A Nordic Mythology Inspired Shoot with Missy Dress Design Gowns

It's always an immense pleasure to feature this lady's designs – I'm talking about  the inimitable Missy Dress by the way, one of the New Zealand's most talented independent British designers and a highly recommended member of our wedding directory, Little Book For Brides.

Jo's designs carry the most beautiful bohemian signature and the two gowns used in this particular shoot are full of the kind of hand-crafted detail I adore Joanne for. But who better to talk you through these images than the designer herself.

I love working with the Norwegian creative team Missy Dress – they have such a particular aesthetic, both dreamy and intricately detailed, that resonates so perfectly with my style.

I adore this atmospheric coastal styled shoot they organised early last summer using my gowns. Missy Dress (the Day Dreamers) are a creative partnership between photographer Mona and stylist Barbro, and they also have the talents of an extended network of other collaborators to call on, as in this shoot where Mari provided the gorgeous flowers. The location was an area near the tiny charming town of Stavern, where Missy Dress are based.

One beautiful summer afternoon, Missy Dress took these lovely fey creatures (fraternal twins) to the beach where they grew up, for a shoot with a couple of my very own Missy Dress gowns. The pale caramel coloured embellished tulle ‘Lotis' dress and the custom tinted wisteria French lace ‘Langtry' style.

The results are just gorgeous, with a hint of wild Nordic mythology about them; long hair and languorous poses evoking the havsrå of the deep fjords and coastal shallows.The havsrå (sea wife) can take many different forms, but often appears atop rocky outcrops as an incredibly beautiful woman with long flowing hair. They can foretell the future, thus there is often a mysterious air of melancholy about them.