Lena Santana is an ethically and environmentally friendly fashion designer based in London. Along with her distinctive clothing collections, she now launches a brides and bridesmaids commission made with the best quality textiles.

For the most important day in your life, Lena Santana offers you handmade dresses, fitted to your figure, with vintage laces of the ‘50s, unique muslins from high class dresses of the ‘40s and smooth pieces of 100% silk and satin fabrics.

Brides can be admired in a dress with simplicity, elegance and class, wearing the highest quality unique wear, reminiscent of Romanticism and of fairytales.

Garments so soft for the female body, made of 100% cotton, unique vintage selections of flowery and lace textiles create this colorful accessories line that takes us decades back to a romantic blissful époque. Every single piece is hand made in the Lena Santana studios in London, guaranteeing the perfect appearance and fit that an accessory can have, taking a woman’s outfit levels higher, with an elegance that every lady deserves.

Exceptional fabric necklaces, girly, lively collors and flowery, extraordinary belts, playful sexy turbans, extra-wide boyish ties that can take the place of the mainstream belts, are some of the protagonists in Lena Santana’s new adorable accessories collections.

Lena Santana’s Brazilian origin have always had an impact on her designs since the very beginning of her career, an element that is also quite dominant and obvious in this brand new accessories line. Lena’s accessories can make a simple outfit to stand out of the majority by making it alternatively fashionable.

Photographer: Zoe Hunn
Production: Lena Santana
Make up artist: Erika de la Barquera
Stylists: Gabriela Moureato, Mariana Zamperlini
Production assistant: Marianne Maedo
Models: Lily Phellera and Charlotte Fletchere

My name is Agelita Valai and I am the new Fashion PR Intern of Lena Santana House.
From now on and for the next few months I will keep you fully updated with every single event, promotion, offer, new collections, and many more from our productive and lively studios in London. The summer is just around the corner and a lot of exciting events and promotions are on the calendar to make our expectation much more entertaining!

So, stay tuned and spread the word people to all your friends!

Love,

Agelita

Tanya came to the studio and we talked through all the possibilities for her wedding dress. The dress had to be lightweight and elegant for a beach wedding in Brazil. We visited Berwick Street to research suitable fabrics for the dress and stumbled upon a selection of beautiful dresses draped in the shop windows, my favourites are pictured below.

Tania Jackson’s Wedding Dress

Caroline’s Wedding Dress

Inspired  windows by all the amazing fabrics we found on our trip to Berwick street.

Maria’s work takes her all over the world with recent exhibitions including Ocupação Macia, Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil and ‘The Jerwood Drawing Prize’ which travelled across England in 2008.

Maria has been invited to participate in many group and individual exhibitions such as ]entre  Galeria Ibeu, Rio de Janeiro and a solo show in Rio in 2012 at Paço Imperial Museum. Maria utilises textured brightly coloured fabrics and sections of plush toys, all of which are combined to create fascinating hanging sculptures.

On her return to London in 2006, Fernanda studied Footwear at Cordwainers, London College of Fashion, graduating in 2008. During this time Fernanda worked as an assistant to Tracey Neuls at TN_29.  Fernanda returned to Rio in 2008 where she worked as an accessories designer at Salinas and Richards.

Fernanda currently designs for shoe line Tarsila in Brazil. Fernanda’s distinctive style is visible in each design. Intricate components contrast with bright colours and witty stitch detailing.  www.fernandahuffel.com

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Photographers Andy Cantillon and Zoe Hunn were close at hand to document the event, which also showcased other London based designers such as Rabbit Hole London, Milina Imrich and Anna Peters of Studs and Lace Vintage Wear.

Take a look at a few of the photos of the night, more to come soon…

Lena will headline the show with her ‘Flowering’ collection alongside an exclusive preview of ‘Inspiration’ – the new Lena Santana collection for 2013.

Lena Santana will showcase her much hailed ‘Flowering Collection’ alongside an exclusive preview of the new collection for 2013, ‘Inspiration’. Lena will be exhibiting alongside a selection of other London based designers such as Milina Imrich, Anna Peters of Studs and Lace Vintage Wear, RabbitHole London, Fazane Malik and Daniel Loveridge.

‘Inspiration’ pays homage to traditional African textiles by utilising African Brocade fabrics silk-screened by hand in London. Bold graphic prints contrast with soft pastel shades and subtle textures. Fabrics are intricately pleated and hand knit to create elegant pieces with the ultimate fit. Sourcing of materials is carefully considered and every step is taken to maintain the company’s strong moral and ethical code. The African Brocade fabrics used in this collection are 100% Egyptian cotton, woven in Germany and printed by hand in London. Each garment is cut by hand to ensure the least amount of fabric waste.