Dolly Couture

Kathleen "Dolly" Thicke was born June 10, 1972 in Walnut Creek, California. Known mostly as the founder of Dolly Couture[1] short wedding dresses and ShortWeddingDress.com. Her gowns feature cocktail length skirts that are full, reminiscent of the short wedding dresses of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Dolly Couture started in 2005 when, despite an emergence of shorter wedding dresses, she could not find a gown for her own wedding that resembled her mother's 1961 gown. A dress that was cocktail length, yet might still be considered very formal with a full petticoat, beaded neckline and soft rolling fabric. Ispired by the idea that other brides may want to kick up their heels in a wedding dress that was short, but still formal, Dolly Couture emerged. Her original gowns were upwards of $1000 and each hand made. Demand for her designs lead to factory production and what might be considered budget-friendly prices.

Dolly Couture has most notably appeared on Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine, Dancing with the Stars - ABC, Red Carpet Fashion Commentaries on the E! network, and Whose Wedding is it Anyway on the Style Network.