This Year of 2025 I will be retiring, finally. I have been working for 55 years with fashion, making beautiful dresses for beautiful women.
I do love my work and I am thankful for the amazing clients which throughout the years trusted me to dress them up.
I started sewing professionally at the age of Twenty. When I came to Maine I just continued on with my dress making, I love textiles and designing these have always been a passion of mine.
Now, Thirty years later it is time to slow down. It has been a pleasure to work with so many great women all these years!
Thank you for this most beautiful time!
Maria Antonieta Cruz Rootes.
Wedding Dress
We make wedding dresses from scratch. Through her travels, Maria buys the most interesting, unique fabrics she can find. Your gown is truly yours, by design.
Mother-to-Daughter
In the last few years, the mother-to-daughter wedding dress has become a fashion. This process has been a great adventure for the mother, daughter and for Maria. Take a look at the gallery for some of the amazing transformations we have done.
Mother of the Bride
Mothers should look fabulous at the wedding day. Frequently we are approached by mothers that can't find a dress that translates who they are. Maria will work with you to find the best fabric, best color, and best style to make you look beautiful at the wedding day..
Since 1993
Your Style. Just Unique
I make dresses. I love the process, from the initial design to the final stitch. The hours involved in the creation of a couture garment are quite impressive and it fits very well for the weather of Maine. I buy fabrics wherever I go--New York, Paris, in Italy or Brazil. I love creating patterns. Sewing is a challenge and a constant learning process. One may know the techniques, but must be inventive to face
the different needs that will be presented in the making of a garment.
So here I am--and there you are.
We meet and connect--the desire and the results.
