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Romantique Couture
1 Atkinson Court
Fell Foot
Newby Bridge
Ulverston
Cumbria
United Kingdom
LA12 8NW
T: 015395 30648
M: 07812 210880
Email: angy@
angymorton.com
The trials and tribulations of a fashion designer in the Lake District
ARCHIVE: my previous entries:
JULY 2011 Walk on the Beach - Bring on the Bugs - Valentino - Photo Shoot with Mike Kells - Whitehaven Festival
MAY-JUNE 2011 Whitehaven Festival - Catwalk on Water - Revolution - Lady Gaga - Labour behind the Label - Red Dress:Black Dress
MARCH-APRIL 2011 Ordinary Gir -Alternative Royal Wedding - Fern on the Wireless - RAdo One Big Weekend - Reflections
FEBRUARY 2011 Royal Wedding Dress - Giggle Alley - Save Lakeland's Forests - Wedding Blog - Cartmel - Fashizblack
JANUARY 2011 Save Our Forests - Big Fat Gypsy Wedding - Sexism in Football - Going Bespoke: Pros & Cons
DECEMBER 2010 Snowbound - Message to Mike Ashley - Charity Event Pics - Red Dress Black Dress - Accessories
NOVEMBER 2010 Fault Magazine - Designer Wedding Dresses - Brathay Trust - Honister - Teenage Cancer Event - Burning Dress
OCTOBER 2010 BUTiQ - Atomic - Walk on the Wild Side - Sweet Charity: Toma Fund - AM Models Event - Rails to the Isles
SEPTEMBER 2010 London Fashion Week - Fashion for a Cause - Fashion Mavericks - Talenthouse - Ladies Fanwear - Zoe Gadd
AUGUST 2010 House of Fraser - BUTiQ: ready-to-wear with a difference - Ladies, Gents, Fashion Designers ..., Worst Nightmare
JUNE - JULY 2010 Fashion Mavericks - Pyromania - Catwalk Curves - Victorian Wedding Dress - Quest for an Orchid
MAY - JUNE 2010 London Calling - Little Black Dress - Dress Sizes - Holiday Hangover - Pam Carter - Skye - Mackintosh
APRIL 2010 Spring is here - Howay the Lads! - Kirkby Stephen - April Fools - BUTiQ - Leeds Catwalk pics
FEBRUARY - MARCH 2010 Stadium of Light - Leeds United Wedding Show - Spring - London Fashion Week Catwalk Show
JANUARY 2010 Life is a Roller Coaster / Alexander McQueen - Tyne Tees TV Interview - LFW - New Year 2010
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Steph with Pahoehoe. Photo: Mike Kells
22 August 2011: 'RedDress:BlackDress' shoot' - exclusive photoshoot at Haig
25 August, 2011: Charity Race Night and Fashion Show at Cartmel Races
11 September, 2011: Eden Lodge Bridal Fayre (Ulverston); 11:00 - 17:00; fashion show from 14:00
September 2011: Austerity 'BUG shoot' - exclusive photoshoot (provisional)
Autumn 2011: Austerity - the forthcoming collection by Angy Morton
CLICK HERE for Image Gallery from my RED DRESS:BLACKDRESS FASHION SHOOT
Natasha Lawrence modelling 'Ladysmith'
Haig Colliery Mining Museum, Whitehaven
(see below for report)
September, 2011: Lake District Life & Lancashire Life - Angy's clothes are just ORE-SOME (feature)
25 August, 2011: Whitehaven News - Fashion Industry: in vogue at Haig (front page & feature)
25 August, 2011: News & Star - Fashion Shoot held at Cumbrian Mining Museum
16 June, 2011: News & Star - Whitehaven sets the stage for festival Madness
16 June, 2011: Whitehaven News - The stage is set for biggest weekend in Copeland's year
16 May, 2011: BBC Radio Cumbria - R1BW Lady Gaga fashions - Ian Timms Breakfast Show
29 April, 2011: BBC Radio Cumbria - commentiry on Royal Wedding Dress - Kevin Fernihough
29 April, 2011: Guardian.co.uk - Royal Wedding Live Blog - Really Common Royal Wedding
28 April, 2011: Whitehaven News - I'll show you 'Normal', says local artist Angy
20 April, 2011: North West Evening Mail - Designer offers royal alternative
19 April, 2011: News & Star - A wife less ordinary
14 April, 2011: BBC Radio Cumbria - Kevin Fernihough - Lady Gaga & avant garde fashionsl
PRESS RELEASE - 13 APRIL, 2011
FASHION DESIGNER CREATES 'ORDINARY GIRL' ROYAL WEDDING
Avant-garde fashion designer, Angy Morton, has organised an unusual fashion shoot to pose the question, "What if the heir to the throne had really chosen an 'ordinary' girl to be his bride?
See PRESS PAGE for full details
1 April, 2011: BBC RADIO CUMBRIA - Breakfast Show - Mike Parr & Sally Moon - Lady Gaga
January-February 2011: Fashizblack Magazine: Contrasts: Warriors & Godesses (photoshoot)
14 November 2010: Fault Magazine: Imperia Staffieri (photoshoot)
6 November, 2010: The Journal - Stars give a smalls bit of help
5 November, 2010: The Keswick Reminder - Burning Dress on Honister
5 November, 2010: Evening Chronicle - Sports stars in fundraiser for cancer charity
4 November, 2010: BBC TYNE -Video Clip- Fashion designer sets dress on fire to raise money
2 November, 2010: Westmorland Gazette 'South Lakeland designer blazes a trail in fashion world')
21 September, 2010: Westmorland Gazette 'Fashion designer to unveil new collection'
20 September, 2010: Blow 'LFW Day 2 - Romantique Couture'
20 September, 2010: Fashion Mavericks 'Day Two in Pictures'
16 September, 2010: West Ham United Official Website 'Claret and blue couture'
Here is a provisional selection of photos from the Charity Race Night at Cartmel yesterday. As you can see the weather was excellent once more! I will be posting a full report and photo galleries from both this event and from the REDDRESS:BLACKDRESS fashion shoot, very soon. Meanwhile a big thank you to all the girls that helped out - they were magnificent! Also for Tracy Wells for the hats, Mike Kells the photographer, and to Lorraine from St.Mary's Hospice for putting on the event. They had raised over £ 4000 for the hospice when I last heard from her - a fantastic achievement!
Steph modelling 'Ordinary Girl' (Alternative Royal Wedding Dress); Rachel modelling 'Black Widow' (RedDress:BlackDress)
Lucinda with 'Midnight Sun' (Pyromania); Lucinda again, this time with 'Montreal No.4' (RedDress:BlackDress); and Brooke with 'Solway Sunset' (Spectrum in Four Seasons)
All photographs copyright Mike Kells; Hats by Tracy Wells - The Hat Box.
All of a sudden it is non-stop again! House full of models preparing for Cartmel Races this afternoon, Bugs to finish, fresh ideas for a couple of wedding dresses for the Ulverston show at Eden Lodge, and further photo shoot plans on the horizon. And TWO front covers in one day ... now that is something to celebrate! Steph, the model with the Bug, that has been featured in Lancashire Life is over the moon .., she is here today for Cartmel so I think I have made her day!
Whitehaven News - 25 August, 2011 - Fashion Industry: in vogue at Haig (front page & feature)
Go out and buy your copies today!
After two weeks of postponing the date for various reasons, we finally pulled off the Red Dress: Black Dress fashion photo shoot. The biggest problem is probably pulling together people over a distance - the venue was West Cumbria, the models were from Carlisle, and of course I had to travel up from the far south of the county. Even the the scheduled start time of 9am became 10am due to train timetables. In the end we couldn't have been luckier with the day - our first choice of dates would have been a washout, while yesterday was one of the nicest days of the summer, sandwiched between days of grey skies and rain. Perhaps my luck is finally turning?
In the end Border TV couldn't send a crew, so despite having to work within a window set by train times There was no pressure, A quick coffee, a chat with the models and on with Michelle's make-up. I was more bothered about getting the make-up right, than adding a couple of final details to my new design - Ladysmith ... there was time, wasn't there? But life is never that simple, is it? Moments later Mike was asking when the first girl would be ready - the press had turned up! It was Mike McKenzie from the Whitehaven News who is putting together a feature about the plans for the new visitors centre at the Haig Pit. He already knew what he wanted as the page has been planned out, so there was time while he nosed around for suitable locations with the other photographers, Brain Sherwen and Wayne Preston. So in the end they took over and I took a sort of back seat, doing hair and make-up, finishing a dress and checking from time to time that all was going to plan.
Montreal No.4' modelled by Michelle Serrechia
With such good photographers and models, an amazing location, and my wacky designs you just couldn't go wrong! Haig Colliery Mining Museum is such a wonderful location for a gritty fashion shoot - the roughness of industry, the coldness of Iron, and the hardships of coal mining all in one place. Everywhere you turn there is a potential photograph. We used the engine rooms in the winding house for most of the shots, but also staged a few outside with the winding gear. There was so much potential that in the end we ran out of time. We had planned to take a few down on the beach among the ruins of the old Saltom Pit - another time perhaps!
The dresses that were used in this fashion shoot are one-off couture designs made mainly from recycled fabrics such as jackets, skirts and even curtains. This part of my Red Dress:Black Collection is inspired by, and dedicated, to the industrial heritage of iron and coal in West Cumbria. As with many of my designs, the dresses are characters which all tell a story:
Wellington 1910 commemorates the worst disaster in the West Cumberland coal field. Like some of the other Whitehaven mines, the workings extended far out beneath the Irish Sea. The Wellington Pit was well known for its methane or firedamp. In 1910 an explosion and fire resulted in 136 deaths. The forget-me-nots are a tribute to the 1700 men, women and children that lost their lives winning coal in the Whitehaven area.
Florence No.2 is named after the Florence No.2 in Egremont, which was Europe's last working iron ore mine, producing very high grade ore. The mine and herirtage centre recently closed. A sad loss. This one was inspired by a journey down into the mine a few years ago.
Ladysmith was another colliery located on the clifftop above Whitehaven. After closure of the mine, coal from Haig was transported up to Ladysmith by an industrial railway where the coal was cleaned of stone and rock at the washery. The rails, the coal dust and the washing of the coal are represented on this dress.
Montreal No.4 at Cleator Moor became famous when both iron ore and coal were brought up the same shaft. The town was honeycombed by iron ore mine workings close to the surface. It is said that miners working in some of the tunnels could hear the Montreal School clock striking the hour.
I also have designs for two further themed dresses, Wyndham No.3, named after one of the most important of the Egremont ore mines, and Haig Pit itself, which was the last working coal mine in Cumbria and had tunnels that stretched four miles out under the Irish Sea!
'Ladysmith' modelled by Natasha Lawrence; 'Florence No.2' and 'Montreal No.4' modelled by Michelle Serrechia
Anyway, the day was a huge success, everybody worked hard and professionally, but also had a lot of fun. Check out the pictures here which are just a few preliminary shots taken by my hubby. Can't wait to see the professional images from Brian, Mike and Wayne. It is very difficult to pick out anybody in particular but I must so I was so impressed with both Michelle and Natasha, the models. I worked with them at Whitehaven Festival, and with Michelle also with the alternative Royal wedding shoot back in April. They are both local girls, they look fantastic, have great attitude and personality and work so well together. Even the photographers were impressed! It just shows, as I told a reporter today, you just don't realise what talent you have on your doorstep - never mond potential locations for such fantastoc shots. Anyway a huge, huge thank you to Michelle Serrechia and Natasha Lawrence, Brian Sherwen, Mike McKenzie and Wayne Preston, and of coursePamela Telford! I'll post more images in due course. In the meantime, check out next week's Whitehaven News, and if you are ever in West Cumbria make a detour up to the Haig Colliery Mining Museum.
'Montreal No.4' modelled by Michelle and 'Wellington1910' modelled by Natasha
See also: www.haigpit.com
MichelleSerrechia modelling 'Florence No.2'; Natasha Lawrence with 'Ladysmith'; both with winding engines at Haig Pit
I have just seen a fantastic live band called Rhythmatic, at a wedding. I’ve seen quite few bands at weddings and in my book, most are pretty average. So based on that idea, I didn’t go over to the marquee to check them out until Mike came over and said they were very good.
My problem is that I expect everybody involved in any form of art to be just as much a perfectionist as I am…and because of that I’m often disappointed. I didn’t fail to make the sarcastic observation, a band, really? What? Another one - but I have to say I was wrong this time and Mike was right. They were/are good young different, vibrant and creative. And that is what I like most ... CREATIVE! The solo artist (s) could actually sing and hold a note)). No screeching or out of synch, just great, tight team work.
The vocalists are Lorna Muir and Seb Forrest. Lorna has a very soul kind of voice, with a great Scottish accent – you know what I mean a bit like Amy MacDonald meets Amy Winehouse and Duffy, yet totally different too! Seb is very Motown.
Songs that included Valerie from Amy Winehouse, Good Times – Chic (plenty of Nile Rodgets influence too), Greatest Day - Take That, Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles are not easy to sing without sounding a la karaoke but these guys know their onions. I look forward to hearing some of their own material in the future, though at the moment they are working hard on the wedding and functions circuit to make a living. They all studied at Leeds Collage of Music and come from different parts of the country. Lorna Scotland, Seb south somewhere, James Geordie – ehe good man! - Bruno London, and I should have asked the other two guys where they are from, Dan and Henry. Mind you doesn’t matter at all only what you do does. ... and to do it well.
So yes, a good band; if you’re getting married and you need a good soundtrack that will get everybody (and I mean everybody) on the dance floor, I can highly recommend Rhythmatic - you won’t be disappointed.
See and hear more here www.rhythmaticmusic.com/
14 August, 2011: CARTMEL RACES - CHARITY RACE NIGHT & FASHION SHOW - UPDATE
I have had a couple of meetings with Lorraine from St Mary's Hospice at Ulverston regarding the Charity Race Night at Cartmel Racecourse. The show kicks off on the Thurrsday afternoon with a charity luncheon. There will be a fashion show held in the 'Belles & Beaus' enclosure of the paddock during the afternoon during which I will be exhibiting many of my designs from Stolen Dreams, Pyromania, Red Dress:Black Dress and Austerity, weather permitting of course. This could last for up to an hour. I am not sure what theh plan is yet if will rain as I will not be risking silk couture gowns in the rain! The original plan was for the girls to be milling around the banqueting suite so I guess we will have to see, In addition to my dress designs there will be hats provided by Tracy Wells (see previous blog).
For full details of the racing programme see the link for Cartmel Races at the top of the page. The good news is that all proceeds of the event will be going to St Mary's Hospice in Ulverston, a very worthwhile local cause. St Mary's Hospice in Ulverston is an independent, charitable, voluntary body funded mainly by the generosity of the community for the community. Founded in 1989 by public subscription, the hospice provides specialised medical and nursing care to people from South Cumbria suffering from serious progressive illnesses. The hospice building is a late Victorian house with an added extension, set in tranquil and beautiful gardens. See: http://stmaryshospice.org.uk/
Gates Open: 12:00 (midday)
Fashion Show:: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
First Race: 7:30pm
2 August, 2011: WHITE WEDDING
Ahh now then, this is a very interesting subject. Wouldn’t you say? I do.
A wedding is the in which two people are united in or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between , , , , and . Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of by the couple, presentation of a gift (offering, ring(s), symbolic item, flowers, money), and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or leader. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a . Music, poetry, prayers or readings from or literature are also commonly incorporated into the ceremony. (Wikipedia - wedding)
Let’s start with one the least known facts – the white wedding dress was popularized by Queen Victoria in marrying her Prince Albert in 1840. White dresses were very unusual until then due to impracticalities – they were difficult to clean and to keep white, also they could get dirty much quicker then a darker velvet dress.
Victoria’s choice of white gown was seen as an unusual choice at that time. Some say it was eccentricity some say a sign of purity. I say that the dress bought a change, simplicity, less clutter - and above all style, a style that changed everything and one that has survived to this day.
Eighteenth century wedding dresses were colourful and heavily embellished (one of my friend’s favourite words creeps into my mind here: ‘lush’ - thanks Leah ) - pearls and diamonds, roses and lace all in one. Vivid colours were a must, shades of red and blues, purple and gold. Even black!
If you think that getting married and chasing after a wedding dress is difficult today, think about if you were to get married then. You would have to prepare for it from the age of five!
So, why am I bringing the subject of weddings? Not only because I make lovely and unusual wedding dresses), but but because I’ve been doing a few ‘waitressing’ stints at wedding functions to keep my business afloat in these difficult times, and of course, because I find it interesting. However, my sense of observation is driving me mad especially in my department, clothes. I’m not criticizing anybody’s style, we are all different in our choice, shape and size but when you see no style at all and that ‘I can’t be bothered’ attitude, it’s worrying.
So, so far I’ve seen all the following at wedding receptions - jeans, track suits, trainers and pièce de résistance - flip – flops! What am I going to see next week? A towel wrap as a dress? Don’t get me wrong I have also seen some very nice dresses and well dressed ladies and very smart gents.
By doing this job I’m also kind of networking if you like. Like last week I met the general manager of Eden Lodge in Ulverston, Keith Parr - A lovely man, and a lovely team. The advantage of working in a hotel under these circumstances is that I sometimes establish a future collaboration. In this case, the hotel is set in fantastic grounds, and we could arrange a photo-shoot to promote the hotel and my dresses. In the case of Eden Lodge I will be exhibiting there at a wedding fair in September – watch this space, and in the meantime check out their excellent website: www.eden-lodge.com
Other places I have helped out recently have included the Windermere Motor Yacht Club – a fabulous arts and crafts house designed by Voysey which overlooks the lake. An episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot was filmed there - again lovely people, and a fantastic venue for a wedding or for a photo shoot. Of course, the Lake District is a perfect wedding venue, having inspired generations of romantic poets, writers and artists. For more information and ideas you could also check out Weddings in Cumbria. Oh and if you are getting married and you need a fantastic wedding dress or anything else to wear similarly fantastic…don’t forget to call me!
Left to Right: LadyBUG (Austerity); Pahoehoe (Pyromania); Pacaya (Pyromania)
Photos: Mike Kells; Model:Stephanie Wood; Make-up: Angy
25 July, 2011: A WALK TO THE BEACH
As all my friends know I was a professional swimmer for a number of years so for me water in any form pool, sea, and ocean is an attraction. So when Mike suggested going out this weekend my mind was beach, beach, and beach, followed quite naturally by sea, ice cream, sun, sand and then laziness. But, and a huge but it suddenly hit me, I forgot that I had promised my body a long walk to shake off the cobwebs. So, armed with sandwiches, coffee and other bits and pieces we set off over the sand dunes.
Bittersweet (Woody Nightshade); DRigg parish church towards Eskdale.
Seascale jetty; Field Poppies and Harebells (Scottish Bluebells)
So back to seaside…we were up and down the sand dunes without a soul around. The sea on one side and the sharp mountains on the other, birds singing and hundreds of wild flowers – it doesn’t get better then that. It was a warm and breezy day but a bit too bright for my unprotected arms. Yes no sun cream, no hat, and no shade whatsoever. Shame on you BBC Weather forecast. Suppose to be sunny spells not a sunny day ... but then again it’s always wrong so I must admit we should have been prepared!
We stopped to shade ourselves from the sun at one of my our favourite coffee stops, Spindlecraft at Drigg. I could have done with more of them excuses in our walk) I had a slice of coffee cake yummy and Mike had a toffee flapjack. As you can imagine they were home made. The most delicious cake - I could have munched all of it ). We could have done with a coffee stop every half an hour or so on that walk…. but considering my luck, no way Pedro!
Left to right, top to bottom: Seascale with Herding Neb, view to Black Combe; Old observation post above Drigg Beach
Sea Mayweed; A walk in the water on Seascale Beach
Two hours later, shock horror we came across A BOG. No no no no, I’m going back. I’m going back. I’m going back. So, I had to choose between going ahead or two hours back…ahead it had to be… My God it was terrifying. I tell you what; put me to choose between the dentists every day for the next year or cross a BOG once. You don’t have to tell me! With a cold sweat on my spine, tears I couldn’t help holding and a shaking body all over Mike helped me the other side. I don’t understand why I behave like that but I’m telling you it is scary.
However, my senses came back and I started to enjoy my walk again. It was blissful, miles of country lanes and barely a soul around. And when we did meet people there was always a hello and a few nicities. The hedgerpws were absolutely full of flowers and we even walked through a meadow of my namesake - Angelica. Mike counted well over 100 species and that was without trying ... incedible. We also had a small picnic with a small mug of coffee and, by the time we reached the beach everything was aching. Back, hips, legs and above all my tummy…if you would see me you would have thought I was 80. However I made it to the most beautiful beach ever. After 5 hours walk I could finally get my boots off and splash in the sea. It was splendid. I couldn’t ask for more.
ROYAL WEDDING WITH A DIFFERENCE - ORDINARY GIRL FASHION SHOOT
CLICK HERE for full report and photo gallery
PYROMANIA py-ro-ma-nia: - the exciting, new collection from Angy Morton
PYROMANIA is my latest concept collection, a mix of limited edition 'hand made' lines, which can be made to measure on order, and designs which will subsequently be manufactured in the United Kingdom as limited edition 'prêt-à-porter' lines. The 'hand-made' range will be available from my new online BUTiQ and exclusive runs of 'prêt-à-porter' designs from select boutiques or online.
See BUTiQ for further details and regular updates
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 1
'Meltwater' and 'Harvest Moon'
by Angy Morton
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 5
'Florence No.2 and 'Pahoehoe' (Pyromania Collection)'
by Angy Morton
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 2
'Scirocco' and 'Aurora Borealis'
by Angy Morton
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 6
'Fuji' (Pyromania Collection)
by Angy Morton
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 5
'Ijen' (Pyromania Collection)
by Angy Morton
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 6
'Firestorm' (Pyromania Collection)'
by Angy Morton
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 8
'Pacaya' (Pyromania Collection)
by Angy Morton
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 7
'Flashover' (Pyromania Collection)
by Angy Morton
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 10
Sample Jacket created for West Ham United FC
by Angy Morton
18 September, 2010
You Tube Clip - 9
'Krakatau' (Pyromania Collection)
by Angy Morton
JULY 2011 Walk on the Beach - Bring on the Bugs - Valentino - Photo Shoot with Mike Kells - Whitehaven Festival
MAY-JUNE 2011 Whitehaven Festival - Catwalk on Water - Revolution - Lady Gaga - Labour behind the Label - Red Dress:Black Dress
MARCH-APRIL 2011 Ordinary Gir -Alternative Royal Wedding - Fern on the Wireless - Radio One Big Weekend - Brathay Workshop - Reflections
FEBRUARY 2011 Alternative Royal Wedding Dress - Giggle Alley - Save Lakeland's Forests - Spring Wedding Blog - Cartmel - Fashizblack
JANUARY 2011 Save Our Forests - Big Fat Gypsy Wedding - Sexism in Football - Going Bespoke: Pros & Cons
DECEMBER 2010 Snowbound - Message to Mike Ashley - Charity Event Pics - Red Dress Black Dress - Accessories
NOVEMBER 2010 Fault Magazine - Designer Wedding Dresses - Brathay Trust - Honister - Teenage Cancer Event - Burning Dress
OCTOBER 2010 BUTiQ - Atomic - Walk on the Wild Side - Sweet Charity: Toma Fund - AM Models Event - Rails to the Isles
SEPTEMBER 2010 London Fashion Week - Fashion for a Cause - Fashion Mavericks - Talenthouse - Ladies Fanwear - Zoe Gadd
AUGUST 2010 House of Fraser - BUTiQ: ready-to-wear with a difference - Ladies, Gents, Fashion Designers ..., Worst Nightmare
JUNE - JULY 2010 Fashion Mavericks - Pyromania - Catwalk Curves - Victorian Wedding Dress - Quest for an Orchid
MAY - JUNE 2010 London Calling - Little Black Dress - Dress Sizes - Holiday Hangover - Pam Carter - Over the Sea to Skye - Mackintosh
APRIL 2010 Spring is here - Howay the Lads! - Kirkby Stephen - April Fools - BUTiQ - Leeds Catwalk pics
FEBRUARY-MARCH 2010 Stadium of Light - Leeds United Wedding Show - Spring - LLFW Catwalk Show
JANUARY 2010 Life is a Roller Coaster / Alexander McQueen - Tyne Tees TV Interview - LFW - New Year 2010
DECEMBER 2009 White Christmas - Liverpool Debacle - Stolen Dreams Facts - Haverthwaite - Miss Sunderland
NOVEMBER 2009 Lavish & Luxe - The Big Flood - Stolen Dreams - Censored Dreams
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2009 Stolen Dreams - Gambling Man - Laughing Stock - Justice - Broken Promises
AUGUST 2009 Lavish & Luxe - Weddings - Chaos - Photo Shoot at St. James' Park - Harvest Time
JUNE - JULY 2009 Sir Bobby Robson RIP - Mannekins - Liverpool - Georgian Splendour - Price of Fame - Detox
MAY - JUNE 2009 (Toon in Tatters - Fashion Communism - Ele Horsleys - Kittiwakes - Stolen Dreams - Bluebells
MARCH - APRIL 2009 Made in England - Stolen Dreams - Easter Sunshine - Victoriana - Alan Shearer - Funland
FEBRUARY - MARCH 2009 (Favourite View - Punk Revival - Fast Fashion v. Recycled Fashion
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2009 (In Search of Winter - A Favourite Place - Catwalk Videos - Winter Chill
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2008 (ROCS - Florence No2. - Winter-Mere
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2008 (Cumbria Life - Glitz & Glamour Haggerston Craft Show
OCTOBER 2008 (Woman Event - Catwalk Photos - Radio Cumbria - Brochure Download
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2008 (Newcastle United Wedding Dress - Wedding Shows
AUGUST - SEPT. 2008 (Fashion Designers - Spectrum Collection - Sara Gadd
JUNE - JULY 2008 (Haute Couture - Vivienne Westwood - Dorset Buttons - Magna Carta
FEBRUARY - MAY 2008 (Lake District Inspirations - Long Blondes - Wedding Show
We are on
Angy's Blog is written by Angela Morton, Fashion Designer & Dressmaker
Photographs copyright of Mike and Angy Morton
Copyright Romantique Couture 2011
Photographs copyright of Mike and Angy Morton
Copyright Romantique Couture 2011