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Rafaela Kalderon
Bride in a white lace gown with an open back, looking over her shoulder in a sunlit garden with trimmed hedges and an ivy-covered wall

Bridal & evening couture

Rafaela Kalderon

Designed for the moment. Sculpted for you.

The collections

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Model in a black evening gown with a lace bodice and flowing tulle skirt, standing in a dramatic garden courtyard with cascading foliage

- Evening

Beyond bridal: Couture for life's other grand moments.

Evening and hosting dresses, made to measure - for the mother of the bride, the guest of honour, and every formal event in between.

Explore evening

- In the atelier

In the atelier

Her hand

Hand-cut in the atelier

Every gown is drawn, cut, and fitted by hand.

Her fit

Made to your measurements

No stock sizes. Each dress is built from scratch for the woman wearing it.

Her eye

One of one

No two gowns are ever identical. The dress that leaves the atelier exists once.

Black and white portrait of designer Rafaela Kalderon smiling, holding a small dog

- In the atelier

In the atelier

Every gown begins as a conversation. A silhouette, a fabric, a way of moving. From there it is drawn, cut, and fitted by hand - for brides who want to feel wholly themselves on the day.

About the designer
Ivory silk and fine lace draped over a vintage wooden dressform, with brass scissors and a spool of thread on a linen-covered table

Hand-cut. Made to measure. One of one.

The process