About us
Some of the PATRICIA FORBES team at the VOWS awards last year!
Patricia Forbes has been at 295 Brook St., Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland since 1972. Having changed hands only twice, it has been under the direction of owner Karen Charles since 1988. Karen is dedicated to searching out the best in British and Continental fashion for her customers. She is helped by a dedicated team who love to help customers find their perfect style.
Real life photos from our fabulous customers!
We were absolutely delighted to receive these stunning pictures of Mother of the bride, Judy. Judy's daughter Becky was married in Portugal and for her very special day she chose a Fely Campo dress and Snoxells hat, teamed with Rainbow shoes and bag in Ivory.
Delighted to receive this gorgeous picture from our lovely customer Colleen, taken at her son's wedding. Colleen is stunning in her Condici dress, jacket and matching hat. We had her Rainbow shoes and bag dyed to match and complete her outfit. Beautiful.
So delighted to receive this fabulous picture from one of our customers at her daughter's wedding. Mother of the bride looks stunning in an Irresistible dress and Sarah Crozier hat, with Rainbow shoes and bag.
We were delighted to receive these gorgeous pictures from Vera Blyth taken at her daughter Laura's wedding. Vera looks stunning in her Condici dress and jacket with matching hat.
Delighted to receive these grogeous pictures from our lovely customer Marilyn Burns taken at her son's wedding at Balbirnie House Hotel. Mother of the Groom looks wonderful in our John Charles dress and jacket, Snoxells hat, Rainbow shoes and bag and Gaby pearls. Top to toe Patricia Forbes!
We were so happy to receive these beautiful pictures from Megan Arthur. Our stunning Fely Campo dress and jacket teamed with a beautiful Snoxells hat and Marian shoes and bag.
Over the moon to receive these gorgeous images from the lovely Marion Anderson pictured with her gorgeous daughter at her recent wedding. Marion looks amazing in her Ispirato dress and jacket with matching hat and Rainbow accessories.
We were delighted to receive these pictures and wonderful comments from one of our beautiful Mother of the Bride customers, Hazel. "I felt so beautiful in my dress" Hazel chose a stunning dress from Ronald Joyce with matching hat, and shoes and bag to match from Rainbow.
Absolutely delighted to receive these gorgeous pictures from the beautiful bride, taken at her recent wedding in Glamis. We were so proud to have dressed both her Mum and her Aunt. Mother of the Bride chose the fabulous Fely Campo print dress with Sarah Crozier hat to match and Auntie of the bride chose the stunning soft pink dress by Irresistible with matching hat from Ispirato - all finished with beautiful shoes and jewellery from PATRICIA FORBES as well! You all look absolutely perfect ladies. Thank you so much for coming to us. 💕💕
Over the moon to receive this happy picture from one of our regular customers who was mother of the bride, looking stunning in her Fely Campo outfit. Pictured here with the mother of the groom who looks so chic in her Irresistible Bardot dress. We had a great time in the shop helping them both to choose their outfits for such a special wedding! Thank you ladies- you both look amazing!
We were honoured to have dressed our fabulous customer along with her mum for her brother's wedding in October and a family wedding in May, giving each of them completely different looks for both occasions. Above is a dress and jacket by Fely Campo with a handcrafted hatinator from Sarah Crozier, young and elegant with a slight quirk! To the right is Claire looking super chic in a 50's style Veromia dress and matching Snoxell hatinator-perfect for her summer wedding! Below is her beautiful mother.
Delighted to receive these gorgeous pictures from our stunning customer looking fabulous in her Marfil dress and Snoxells hat at her son’s recent wedding. So many Mothers of the Bride or Groom come to us worried that wedding outfits can be a bit old fashioned and frumpy. You can see from these pictures that’s definitely a thing of the past! We think that Tina looks more like sister of the groom!
We were honoured to have dressed all three generations for this wedding in July. Sure you will agree everyone looks just beautiful. We stock a wide range for all ages and styles!
We were over the moon to have been sent this fabulous picture from one of our lovely customers at her cousin's recent wedding. She is wearing a striking lime green and gold dress with the matching stole from our Spanish designer Fely Campo. Her hat was custom ordered to colour match from Sarah Crozier at no extra cost and finishes the outfit off perfectly!
So pleased to receive this stunning picture from our lovely customer wearing her Fely Campo outfit at her son’s recent wedding. We helped Elaine to customize her look, ordering a different style of jacket to the one we had in store. The hat was specially ordered to match from Sarah Crozier Hats at no extra cost from the styles in store and her shoes were dyed to pick up the colour of the jacket from Rainbow Club. We can help you to design your own unique style as well!
So delighted to receive this gorgeous picture taken at Carlowrie Castle. Mother of the bride looking fabulous in her Irresistible dress with matching hat and accessories all from Patricia Forbes.
Over the moon to receive this lovely picture from our customer wearing her gorgeous specially customized dress and jacket from Fely Campo for her daughter’s recent wedding. We adapted one of our dress designs for her to make a sleeveless V-backed dipped hem dress and teamed it with a ruff collared fitted jacket in this fabulous print fabric. The Sarah Crozier hat completes the look perfectly.
Delighted to share this gorgeous picture from one of our wonderful customers with her beautiful daughter on her big day. The fabulous wedding was at Crieff Hydro and she chose this stunning Condici outfit with matching hat. Thank you ladies- you both look spectacular! ❤️❤️❤️
Delighted to receive this fab picture of our lovely customer wearing her gorgeous Irresistible Bardot neckline dress teamed with Marian silver crystal shoes at the Investing Women AccelerateHer awards with Dragons Dens Jenny Campbell . Our dresses get to some wonderful occasions!
Delighted to receive these gorgeous pictures of our lovely customer with her stunning daughter on her wedding day! She is wearing one of our Irresistible dresses with matching hat - a fabulous colour mix for such a happy day!
Delighted to receive this happy picture from one of our wonderful customers looking fabulous in her Irresistible dress and matching hat. Made our day!
Loving this fabulous picture from our beautiful customer in her gorgeous Joseph Ribkoff dress, Irresistible hat and Marian shoes and bag. Stunning!!!
Loving these gorgeous pictures of our lovely customer at her daughter’s recent wedding “down under”. She wanted a less formal look for the relaxed style of this happy day and chose this beautiful, colourful Joseph Ribkoff dress. Just perfect! ❤️
Absolutely delighted to receive this gorgeous picture from one of our lovely customers. She looks stunning in this full length silver Irresistible dress and matching hat from Sarah Crozier. Looks like a fabulous and very happy wedding!
We were delighted to receive this fabulous picture from one of our customers wearing one of our gorgeous Joseph Ribkoff dresses at an awards ceremony in San Francisco. She was presented with a literary award for her book. Pictured here with Glenn Close. Looks like an amazing evening. Congratulations!
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We received this beautiful picture from our lovely customer Diane Wyness. Mother of the groom looks amazing in an Irresistible dress, Sarah Crozier hat specially made to match and finished with Rainbow shoes, bag and Gaby jewellery.
We were over the moon to receive these gorgeous pictures from our lovely customer Cindy at her daughter's wedding. Cindy chose this beautiful Condidi dress and jacket, teamed with shoes and bag from Marian. We had a Sarah Crozier hat specially made to match and finished with the final touch of jewellery from Gaby.
We loved this stunning picture from beautiful bride Terri, taken at her wedding at Westpark Conference Centre. Terri's gorgeous mum chose this beautiful Condidi dress and jacket with matching hat, her shoes and bag were from Rainbow and Jewellery from Gaby.
We were delighted to receive these gorgeous pictures from Louise McBain taken at her stunning wedding at Rosslea Hall Hotel in Helensburgh. Mother of the Bride looks fabulous in our Ispirato dress and matching hat teamed with our Fee G faux fur cape in midnight.
We were delighted to see this fabulous picture of Mother of the Bride and her mother. Both looking stunning in their dresses with matching hats for a very stylish wedding at Meldrum House.
We were delighted to receive this fabulous picture from one of our stunning customers taken at her daughter's wedding in July. Her comments “ I felt a million dollars “ and “the outfit was absolutely perfect for me, it gave me confidence and helped make it a perfect day” certainly made our day! Thank you so much - you and your beautiful daughter look lovely together 😘💕
Ronald Joyce Veni Infantino Style 29353 - French navy and beige.
We all love this picture from our customer looking stunning in Condici with her gorgeous daughter who makes the perfect boho bride!
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Over the moon to receive these happy pictures from our customer looking so sophisticated at her son's wedding on the left in a beautiful Condici outfit with the matching hatinator. Above she looks so glamorous in a tulle beaded dress by Couture Club finished off perfectly with the matching hat!
Loving this happy picture from our stunning customer taken at her niece’s recent wedding. She looks fabulous in her bright pink Joseph Ribkoff dress and Snoxell & Gwyther British Millinery fascinator. 💕💕
We were absolutely delighted to receive this gorgeous picture from our customer. She is wearing a fabulous outfit of Joseph Ribkoff top and printed palazzo trousers. She was a guest at a very happy and sunny wedding in Croatia!
Just received these lovely pictures of our gorgeous customer in a stunning Condici dress and jacket with matching hat. So elegant!
A huge thank you for sending us these beautiful pictures. The mother of the bride is stunning in her Fely Campo dress and jacket with fabulous contrasting hat and accessories.
We were so delighted to receive these beautiful photos from our customer with her daughter, both looking absolutely stunning at their wedding in June. The mother of the bride is wearing a striking blue and white printed dress by Marfil that features a gorgeous cross-over design on the back-perfect for the summer weather ! 💃🏻
Delighted to receive this beautiful picture from our stunning customer at her daughter’s wedding. She is wearing a gorgeous Irresistible dress and matching hat from Snoxell & Gwyther British Millinery and Marian silver shoes. Please keep sending us your pictures- we love to see such happy pics! ❤️
Over the moon to receive these gorgeous pictures from our lovley customer taken at her son’s wedding in early October. She looks fabulous in her Condici dress and jacket with matching hat. Thank you for the pictures and your lovely comments. So glad you had a wonderful day! 🌹
More fabulous pictures from another of our lovely customer at her daughter’s recent wedding. The bright laguna blue of her Ispirato outfit is a perfect match with her husband's kilt and made her look so special on the day!
Over the moon with this fabulous article in Tie the Knot Scotland wedding magazine. Thank you to Diane Kyle for her lovely comments
Two of our stunning customers wearing PATRICIA FORBES dresses to a wedding in New York. Thank you for this gorgeous picture of our Irresistible and Joseph Ribkoff dresses worn with such style! Glad you had a great time!
Absolutely delighted to share this fabulous picture of 3 amazing customers all in stunning Joseph Ribkoff dresses. Thank you ladies! Beautiful! So glad you had a great party ❤️
Just love this stunning picture sent in by these gorgeous sisters . Mother and aunt of the groom both dressed in PATRICIA FORBES outfits and hats.
We were proud to have dressed both Mother of the Bride and Groom for this fabulous wedding-Lovely ladies and a very happy wedding!
Just received these lovely pictures from one of our fabulous customers looking amazing in her Fely Campo outfit and Snoxells hat at her son’s wedding. Thanks so much - glad to hear you had a great day.