One lady’s love of wool has spun into a brand new enterprise creating wedding ceremony attire comprised of the “silky gentle” and sustainable fiber.
Nikki Atkinson, who lives on a woolgrowing property in South Australia, launched the enterprise in September from the farm she lives on along with her husband Dallas Strains — a 3rd technology woolgrower.
The couple develop fantastic Merino wool on their property Horrocks Vale, southeast of Port Augusta.
Nikki isn’t solely an advocate of Merino wool, however can be an skilled couture bridal designer, a profession that started 25 years in the past, earlier than she moved to the nation.
“I’ve at all times had an enormous quantity of respect for wool since finding out trend in school a few years in the past,” she stated.
“Through the years, I’ve grow to be totally obsessive about Merino wool as a fiber and cloth, and I’m persistently amazed at its sudden silky gentle texture, deal with and drape.
“It’s a lot simpler to work with than different materials.”
In September, Nikki launched her new wool-based luxurious wedding ceremony costume enterprise, Horrocks Vale Collections, which initially includes 5 timeless robes plus equipment.
“One key piece of recommendation I give each bride in search of their dream costume is: trend has a timeline, whereas basic designs and delightful materials final a lifetime,” she stated.
It’s that recommendation she retains in thoughts whereas bringing collectively her two loves — Merino wool and wedding ceremony robes.
“I’m to create clothes that not solely convey basic magnificence but in addition align with the environmentally-friendly motion within the trend business,” she stated.
Nikki is the primary to confess that when she moved to Horrocks Vale, she had no concept that three children, a trend boutique and a thriving wool property later she can be a part of an “extremely necessary” sustainability motion within the wedding ceremony trend business.
“There was an enormous quantity of labor behind the scenes to launch the gathering, from discovering the proper materials, design, sample making, creating and making, photograph shoots and lots of conferences,” she stated.
“However this wool assortment — paired with laces, beaded materials and silks — is one in all my favorites thus far and I am extremely honored to have the ability to share it with everybody.”
The general public had their first glimpse of the wool wedding ceremony attire on the Royal Adelaide Present trend parade in September, with the attire additionally accessible at horrocksvale.com and in individual on the studio in Port Augusta.
Nikki can be presently designing a variety of unique wedding ceremony equipment for males, and a variety of canine equipment to allow them to additionally look the half on the large day
