Black Feathers + Lace + Tulle + Sequins

Black Tulle Ballgown, Sequin Crop + Black Hi-Low Skirt, Black & Gold Floral Sequin Top + Pencil Skirt + Feather Skirt + Lace Crop Top: Bree Lena @breelena

Photography: Mike Johnson

HMUA: Tia Montgomery @tiacelise

Black & Gold Sequins | Fall 2014 Collection

For my third runway show, I focused on black, gold, and ivory - I designed and started making the collection while I was in NYC (my husband had an internship that summer) so I had access to all the best fabric stores. I was able to find some stunning sequin fabrics and some of these dresses have been my most popular items to date.

Cream Sequin Wedding Dress, Gold Sequin Sweatshirt + Tulle Skirt, Gold Brocade Hi-Low Metallic Wedding Gown, Hand Embellished Brocade Top + Pencil Skirt, Gold Metallic Dot Gather Skirt + Hand Embellished Beaded Sequin Tee, Shimmer Gold Wedding Dress with Floral Embellished Details and Open Back, Gold Metallic Pleated Dress, Black & Gold Floral Sequin Top + Pencil Skirt, Gold Embellished Sequin Pants + Black Top, Black Feather Pencil Skirt + Lace Crop Top, Black Sequin Crop Top + Hi-Low Ruffle Skirt, Black Sheer Hand Embellished Beaded Tank Shimmer Dress, Black Tulle Ballgown with Ivory Sequin Top: Bree Lena

Models: Melanie, Kristin, Abby

Cream Sequin Wedding Gown available in the “SHOP” section - click here

Tulle Skirt available in the “SHOP” section - click here

Spring Sequins | Pink + Teal + Gold

Clothing: Bree Lena

Photographer: Jessa Kae

Models: Brit & Melanie

Early Designs | Sequin Maxi Skirt

I started designing dresses when I was in high school (if I’m being honest, my first actual design was in elementary school. I had a favorite dress that I grew out of and was so sad about it, so I went to JoAnn’s with my mom and we picked out a coordinating fabric. We cut up the dress (it was a cotton stripe pink/orange/yellow (my childhood favorite colors) shift dress, and used the extra fabric (hot pink satin) to make a new skirt - I really wish I had a photo of it! In high school I made two homecoming dresses and two prom dresses, with a few other skirts/dresses in between.

After high school I moved to NYC to study Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). I received my Associate degree in 2010 and then went on to business school at Brigham Young University (BYU), where I received my Bachelor degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing in 2014. While at BYU I participated in my first fashion show in 2013.

Here are a few of my first designs from high school/FIT/first fashion show.