For the love of the dress

For as long as I can remember I have been obsessed with dresses. When I was young my mom sewed all of my clothes and outfitted me in the beautiful dresses she made. Growing up, while others were more comfortable in pants, I gravitated towards dresses at almost every occasion. In college, I was forced to shop for pants on the rare occasions I couldn't wear a dress. While some of my friends were stressed when they had to dress up, I was stressed when I attended events that required dressing down.

There is something about wearing the right dress that can lift your mood and change the tone of your day. As I look back to certain milestones in my life I often think of them in terms of a dress I wore. Each dress triggers a memory and tells its own story. The first dance I attended: a bright red, knee length dress. My first date: a flowery dress that flowed to the floor. The prom: a black, embroidered dress with matching elbow length gloves. I have saved a number of my all time favorite dresses and given away many others. There are a few I have continued to wear year after year ... like good friends, I have always been able to rely on them. Timeless and classic, they have never let me down.

Monika Roy

Monika Roy is the result of years of fascination with flattering dresses and beautiful fabrics inspired by an Indian and American upbringing. I have a life-long passion for classic, clean designs and am thrilled to share my love of fashion and vibrant fabrics.