Adore March 2020

CHAPTER II with flying colors

Photos by Chris Granger

K elly's couture experience continued at noted costume and dress designer Kathleen Van Horn's atelier. Known for her love of color and passion for fashion history, Kathleen was the perfect choice to create party dresses and ball gowns for both Kelly and Andrée. Walking into Kathleen's studio is like walking into a candy shop. Bolts of dreamy fabrics line the walls and her treasure trove of vintage buttons, ribbons, and embellishments reflects her endless creativity. I could spend hours studying her vast collection of Barbie dolls sporting detailed custom dresses from every fashion era

and poring over her drawers and drawers of rhinestones, baubles, and bugle beads.

Kelly's "big soirée" was planned with three other debutantes and they each envisioned attire that would follow the chosen theme of The Four Seasons. "We all gathered at a coffee shop to draw from a hat," Kelly explains. "I picked Autumn and wanted to try my best to incorporate the season into my dress. I love color so I immediately ruled out the browns of Fall. At Promenade, Kathleen found a beautiful double faced silk taffeta in persimmon and melon that captures all things Fall to me."

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