Bridal Dress Stores · Mornington Peninsula, Victoria · By appointment

Lookbook Bride

About

Overview & Vibe

Lookbook Bride is a custom bridal dressmaker working from a home bridal suite in Mount Martha, on the Mornington Peninsula. Every gown is made to measure and handcrafted in Melbourne with hand beadwork, and the positioning is deliberate: “affordable luxury”. Appointments are private — “it’s relaxed, and you are the only bride”.

Dress Styles & Designers

One designer, her own label, in three collections: Lux Lace, Creative Couture and Sleek Silhouettes, plus a sample sale rail. The work is fluid fabrics, exclusive laces, embellished trims and hand beading throughout, cut to flatter natural curves — and gowns come in colour options to suit all skin tones.

Ideal For

A bride who has been collecting screenshots. The studio is built around exactly that: bring your Pinterest and Instagram saves and the designer works from them — though she is explicit that she draws inspiration rather than making exact copies of another designer’s gown. It also suits a bride who wants couture construction at a real price, or who would rather hire: there are over 40 gowns on the hire rail.

The Need-to-Knows

Book a one-hour “meet and greet” studio appointment you and your guests, unhurried, to go through the range, the fabrics and the craftsmanship. The studio suggests coming seven months to a year before the wedding. Zoom and virtual consultations are offered if you cannot get to Mount Martha. The published range.

Standout Feature

She will make it, or lend it. Very few bridal businesses run a custom atelier and a 40-gown hire rail from the same studio — which means a bride can price the same look two completely different ways in one appointment. Add hand beadwork on every gown and a starting price and the “affordable luxury” claim holds up better than most.

Appointment Policy

Book a one-hour meet and greet studio appointment — you and your guests, unhurried.
The bridal suite is a private home studio in Mount Martha, and you are the only bride in it.
Save your inspiration images from Pinterest, Instagram or Google to your phone and bring them — the design starts from those.
Come seven months to a year before your wedding date.
Zoom and virtual consultations are available if you cannot get to the studio.
Phone 0400 547 016 or email info@lookbookbride.com.au to arrange a time.
The studio can be inspired by a couture gown you love but cannot make an exact copy of it.

Dress Designers

Lookbook Bride — The studio's own label — three collections, all designed and handcrafted in Melbourne, with no other label stocked.

Dress Experience

Lookbook Bride is a bridal gown designer working from a home bridal suite in Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula.
Every gown is made to measure and handcrafted in Melbourne with hand beadwork.
The studio's positioning is affordable luxury — couture construction at a real price.
Appointments are private and unhurried, with one bride in the studio at a time.
The designer works from the images a bride has collected, adding a bespoke touch rather than copying another designer's gown.
The collections are designed to flatter natural curves with fluid fabrics and contemporary cuts.
The same studio also runs a hire rail of more than 40 gowns.

Dress Styles

a-line
fit and flare
mermaid
sheath
column
ball gown
lace
beaded
hand beaded
embellished
tulle
crepe
satin
off shoulder
strapless
sweetheart neckline
v-neck
illusion back
low back
long sleeve
detachable train
couture
custom
made to measure
coloured

Dresses

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Mount Martha – the studio is a home bridal suite in this Peninsula coastal village.
Mornington and Mount Eliza – the neighbouring Peninsula towns, minutes away.
Port Phillip Bay and the Mount Martha beach boxes – where many local weddings are photographed.
Red Hill and the Peninsula wineries – the region's main wedding venues, twenty minutes inland.
Melbourne – about an hour north, and the city the studio brands itself to.

Purchase Options

Made To Measure
Custom Design
Hire
Sample Sale

Services Offered

Custom Made Wedding Gowns — designed with you and handcrafted in Melbourne.
The Lux Lace Collection — hand beaded.
The Creative Couture Collection.
The Sleek Silhouettes Collection.
Wedding Dress Hire — over 40 gowns available to hire from the studio.
Sample Sale Gowns.
A One-Hour Meet And Greet Studio Appointment — for you and your guests.
Zoom And Virtual Consultations — for brides who cannot reach Mount Martha.
Colour Options — gowns made in tones to suit all skin tones.

Size Range

No details available.

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