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Real Brides
The Miss Bush wedding dress selection reflects a taste for understatement, sharp
Jesus Peiro
Miss Bush is the original UK supplier of highly sought after Spanish bridal brand Jesus Peiro. One of our favourite things about Jesus Peiro is that they constantly provide the ‘something different’ that brides love without losing that classic wedding dress appeal. There are always new fabrics, cool details and of course a brilliant made to measure service! Visit our Jesus Peiro page to find out more about the latest collections, and read our report from Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week.
Introducing Nortier at Miss Bush
May 2023 would have been my 30th wedding anniversary. I wore a dress by a niche British designer/dressmaker called Karen Ashton. It was a time when Liberty’s bridal department gave rail space to such artisanal gowns, with brands that had the capacity to produce in the 10s, not the 10,000s.
I remember the early 90's not just for my wedding; it was also when my Mother first took the reigns of Miss Bush, and I first went on a bridal buying trip.
Wildly creative, the British trade shows were full of energy, talent and unique signature pieces. Miss Bush stocked dresses made the length and breadth of the UK. The cut of a dress was a little more folksy, the decoration very arts & craft.
Emma with a vintage 1992 wedding dress box - brought in by a bride's mum this week
Personality and provenance were the brand pillars (although I am very certain no one used that phrase.) The other incredible aspect was the lightning-fast ability to channel the zeitgeist. The minute the word meringue was uttered for the first time in 1994 Four Weddings and a Funeral, the Berkertex Bride dress was ‘the meringue’ and while the word has haunted bridal designer and boutique owners alike, the zeitgeist delivered a more sophisticated offer. Lady Sarah Chatto’s 1994 Jasper Conran wedding dress was a very high-profile game-changing look.
Introducing Nortier
The Nortier label echoes this era. Designer Ben Shallow and couturier Adrien Nortier share a passion for vintage glamour and theatricality. When they approached me to discuss their eponymous label I encouraged them, from the very beginning, to be true to these passions. Not to design for mass appeal but to show what was in their soul.
The 90s featured heavily in the Karl Lagerfeld themed Met Gala. 90s super models, the Chanel bride, Westwood and McQueen have been at the top of the Nortier mood boards.
As we reopen following the chapel roof renovation, launching our 2024 collections today, it is by incredible good fortune – or the knack of ‘feeling’ what's coming - that we are pleased to debut the first three of the Nortier looks.
Available, initially, as short run, limited edition pieces, the dresses feature 90s inspired detailing, dropped V waists, paniers and elements taken from my own vintage wedding dress. Ben has stripped back the 90s details to their bare bones and Adrien has delivered the simplicity to this look I know our clients crave.
Add your name to our mailing list for the official brand launch of the full collection in June.
Prices from £3500, current sample sizes are 10.
Shoot Team:
Photography: Sophie Duckworth
Venue: Fetcham Park
Flowers: Gill Pike Florist
Hair: Sharon Roberts Hair and Ellie Tobin
Make Up: Ellie Tobin
You're Invited...
Throughout late summer and early Autumn we're hosting a selection of exiting bridal events, including the first Jesus Peiro designer trunk show in the UK showcasing all 85 of the 2019 Collection gowns, and our popular Suzanne Neville designer day and cocktail party, which gives brides the opportunity to meet and have a consultation with Suzanne herself! We're also hosting a Macmillan coffee morning, Eliza Jane Howell Couture designer day and a Mother of the Bride event.
Find your dress
The Miss Bush wedding dress selection reflects a taste for understatement, sharp lines, clean cut and incredible fabrics, with gowns from the legendary bridal brand Jesus Peiro, British favourites Sassi Holford and Suzanne Neville and a touch of glamour from Sottero and Midgley.
Use our dress finder tool to explore our current selection of wedding dresses, with the option to sort by designer, style, fabric, skirt style, sleeves and more!
New Designer
We're so excited about the imminent arrival of a wonderful new designer to Miss Bush - the brilliant Eliza Jane Howell.
About Us
Led by Managing Director and respected bridal industry luminary Emma Meek, the Miss Bush team is a bijou collective of compassionate, skilled, experienced and talented women, who will advise and support you throughout your dress shopping journey.
"Forget everything you know about boutiques – and that, most importantly, includes any negativity associated with ‘going wedding dress shopping’. Miss Bush is a leading example of how to do it right.
Emma and her team are just so completely on it – their whole world is bridal and they work only with some of the best designers in the world – designers who truly understand how to design for the real, modern woman.
The Miss Bush team are are passionate about making sure that every single bride who steps through their door has a positive, memorable, wonderful experience. No hard sell, just a innate desire to empower the woman, and make finding a perfect dress a wonderful trouble free experience."
~ Annabel, Love My Dress
Chapel photography by Jessica Grace Photography