Custom Couture · Wedding Dresses
Gowns made with love in America.
For forty years, Modern Trousseau has designed and hand-sewn made-to-measure wedding gowns — timeless silhouettes, crafted in our American atelier and fitted to you alone.
The Making of a Modern Trousseau Gown
Timeless in every detail.
Each gown begins as a sketch and a single length of cloth. In our atelier, skilled hands drape, stitch, and hand-finish every seam — true couture technique. A bespoke gown, made in America and made to order, for you.
01 Designed · 02 Hand-Crafted · 03 Fitted to You
As featured in
Vogue · Brides · Martha Stewart Weddings · The Knot · Style Me Pretty
The Collections
Begin with the gown.
Visit a Flagship
Find us, by appointment.
Our Georgetown flagship welcomes brides by private appointment, with more boutiques opening soon.
Now open · Georgetown
Washington, D.C.
1564 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Georgetown, Washington, D.C. 20007
The salon is yours for the visit — you, your favorite people, and a dedicated stylist who listens first.
Charleston, S.C. — Historic King Street, opening soon.
Our Brides
“I felt like the truest version of myself. The fit was perfect — as if the gown had always been mine.”
— A Modern Trousseau Bride
Your appointment
What to expect.
Private & unhurried
The salon is yours for the visit — you, your favorite people, and a dedicated stylist who listens first.
Try the collection
Gowns are pinned and fitted to you in the salon — silhouettes, laces, and veils together.
Begin your gown
When you say yes, we take your measurements — and your gown is cut and sewn for you alone in our American atelier.
Begin your gown
Let us create your
custom wedding dress.
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