Your Bespoke Journey
Phillipa Lepley and her specialist team are dedicated to creating an experience that is inspirational, luxurious and ultimately unforgettable, from your very first appointment through to the final fitting of your bespoke couture dress.
WELCOME TO PHILLIPA LEPLEY
Experience an entirely unique process involving meticulous craftsmanship, bespoke design, unrivalled attention to detail, and impeccable service with Phillipa Lepley. The designer is renowned for custom-made, figure-enhancing corsetry, exquisite veils, hand-crafted couture embroidery, and timeless style.
Your experience with Phillipa Lepley is entirely unique and will be determined by the design route you opt for — Couture, Bespoke, or Made To Order. Our Couture Consultants will guide and advise you at every stage, ensuring a considered and beautifully executed final design.
“The most exclusive and singular couture experience one could go through.”
THE PHILLIPA LEPLEY EXPERIENCE
Following your initial enquiry, a member of Phillipa’s team will be in touch to answer any questions and to book a private appointment for you. In this, a vision of your dress will be brought to life. It may take more than one appointment to refine the design of your dress, because every element can be adapted to suit your personal preferences and because of the level of intricate, artisan detail involved. If a veil is desired, it is chosen alongside your dress or designed during its own appointment.
This, and all future fittings, takes place at Phillipa Lepley on London’s Fulham Road in Chelsea. The Shop and adjacent Conservatory spaces, designed by Phillipa in a luxury style that blends contemporary minimalism with a vintage French feel, are elegant, serene, spacious, comfortable and private.
“The team at Phillipa Lepley do not simply create a dress, they create an amazing experience you will remember for a lifetime.”
THE FITTINGS PROCESS
Once your design has been finalised, you receive a personalised order pack which includes fabric swatches and a sketch of your dress. The Client Fittings Manager will work with you to create a personalised appointment schedule and the Atelier team will turn your intricate design into a hand-crafted dress, overseen and approved at every stage by Phillipa herself.
The first fitting is a very detailed measuring appointment, followed by calico toile fittings, where the lines of the dress are defined to compliment your body and the shape is perfected before your paper patterns are refined. Multiple silk fittings take place as the dress evolves and is precisely hand-crafted to fit you. At the final fitting, whoever will dress you on the day is invited so they can be taught about all the vital elements of your luxury dress. After a final thorough check and press at the Atelier, your dress is beautifully packed, ready for collection.
“My journey with Phillipa Lepley will remain one of my most treasured memories: the meticulous eye for detail, the fascinating insight into the creation and making process; the warmth, patience and professionalism of the team and the sacred, intimate Conservatory space.”
INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS
Virtual design consultations allow international clients to bring their vision to life remotely and to follow their own personally tailored route. Working with a Couture Consultant, clients can develop their bespoke wedding dress or eveningwear design remotely with absolute ease; everything, from the silhouette to luxury fabrics and special detailing, can be reviewed using images, videos, sketches and fabric swatches. At the optimum moment, appointments to refine, measure and create are made to visit Phillipa Lepley in London.
“The team at Phillipa Lepley somehow manage to combine a meticulous, precise and luxurious couture experience, whilst also maintaining a wonderful feeling of home.”
“To witness such artistry as the dress was literally built around me was a dream. I cannot overstate the care and precision that went into every step, and every stitch.”
