Ouma Atelier Brings Brushstroke and Verse to the Bridal Gown, and Leaves Nothing on the Cutting-Room Floor

Ouma Atelier makes wedding dresses that take their cue from the ink-wash brushwork of classical Chinese painting and from the lines of Chinese verse, which is an unusual starting point for a gown. The label also works by a rule of no leftover fabric, so the cloth that goes into a dress is meant to stay in the finished piece rather than end up as scrap. For a bride planning anything from a New York ceremony to a Palm Beach lawn reception, that is a gown with two stories to tell: one about the art behind it and one about how carefully it was cut.

With reporting from Fashionista.