You know, a couple of weeks ago I was sitting in my studio when a thought struck me – what would be the best way to celebrate Easter/Passover/The First Weekend of April? That’s when it hit me – the best way to do this would be to shoot our brand new Bridal Collection!

So this past saturday, that’s just what we did. We’ve made some great strides in Bridal in the last few months, the biggest being the appointment of my first-ever employee Kyla as the VP of Headmistress’s Bridal Division.

We rounded up some beautiful friends who graciously agreed to lend us their time and also our friend Kyle to take the pretty pictures. The rest is history – which you’ll get to see very soon. In the meantime, feast your eyes on some zany behind-the-scene photos.

Our blushing brides – Kristen….

….And Megan.

Flapper Bride!

Look at how good Kyla is at doing hair!!

Not to worry, Ernie got his chance in front of the lens too.

Kyla was so overjoyed by the fact that the big bridal shoot day was here, that she looked like this.

Then Pete showed up…

…and things got really wild. This is what all of the interactions between Kyla and I look like.

A huge thank you to Megan and Kristen for getting so into character and embracing bridal-dom, to our photographer Kyle and to Kyla for her fantastic work on the collection. Get ready for some seriously innovative pieces!

Also – how amazing are the dresses in these photos??? With the exception of the first photo, all of the dresses were courtesy of Rent Frock Repeat, which is pretty much the most brilliant idea that I’ve heard of in quite some time. You should definitely check them out.

Look guys, this is evidence that the preparations for the show are well underway. Here’s my dad working on our free-standing barnboard display unit. It’s going to knock your socks off.

Alright friends, the great One of a Kind Show ticket giveaway continues! On wednesday we’ll be drawing for our second of four pairs of free tickets to the show.

I’m changing the rules though – to enter, the only thing you have to do is prove to me that you’ve read about the contest. So, just like the post on facebook, leave a comment or tweet at me about the show and you’ll automatically be entered.

So, let the games begin!

My friend and fellow designer Julia from La Raffinerie (I have several of her statement necklaces and LOVE them), also runs a blog called À la mode Montréal, which features fashion news and goings-on with a focus on Montreal.

This week Headmistress has teamed up with ALMM to do a giveaway! All you have to do is comment on the post stating which piece from our SS12 Children of the Corn collection is your favourite. A winner will be drawn and you get to choose which piece is your prize (with a value of up to $110!). It’s a pretty good deal. You don’t even have to know what the lovely words mean that they have said about us, but if you’re interested here’s a crude English translation from Google Translate. It’s hilarious, have a look.

So, go have a look and leave a comment (in English, French….whatever!) to win!

Big News! For the first time ever, Headmistress will be exhibiting at The One of a Kind Spring Show from March 28th – April 1, 2012! For those that are not familiar, this show is a big deal, and a whole lotta work, so we thought long and hard about when the right time would be to take the plunge. We are super busy getting our display figured out, not to mention producing enough stock for the show, and I couldn’t be more excited!

If you’re planning on attending, let me know because I have a discount coupon so that pay $11 instead of $14. See you there!

Go check out our artisan profile on the OOAK show website!

It’s official, just in time for Valentine’s Day our Spring/Summer 2012 Collection – Children of the Corn has officially launched!

Why is the collection called Children of the Corn, you ask? Well, let me tell you: as a child my sister and I grew sweet corn for our roadside stand from the age of 5-15, so my entrepreneurial roots were sown in the cornfield. It only made sense to draw inspiration for our SS12 collection from this experience and we decided to shoot our lookbook based on this theme of country girls with style, roaming the sunflower and cornfields in the late August afternoon sunshine. Naturally, all of our SS12 pieces are named after sweet corn varieties – Ambrosia, Precocious, Sugar Baby, Bodacious – the perfect finishing touch.

There are like a million new pieces. So please, go have a look!

And here are some collection highlights in my humble opinion…..

Triumph LOVE Demi-Turban

Fantastic Headwrap

Delectable Bandbow

Charisma Bowlo

Sugar Baby Fascinator

Precocious Bib Necklace

Jester Headdress

Sugar Baby Ring

Ambrosia Earrings

WOOHOO! It’s finally the last day of being teased – As a reward for your patience, I give you the remaining four images from our SS12 Children of the Corn lookbook to feast your eyes upon.

As an added bonus, I’m releasing all of the photos used in our linesheets that unless you’re a retailer or really special, you probably wouldn’t ever get to see. Which is a shame, cause there are some beauties. Happy Sunday!

Only 1 more teasing day until you get to see the real thing. In the meantime, check out these girls in turbans!

PS- only one more day to get all of the remaining FW12 collection at 50% off.