Modern Trousseau

This is a "small world" story. About 11 or 12 years ago, a friend came to me and asked if I'd do her a favor. I'm a graphic artist and my friend asked me if I'd design a business card for a friend of hers... Callie Tein, a dress designer who owned a company called Modern Trousseau. I designed the business card for free and my friend said that maybe someday Callie would make me a dress. She made wedding dresses and I was not getting married in the near future. I kinda forgot about the business card, etc. Fast forward to 2011 and I got engaged and was now looking for a dress. I couldn't find anything that I really liked and I had pretty much forgotten about Modern Trousseau and that Callie owned it. So I'm going nuts looking for wedding gowns while dieting fast and furious to be as svelte as I possibly could be by September 2011. It was getting down to the wire... it was July 2011 and I needed a dress. I almost bought one in Torrington, CT but as I drove to pick up the dress in Torrington, I decided to call another wedding dress shop in another part of Connecticut. I tried on several dresses, fell in love with one of them and - oddly - when I looked at the tag - the dress was made by Modern Trousseau. And it was July... it was too late to just order the dress. So... I had to have it custom made for me. I had to order a "muslin"... a muslin is a pattern made out of muslin material that is custom made to fit the bride's body. The dressmaker then uses the muslin pattern to cut the fabric and make a dress that fits the bride's body. It's much better than buying a dress off the rack and having someone alter it to fit your body. You haven't lived until a dressmaker makes a wedding gown exclusively for you. It's the most amazing feeling to stand in the middle of a room full of mirrors while the actual dress designer - in my case Callie Tein of Modern Trousseau - stands beside you pinning lace and stitching your wedding gown to your exact measurements. I felt as though I had traveled through time back to the days when wedding gowns were custom-made. It's almost unheard of today to have a gown made to your exact measurements. if you're lucky enough to live in Connecticut or New York or Rhode Island, it's definitely worth the travel time to have your dress made by Callie Tein. She's wonderful, pleasant, a dream to work with and she makes exquisite dresses. She'll even embroider your name into the gown's lining in light blue. That embroidery was my "something blue" in the old "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue." My wedding day was a thousand times more special wearing one of Callie's gorgeous creations.

Callie and the rest of the incredibly talented team at Modern Trousseau made my wedding dress experience unforgettable. Callie so graciously donated one of her stunning gowns for a giveaway that my husband and I were so lucky to receive. From the first meeting to the following two fittings, Callie made me feel so at eas right from the start. She is kind, compassionate and beyond talented. I could not have asked for a better experience or a more beautiful dress for the most wonderful day of my life. Many, many thanks to Callie, her husband and everyone else at MT for making my dreams come true.

they made my dress for me and me alone. they made me feel as though i was the only bride and when i put that dress on, i didn't ever want to take it off. i still haven't seen one like it yet.