When you’re a fashion designer known for designing the perfect wedding party dresses, what you wear for your own big day is a bit of a no-brainer. Such was the case for Clio Peppiatt, whose signature beaded and sequined minidresses have become a favourite for fashion-forward brides. “The wedding party dress is such a staple for Clio Peppiatt, so I wanted to design a one-off bespoke dress for myself,” she shares.
“I draped it on the stand in a day, and the final garment took about three weeks to complete. We offer a bespoke service for the label, so it was quite entertaining to go through the process myself after years of doing it for clients!” Clio met her husband, Emmy-nominated advertising director Elliott Power, when she was a teenager growing up in West London, but the two only got together after bumping into each other during a friend’s birthday at Loft Studios. “Elliott offered to buy me a drink, and we ended up going on a date the following week,” she explains.
“From there, we clicked and shared so many common interests that we could talk for hours.” Elliott proposed on the couple’s 10-year anniversary last December during a trip to St Lucia, getting down on one knee on New Year’s Eve. “We’ve been together since our early twenties and have supported each other through our careers, so this trip felt like the perfect way to celebrate our journey together,” says Clio.
Like many modern brides, Clio chose to spread her wedding celebrations acro.