Your guide to bridal elegance and evening glamour.
The Style Journal
15 Second Wedding Dresses to Change Into
Changing after first part of the wedding ceremony is becoming more and more popular these days. It is quite new trend for North America, but European brides have been playing dress up on their wedding day for a long time. You may ask why? Why would you want to change...
How to shop for a lace wedding dress?
Lace has been the most desirable fabric since 16th century. Many royal and celebrity brides tended to move their preferences towards this luxurious bridal material, and dictated timeless fashion on lace wedding dress. Nowadays, it is an irreplaceable signature in the...
Bridal Sample Sale, August 10th to August 23rd
Papilio Boutique is calling all brides to be! Nowadays, wedding budgets are starting to go out of control. At Papilio, we understand your dream and frustration, so we have something special for you... Are you still looking for your dream wedding dress and do not want...
Bridal Accessories – Quick Tips & Advices
You are lucky to be a bride in the 21st century, when there are lots of options to choose from and not that many rules to follow. Variety and styles of bridal accessories have been so much fun in the last few years. No matter what kind of theme you pick it is quite...
Bridal Trends 2016
Get inspired with Papilio “Swan Princess” bridal collection and the hottest bridal trends for the 2016 wedding season. The idea of this season is dedicated to three- dimensional details and showcasing femininity just about right. Let’s take a look of some trends....
Evening Dresses Trends for Summer 2015
The fine art of creating a beautiful evening gown is one that has been mastered by only a handful of top tier designers, but the gowns that have hit the runway for the 2015 season are in a class by themselves. The beauty of nature has been a prominent source of...
Papilio is proud to support Austrian violinist Lidia Baich at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Austrian violinist Lidia Baich will perform at the Grand Finale opening of EuroVision, wearing designer dress from Papilio Fashion House. Lidia was born in 1982 in St. Petersburg, Russia; she won her first internationally recognized competition at the age of eight....
Swan Princess
Many great names in art and culture have influenced the work of Papilio chief designer, Alena Goretskaya. Her new wedding collection, Swan Princess, was inspired by talented Russian artist, Mikhail Vrubel. His unique signature and style still remain the most...
Papilio Craftsmanship
Papilio is proud to bring exquisite handmade wedding dresses & evening gowns to Toronto. Our designers carefully create each Papilio dress by hand. It takes months of work from the first sketches to the finished dress. All our garments are sewn, 100%...
Bridal Alterations
Hello Brides! We all want to look our best on our Wedding day and want to make sure we show off all our “assets”. So..how do we do that? Unless you are buying a custom-made wedding dress, there is a good chance you will need alterations. Alterations of a wedding gown...
New in town…part III
Hello future brides! We are back to shine more light into the world of Papilio’s boutique in Toronto. In this day of a harsh economical situation, we always have to count on our budgets. At Papilio, we offer future brides astonishing wedding dresses at affordable...
“Love in February”
Love is all around us in February... on the streets and in the air! Whether you take part in this holiday or not, its still there, so why not enjoy it. We are true believers that there are always ways to show true love and make your loved one feels special! Gifts do...