide more. The Silk Stole Wrap has historically been paired with an evening gown or dress. These Silk Stole Wraps for evening are typically finished with a simple hem on either end, exuding elegance in being both light and sheer. Some individuals prefer to pair their Evening Stole Wrap with more casual fashion skirts and dresses since the Evening Stole Wrap will launch any attire into an elegant look for evening when teamed with dressy heels and accessories.

Triangular knit Lace Shawls are usually knitted from the neck down and may or may not be shaped. Faroese Lace Shawls historically are knitted bottom up and contain a center back gusset. Each shawl consists of two triangular side panels, a trapezoid-shaped back gusset, an edge treatment, and usually shoulder shaping.

On top of warmth, an Evening Stole Wrap is often worn to show off a particular fabric, like silk satin, or fur. The major difference between Stoles and Shawls lies in the size, and the material. Stoles are usually rectangular, offering more width and length than a Scarf, while Shawls are more square in shape, offering extra width for a fuller, more extravagant envelope of the silhouette.

View White Stole’s entire collection for size color ranges of Stoles, Silk Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes and Shawls for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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Newest Summer Wedding Trend looks to the historic appeal of long Shawls

6/21/2014

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The first Shawls, or "Shals," were part of traditional Persian costume in Achaemenid Persia worn by both males and females. Shawls were also part of the traditional costume in Kashmir, India, which was probably introduced via assimilation to Persian culture. They were woven in extremely fine woolen twill, some such as the Orenberg Shawl, were even said to be so fine as to fit through a ring.

Kashmiri Shawls came in two classes: they could be loom-woven in one color or in different colors (called tilikar or tiliwalla), and woven in one piece but more often sewn in small segments that are imperceptibly sewn together; or they could be ornately woven and embroidered (called ameli or amlikar). in which an intricate and elaborate pattern is stitched on top of plain pashmina wool.

Kashmiri Shawls as high-fashion garments were brought to Western Europe in the early- to mid-19th century. Imitation Kashmiri Shawls woven in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland are the origin of the name of the traditional paisley pattern. Shawls were also manufactured in the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England from the late 18th century (and some two decades before Paisley) until about the 1870s. The Kashmiri Shawls from Asia maintained a pre-eminent place the world-over for their beauty and quality, particularly the Lightweight Wool Shawls, delicate Silk Shawls, and more sturdy Wool Shawls, however, it is due to their western imitations that Shawls took Europe by storm, replacing fibers like cotton and linen, thereby making it one of the most important accessory pieces in garment history.

The Kashmiri Shawl is characterized by the elaboration of its design, in which the "cone" pattern is a prominent feature, and by the glowing harmony, brilliance, depth, and enduring qualities of its colors. The basis of this richness is found in the very fine, soft, short, flossy under-wool, called pashm or pashmina, found on the shawl-goat, a variety of Capra hircus inhabiting the elevated regions of Tibet. There are several varieties of pashm, but the finest is a strict monopoly of the maharaja of Kashmir. India. Inferior pashm and Kirman wool - a fine soft Persian sheep's wool - are used for shawl weaving at Amritsar and other places in the Punjab of India, where colonies of Kashmiri weavers are established.

Kashmiri Shawls reached their widest and most universal appeal in the West due to Napoleon’s conquests in Egypt and his alleged gifts of Shawls to Josephine, that galvanized their notoriety.

Silk Shawls with fringes, made in China, were available by the first decade of the 19th century. Ones with embroidery and fringes were available in Europe and the Americas by 1820. These were called China Crepe Shawls, China Shawls, and in Spain " Mantones de Manila" because they were shipped to Spain from China via the port of Manila.

While the importance of Embroidered Shawls in fashionable women's wardrobes declined between 1865 and 1870 in Western culture, they became part of folk dress in a number of places including Germany, the Near East, various parts of Latin America, and Spain where they became a part of gypsy dress - especially in Andalusia and Madrid. These Embroidered Shawls were revived in the 1920s under the name Spanish Shawls, a named derived from their use as part of the dress of Spanish Gypsies, also known as Gitanas. Their use as part of the costume of the lead in the opera Carmen contributed to the association of the Shawls with Spain rather than China.

Shawls are used today to keep warm, for added fashion to complement a costume, and for symbolic reasons at outdoor or indoor evening affairs where the temperature is not warm enough for women in sheer or off-shoulder dresses where a jacket might be inappropriate.

View White Stole’s entire collection of Cashmere-Silk Shawls, Stoles, Silk Stole Wraps, Vintage Stoles, Stole Capes for purchase, or rental, on our website.

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