Magnolia Photo Booth

Holly Greenhagen, owner (right). Holly has been making clothes since she was 13, but she started her professional life with a journalism degree from Northwestern and eight years of wordsmithing at the Chicago Reader. In a late-20s existential crisis, she decided to chuck her job for a stint at the Fashion Institute of Merchandising and Design in LA. After interning with Richard Tyler and Max Studio and working as a technical designer for Warner Brothers Studio Stores, she made the decision to return to her midwestern roots. Holly loves patternmaking and thinks of dresses as small feats of engineering. Her motto: "Vee haf vays of making it fit!"

Gretchen Harris, associate designer (center). A 2009 graduate of Philadelphia University's fashion design program, where she was recognized
for having the Best Senior Collection, Gretchen can do everything: come up
with the concept, make the pattern, and then stitch up the sample. She's
also right at home meeting with clients. When she's not at Dame, she might
be adding to the extensive list of movies she's seen (the girl is a human
IMDB) or planning next year's Halloween costume.

Megan Rork, associate designer (left). Megan came to Dame with a vintage
sensibility and degree from the Academy of Art University in San
Francisco. Megan's specialty is headpieces (fascinators, cage veils, and
hats), and she's happy to design a custom piece to go with your dress.
She's no slouch with dress design either; many of the finishing touches
you see on Dame Couture dresses are courtesy of Megan, and she's the brain behind a lot of our reconstructed vintage projects.