WELCOME

Dalea Studios is a Boutique Intimate Apparel Specialist studio, serving New York and the world; we are led by Creative Director Leah Rundblad. 

We are consultants experts in style, styling, fit, technical design, marketing ideation, research & development and photography post-production with special emphasis on fit. Additionally, also we do select photography.

Leah is an Intimate Apparel Technical and Fashion Designer, Stylist, Research & Development Adviser, Master Editor and when time allows it, Photographer. Our focus is mainly in the Intimate Apparel Industry, but it does not exclude special projects in other areas of fashion or beauty. Her key training and work experience has all taken place in New York City, she continues to work with the intimate apparel and fashion industries. Leah is very knowledgeable on makeup and makeup application, which is useful in overseeing your make-up artists during your shoot or even jumping in to help in an emergency.

Leah is passionate about staying up to date with the ever evolving fashion world, constantly going back to refresh her fashion’s history knowledge and staying on top of emerging trends and production technologies; she is also 100% bilingual in Spanish.  

The most important thing to know about Leah, is that her passion for high standards and refinement permeates absolutely everything she does.

If you need someone to come lend a new perspective, get in touch!

Welcome!

• 2019 - Present: Photo Sessions Style and Fit advisor at Wacoal America.         ∘ Charged with overseeing web and pr images Post Production. Styling web photo-sessions and on-site fit/style direction for product photo shoots and special projects.

• 2010 - Present:

               ∘ Creative Director at Dalea Studios. Creative Direction, Fit and R&D Advisor for   

                 the intimate apparel industry and beyond.

               ∘ Master Post Production of Digital Images with special focus on fit for  

                 various clients in the intimate apparel and fashion industry.

• 2007-2008 VP of Merchandising/design for the  DKNY Intimate Apparel brand label. Lead product innovation, product development, marketing photo-shoots and fit. Garment fit and function were key to successful product launches. 

• 2004 - 2007 Associate  Merchandiser/Designer for Vanity Fair Incorporated. Leah was involved in product development, conducting National focus groups, marketing photo-shoots and model casting. Leah was also charged with fit sessions and communicating fit corrections for optimal fit. Leah was also an honorary member of the Vanity Fair's research and development team, affectionately known as 'The Idea Girl'. 

• As a child, Leah begun sewing and learning pattern making from her Technical Designer/Fashion Designer Grandmother. This sparked her long life love for fashion, fit and form. In her teens, Leah studied fine art, oil painting as well as human anatomy; key in all aspects of Fit, Design and Photography.