"Dear Tom and Lorenzo,
Thank you so much for your interest in my new collection. I'm delighted you are putting it on your site!
The inspiration for this collection came from Ladurée, the famous French patisserie. I've named the outfits after different French pastries and desserts.
After Project Runway, I stayed in Miami and sold my clothes to boutiques mainly there, although also to Kirna Zabete in New York City. Then I met the man I would marry and prepared for my wedding. I made my dress myself using 65 yards of silk chiffon! I moved to Manhattan and took two seasons off from my collections and designed for private clients only while I gathered my thoughts about the direction I wanted to move in. The result is the new collection which I think reflects well where I want to go and the sensibility I want to convey.
Again, my gratitude for your interest.
Best wishes,
Alexandra"
(Photos: Courtesy of AlexandraVidal.com)
Like a little box of sherberts -- or sorbets, maybe. Sweet and feminine. (Though I'm not sure I love the accordian collar). Her decision to take some time off to think really shows -- this is much higher quality work than she produced on PR. Go Alexandra!
ReplyDeleteLove. Love. Love. Love. Seriously. Love.
ReplyDeleteVery French, very feminine. I really like the collection.
ReplyDeleteadorable & quite lovely. i should be so young & thin as to wear one of her pieces.
ReplyDeletewhy cant i place her from the show??
love it. so much better then zac posen's collection.
ReplyDeleteNice Carolina Herrera/Vera Wang (good Vera Wang that is) sort of look. Very sophisticated and elegant. Best wishes, Alexandra!
ReplyDeleteAwww,my mom used to take me to Laduree when I was a little girl. I love that pastry shop. I miss it so much.
ReplyDeleteMagnifique, darling! Great job! I love those sherbet colors.
She was the one ousted for doing a Missoni/Kors lookalike bathing suit for the "party" in S1 with the page 6 columnist.
ReplyDeleteLove the pink one with ruffles--not sure I could wear any of them because shiny doesn't does with lump..ahem, curvy.
love, Love, LOVE that she seems to have begun staying away from the self-tanner lotion! She looks great!
love!! very elegant, and actually somewhat wearable!
ReplyDeleteGreat collection! They are classic with a modern twist and they are very feminine, for a real woman.
ReplyDeleteBelated congratulations on your wedding and marriage!
It’s a fabulous source of inspiration. Those pastel shades gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad she's still designing. I thought she was great on the show. I think PR is a great place for designers to get their name out there. It seems like a lot of the real talented designers who were on are pursuing their fashion goals and doing it successfully.
ReplyDeleteI have a soft spot for the sweet : -) and feminine look. The first one is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThe last one is absolutely gorgeous. It reminds me of the last Dior cruise collection. Good luck to you, Alexandra!
ReplyDeleteThe ice blue gown and the last one (gray blue) are really lovely. I also love the ice blue blouse with the Peter Pan collar. Those are my faves. Congrats to Alexandra.
ReplyDeleteWow... what a lovely collection. While I haven't been to Laduree, I've seen pictures of their pastries and her collection is indeed very reminiscent of the colors and overall feel of their products.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful collection. She is very talented. I would love to see a wedding gown made from 65 yards of silk organza also.
ReplyDeleteI want to get married in the first dress, or the last dress, only in ivory. These are great, and AV is GORGE!
ReplyDeleteThey look really well made. Great job!
ReplyDelete" Kara Lang said...
ReplyDeleteI want to get married in the first dress..."
I was just about to say that. Gorgeous dress!!!
If I'm not mistaken some of her designs were featured in the Lucky magazine. This collection is very feminine and definitely elegant. I love the pruned-colored dress.
ReplyDeleteI love love love the souffle amenthe dress.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else distracted by the weird expressions on the Angie Harmon-looking model?
LOVE IT.
ReplyDeleteI am just... I.. its just great that is the only thing I can think of its is just wonderful.
*Gush!*
Really lovely, and quite influenced by the 30's...I think I am beginning to see a trend among many designers to mine the 30's again. Of course Ralph has been doing that for eons...
ReplyDeleteThat last dress is perfection!
ReplyDeleteSewhat? said...
ReplyDeleteReally lovely, and quite influenced by the 30's...I think I am beginning to see a trend among many designers to mine the 30's again. Of course Ralph has been doing that for eons...
Alexandra mixes vintage with modern really well. I still remember her dress for the Banana Republic challenge. It was beautiful!
The pale green petal skirt? WANT, although I dislike the inverted-pleat trapeze top (faux-maternity, and too much fabric to tuck in smoothly for non-models).
ReplyDeleteThe other garments are also lovely although I am not thin or bustless enough to wear them :) Brava Alexandra!
" Sewhat? said...
ReplyDeleteReally lovely, and quite influenced by the 30's...I think I am beginning to see a trend among many designers to mine the 30's again. Of course Ralph has been doing that for eons..."
Ralph Lauren has helped create a classic American style. His spring summer 2008 collection was like a scene from My Fair Lady. Simply divine!
brilliant said...
ReplyDeleteAnyone else distracted by the weird expressions on the Angie Harmon-looking model?
yes. what up?
Probably one of the best collections coming out the TV show from one of the designers.
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!
Adorable!
ReplyDeleteThe confection of color, tailoring and style is very indicative of her oeuvre.
Bravissima!
Emma P.
Beautiful! I would totally wear that green dress.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collection!
ReplyDelete" I made my dress myself using 65 yards of silk chiffon! "
I'd love to see the dress. I bet she looked beautiful in it.
Werk!!
ReplyDeleteTres, tres cute. And sorry, cat, but that pale green skirt is MINE!
ReplyDeleteI want that celedon colored skirt (4th from top on left).
ReplyDelete--Gotham Tomato
very pretty, although that slave collar one is weird....
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Except... are a couple of the models pregnant?
ReplyDeleteLove everything except the accordion collar. Beautiful collection, one of the best I've seen from any designer this season. Very glad Alexandra is doing so well.
ReplyDelete--Amy
She moved to Manhattan and un-tanned!
ReplyDeleteYou, too, gothamtomato! That's MY skirt!
ReplyDeleteVery Monique Lhuillier-ish.
ReplyDeleteLove her!
Loved her Banana Republic almost as much as Jay's.
" Suzanne said...
ReplyDeleteVery Monique Lhuillier-ish.
Love her!"
Yes, yes, dead on indeed.
Isn't she gorgeous? I love that first picture of Alexandra. Great collection! Felicitaciones niña!!!
The entire presentation is lovely. Here is someone who took a "theme" and worked it well. Congratulations on your marriage Alexandra.
ReplyDeleteI always wondered if she had hair extensions in Season One. Guess so, huh?
ReplyDeleteLove the pleating.
ReplyDeletegorgeous!
ReplyDeletei covet the first dress, the very popular celadon skirt, and the final dress.
marisha
Her collection's like a breath of fresh air and her first gown is to die for.
ReplyDeleteAnon 8:57
ReplyDeletehair extensions? its been at least 3 years. Hairstyles change. What makes you think she had hair extensions?
im just wondering.
Yum! Some of them are a bit frou-frou for anything I would put on myself, but even those, I love the design and the ideas. And some of them just have such classic, beautiful lines, it makes me want to cry. I think souffle aamenthe is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteI like that they're all feminine without being girly and silly, and that's a hard line to tread for me.
Brilliant: Yes, and also the wierd nailpolish was distracting.
And now I'm hungry, too. Great.
besides being an excellent designer, she's also a keen writer! nice prose!
ReplyDeleteI second (third, fourth) the request to see her 65-yard wedding dress. Would you ask her, you guys?
ReplyDeleteI adore her skirts. Beautiful, classic, and elegant. Just lovely.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful and so girly!
ReplyDeleteI want the green one. What for, I don't have a clue, as there isn't a place in town I could wear that and not look crazy, but I LOVE it.
ReplyDelete"hair extensions? its been at least 3 years. Hairstyles change. What makes you think she had hair extensions?"
ReplyDeleteIf you watch Season One there is no doubt she had hair extensions. I believe someone (Robert? Jay?) may have even commented on them once. There was certainly enough footage of her blowing out her hair....LOL
The collection has a Grace Kelly vibe to it: very proper without being prudish.
ReplyDeleteVery nice.
She's so gorgeous! I love her. Her clothes are beautiful. Simply divine!
ReplyDeleteI am so hating on the clown collar with the cage back.
ReplyDeleteHATE IT.
Beautiful collection. I love every piece!
ReplyDeleteIf I needed a wedding dress I'd grab that first look - gorgeous. I love the green petal skirt (even though Isaac Mizrahi did a dress for Target with a very similar petal skirt a few months ago), the blue skirt and the long pink dress. Hate those smock-like, loose tops and the weird collars. But I will say that even if I don't love everything it holds together very well as a coherent collection.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about hair extensions during the show but girlfriend needs a serious trim. I haven't seen such thin, ratty, straggly hair with such horribly damaged ends in a long time. Trust me, get a trim - your hair will look a lot better. Other than that she is gorgeous.
I don't understand why every designer in the world EXCEPT Jay McCarroll has managed to get out at least one collection.
ReplyDeleteI do like these looks. Most of them. I vaguely remember Alexandria with a mental note that she was voted out too early and it was a surprise that she was chosen to go. Can't remember the why of the mental note, however.
Nachee, Jay McCaroll has put out two collections.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see a picture of Alexander's wedding dress.
ReplyDeleteNice collection overall, don't think I could wear any of them but I'm used to that.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to mention how positively refreshing it is that these models are standing up straight and not slouched in some weird frumpy pose that makes even a 90 pound model look heavy and misshapen. It makes them and the clothes look so much better.
Gorgeous, exquisite-and her clothes are breathtaking too!
ReplyDeleteI would have liked to know the name of each one. Being able to connect it with her inspiration.
The costumes in "Marie Antoinette" were also inspired by Laduree.
I really think it's just me, because I realy don't think that many of her dresses are very flattering. They have too much fabric and make the models look short wasted. The colors are beautiful and I think that it is very appropriate for a spring collection, however, it isn't very imaginitive.
ReplyDeleteDespite my negative commentary on her designs and under tailoring, I think that the fabrics are delectable.
Overall, I found her collection to be passable. I also think she should be working for Lilly Pulitzer.
They are cute but some of hte dresses scream bridesmaid dresses from the 70s.
ReplyDeleteNow that stuff is PRETTY!
ReplyDeleteGreat collection. Very sophisticated. Alexandra has great taste.
ReplyDeleteCompletely lovely. God, I miss this cast!
ReplyDeleteIs this what we missed out on when Wendy Pepper made it to the finale?
ReplyDeleteLove this. delicious.
ReplyDeleteI love the green dress. The back is lovely.
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