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Finding Joy

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Finding Joy

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...

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From Runway To Regency: Who Wore It Better?

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From Runway To Regency: Who Wore It Better?
Since last year's AGM, I have been planning and developing my collection for New York Fashion Week for the past year. I created looks like the Jane 2.0 gown, the Augusta Wedding Gown, the Emma gown, and the Cinderelliot gown. I loved all the gowns I sewed myself, but the one I was most proud of was the glittery gold one named "Anne's Heart of Gold." 

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