This week’s Dress of the Week has to be this divine Poppy Dress from label of the moment Libelula. Currently sold out on the Libelula dresses official website, why not hire this beautiful long bias cut silk evening dress directly from our on-line designer dress hire website?  The dress is 100% silk, with an elegant handpainted purple floral print.

Libelula dresses- Hire

Libelula dresses normally retail at around £300 – 400; this Libelula dress (were it not sold out ) would come with an RRP of £399.99.  Instead, you can hire the Libelula Poppy Dress for just £109 for two nights hire, or £119 for seven nights.   The fuschia version of this Libelula dress is also available for hire.

Lilebula dresses – Fit for Royalty?

Earlier this week we also featured the Lilebula ‘Sarah’ dress, following rumours Kate Middleton’s wedding dress would be designed by the label’s founder, Sophie Cranston.  It is speculated that Kate Middleton had contracted the services of the bespoke wedding dresses designer, having already been seen in a coat by the designer last year.

Lilebula wedding dresses are made as part of the bespoke bridal service offered at the Chelsea-based boutique.  But for those of you who aren’t due to marry your prince just yet, why not make like Kate in (perhaps) at least one way, and opt for a Lilebula dress for your next event?

Since the word got out that Kate Middleton might wear a Libelula wedding dress we’ve been beside ourselves trying to imagine what it will look like.  Although we stock Libelula dresses, you can’t hire Libelula dresses from the bridal collection. Libelula wedding dresses are made as part of a bespoke bridal collection at Libelula. Wedding dress prices are well over those from the non -bridal Libelula dresses collection, where dress prices from the average at around £300-400.  Since it emerged yesterday that a Libelula wedding dress might be on the Royal Wedding cards, the Chelsea based shop has been bombarded with press attention.  The website’s homepage currently states that due to the site having received overwhelming traffic, technical difficulties have meant that the online store is temporarily off-line. 

Libelula Dresses are Lovely but why a Libelula Wedding Dress?

Why Kate would choose a Libelula wedding dress, by a relatively little-known designer, with the likes of Alexander McQueen, Bruce Oldfield, and Jasper Conran more obvious choices, is the question on everyone’s lips.   The mother of Libelula founder Sophie Cranston, said that heightened speculation was due to Kate Middleton having been spotted last year in a Libelula coat while attending the wedding of a friend.   That a Libelula wedding dress is highly likely has been made clear at the bookies where for the first time in over a month it is reported  betting shops have reopened their books on the identity of the designer, to include the Libelula owner to be a wedding dress designer favourite.

Libelula dresses are known for their impeccable cut, designed to flatter the figure.  We should know, as they are available at GirlMeetsDress.  Hire Libelula dresses from our online designer dress hire shop.   Pictured are among two of the Libelula dress creations we stock, available to hire from just £69.

Laetitia Wajnapel – Blogger and Freelance Editorial & Social Media consultant

Laetitia is a Parisian Journalist now living in London. In 2007 she started MademoiselleRobot.com,
a Fashion & Lifestyle blog. Laetitia has been featured in UK and international publications such as
The Telegraph, The Times, Grazia and Vogue.com and now works as a freelance editorial &
social media consultant for fashion brands.

What is your most favourite dress you’ve ever worn?
I have a few dresses I can wear over and over because they are so versatile. My absolute favourite dress is a vintage Belleville Sassoon silk dress with hearts all over it. It is really beautiful and the most flattering dress I own.

What was the last event you wore a dress to and what did you wear?
I wear a lot of dresses, but the last event I wore a dress to was a Halloween party at a friend’s house. The dress was a black velvet mini with a pearl embellished Peter Pan collar (pictured)

Which dress would be top of your Girl Meets Dress lust list?
Probably this Luella dress, simply because I really wanted to buy it when it was in store, but I missed it!
http://hire.girlmeetsdress.com/products/panelled-mix-dress

Mini or Maxi?
Definitely Mini, although I have been experimenting with Maxi a little in the Summer.

Who are your red carpet idols? Who always gets it right?
Zooey Deschanel has the style I most relate to, but I also love Maggie Gyllenhaal and Chloe Sevigny.

As someone who always has a new event to attend – how does Girl Meets Dress complement your life?
It is fun to be able to borrow a dress for an event, a bit like raiding a super cool girl’s closet before a party in high school! I can’t really afford to buy a new dress for every event I attend and I only have a limited wardrobe so being able to borrow something for a couple of days is ideal really!

What is your most memorable dress moment?
It has to be my wedding dress – cream and black silk Luella from her last collection. Between the time I walked into the shop and bought it, there can’t have been more than 5mn. It is stunning.

Laetitia’s links:
http://www.mademoisellerobot.com/

‘Hmm, what to wear at a wedding?’ you’re thinking, as you glance at the invitation pinned to the fridge, tormenting you each and every time walk past it.  ‘An outfit for a wedding,’ you say to yourself.  ‘Can’t be that hard.’  But as you start to think about it in more detail, the ‘what to wear at a wedding question’ becomes a lot harder to answer. Deciding what to wear to a wedding requires getting the four ‘w’s (that’s who, what, where, and whens of the wedding) exactly right.

A Designer Wedding Outfit? What to Wear at a Wedding – Tailoring it for the Occasion

No matter the ‘who’, (whose wedding you’re attending) in getting what to wear to a wedding right, your outfit needs  to make the right kind of statement – not one of the ‘upstage the bride’ kinds, nor one of the ‘far too casual for a wedding’ kind. An outfit for a wedding needs to give off all the right impressions; it’s as much a symbol of your feelings toward the due-to-be wed couple as anything.  A shabby outfit for a wedding spells indifference, while an outfit for a wedding that is overdone and outshines the bridal gown itself, might spell disaster/embarrassment for multiple parties.

What Do I Wear to a Wedding? What to Wear at any Wedding

Depending on the ‘when’ and the ‘where’ of the big day, you may need to tailor you outfit for a wedding choice accordingly.  A fail-safe option is almost certainly a dress; go for something simple in cut and pattern, that you can dress up or down depending on the scale and tone of the event.  Trousers risk looking a bit too alternative, unless alternative or low-key is the order of the (wedding) day, then they are probably best left to the men.  Meanwhile, skirts can look chic, but getting a hemline and style that is both age appropriate and right for the occasion and time of year can be tricky. 

Designer Wedding Outfit Hire

‘ What do you I wear to wedding?’ you ask your work colleague.  ‘A designer wedding outfit?’ they suggest.  ‘Won’t that be expensive?’ you ask.   ‘Not if you go for designer dress hire,’ she refutes.   A designer wedding outfit doesn’t have to be expensive if you go down the route of designer dress hire.   We give you some lovely designer wedding outfit suggestions that will guarantee you look spot on, with an outfit for a wedding that ticks all four wedding  ‘w’s.   Dress up or down, with or without tights depending on the weather- versatility is everything when it comes to your designer wedding outfit! Click on each designer wedding outfit to learn more about hiring it.

1.LaDress olive tunic (left). Hire: prices start at £69.  Accesorize your designer dress outfit with this Blaguette square cocktail ring and NY straw clutch.

2. Beyond Vintage batwing dress (bottom).  Hire: prices start at £79 (RRP: £270.) Team with a chic cropped jacket and minimal accesories such as this Wilbur & Gussie ‘Edith’  leopard clutch and these labradorite drop earrings from Blaguette; a designer wedding outfit for all seasons!

3. Jonathan Saunders long silk dress. Hire: £179 (RRP: £1, 259). Blue clutch: Wilbur & Gussie.  Wear with earrings from 2. or cocktail ring from 1.