Lidiia Krejci Makes Wedding Dresses That Belong to the Bride
Ukrainian-born designer Lidiia Krejci makes bridal and eveningwear in a villa in Prague 5. Her one rule: the dress has to belong to the woman wearing it.
Long before she had a salon, Lidiia Krejci used to turn up at weddings in Ukraine with a portable dress form and an iron. She would help the bride get dressed, check the final details and leave only once she knew the woman felt comfortable and ready. Sometimes she had dressed the whole wedding party, bridesmaids and both mothers included.
The salon is much bigger now. That sense of personal responsibility hasn't changed, and neither has the thing she first loved as a girl watching her grandmother sew: seeing separate pieces of fabric become something that changes the way a woman sees herself.
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Why She Waited Four Years for the Right Room
Lidiia moved to the Czech Republic in 2017. In 2019 she opened her first Prague atelier in part of a family house: the salon in one room, the workshop in the next. Bridal commissions followed, and her original designs started appearing in photo shoots in Paris and in a lavender field. Photographers she worked with helped spread her name around the city.
The permanent salon was harder. She spent four years looking, because she knew exactly what a fitting room needs: daylight, high ceilings and privacy, so a bride can relax while she tries things on. The villa on Na Václavce was the first place she viewed in person. She opened there on 8 August 2024.
Never a Copy
Bring Lidiia a photo of another designer's dress, and she won't reproduce it. She'll make her own version, built around your proportions and what you actually like about it.
Her starting point is the woman, not the picture. A gesture, the way someone moves or an expression, often tells her more than a saved image. Architecture, art, travel, music and nature all feed into her designs, and so does her interest in history and spirituality.
Some brides come in knowing exactly what they want. Others bring images that pull in several directions. Lidiia listens to both, then suggests alternatives. Her favourite moment is when a woman tries something she would never have chosen from a photo and recognizes herself in it.
Inside a Lidiia Krejci Gown
What a bride is wearing when she leaves the salon:
- A corset base. Many of her original gowns use corset construction for a precise fit.
- Pieces that outlive the day. Where the design allows, a corset can be worn with another outfit later, and a skirt can be shortened or adapted for a new occasion.
- Fabrics chosen for the skin. Silk and airy materials first, with French lace, chiffon and carefully chosen satin each used for what it does best.
- Room to move. She checks how every material moves, because the bride should be able to move naturally and enjoy her dress all day.
- Colour, if you want it. White isn't compulsory. Lidiia also makes coloured wedding dresses.
- A fit for real bodies. EU sizes 34 to 44 and beyond, plus pregnant brides and women with specific fitting needs. If a silhouette doesn't seem to suit someone, she changes its proportions or construction before she gives up on it.
Two Brides She Still Remembers
The size 36 sample. One bride fell in love with a design she had only seen in a size 36 sample. Her own size and proportions were different, and she assumed the dress wasn't for her. Lidiia didn't drop the idea. Together they reworked its balance until it fit, and the essential design stayed. For Lidiia, that's what technical skill is for: opening up options a woman thought she didn't have.
The overnight change. Another bride picked a dress that everyone around her loved, yet she herself seemed unsure. Shortly before collecting it, she tried a completely different style and became visibly emotional. It was the dress she had imagined wearing for years. Lidiia agreed to switch and spent a night on the alterations. She calls it an exceptional case, but in her fitting room the bride's own reaction counts for more than anyone else's opinion.
Beyond the Wedding Dress
Brides kept asking Lidiia the same question: is there something for the groom? So she went looking for a menswear label whose approach she connected with and found Andreas Moskin. She wanted men to choose clothes with character and feel fully considered on their wedding day too.
The bridal labels on her rails, Anna Sposa Group and Allegresse, are just as personal. Her work with Anna Sposa started with an order of just five dresses, placed to support Ukrainian production. When the gowns arrived they were even more beautiful than in the photos, and the craftsmanship and materials convinced her. She tends to stay with the brands she trusts.
She also thinks past the ceremony. A formal look for the vows and something lighter for the evening or a beach wedding makes practical sense to her. Even what a bride wears while getting ready deserves attention, because Lidiia sees those morning hours as one of the most intimate parts of the day.
Lace, Satin and a Château
The collaboration started with a ticket. Lidiia had noticed how the Moliere team talked about supporting one another, and it stayed with her. So she bought a place at one of their bridal events, simply to meet the people behind it. That ticket turned into a collaboration, and it’s a big part of why she values editorial work: the projects bring new people into her life, not only new ideas.
For the first printed edition of Moliere, she dressed Natálie Puškinová in two very different looks. The first paired French lace with airy chiffon. The second was satin trousers, a sculptural jacket and a lace bandana, with the jacket’s rounded sleeves and clean lines taken from the château where they shot. Same woman, two sides of her personality.
What’s Next for Lidiia Krejci
| When | What |
|---|---|
| 2–22 November 2026 | Exclusive Bridal Trunk Show in Prague, presenting new collections for 2027 and 2028 |
| Throughout the year | Bridal events, exhibitions and private experiences for the salon’s brides |
| 4 December 2027, 7 PM | The first large-scale LIDIIA KREJCI COUTURE fashion show in Prague, featuring only her own designs |
The couture show is the one closest to her heart. She calls it a very personal and ambitious dream, and with the date and time now set, the creative work has only just begun. Whatever ends up on that runway, the reaction Lidiia is working toward stays the same: a woman puts on her dress and feels it is truly hers.
