Destination wedding dresses, made to measure in Milan
Silk gowns cut by hand for brides marrying on Lake Como and across Italy — fitted forty minutes from the lake.
THE DRESS THAT TRAVELS WITH YOU
THE DRESS THAT TRAVELS WITH YOU
FRAQAIR is a made-to-measure house between Milan and Lake Como. We make destination wedding dresses, evening gowns and resort dresses for women marrying and travelling far from home — cut by hand from Italian silk, in small numbers, in our own atelier.
Most of our brides live in the United States, the United Kingdom or Australia and marry on Lake Como, the Amalfi Coast or Lake Garda. They order a bespoke wedding dress from Italy without moving their wedding around a fitting schedule, because the atelier is forty minutes from the lake and everything else happens by video, in their own time zone.
FOUNDER & DESIGNER
Made to Move
I grew tired of eveningwear that asked a woman to stand still — heavy, rigid gowns built for one room and one night. So I make the opposite: dresses cut from natural silks that fold into almost nothing and fall open the moment you arrive.
Everything begins at Lake Como — the light moving on the water, silk caught in the breeze off the lake. Each dress starts as a sketch on my table and is cut in the atelier under my hands.
I don't sell from a rail. I take your measurements, and I keep them. That is how a dress made for your wedding becomes the one you wear for years afterwards.
— Nadia Fraqair
TWO WAYS TO WEAR FRAQAIR
One house, two doors
Wedding gowns are commissioned and cut to your measurements alone. Everything else is released in limited runs, made only after the order window closes.
The Commission
By consultation. Your wedding dress, designed with me and cut for your body. It begins with a conversation, not a size.
Made — to your measurements
Time — 14–18 weeks in the atelier
Fittings — Milan or by video, included
To reserve — 50% deposit
From — €6,000
The Collection
Limited runs, order windows. Evening, resort and silk, in your size. Each run opens for two weeks, then the atelier cuts only what was ordered.
Made — standard sizing, in Italy
Time — 6–8 weeks after the window closes
Your fit — made to measure, +35%
Stock — none held, nothing overproduced
From — €200
THE COMMISSION
Three ways to commission a wedding dress
Where you begin depends on how much of the day you would like held in one pair of hands.
The Gown
From €6,000
Your wedding dress, made to your measurements from first sketch to final fitting. · Design consultation and sketch · Toile fitted in Milan or by video · Two fittings, alterations included · Delivered to your villa or hotel
The Gown & the Image
From €25,000
The dress and the way your day is remembered, directed by one author — the reason this house exists. · Everything in The Gown · Photography and film on the day · Creative direction of the look · Editorial portrait sitting on the lake
The Wardrobe
From €2,400 · returning clients
The door between the two. Once your measurements are in the archive, anything can be cut for you — without a single fitting. · Order from anywhere, no travel · Cut from your existing pattern · Priority in the atelier calendar · Evening, resort and occasion
Destination Wedding Dresses
For the bride saying yes far from home — a villa on Lake Como, a terrace above the sea. Weightless, quietly extraordinary gowns that emerge from your case without a crease and fall perfectly into place. No rigid structure. No train to carry. Only a dress that moves with you on the day everything changes.
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Evening Dresses
For the nights that matter. Fluid silhouettes in natural silk, alive under low light, holding their line from the first toast to the last dance. Eveningwear that feels as effortless as it looks — because a beautiful dress should never be something you endure.
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Resort & Travel Dresses
The dresses you live in between occasions. Made for long lunches, coastal escapes and candlelit dinners in cities you don't call home. Effortless to carry, composed the moment you land — no one would guess how they arrived. For a life that rarely stays in one place.
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The Atelier
Every FRAQAIR dress is made in Italy, in small numbers, in an atelier between Milan and Lake Como. Nadia designs and directs every piece; a small circle of artisans and embroiderers brings each one to life. Natural fabrics chosen for their lightness. Silk that breathes. Seams that give. Embroidery worked by hand. Dresses made slowly, to be worn for years.
Made to Order, Made for You
Every FRAQAIR dress can be made to order. Book a private consultation with Nadia — by video from anywhere in the world, or in person at the atelier in Milan — to find, fit, or create the one for your day.
Delivered worldwide.