6/13/20
Revisiting Reem (Acra)
Earlier this week, I rediscovered Reem Acra (www.reemacra.com), when I came across a write-up I did for my past blog, www.thefashionexaminer.com.
It has been several years since I last attended one of Reem’s bridal shows with www.thefashionlist’s. R. Scott French. As we’re now in June, I had thoughts of June brides on my mind. Maybe, it was time to compile a collage of some of the gowns we’d admired at Reem’s shows.
Then, a notification popped up on my iPhone. Lou Iacovelli, Reem’s long-time PR man, was promoting her appearance on Episode 03 of Anne Klein’s “Women Who Do” series. I jumped in late & a poor Internet connection at our Glam Cabin caused me to miss much of the Live. Fortunately, the episodes are saved, & available for viewing on Anne Klein’s official Facebook page. The Live inspired not just one post, but a series.
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This new series starts with an homage to Reem’s skills as a bridal designer. Her designs evoke fantasies of a perfect wedding. I’m not one for over the top weddings & the dramatic quest for a dream dress BUT, every time I sat at one of Reem’s shows, all my Yankee cynicism would fall-away, & I’d happily embrace the fantasy of a fairy tale wedding experience for 15 lovely minutes.
Enjoy the collage that spans Reem’s 2012–2019 bridal shows. Take time to marvel over the layered textural layering, embroidery & ornate beading that characterize her designs.
*This post is dedicated to some of my favorite recent brides & brides to be: Chelsea Salyers, Tara Algios, Rachel Richburg, Megan Lovall XOXOX
Next, we’ll examine how Reem got her start, & her entrance into ready-to-wear in 2001.
