Laura Madrigano

One of a kind Altered Couture &Wearable Art

For over two decades, I've been fascinated by the art of re-creation—taking something overlooked, forgotten, or unfinished and transforming it into something meaningful, beautiful, and entirely new. Each piece I create begins with a story. A vintage garment. A rescued textile. A treasured piece of lace. A forgotten detail waiting to be rediscovered. Through thoughtful layering, handwork, embellishment, and reconstruction, these materials are reimagined into one-of-a-kind wearable works of art. No two pieces are ever alike. Each design is a celebration of personal expression, individuality, creativity, and the beauty of becoming.

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From New York Fashion Designer to Altered Couture Artist

My journey began in New York City, where I spent more than twenty years working as a Fashion Designer and Creative Director.

Throughout my career, I designed collections, managed large sample rooms, developed products, and dressed television personalities, news broadcasters, and private clients.

While I loved the fashion industry, I became increasingly drawn to something slower and more personal.

I wanted to create pieces with meaning. Less mass production, more handwork and couture art. Pieces that honored craftsmanship and told a story.

Long before sustainable fashion became a movement, I began collecting vintage textiles, antique lace, rescued garments, and forgotten treasures. What started as a creative experiment eventually evolved into my signature style: one-of-a-kind altered couture created through the art of re-creation.

Today, each piece is thoughtfully designed, layered, reconstructed, and finished by hand using a curated collection of vintage and contemporary materials gathered over decades. This NYC girl really did fall in love with a farmer and today I work from my design studio, which used to be an old carriage house, here in NJ. I also run a little vintage boutique in the garden center at the farm with lots of my new and vintage finds I gather along the way.

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Laura Madrigano

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Weddings...

Over the last year, I have been working on a collection of wedding accessories that are all of of a kind, and made with heirloom vintage treasures. clutches, something blue, honeymoon totes, slip dresses and memory books. All under my new label called Farm Charm Couture.

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