Chloe found Mavka… In Slavic folklore, Mavka is a woodland spirit: mysterious, beautiful and belonging to the wild. Our Mavka takes her inspiration from that untamed spirit, with metres and metres of black chiffon falling into layers of jagged, lace-edged points. Rather than creating one solid skirt, those individual layers move independently, giving the dress an almost wild quality of its own; soft and ethereal when still, dramatic and unpredictable when caught by the wind. The bodice continues those lines with a deep V neckline and long, draping jagged sleeves.

But Mavka's story has always been about more than wildness. When we created her Deity Card, we wrote that Mavka reminds us that love is not something to be controlled, but something to be nurtured and allowed to grow.

When Alice and Connor began planning their wedding, they knew they wanted a day that reflected who they were as a couple.

After meeting through mutual friends at a hardcore punk festival in Leeds and spending almost a decade together, they weren't interested in following a traditional wedding template. Instead, they created a celebration that combined their love of nature, music and good company, with a woodland ceremony in Cheshire followed by a vibrant festival-inspired reception in the heart of Manchester.

The result was a wedding that felt completely personal to them.

Sara always knew she wouldn’t feel like herself in a traditional wedding dress. Living in Italy, surrounded by bridal expectations that leaned towards softness, simplicity, and convention, she struggled to imagine herself walking down the aisle in something that didn’t reflect who she already was.

She and Alessandro had been together for eighteen years. Their wedding was never going to be about reinvention. It was about recognition. About creating a day that felt honest. And for Sara, that meant finding a dress that carried the same dark romance, individuality, and quiet strength that already shaped the rest of her life.