Isabell Kristensen Couture
Based in the luxury capital of Monaco & the fashion capital of London, the house has over 30 years of expertise & couture savoir faire, headed by Mother & Son team Isabell & Martin who each lead a flagship. Recognized for exquisite quality and unique design, we have been fortunate & humbled to create pieces for some of the world’s most beautiful and talented women, including HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco, HRH Duchess of Edinburgh, Nicole Kidman, Paris Hilton, Katy Perry, Katherine McNamara, to name a few.
With the Maison's roots firmly within the exclusive niche of Couture, Martin sought to drive that expertise in craftsmanship to create a new dedicated Bridal line in Oct 2022. We are now branching into the wholesale space, opening up to retail partners owing to overwhelming demand. 100% of the collection is made in the UK under Martin's watchful eye to ensure the utmost quality. Committed to sustainable luxury 56% of the total fabrics are sourced from eco mills, often FSC, REACH, or EISO accredited.
Recognized for designs that inspire visions of fairytale elegance, our craft-oriented culture is committed to delivering excellence like nowhere else. We love to support bespoke orders & have a pre-planned special order structure to enable our stockists to please their most demanding clients with a uniquely curated approach to personalization.
Two ranges for stockists to choose from:
Couture $6000-15,000
Privee $3800 - 6,000
Made to Measure:
Bespoke designs cannot be averaged as each order is unique, due to the personalized nature of the process it can be more costly, a recent example is one of Marty’s clients who had Mariah Carey performing privately for the wedding in the French Riviera. This design cost in excess of $35,000.
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Martin Odin Kristensen
Creative Director
Isabell Kristensen
Founder of Fashion House
Originally founded by Isabell as a couture fashion brand, the house was born in the basement of her Notting Hill home. Launching her first independent show Sep 24th 1991, the same day her only son Martin was born, Isabell made it to the catwalk to bow after giving birth. Little did either of them know, how this would shape the future of the House. With a focus on exquisite evening gowns the brand soon became a favourite amongst the exclusive UHNW clientele of the Cote d'azur. In 1999, Isabell moved flagship & atelier to the French Riviera, establishing herself in Monaco as the first Couturier in the principality with the boutique recently hitting it's 25th anniversary. Much to the joy of London's socialites & fashionistas, Martin reestablished the brand in the UK, reopening the London atelier in Jan 2017 after working on MC collections since 2014, launching the first UK collection in 18 years, followed by London FW 2018 & Paris FW SS2019.
Marty's expertise is in statement design. He has been commissioned to create custom pieces for hit shows on ITV & the BBC designing for the stars of BBC1 'Design Masters', 'Dancing on Ice' & 'Strictly', as well as, West End stars of Disney's 'Frozen' for Magic at the Musicals at the Royal Albert Hall. With Marty's statement designs chosen by the stars strutting the iconic 'Montee de Marches' during Cannes Film Festival, British Fashion Awards, and by BAFTA & Oscar Nominees in 2023 & 24. This insatiable creative appetite was surely inherited from Isabell, and has enabled Marty to pursue his passion for dream worthy fairy-tale design and embed this within the House's collections. In 2022 Martin designed the very first dedicated Bridal collection, officially launching this line of the family run couture house in Oct 2022 at Bridal Week in London, with his new designs featuring in British Vogue 2023 & Barcelona BFW 2024.
AW2025. The Villeneuve Collection
Ruthlessly romantic. Statement designs, almost as if ornaments or sculptures brought to life. Unashamedly not for those seeking to appear understated, instead intentionally indulgent. Flirting with decadence but kept from excess by a disciplined dedication to clean lines & geometrically precise cuts. The collection is a tribute to heritage, true to the Couture origins of the House, communicated through craftsmanship & artisan fabric manipulation techniques, achieved by designs that innovate tired silhouettes for an original interpretation. The new collection champions classical themes, beset by the timeless beauty of exquisite hand-crafted detailing, delicate, yet deliberately bold. Inspired by the structural elegance & symmetry of funnel corsetry and victorian techniques, such as Charles Worth's crinoline hooped cages.
