A Library of Dress Designs: Chapter "F - I"

Wow, we've sure made a lot of styles over the years for you to enjoy; so many that it's hard to remember them all! It's been so fun to look back at our dress designs, remember how they came about and reminisce over the prints that were carefully chosen for them. 

This week is all about the 'G' to 'I' dresses. With the last one being named after a very special young one.

 

GIGI

The Gigi sundress debuted in the Spring of 2012. With it's wide, bra covering straps and sweetheart neckline, it was a real charmer. Popular prints included gingham, birdcages and Moorish tiles. The brightest colour combos were the first to sell out.

Cherry Velvet Gigi Dress

 

Cherry Velvet Gigi Dress

 It's also fun to look back at some of our early marketing....

Cherry Velvet Gigi Dress

GINGER

Think of a perfect dress for a Hawaiian vacation and something close to the Ginger might come to mind. Even the prints were tropical. Named after Ginger from Gilligan's Island, she had some serious sex appeal. She was one of the few dresses we did with a pencil skirt. It also had the sweet addition of a tie belt.

Cherry Velvet Ginger Dress

 Cherry Velvet Ginger Dress

 GRACE

The Grace was a sweet and flirty little sundress. She appeared only once in the summer of 2013 although we did make a similar style later called the Phoebe. She had some seriously cute nautical prints and also one that was aptly named Spirograph.

Cherry Velvet Ginger Dress

 Cherry Velvet Ginger Dress

 Cherry Velvet Ginger Dress

Cherry Velvet Ginger Dress

Cherry Velvet Ginger Dress

Cherry Velvet Ginger Dress

HAZEL

Our Hazel dress joined us in the Fall of 2023. Named after 1950's Hollywood starlet Hazel Brooks this charming day to day style is full of vintage flair! It features a 'longer' short sleeve and beautiful pleated 'wrap style' bodice.

 

INGRID

Leading lady of the silver screen Ingrid Bergman inspired this timeless dress. Ingrid was a spin-off of our popular Norma dress but with added short sleeves and a little bit more length in the skirt. If you are familiar with our Norma you know the fit is absolutely fabulous and it makes 'the girls' look amazing and this dress followed in those same footsteps.

ISOBEL

Our youngest fan is the inspiration for the name for this fun sundress. Isobel, also known as "The Littlest Velvet", loved visiting our studio with her parents. Her mom, Brandi, is a long-time customer with a full closet of fabulous CV dresses, and her dad, Jon, modeled our men's shirts for us. Isobel herself owns 3 Cherry Velvet dresses that she used to wear just for dress-up to be like her mom. This photo was from a very early visit to our studio with her Dad. For a school project she was trying out being a fashion designer for the day. It warms my heart to name a dress after this sweet girl. 
 
Isobel, the littlest Cherry Velvet girl

Isobel's namesake is a fun and versatile sun dress with a little something extra; a front zipper that allows you to decide whether or not you want to share a peek of cleavage. You'll want one of these if you've owned a Marie dress and love a front zip. Isobel will debut in a series of bright and flirty prints any minute now - we can't wait to share them with you!


XOX Love Diane