News — Jane Austen 2.0

Today's blog is inspired by finding joy and sparking lifelong friendships through our friend Jane Austen. I am so grateful that a woman like Miss Austen was born, and she is still giving so many gifts to people like me. When I started designing gowns based on the characters in her novels, I didn't expect to create an entirely new business. I had designed collections in the past and moved on to developing the next season with a different theme, but that was not the case when it came to the Jane Austen Collection. After I attended my first JASNA AGM (Jane Austen...

On Saturday, September 10th, 2022, the Jane Austen Collection by Jennyvi debuted during New York Fashion Week. While creating the collection, the question that plagued my mind was, does it spark Jane? I designed each print with the Jane Austen Silhouette and each gown with a character in mind.

After the print dresses came out, my collection's evening and bridal portion started with the Jane Austen 2.0 gown. I sewed the gowns thinking about how to modernize Jane's look, so I did an iridescent collar, which is also depicted in the print silhouette I designed for the ready-to-wear dresses that started the show.