Watters and WToo Wedding Dresses
“Some businesses are launched with a cocktail napkin sketch. Others are born in garages. Watters was inspired by peer pressure!”
What started with a few handmade special occasion dresses for friends and family in California caught on in a big way. By the late '80s Watters was a household name in the bridal industry.
After 25 years, Vatana Watters continues to be at the heart of the company and is passionately involved in setting the design tone. Her inspirations emanate from her heritage, experience on both coasts and desire to reflect the spirit of the times. She ensures that Watters bridal gowns continue to be appreciated for being a cut above for quality, luxury and affordability.
Born in Thailand, she moved to the U.S at age 7 and used her inspiration from being schooled and living in New York and LA to begin her designs after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in 1985.
In 2002 she launched Watters Brides to fill a much sought after niche for well designed, attractively priced bridal gowns.
We are known for our “keen eye” at Quello and knew immediately that we should stock this collection after seeing it for the first time in March 2011. We adore the fact that the range is diverse in style and texture, the price point is exceptional for the quality and the specialist cut of the gowns just simply works! Watters has been well established in the US for the last 25 years and its only really just sneaking into the UK, we’ve really been missing out!
We want to be one of the first to bring this exciting collection to UK brides and are excited by our find. We’ve trialled the gowns for a Designer Weekend during July 2011 and it was a huge success. The girls loved the dresses, the feedback was amazing and so we will continue to enjoy our little gem of a find...