From English Lit. grad to super-designer, Gina Michele is well on her way to being well-known, world-’round. She started by chopping up fabric for her Barbie’s clothes, and now spends time dabbling in eco-friendly fabrics, feminine sheaths and deliciously draping in NYC.
I discovered her on Smashing Darling a couple weeks ago, and was stunned by the simple complexity of her pieces. There aren’t loud patterns bounding this way and that; but the shapes, the details, and the fit of these pieces are all you’d really need from a dress in the first place, so the rest of that crap… just doesn’t matter.
My favorite piece starts off the set (you know about my love affair with pockets):
As usual, click to buy. You’ll ne pleased to see that everything is under $120 here, and most of it is eco-friendly with recycled silk pieces.
Gina Michele’s Website
Gina Michele on Luv Charlie
Smashing Darling Profile & Boutique
xoxo.
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ALL adorable, but I agree: The pocket dress is tops!
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All such lovely dresses--I'm drooling.
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OH MY GOD I want that first one SO MUCH I could almost cry!! Haha, it's too, too gorgeous. Good catch!
Those first three are definitely my favorites. The dark blue one is so dramatic!
Thanks for the entertaining read! Alright playtime is over and back to school work.
I ordered from her and paid but she never sent anything, I would say more of a fraud than an up and coming designer.
Wow, I'm really sorry to hear that, Liz! We wrote this two years ago and definitely haven't heard anything bad until now... I hope things get worked out!