Special delivery: Tuleh's Bryan Bradley gives the ladies what they want--high chic with a personal touch. (Fashion Flash).

W, February, 2003 by Kerwin, Jessica

Couture is a big word, rule-bound and tamperproof. But calling the fleet of fabulous dresses Tuleh designer Bryan Bradley has turned out all season long "made-to-order" has a dry ring to it that deprives his work of its due. Bradley is developing a New York couture of sorts, faster and cheaper than the European kind--and just a little out of control.

At a party one recent snowy night in Manhattan, five beauties swanned through the Neue Galerie, each decked out in one of Bradley's confections. There was Jane Lauder greeting guests in a cascade of roiling plum ruffles. Lillian von Stauffenberg gliding across the dance floor in one-shouldered black lace. Marina Rust in a silvery empire gown and Renee Rockefeller wearing a gray-toned rose print made to match the...

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