The Stefanie Somers Collection Blog

Miss USA, here we come!

Nothin' like gettin' out of the gate. The sketches, the photos, the swatches..... Oh my, it's gonna be FUN this year!!!!! This will be the 14th year I've had the privilege of designing the finishing touches for contestants at the Miss USA pageant, and it's our biggest ever - it looks like we'll have our signature on about HALF of the beautiful ladies up there! Wow. I'm tired already :-)

I'm planning lots of new pieces, with a little bit of everything. Styles are definitely everything-goes and whatever-you-love.... what a GREAT time to be in fashion. Or to wear it! Hoops are still hot, drops are always perfect, and chandeliers have turned the fashion corner form "trend" to "classic". Isn't it fabulous to be in a world where bling is always in, and minimalism can take a hike?

Of course, I can't divulge any specifics on this year's gowns, but I CAN tell you that this year there's a wider spectrum than ever! And I love it. Illusion gowns stoned from stem to stern, goddess gowns that flat and drape to make Aphrodite herself proud...... Innovative, architectural designs, and simple, classic, oh-so-female shapes. Color? You name it. I'm seeing colors I don't remember on the USA stage, and it's going to be an incredible rainbow. Note to The Donald: We want an EVENING GOWN poster!! Yeah, you may not get the male vote you do on that swimsuit poster, but wow..... this year it would be glorious!!!!! 

Back to the bench now! I've colors to play with!!!!!

Miss America designs up on our Facebook!

We're on Facebook - and so are the new designs we created for the 2009 Miss America Pageant! We were fortunate to be able to work with seven fabulous young ladies this year, and they each looked more beautiful than the next. It was a blast creating individual new pieces for each of them. 

Come on over to our new Facebook page and check out the new pieces - 

The Stefanie Somers Collection on Facebook

Congratulations Katie!

Congratulations to all our girls who competed at this year's Miss America Pageant, and to our beautiful new Miss A, Indiana's Katie Stam!

This year's "Team Somers" at Miss A?

Miss Illinois Katie Blair

Miss Nebraska Gretchen Burquist

Miss Nevada Julianna Erdesz

Miss New Jersey Ashley Fairfield

Miss North Carolina Amanda Watson

Miss South Dakota Alexandra Hoffman

and hometown girl Miss Texas, Rebecca Robinson!

Stay tuned for the new designs from the pageant....