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Overview & Vibe

Design by B is Brooke Osland’s atelier on Wood Street in Adamstown, Newcastle — “custom fashion design & alterations for the aisle or the boardroom.” It is a studio rather than a shop: a fitting space where gowns are made, remade and altered, and where she also tailors suits and teaches sewing. Her own line on it: “I feel very lucky to have this luxury in life to do what I truely love.”

Dress Styles & Designers

No labels stocked — gowns are made to measure to the bride’s own design, and the published portfolio names the brides rather than the styles: a silk-satin corseted reception dress, a bow-detailed gown for a Croatian destination wedding, a custom veil. She also works on other houses’ gowns, with Prea James and Kyha pieces reworked in her portfolio.

Ideal For

The bride who wants a gown designed with her, the bride with a gown that needs serious reworking, and — unusually — the bride with an heirloom. Her re-make and upcycle service is pitched straight at it: “Have you got your mothers, grandmothers or even a funky Op shop find?” Everything is made “slowly, consciously and as ethically as possible”, and she frames the upcycling as minimising fast fashion. Also for the couple wanting both sides dressed — she has tailored David Jones suits for close to four years.

The Need-to-Knows

By appointment; walk-ins may be turned away. Free 15-minute consultations for brides considering a custom gown. First bridal alterations appointments carry a booking fee taken off the alterations cost — non-refundable if you do not proceed — while other alterations bookings are free. The terms page separately lists a fully redeemable bridal fitting and custom consultation charge and a fitting fee; both are the atelier’s own words and both are recorded. Card and cash; a deposit may be taken on drop-off.

Standout Feature

Almost no Australian couture atelier publishes a starting figure at all, and the three-tier split means a bride can see immediately whether her heirloom project and her budget are in the same conversation before she books.

Dresses

  • TAYA's custom reception dress. Custom gowns. A New York jazz-bar inspired reception dress in opulent ecru gold silk satin, with a corset style bodice. Made 2023.
  • CAITY's custom wedding dress. Custom gowns. A custom wedding dress described by the atelier as an innate appreciation for beauty with a wholly modern approach to bridal fashion. Made 2023.
  • ANITA's custom wedding dress. Custom gowns. A custom gown for a Croatian destination wedding, fusing modern minimalism and contemporary elegance with an exquisite bow detail, suited to a destination wedding or a second dress. Made 2023.
  • ERIN's custom veil and wedding dress. Custom gowns. A custom wedding dress and matching veil, made 2022 after a first meeting in which the bride's vision was already clear.
  • BRONTE's Prea James two piece — price quoted per garment; re-makes and alterations. A Prea James two piece altered by the atelier, with custom bubble sleeves made to make the bridal look more unique.
  • SHANNON's Kyha wedding dress — price quoted per garment; re-makes and alterations. A Kyha gown reworked by the atelier: hemming the full circumference, removing the train, re-shaping the split, fitting the gown to the bride's silhouette and tightening the shoulder straps.

Appointment Policy

  • The atelier works by appointment only; without a booking a client may be turned away, because the intention is full attention on one client at a time.
  • Free 15-minute consultations are offered to brides considering a custom dress.
  • First appointments for bridal alterations carry a booking fee to secure the spot, which is taken off the alterations cost but is non-refundable if the client does not proceed.
  • All other alterations bookings carry no cost.
  • A charge applies to bridal fitting and custom consultations, fully redeemable against the service, and a fitting fee applies to bridal and formal dresses.
  • Custom work begins with a one-on-one consultation in the atelier discussing inspiration and ideas, followed by multiple fittings and design consultations.
  • Appointments are booked through the atelier's own online booking form, or it can be contacted via Instagram.
  • Both card and cash payments are accepted, and a deposit may be requested when garments are dropped off.

Dress Designers

  • Design by B — The atelier's own label, designed and made by founder and head designer Brooke Osland. Custom gowns are made to measure from consultation through multiple fittings, and a ready-to-wear line of bridal minis and veils trades as Audacious Bride and Bound by Love.
  • Prea James — Not stocked. A Prea James two piece appears in the atelier's own portfolio, altered with custom bubble sleeves.
  • Kyha — Not stocked. A Kyha gown appears in the atelier's own portfolio, hemmed, de-trained, re-split and refitted to the bride.

Dress Experience

  • Design by B is a custom fashion design and alterations atelier at 6 Wood Street, Adamstown, in Newcastle, founded and run by head designer Brooke Osland. It covers bridal, tailoring and formal from a single studio, and works strictly by appointment.

Dress Styles

  • bespoke
  • made to measure
  • modern minimalist
  • corset back
  • satin
  • silk
  • lace
  • tulle
  • bow
  • puff sleeve
  • off shoulder
  • short
  • two piece
  • detachable sleeves
  • romantic
  • classic

Nearby Landmarks

  • Adamstown – An inner-southern Newcastle suburb, about ten minutes from the city centre
  • Adamstown Station – A few minutes away, on the Central Coast and Newcastle line
  • Merewether Beach – About ten minutes east

Purchase Options

  • Made To Measure
  • Bespoke
  • Off The Rack

Services Offered

  • Bespoke Gown Design
  • In-House Alterations
  • Alterations For Gowns Bought Elsewhere
  • Heirloom And Upcycled Gown Remaking
  • Custom Bridesmaid Dresses
  • Bridal Styling
  • Veils And Accessories
  • Mens Suit Tailoring
  • Sewing Lessons

Size Range

No details available.

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