Ski Boogie

I'm back.
And so is Ski Boogie.

Ski Boogie is what happens when Warren Miller inspires, CK Bradley provides onesies from their vintage collection, and a few good friends get together in a in a skiing paradise armed with Speedo's, bikinis, onesies, hair pieces AND a video camera.

Click here to watch Ski Boogie

-Anyone have a place for me to live in a SKI TOWN?, Bradley

"I DO"

For a girl who dreamed of eloping... two weddings is A LOT.

But my husband lured me in very tactfully. For our first set of nuptials he tempted me with...

 snowmobiles, 

a yurt with an aisle bordered by skis, and beautiful MONTANA.

Which of course got my head spinning with visions of Moon Boots, Pom Pom Hats, Apres Ski Suits, and best of all, a convertible Apres ski suit/wedding dress.

First I had to knit the Pom Pom hats...

Thankfully I had a very able helper-

The next project was to design the ski suit/dress: I started with the classic CK Bradley Apres 'Ski Boogie'... and added a wrap around ball skirt made of the same 'high tech' fabric.

Obviously I wanted a real wedding dress look, so going jacket-less was a fashion must.

(In the event you want to use parsley in your bouquet, as I was set on doing from age 5, use flat leaf parsley...the curly kind wilts FAST)

Then to outfit the flower girls in Moon Boots & CK Bradley Pom Pom Hats,

And get Jack the ring bearer settled in his sled.

Our guests arrived by ski lift, snowmobile & on skis

Lined up with daisies to reel me down the aisle...

And before I knew it, I said 'I DO'!!!

There were a lot of highlights...and many to thank, especially BC of the YC, but I can't say that arriving on a snowmobile wearing Moon Boots under a wrap around ball/ski skirt weren't high on the list.

Apres Ski Boogie Girls

Pom Pom Heaven

Oh...and lest I forget the men in KILTS! But that's for another day...

-One Down and One to Go, Bradley

CK Bradley is Back...

Well, its about time. I know. And trust me - I have been traveling the globe, chasing snow,  falling in love with everything from Lederhosen to Aspen, from my Bernese Mountain Dog to life back on the East Coast. And FINALLY, after a 3 year hiatus,  I am ready to design dresses again. You won't have to take up skiing or follow me to the nearest mountain town anymore ...

I have worked with the MOST wonderful people over the past year, (thank you ALL!) and there will be surely many chapters of CK Bradley to come, but this is how the latest chapter was inspired:

 First I did a lot of research.

(CKB Sonoma Dress)

I fell in LOVE with Lederhosen and Dirndls (thanks to you Jeffrey)

 I spent 2 years making ski suits to infuse a side order of fun in ski towns all over,

(CKB Apres Hot Dog Bibs and Ski Boogie Jacket)

 And of course on the slopes as well:)

 

I even called a 19' Airstream Bambi my home for a few months of a ski season

and LOVED it...

(CKB Apres Hot Dog Bibs)

 I hung around the most dapper, interesting and wonderful men,

(Yusha Auchincloss and John Dalsheim here)

(CKB Coaching Gown)

 

I took Tula for weekly mud bath spa days, 

 I traveled to London for one fabulous Polo Match after the other, 

and to see Olivia and her daughter Sophia (my god daughter)

(CKB Bamba Dress)

 I delivered a lot of pizza to hungry Polo enthusiasts...

(CKB Cannonball Dress)

 And finally came back home to Newport and started designing dresses again. 

It took ALL that and more to get me here...

(CKB Dress with no name yet...)

So....my next venture?

 And the unveiling will be at the Junior League in NYC, Dec 5-6th ONLY

11am-5pm and 6pm-10pm both days

130 East 80th St  

Please email me ckbradley13@gmail.com 

if you would like me to save a ticket for you.

I will let you know when the new www.ckbradley.com

website launches, and will post pricing and styles as soon as I have more to show!

-Sewing Furiously,
Bradley