Meet the Designer
A lifetime and a love for fashion that always shines.
Sonthai Gi
In 1990 after graduating high school and being accepted to Ecole Lesage Fashion Design School in Paris, Sonthai Gi chose to stay with family locally and utilize a scholarship to attend The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles. After graduating in 1995, Sonthai worked for evening wear designers and costumes film makers in Hollywood, CA. In the following years as designer for several bridal houses including his favorite Vera Wang, it was time for Sonthai to venture out on his own.
In 2003 Sonthai opened his own Bridal and evening-wear salon in Los Angeles, CA to work directly with the Brides and the gown he loves. He then said “Bridal Gowns are going to be the rest of my life”. In 2009 Sonthai moved with his partner to San Jose to expand the Bridal Gown business he loves to Northern California. After many years and a lifelong devotion to fashion, Sonthai serves brides all over California and Florida.
To bring the unique experience of custom bridal couture to the Southeast, Bridal Gown Studio’s Orlando location was established in spring of 2017.
His work is known for bridal designs that are simple yet elegant, romantic, classic, as well as glamorous and sexy with a high-class style. His most well known "signature" design features include exquisite bead work and embroidery and french lace and Italian silk.
His Bridal designs have appeared in publications such as Martha Stewart Weddings, Wedding Dress Magazine, Instyle Wedding, Inside Weddings, The Knot, and Elegant Bride.
