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TESTIMONIALS
Mark and Melina, who run dance studio Stardust Ballroom in Kennington, now moving to Putney had this to say:-
"Desiree is an exciting addition to the dancewear scene. We were honoured to host the first show of her designs at our anniversary Stardust Ball last October 2009, which gave her the opportunity to unveil her wonderful dresses and skirts to a packed studio of keen dancers. We were immensely impressed by Desiree’s professionalism and talent, and her work was extremely well received by everyone at the ball – many of whom were keen to start ordering items from her straightaway!
Subsequently, we commissioned Desiree to design the costumes for the premiere performance of Stardust’s eight-couple formation team. She was very enthusiastic about the project and communicated well with our dancers, who range dramatically in their style, age, figure and preferences, managing to create a compromise that suited everyone. We were delighted with her punctuality in delivering high-quality outfits – beautiful dresses for the girls and well-tailored, smart shirts for the guys – and with her reasonable pricing for the large group. The team felt that their outfits added an extra layer to their performance, and were confident dancing in them, and the overall look was extremely effective during their demonstration, eliciting many positive comments from members of the audience.
We have been thrilled with the outcome of our association with Desiree, and we look forward to working with her again in the future"
Mark Kendall and Melina Hamilton
Owners of Stardust Ballroom in Putney
"Firstly we must say what a pleasure it has been to work with Desiree on this project and also how enthusiastic and professional she was throughout. When we first asked her to design a Miss Dance 2010 outfit for Rhianne who does ballet, modern, jazz and tap we knew the dress would be something special as we had already seen some of the ballroom and Latin dress designs that Desiree had made but we did not know how special it would be.
Rhianne was given free reign to pick out colours and material and describe the kind of dress that she wanted based on the type of dance she was performing. Desiree then went away and designed it and within a couple of days we had the design in front of us. We loved it straight away and we took it to Rhianne's dance teacher who also love it.
From the time of the design to the finished article was about four (4)weeks which is amazing considering that all the sequins were lovingly and individually hand stitched. It also fitted perfectly! The dress is amazing and the quality is first class. I would have no hesitation in asking Desiree to do more deisgns for Rhianne's dance festival programme" Carole (mother of Rhianne).
Carole Alleyne (London) Miss Dance July 2010
"I danced in the dress for the first time at a festival in Epsom this week on the 28th July 2010 and I felt very special. Everyone commented on how wonderful the dress was. I can't wait to perform in it again. Thank you Desiree - Rhianne"
Rhianne Alleyne (London) Miss Dance July 2010
"It has been an absolute pleasure working with Desiree. She has an unrivalled understanding of what a dancer needs, having drawn on her own considerable experience for her designs, so, unlike many other forms of clothing, I felt that hers was perfectly suited for the types of movement I wanted to do, enhancing rather than hampering them, and also for the style and feel of the dance.
Her bespoke tailoring means that the garments fit beautifully and feel secure when dancing, and also that they can be designed to reflect the personality, look and individual style of the dancer.
In addition, they are much more moderately priced than many other dance retailers, and are also interesting, unique looks that really stand out on the dance floor, with lovely details such as great use of asymmetry, lace, cut-outs, colour combinations, patterning and rhinestones.
The response to the fashion show of her designs that we did at last year's October Stardust Ball was fantastic - the dramatic, sexy, beautiful and radically different looks really captured people's imagination, and gave us great confidence when walking onto the floor to strut our stuff!
Finding the right outfit can give you such a boost when you're dancing, especially if you know that what you're wearing doesn't just look good, but is also designed to make you feel secure when dancing and also to accentuate every movement that you make.
Desiree designed and made costumes for our eight-couple Stardust Formation Team extremely quickly, catering to a range of shapes, sizes, ages and preferences. The finished looks worked well on everyone and unified us as a team, adding an extra layer to our performance.
I would be delighted to order more items from Desiree in the future, and can't wait to see the new designs that she comes up with!"
Marianka Swain (London)
Stardust Ball Fashion Show as a Model Oct 09
Stardust Ball Formation Team Performance Dec 09
"Firstly a massive thank you to all of you for having the lovely pink Viennese Waltz dress ready for me in such a short space of time. I cannot believe you all agreed to go ahead with it. I know it meant working extra hours and a lot of hard work with the time pressure and I really appreciate your help.
I would love for you to see how it looked on the night and will forward on pictures as soon as I can. The dress fitted perfectly, looked amazing, spun well and sparkled! It has been an absolute pleasure dealing with Desire Designs Desiree, I received quick, friendly and efficient service and look forward to dealing with you again in the future....this time with a lot more notice!"
Lisa Varsani (London)
Pink Viennese Waltz Dress
for the Karen Hardy Gala on December 3rd 2009
"It was great working with Desiree. I got my trousers delivered to my house in within the amount of time she said she would send them. The best thing was that the trousers were custom fitted to my size! I would most certainly buy from Desiree in the future again if I need any new outfit."
Antonio Diaz (Birmingham)
Latin trousers
December 2009
"I would have to say that it was a really grand opportunity to work with someone as hard-working and focused as you. During the mini fashion-show you had everything planned out, the selection of skirts and dressess were well thought out to show a variety of practice dresses and performance dresses available in your collection.
It was also good to see how you reacted when there were slight changes to the initial plan, such as removing the cups of mine and Marianka's dresses on short notice which I found effective as this made us apper more balanced throughout the formation team."
Claudia Simos Dziewonska
Stardust Ball Fashion Show as a Model Oct 09
Stardust Ball Formation Team Performance Dec 09
'I had the pleasure of working with Desiree on a few occasions and it has always been such an enjoyable experience. Her approach with models/dancers is thoroughly professional and being herself a dancer, she is prompt to challenge any possible last minute difficulty and turn it into a Swarovski Rhinestone!
I am pleased that a wonderful artist such as Desiree has finally walked into the dance world and I indeed look forward to showing off her colourful creations on the dance floor.'
Debora Bonemei (aka Debbie)
Movement Dance Artist
www.deborabonemei.com
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