You’ve got the perfect dress but how do you get the right accessories? Creating the perfect look with a unique hairpiece and jewellery requires taking clues from the dress as well as the event itself. Where is the wedding venue? What time of day is the wedding? These can offer hints as to how formal a look you may want to create, and also give you some idea as to the colour palette that best suits where you’re going. Next use the dress style, cut and colour as your guide to chose the most appropriate and stylish accessories. Consider any theme or colours chosen for the wedding. Next use the dress style, size and shape as your guides to chose accessories that suit. Even the bridesmaids dress styles can offer helpful clues to achieving the perfect complementary style. Having something bespoke – made especially for you - is a way of ensuring that you get the best possible colour, style and fit you are looking for. Don’t forget, as we say at State Of Grace  “Beauty comes from authenticity” so you are always going to look your best when you are natural, comfortable and expressing your unique style and personality.

A big thank you to all of our applicants. Some of you have asked for the deadline to be extended so we’re continuing to accept entries until the 30th July. Your entry need not be a painstaking work of art. We’re looking for your ideas and inspiration, we won’t be judging your drawing skills. Send us a little sketch (as pictured). You can even just take a snap of it on your mobile and e-mail it to us.

If you missed the competition details don’t worry.  Just send us your design – it can be anything you fancy, casual, elegant evening wear or even the wedding dress you’ve always wanted to create. Any fabric, any colour goes.

The Winning Designer will receive a dress made especially for them and it will become part of the State of Grace collection, named after them! All we ask is that you submit a back and front view of your design, in as much detail as you can provide along with your:

Name
Address
Email &
Contact number

Competition Deadline

Please submit your entry by email to mail@luciasilver.com by the 30th of July.

Any enquiries, should be emailed to mail@luciasilver.com

There is nothing more gorgeous than a woman being natural, nor anything less attractive than one unrecognisable to herself.

2.   ‘A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.’ Maya Angelou

Do it, say it, wear it, feel it – for no other reason than because you want to.

3.    ‘Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut the b *****   up with cookies.’ Unknown

Eat and enjoy!

4.  ‘I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows.’ Janette Barber

Pamper and take care of yourself. Your body IS a temple.

5.    ‘Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.’ Eleanor Roosevelt

A human being is a single being, unique and unrepeatable. It is therefore impossible to be inferior as there is simply no comparison.

6.    ‘Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.’ Emily Dickinson, poet

Say YES to everything you can. Make time for an adventure and remember you can do nothing effectually without enthusiasm.

7.   ‘The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.’ Lao – Tse

Be yourself. One of the most important results you can bring into the world is the you that you really want to be. The more you depend on forces outside yourself, the more you are dominated by them.

8.   ‘Be outrageous! People who achieve mastery have the ability to be outrageous.’ Gita Bellin

Be flamboyant. Be naughty. Be like a very small joyous child living gloriously in the ever present NOW without a single worry or concern about even the next moment of time.

9.    ‘There is neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so.’ Shakespeare

Witness your mind and thoughts. We are what we think and with these thoughts we make the world. Remember, the difference between a weed and a flower is simply a judgement.

10. ‘There is no heavier burden than great potential.’ Charlie Brown

Whatever it is your dream of, begin it now.

We’re tickled many shades of pink over the
launch of this blog. To start things off  we are inviting you to show
us your style and Win Your Dream Dress.

Whether you are a budding designer or you just have never found what you are looking for in the shops, now is the time to inspire and be inspired.

Send us your design – it can be a casual day-time look, elegant
evening wear or even the wedding dress you’ve always wanted to create. Any fabric, any colour goes – we don’t believe in dictating fashion at State Of Grace.

The Winning Designer will receive a dress made especially for them and it will become part of the State of Grace collection, named after them!
All we ask is that you submit a back and front view of your design,
in as much detail as you can provide along with your:

Name
Address
Email &
Contact number

Competition Deadline

Please submit your entry by email to mail@luciasilver.com by the 15th of July

Any enquiries, should be emailed to mail@luciasilver.com

Bonne chance,

Lucia Silver

Here are some key points to keep in mind to ensure its worn well, effortlessly and for many seasons.

The size of print needs to be right for your frame and the colours need to work for your colouring and also match the plainer basics in your existing wardrobe.

So don’t be afraid to invest in a quality print and you can take a
walk on the wild side for many seasons to come.

Whether you are a guest, a bridesmaid, mother of the bride

or the bride herself, the team at State Of Grace  will design a stylish complete look that is yours alone.

With our bespoke dress designing, customised accessories and personalised hair and makeup styling all under one roof, we’ll ensure you’re always looking the best you possibly can.

Trade Excess for Excellence

With our creative expertise and professional skills, you will:

-     never look the same as anyone else.

-     invest in quality timeless pieces that you can wear forever.

-     know that what you wear perfectly suits your style and personality as
well your colouring, age and figure.

Visit our website www.TheStateOfGrace.com for more wedding season inspiration.

Wherever your celebrations take you this season we’re here to help you define your unique style and beauty.