Last night, House of Papier unvieled it’s newest invitation collection at the Exclusive Private Bridal Showcase. The showcase was an elegant affair coordinated jointly by Jewell Staley of Remember Our Day and the 3 West Club in New York. The exclusive event was held at the 3 West Club which is located on 51st street off of 5th Avenue. The Solarium was the perfect room to host this event with a terrace that provides a beautiful view of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The showcase was well attended by brides, engaged couples, wedding planners and other wedding industry affiliates who parussed a number of vendors to help them plan thier perfect day, including: Remember Our Day {Wedding Favors}, Elle Belle by Yaelle Designs {Couture Hair Acessories}, Eleni’s New York {Decorative cookies and cupcakes}, Threshold Visions {Photography}, Selavi Productions {Event Production}, A Floating Affair {Balloon Decorating}, and Miriam Lei {Custom Jewelry Design} to name a few. Be sure to check out thier websites to learn more about thier products. Here are some pictures from the event:
{House of Papier’s Designs by Missy Collection}
{House of Papier’s new Designs by Missy Collection}
{House of Papier’s Silk Box Collection}
{Remember Our Day – Has the BEST wedding favors and gifts!}
{Cupcakes from Eleni’s New York – they were sooooo good!}
{Custom Jewelry Designs from Miriam Lei}
{Couture Hair Acessesories by Elle Belle by Yaelle Designs – I love the birdcage veils!}
Once again the past six months have flown by and New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is upon us. Designers, models, make-up artists, celebrities, buyers and those totally addicted to fashion will attend MBFW in Bryant Park for the last time. This Fall 2010 season will mark the last hoopla of the grand white tents in Bryant Park that the world of fashion has come to love before the bi-annual event moves to its new location at Lincoln Center. Once again, House of Papier will be there to bring you all the latest from the catwalk. I personally love to attend fashion week because its where the most creative and artistic minds meet on the hottest and most fashionable runways in the world. Stars are made under these tents and its where I draw inspiration for my invitation designs. Mercedes- Benz Fashion Week starts on Thursday, February 11th and runs through February 18th. See you there!
The holidays are over, and many of you have wonderful news to share. Christmas, and especially New Years are the most popular time for popping the big question! So now what? Well, once you and your beau have set a wedding date it’s time to get your Save the Date announcements out. Save the Date’s are a great way to inform your friends and family of your wedding plans before sending the formal invitations. House of Papier is offering a New Years special of 10% off all Save the Date announcements and Wedding Invitations through the month of January. Contact us today at info@houseofpapier.com to place your order. Do you have a beautiful engagement story? Share it with us and receive an additional 10% off your stationary order.
House of Papier had a great year in 2009! Our business has grown and we’ve learned a lot. I have the privilege of working with the best clients on the planet who challenge me to create the most beautiful custom invitation designs. December is filled with Christmas parties and holiday cocktails and while I will be out and about this month, the invitation presses will not stop. We have two projects underway that I’m excited about and House of Papier has a new Über-Fabulous Collection that will be launching in February 2010 just in time for NY Fashion Week.
I would also like to announce a new member of the House of Papier team – Louise Grdovic (pictured below) in her wedding picture. How fitting, since she will be assisting with Wedding invitations and much more.
{Louise Grdovic – Assistant Invitation Designer}
Thank you to all of you who subscribe to the House of Papier blog, follow us on Facebook, and of course I can’t forget my Tweetie Pies on Twitter. Stay tuned for more wonderful things to come in 2010!
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Designer Invitations for Your Fashionable Life!
Not something borrowed, not something blue, but definitely something NEW. That’s right, I’m taking somewhat of a break from bridal invites and working on some new projects. While House of Papier caters to a large number of brides, we are a full service invitation design house creating custom invitations for all kinds of events. With that being said, we have a number of new clients coming down the pike that in no way shape or form fit the bridal mold. I love working on invitations that are not monotonous, cause me to stretch my imagination and sparks my creativity. I’m currently working on two such projects. Here are the inspiration boards that jump start that creativity.
Designer: Christian Siriano ~ Location: Promenade, Bryant Park ~ 4:00 pm
September 12, 2009 ~ Spring 2010 Collection
Christian Siriano, the winner of the fourth season of Project Runway showcased his latest collection on the catwalk at New York fashion week. His RTW line was laced with accessories to die for: big floppy hats, chic clutches and curve-heeled shoes like these:
The line can be described as mediterranean inspired with neutral and watercolor palettes. The elements that made this collection standout were the ruffle details and the asymmetrical almost sculpture like patterns. The show was packed and the doors were shut in the face of a crowd of people still waiting to get in, so I’m elated to have seen the show first hand. The front row was laced with celebrities such as: Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia, Kelly Roland, Veronica Webb, Tory Spelling, Mena Suvari, Estelle, and Amerie to name a few.
Designer: ARISE: African Promise Collective (Multiple Designers) Location: Promenade, Bryant Park ~ 7:00 pm
Spring 2010 Collection
The ARISE: African Promise Collectivewas the first show at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week dedicated to showing a collective of African fashion designers and I was proud to be a part of it. The designers who showcased their work on the runway included: Eric Rasina (Cambodia), Jewel by Lisa (Nigeria), David Tlale (South Africa) and Tiffany Amber (Nigeria).
This show was star studded with celebrities such as Damian Dash, Amerie and Crissette Michelle. Alek Wek, the beautiful Sudanese super model was in the show and the that sexy piece of eye-candy Tyson Beckford closed the show out to a great applause and standing ovation from the crowd. All in all, the designs were all fabulous and it was by far the longest fashion show I’ve ever attended. It lasted for approximately 25 minutes, which in the fashion world is very long – most shows last anywhere from 9 to 15 minutes. I loved every minute of it!
I have video of the show to share with you but because the show was so long wasn’t able to add it to the blog post. Look out for it on House of Papier TV. In the meantime, here are some pictures from the show:
Alek Wek:
Tyson Beckford:
After the show:
Missy & Ibrehem ~ I ran into a friend from college (Tuskegee University) at the show who I hadn’t seen in years – It’s such a small world! You may remember him from the 10th season of the reality show Survivor:
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Designer: Nicole Miller ~ Location: Salon, Bryant Park ~ 6:00 pm
Spring 2010 Collection
Nicole Miller was the first show I attended Friday evening. It took place in the Salon at Bryant park. Her downtown-chic designs and sexy cocktail dresses will be a must have come Spring.
Twice a year the fashion elite gather in the heart of New York City for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week to view the latest fashion collections for the upcoming season. September 10th kicked off the start of Fashion Week Spring 2010 and House of Papier was right in the mix. With two days left to go until it’s all over, I finally have time to catch up on my blog posts to bring you the inside scoop from the Tents.
So what in the world does fashion have to do with House of Papier and invitations? I’m glad you asked! Simply put, fashion inspires me (See my post from February). The colors, material, embellishments, trimmings all give me ideas for custom invitation designs. A clothing designer creates their clothes in a Fashion House and Missy creates invitations in the House of Papier.
