Nerecina Bridal and Custom Gowns | Interview with Plus Size Wedding Designer

Comfortable Plus Size Bridal Week! Yearly, we love to spotlight the newest plus dimension marriage ceremony robes and marriage ceremony designers — and at present, we’re ECSTATIC to share an interview with Jenine Nerecina, of Nerecina Couture.

Jenine is a customized bridal designer, and through her interview she made me to crack up a number of instances throughout our interview. Jenine and I met a number of days after The Oscar’s (extra on Jenine’s purple carpet appears in a future publish!), and whereas she was drained — she additionally sparkled!

Let’s discuss customized plus dimension marriage ceremony robes!

Sea of Clouds Customized Two-Piece Robe

Customized Plus Dimension Wedding ceremony Robes

Based mostly in Los Angeles, California, Nerecina Couture makes plus dimension bridal robes for brides who need to stand out.

“Brides resolve on a Nerecina marriage ceremony robe as a result of they will’t discover what they’re on the lookout for on the massive field firms. My aim is to make trend items, robes that mix bridal and trend. As a designer, I make bridal choices that aren’t already on the market, actually.”

Onyx Custom Corset Gown-Nerecina Couture — Onyx Customized Corset Robe

A Life Calling

When requested how she obtained into trend design, Jenine laughed and mentioned (eyes glowing), “This has been my solely factor! I knew I needed to be a dressmaker after I realized to stitch at 7 within the Philippines. My grandma taught me, and beginning in highschool I actually obtained into making garments.”

Quick ahead a number of years to 2018, and Jenine began her model. “Earlier than Nerecina, I had a straight sized model. However after I began Nerecina Couture, I knew I needed to have the entire sizes — however I knew I needed to alter it up. I mentioned, ‘I’m solely going to indicate fats women.’”

I’m solely going to indicate fats women.

Jenine Nerecina

“Once I instructed folks in my life what my plan was, I get some aspect eye,” she shares. “A former pal instructed me, ‘A thin lady would by no means have a look at a fats lady and ask what designer’s she sporting.’”

Jenine grins on the reminiscence, her smile rising larger as she added, “Now, at any time when we’re capturing exterior, persons are all the time asking who we’re. And when a thin individual asks what the model is, I smile to myself.”

Romana Gown-Nerecina Couture — Romana Robe

Inspiration

Designers can generally really feel overwhelmed when requested about their inspiration, as there are various elements that feed their creativity.

For Jenine, “So for me, I like novelty materials, doing it in silhouettes which might be beautiful. I actually take into consideration how the material will look on the physique.” Jenine’s love of novelty material positively reveals, as her items typically have feather, sequins, sheer black mesh (ooh la la!), and different design elements.

Augustine Feather Dress - Nerecina Couture — Augustine Feather Gown

Multi-Use Clothes

As a result of Jenine is designing for distinctive or non-traditional brides, she all the time tries to create designs that may be worn once more. I need brides to have the ability to say, ” I can put on this for my marriage ceremony, and I can put on it for a charity gala for my job.”

Jenine works together with her bridal shoppers in her studio in Los Angeles, or she’s comfortable to satisfy over Zoom. “Some brides are nervous about Zoom,” she shares, “but it surely works rather well. I stroll my consumer by the entire course of, and we’ve got enjoyable and chortle whereas we do it.”

Cosmos Dress - Nerecina Couture — Cosmos Gown

Traits in Plus Dimension Bridal for 2023

When requested about developments in plus dimension bridal for 2023, Jenine shared that she’s seeing extra brides order customized appears for “courthouse weddings” or smaller ceremonies exterior of a conventional giant marriage ceremony.

“I’m additionally seeing brides get extra adventurous with plus dimension reception appears,” she shares. “Jumpsuits are actually standard, and I’ve made my satin jumpsuit in numerous off-shades of white for a reception look. I actually love that.”