The bride found her milliner match in designer Maryam Keyhani. “I have been a huge admirer of Maryam’s for a long time now. Not only am I obsessed with her art, but I’m so intrigued and in love with who she is as a person, a mother, and an artist,” says Anna-Alexia. “Her aesthetic is so intuitive and playful, and I like that she really leans into humor with her design. Even in my photography, I’m always creating these really colorful scenes that are rooted in movement and things that aren’t so serious and feel playful and often childlike, and that’s also very much how I see Maryam’s aesthetic as well.”
However, Anna-Alexia didn’t realize Keyhani designed for bridal until she came across behind-the-scenes images of a LOHO editorial shoot on Instagram Stories. “I would screen-record someone in the back, circle their head, and be like, ‘What is this?’ I ended up talking to Christy about it, and she was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m so glad that you sent this to me, because these pieces are so perfect for you.’” By chance, Maryam Keyhani had designed a custom piece for LOHO, which featured a cloud-like fabric headpiece with a surrealist hand adorned with a pearl. For an extra bridal touch, a shoulder-length tulle veil cascaded from the cloud. “It really, truly, immediately became clear that that was the piece,” says Anna-Alexia. “City Hall was always meant to feel elegant and fashion-forward, but also kind of weird and me. The veil added this really perfect, almost invisible volume around my head that was overstated while also being understated. The hand combined with the fringe dress just felt so perfect.”
Photo: Diane Villadsen
