When legendary Portland designer Elizabeth Dye asked if I'd be willing to create a custom Color Cloud piece for her, the answer was OBVIOUSLY yes! ;)
I visited her studio, soaked up the AMAZING vibes, chatted about 1,000 things (Portland-ness, Alexander McQueen, Woody Guthrie and, of course, COLOR) and left completely blown away by Elizabeth's story, her color palette and her GORGEOUS work.
In fact I was SO inspired that I created a BUNCH of new pieces, which have resulted in this mini-collection!
I am so grateful to Elizabeth for agreeing to letting me FAN GIRL THE BLEEP OUT with this!!!
A bit about Dye: Having bravely ditched law school Dye’s been designing clothing since 2005, and wedding dresses specifically since 2010. But in 2020, she started offering something new: color.
In an interview with Portland Monthly, Dye talked wanting to inspire couples to approach their wedding day in a new way…
“Let’s just have some fun...and it can be wild and it can be whatever you want.”
Uh, pretty into that as a motto for like…everything.
I hope you enjoy this glimpse at the collection, along with some pics of Elizabeth’s pieces and some of my snaps from my studio visit. (OMG TULLE IS THE BEST.) See the full collection here!
And I’m telling you: start planning an occasion right now that you can commission and wear one of Elizabeth’s dresses to. It doesn’t have to be for your wedding. It can be wild, and whatever you want.
