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Romantique Couture
Cockermouth
CA13 0RA
T: 01900 824329
M: 07812 210880
Email: angy@
angymorton.com
The trials and tribulations of a fashion designer in the Lake District
Bride and her entourage at the church (Moresby). Photograph: Brian Sherwen
PRESS RELEASE - 13 APRIL, 2011
FASHION DESIGNER CREATES 'ORDINARY GIRL' ROYAL WEDDING
Avant-garde fashion designer, Angy Morton, has organised an unusual fashion shoot to pose the question,
"What if the heir to the throne had really chosen an 'ordinary' girl to be his bride?
See PRESS PAGE and below for full details
Stagecoach bus to Royal Wedding. Photograph: Brian Sherwen
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LATEST PRESS
29 April, 2011: BBC RADIO CUMBRIA - Royal Wedding Dress - Kevin Fernihough from 14:45
29 April, 2011: Guardian.co.uk - Royal Wedding Live Blog 12:41: Really Common Royal Wedding fashion shoot
28 April, 2011: Whitehaven News - I'll show you 'Normal', says local artist Angy
20 April, 2011: North West Evening Mail - Designer offers royal alternative
19 April, 2011: News & Star - A wife less ordinary
14 April, 2011: BBC RADIO CUMBRIA - Kevin Fernihough afternoon show - Lady Gaga & avant garde fashionsl
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
18 April, 2011: ORDINARY GIRL - Alternative ROYAL WEDDING Fashion Shoot
29 April, 2011: The 'other' ROYAL WEDDING (!)
15 May, 2011: BBC Radio One 'BIG WEEKEND' - LADY GAGA - drop me a line if you want to wear something different (see below)
19 June, 2011: WALK ON WATER' at Whitehaven Festival - exclusive avant-garde catwalk show by Angy on the Sugar Tongue
Autumn 2011: AUSTERITY - the forthcoming 'Not so Gloom and Doom' collection by Angy Morton
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ORDINARY GIRL LEAVING HOME AND CATCHING THE BUS TO HER ROYAL WEDDING
Bride and bridesmaids leaving their council estate and catching the Stagecoach bus to their Royal Wedding. Photograph: Brian Sherwen
Avant-garde fashion designer, Angy Morton, has staged an unusual fashion shoot to pose the question, "What if the heir to the throne had really chosen an ëordinaryí girl to be his bride?"
Angy says. "We constantly hear that Prince William is marrying an 'ordinary girrl' but, despite all the hype, Kate Middleton isnít exactly Miss Average, is she?"
"My bride is an ëordinaryí girl, from a modest background and upbringing on a council estate. She is independent, free of inhibitions, and unafraid to express her own creativity and style."
The fashion shoot revolved around a series of crazy cameos, from the bride leaving home, catching the bus to church, and eating fish and chips, all set in Whitehaven on the edge of the Lake District.
Angy, best known for her unique, couture fashions, also created an Alternative Royal Wedding Dress for the event, a design which strikes a balance between tradition and innovation.
"Expectation is that Kateís dress will be created by a British designer, but it is likely to be more conservative than cutting edge. She has already been criticised for her lack of style by Dame Vivienne Westwood, and will be further constrained by the rules of her traditional upbringing."
Angy also draws attention to the high level of talent and creativity in Cumbria, by using aspiring local models, make-up artists and photographers, and to the inspirational backdrop of the Western Lake District for the shoot, an ideal setting for weddings and honeymoons.
NOTES
Photographs: Brian Sherwen (Colour); Lauren Smith (B/W)
Bride: Michelle Serrechia (21)
Bridesmaids: Charlotte Gray (20), Natalie Asbridge (19), Natalie Miller (19)
Hair & make-up: Bronwyn Deeb and Sara Asbridge, Vibralife Carlisle
Royal Wedding buses provided by Stagecoach Cumberland
For further information please call Angy Morton on 01539 530648 or 07812 210880
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Photograph: Lauren Smith
BRIDE AND BRIDESMAIDS ARRIVE AT CHURCH
Photographs: Brian Sherwen
Angy's Blog: 19 April 2011: ORDINARY GIRL - ALTERNATIVE ROYAL WEDDING PHOTO SHOOT
For the last couple of weeks I have been buried well and truly in my latest project, my ALTERNATIVE ROYAL WEDDING DRESS. How do you mix tradition with contemporary and be unusual at the same time? Well, you start with few sketches and see where your creativity will take you. My problem is that I’m not really a traditional bridal designer so I found it a bit difficult to design something around the hourglass figure. I had only two areas where I could go wild; the upper part of the bride’s body or the hemline, so I developed the upper bit into a contemporary ‘mess’! My Wedding dress is made out of 100% ivory silk, and ivory voile with gold and purple roses and Swarovski pearls. Just to keep in tune with the royal colours.
Anyway, I reckon my ‘bride’ is far closer to what most people would imagine as ‘ordinary’. I envisaged her as having a modest upbringing on a Council estate, able to express herself freely without inhibitions. She is streetwise, independent and creative. The scenario I created for Cinderella’s ‘ROYAL WEDDING’ may be tongue in cheek but it was fun.
OUT AND ABOUT IN TOWN - POSING FOR THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Multi-Storey Car Park. Photographs: Brian Sherwen and Lauren Smith
Fancy a quick salsa at the Copacabana before the reception?. Photographs: Brian Sherwen and Mike Morton
After an early start and caffeine fix, the day started very well. It was hard work but also good fun, and a real team effort. I had four aspiring models, two photographers Brian Sherwen, and his grand-daughter Lauren, and two assistants from Vibralife, Carlisle for hair and make-up. Our base for the day was Whitehaven Marina which was perfect for our needs. Brian, our photographer, was also our location manager but despite him knowing the town like the back of his hand there was one challenge that was just too much even for him … to find graffiti for an edgy, urban backdrop.
Whitehaven is so clean and tidy nowadays that we had to make do with a couple of dilapidated buildings … and even then we had to wait for the sun to slide behind a cloud so that they weren’t too bright! Our key locations were used to create cameos based on the ordinary girl theme. They included – as you will see from the pictures when we publish them in a few days – the harbour, the multi-storey car park, my favourite fish and chip shop, an ice cream van, a typical council estate and of course the church. We also had fun filming our bride waiting for a bus … for part of the afternoon every bus arriving in Whitehaven from Workington and Maryport carried the destination ‘Royal Wedding’ – thank you Stagecoach! I had another idea for a stunt to finish off the day but I was worried that the dress would end up ruined … so I will keep it for the next photo shoot.
All in all it was a fantastic day. Everybody worked well together and from the photos I have seen so far it was certainly successful. I will be releasing images in due course so in the meantime you will have to make do with a few ‘backstage’ shots.
WEDDING RECEPTION ... AND THE CAKE!
Fish & Chips on the harbour wall and an ice cream cornet!. Photographs: Brian Sherwen
Thank you to Crosby's Fish & Chips, and Hartley's Ice Cream
Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to:
- Lana Brown, Bronwyn and Sara from Vibralife Carlisle for fab make-up and hair styling.
- Brian Sherwen and Lauren Smith the creative photographers
- The fantastic girls - Michelle Serechia (the bride), Charlotte Gray, Natalie Asbridge and Natalie Miller
- All the people that provided their kind assistance or permission to film including Simone and her crew at Whitehaven Marina, Stephen at Crosby’s fish & chips, Whitehaven car parks, Hartley’s ice cream, and of course Stagecoach for all of those Royal Wedding buses, and last but not least I would like to thank my husband Mike for his patience, with this difficult person called me, for his creativity – even though he says nah! - and the TLC he never failed to give for the last 10 years.
Thank you guys for making this happen.
Check out Lauren's Blog for a selection of her excellent pics here: Lauren's Blogspot
AND FINALLY, OFF ON HONEYMOON ... BUT WHERE IS CINDERELLA'S HANDSOME PRINCE? ... WILL THEY LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER?
Yachting off on her honeymoon cruise. Photographs: Brian Sherwen
Thank you to Whitehaven Marina
BEHIND THE SCENES ....
ALTERNATIVE ROYAL WEDDING SHOOT: Out and about in Whitehaven (Left to Right; Top to Bottom): Preparations for a shot at the top of the Multi-Storey (Michelle, Charlotte, Natalie, Angy & Natalie); Hartley's Ice Cream Van; Marching along the harbour wall; Chips from Crosby's (Natalie, Bronwyn, Natalie and Michelle)
Step out of your box!
APPEAL TO GIRLS going to LADY GAGA BBC Radio One Big Weekend Carlisle, on 15th May, 2011
Wear Something Different!
Do you DARE to get 'OUT OF THE BOX'?
Want to wear something completely different for the gig? Then get in touch as soon if your application is successful.
I am offering you the opportunity to stand out in the crowd at the gig in one-off, avant garde or haute couture outfits from my collections.
Sizes from 6 to 14 available. First come, first served.
PYROMANIA py-ro-ma-nia: - the exciting, new collection from Angy Morton
PYROMANIA is my latest concept collection, a mix of limited edition 'hand made' lines, which can be made to measure on order, and designs which will subsequently be manufactured in the United Kingdom as limited edition 'prêt-à-porter' lines. The 'hand-made' range will be available from my new online BUTiQ and exclusive runs of 'prêt-à-porter' designs from select boutiques or online.
See BUTiQ for further details and regular updates
We are on
Angy's Blog is written by Angela Morton, Fashion Designer & Dressmaker
Photographs copyright of Mike and Angy Morton
Copyright Romantique Couture 2011
Photographs copyright of Mike and Angy Morton
Copyright Romantique Couture 2011