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Wedding dresses
vintage- inspired

romantic and timeless dresses with a vintage feel

All our wedding dresses are handmade in our charming workshop. Contemporary silhouettes, delicate lace and vintage finishes define our collections. Expert hands will carefully craft your wedding dress, using traditional techniques and fabrics. We individually pattern each design and offer you the option to customize it so you can wear a truly unique and exclusive gown. We also have an exquisite selection of authentic vintage wedding dresses, from Edwardian-style summer gowns to 30s lingerie dresses with soft draping and powdery tones. All of these can be the ideal starting point for your custom-made wedding dress .
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Antea Collection

A Tribute to the Past

Antea is a bridal collection that looks to the past through a contemporary lens. Fabrics steeped in history, pared-back lines and a design sensibility that has always been part of our identity live side by side.

This dialogue with the past is rooted in our family story. We grew up surrounded by antiques, with grandparents who were antique dealers and who taught us to value old pieces, to respect materials, and to preserve whatever deserves to endure.

L’Arca began as a house specialising in antique textiles, and although our world now revolves around the wedding dress, that passion is still very much alive. We keep an extensive archive of fabrics, laces and pieces from old trousseaus, which we rescue and reinterpret, giving them a second life in our creations.

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vestido de novia con drapeado cruzado y guantes largos

With Antea, this heritage meets a modern, pared-back eye. Clean silhouettes, simple lines and carefully chosen details shape a collection in which old and new coexist naturally, with neither overpowering the other.

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vestido de novia corte sirena con escote recto
vestido de novia con capa vaporosa y cola

Contrast runs through the materials as well. Linens and rustic silks lend structure to bodices, while silk organzas and bambula silks create light skirts with volume and movement. Draping, pleating and asymmetric necklines are paired with brocades and delicate Chantilly lace, resulting in silhouettes that are feminine and elegant, yet always relaxed.

Versatility also plays a key role. Detachable gowns and removable overskirts allow each silhouette to be transformed, creating several looks from a single piece. Capes take centre stage, accompanied by Juliet veils, kerchief veils, short veils and Brussels lace mantillas that revive details from other eras through a modern eye.

The campaign was shot in the studio of Horacio, a renowned antique dealer to whom we wanted to pay tribute. A space steeped in history, with time-worn walls and natural light, it reflects the sensitivity to antique pieces that is so present in our world.

We designed this collection for a bride who is feminine, elegant and self-assured, who appreciates tradition yet wants to feel entirely like herself. These are dresses that go beyond a single day, made to be kept and, perhaps, handed down through generations. Like the antique pieces we have spent so many years rescuing, which continue to move us as time goes by.

A legacy that continues!

vestido de novia vaporoso con cola en blanco y negro
falda de organza de vestido de novia en movimiento
vestido de novia con esclavina vaporosa
peinetas de novia de filigrana con lazada al cuello
vestido de novia ceñido con cola en blanco y negro
vestido de novia palabra de honor de perfil
vestido de novia de talle bajo con velo de tul
escote palabra de honor con pendiente de perla
vestido de novia de escote recto con velo de tul
falda de organza y zapatos de novia en blanco y negro
vestido de novia de encaje con velo en blanco y negro
vestido de novia de organza con tocado de encaje
vestido de novia de gasa con escote en V
vestido de novia corte sirena con mangas largas
vestido de novia halter con escote en pico
tocado de novia de encaje
velo de novia de encaje bordado a mano
vestido de novia ivory con capa de organza
mantilla de novia de encaje ivory con cola
velo de novia de encaje festoneado con pendiente de perla

“ Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream”

Donatella Versace

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