Working on Jill Biden’s presidential inauguration outfit resulted in a spike in Weber’s public profile and her business has since thrivedWhen the Irish Olympic team parades at the opening ceremony on the river Seine in Paris on July 26th, it will be a proud moment for the athletes andand producing each garment with her team since she successfully tendered for the task more than three years ago.
“I wanted to work in a major fashion centre. I felt I had experienced London and I didn’t speak Italian or French so New York was a natural choice. I didn’t know anyone in the industry, but I am a hard worker and I feel that hard work gets you a long way in this business.” With her reputation for talent in embroidery and embellishment growing within the industry, Weber had the confidence to go out on her own in October 2019, founding LW Pearl — a couture, premium service to fashion designers. Working initially from her apartment, she says that she did not initially have a well-crafted business plan but there were plenty of offers of work at the time.
Weber and her team embroidered Hearst’s dress, coat and face mask for the First Lady with elaborate designs including a flower for each US state and territory. Every bead, stitch and stitch direction was prototyped and approved. “It was a labour of love involving weeks of work,” she recalls. Weber met her husband, Joseph, through the industry and they married six years ago. They rent an apartment in the Garment District, just a few minutes’ walk from her studio which Weber says is a “blessing and a curse” as it is tempting to stay working late.