INTERVIEW: LAURA RUDOVIC ABOUT BRIDAL DREAMS BECOMING REALITY
Laura Rudovic is the owner of Laura’s Boutique & Bridal and fashion designer behind Dream Couture located in New York. Laura is known for her trendy gowns made with very luxurious fabrics and immaculate hand beaded work. Originally from Montenegro Laura Grew up as a fashionista and when she was five years old, she cut her mothers wedding gown to fit her for her 6th birthday while she made her entire family all watch her dance.
Laura continuously sketched wedding gowns and dressed up all her cousins as brides and her fashion career began in 2014 when she opened up her first boutique selling womenswear handcrafted gowns. In 2015 she sold out her first fashion show in White Plains NY. The following years she went and debuted her evening collections for Brooklyn Fashion week, Bronx Fashion Week and Atlantic City Fashion week. Laura then got the attention of celebrities where she had the chance to style them for red carpet events, music videos, live performances and pageants. In 2021 she had expanded her boutique into a two floors building featuring evening gowns on the first floor and bridal gowns on the second floor. The same year in 2021 Laura debuted her new collection called Dream Couture which consists of three bridal collections (Angel, Skylux and Couture) and an evening collection. Since her collection was debuted it has been featured in Manhattan Magazine, Moevir, Bravo and worn by many celebrities. Laura’s Career as a business owner and fashion designer is just the beginning and has already started to be a known household brand in New York City.
INTERVIEW WITH LAURA RUDOVIC FOR TREND PRIVÉ MAGAZINE
Describe yourself as a creative designer and how Lauras Boutiques + Bridal was born?
I was born to design, that’s all I ever wanted as long as I can remember. After working hard for many years as a banker and going to college to be a lawyer I realized I had to stop and chase my dreams; to have a schedule that I can create to spend time with my children. Everything changes once you are a mother and your priorities change, so the kids are the reason I went for it.
What is the most challenging issue for a bridal designer in the United States ?
Being ahead of trends and showing bride new styles because a lot of designers do repetitive designs that many brides have stuck in their head.
What’s the main impact of social media in both ways for your brand, buying and brand marketing?
Social media is everything in the modern world. You can show your pieces worldwide and to connect with brides all over the world.
How do you manage to connect with your customers and what kind of actions are you taking for this?
I connect with my customers on personal level they’re able to stay in touch with me and free to text anytime if they need any advice they’re truly amazing women that have become friends.
What do you think is the biggest challenge regarding your work?
The biggest challenge challenge regarding my work is keeping the work life balance. Im still learning to slow down and enjoy every moment with my family.
How do you think fashion weeks can play an important role for Lauras Boutiques + Bridal?
Fashion weeks play an important role to show case your work with live models.
Tell us the most exciting things in working with celebrities. Name us a few celebrities you collaborated with.
The most exciting thing about working with celebrities is they are hardworking and the best people that are extremely easy to work with.
What was the most difficult issue for you during the pandemic and how did you overcome it?
The most difficult issue during the pandemic was the unknown and being closed. Everything just shut down with no answers really. But it gave me time to spend with my family and design my best work.
Imagine that you must write a letter to your FUTURE SELF. What would you write?
Dear future self:
“Do not go to college to become a lawyer, do not get a job at the bank, just go straight into our passion of fashion and work for a fashion company in New York City.”
