AIDA DALATI ATELIER SHOP CUSTOM ORDER RESTORING DAMASCUS BOOK SYRIAN COSTUME & TEXTILES BLOG FAQ CONTACT WE ARE GOING DIGITAL. Going digital and joining the world. Read More BROCADE COATS AND FLORAL JACKETS FOR WEDDINGS Adding a beautiful statement brocade coat topper or jacket to your closet is the best investment in the coming years. The quality and novelty of a rich looking textile matters, softness matters, and of course the fit. My advice is to purchase a brocade coat or novelty fabric jacket that is versatile, a topper that will work for you all week not just for one event. I wear my brocade jackets all day long over jeans and a simple blouse paired with fun flats to keep the look casual. If you are a wedding guest wear a nice brocade topper over one of the many simple items in your closet and have fun with the shoes and accessories. You will look stylish and stay warm when the sun sets. BROCADE FOR BREAKFAST ... From the first time-moment I watched The Sound Of Music movie at age nine I instantly knew that fabric is a free thinking marvelous thing I couldn’t do without. The idea that Maria could free the Von Trapp children by simply cutting up her tapestry drapes and making the children pattern play clothing gave me a creative license and something clicked in my head. Fabric has many functions and like Maria I can do whatever I want with it too. Brocade is my favorite textile category and if all fabric disappeared on this earth but only it survived I would be most grateful. To the touch brocade has substance but soft and fine. Visually It has a rich emotion just looking at the flowers and petals breathing in and out just so beautifully, it can take you to a lovely place in your head and feeling so well dressed-so prepared for anything it would almost complete you. It is fantastic in a dress better in a floral jacket even a topper coat basically all day long breakfast, lunch and dinner. From desk to cocktails it is the new second skin and rich textiles are here to stay. VALENTINES AT LAST I feel we all need as many flowers in our lives as possible. Floral everything sounds good about now and Valentines is such a good excuse to get more and more pretty items. My upcycled embroidered Home Décor feather stuffed cushions are a great idea for this coming spring and summer. When the big slow down began in March 2020 I went on a hunt (online) of course and gathered new and gently used embroidery panels from all over America. When I finally got enough to start I gave them all a new “more pretty” life. The only trouble I had is that I tried to keep most of them for myself. Weeks past and I took many pictures of my marvelous finds and I even carried them in and out of my living room for the sake of my own enjoyment . Finally I allowed myself three and designed a whole garden of cushions to share-sell. BESPOKE BROCADE JACKETS HAND FINISHED Many of my clients are occasionally wildly attached to a jacket I have created for them and shared that they seldom hang the jacket inside the closet and instead they decorate their room with them. Read More ACRYLIC PORTRAITS INSPIRED BY WOMEN FREQUENTING MY DESIGN STUDIO Finally enough Covid19 time to get my head around painting portraits again. Last time I did a collection of portraits was when we had a wholesale warehouse is East Palo Alto back in 2001. The women are painted on 12x12 canvases and in acrylic. Inspired by so many eclectic women who frequent my design studio. Read More BEAUTIFUL QUILT PORTRAITURE BY BISA BUTLER AT CLAIRE OLIVER GALLERY A friend alerted me to the beautiful work by Bisa Butler which I found online and oh my it is so beautiful and filled with color, opulence, and so much heart. I collect textiles and would love one of these quilt portraits especially the ones with the yellow backgrounds. Love her art. Read More FALL FLORAL JACKETS TAFFETA GALORE FOR ALL JACKETS THIS HOLIDAY Finally a Taffeta Topper for all your moods Read More BROCADE FOR BREAKFAST You know the feeling? Luxurious textures near your face in glowing brocade flora. For many women like myself this throwback to vintage everything, longing for a more gentle pace of life, the lust for beauty in everything and the art of pursuing it? Well for me these emotions are all whirling inside my head twenty four hours a day all week long including my days out of my design studios. I search for people like myself constantly and sometimes I do find one or a half here and there. In the meantime I talk to my revolving collections of French Brocades and cut them one by one sending them out into the world wrapped in tulle for just the right moment when a woman’s world feels like everything is finally coming together.. COPENHAGEN FASHION Just got back from a pretty Danish wedding by the sea. After the church ceremony the bride and groom took off on a bicycle built for two bouquet and all! CUTTING AWAY IN ALLIED ARTS GUILD GARDENS Sometimes I have to pinch myself! i arrive most mornings at Allied Arts Guild and cannot believe how peaceful and beautiful the garden and flowers look. Sure our studio spaces are tiny but once I open my French doors the whole rose alley inches right up to the brocade Jackets and designs. WEDDING JACKET TOPPER WRIST ADORNMENT French A Line Raspberry Wedding Party Topper Read More SPRINGTIME IN CALIFORNIA Confusing weather patterns are made easier with our new light weight French textile wearable art toppers and jackets. THOBE DRESS AND AMERICAN WOMEN SELF STYLE Syrian Goddess dress near Aleppo asymmetric railroad design in red silk embroidery Read More GOWN GALORE It took a whole day to draft and cut two gowns but they are so pretty it was all worth it. FLORAL BROCADE JACKETS FOR HOLIDAY Floral Garden Jacket Read More BROCADE JACKETS FOR THE GARDEN Shorter but sweet Garden Jacket in textured floral Brocade Read More MATELASSE RASPBERRY CUSTOM DESIGNED JACKET French textile in Raspberry lurex matelasse Topper with roses wreaths woven in for extra confidence. When in doubt wear a pretty designer Jacket Read More BROCADE COATS TO ORDER Blocked Coat in Crimson Python, sure this could be an over the top Jacket Topper but at times like these nothing is “too much“ Read More HOME ABOUT PRIVACY POLICY FASHION DESIGNER AIDA DALATI | BROCADE TOPPER COATS | DESIGNER FLORAL JACKETS | PLEASANT HILL CALIFORNIA