Sarah Varca is the founder and creative director of VARCA. Trained in costume design and historical pattern making, Varca began her career as a technician, seamstress, draper, and luxury bridal alterationist. This intimate knowledge of garment construction is central to her process, and Sarah remains the primary pattern and sample maker for the brand. Mentored by old-school tailors and pattern makers, Varca designs, develops, and builds gowns in a traditional way—engineering structures, sculpting on the form, and relying on pencil and paper rather than technology.

A Wyoming native, mountain soul, and avid gardener, Sarah considers Mother Nature the greatest designer and a constant source of inspiration. She believes unique fashion lives at the intersection of engineering, function, and art. Her devotion to craft and fashion history is unwavering, yet always searching for the remix. Varca’s approach to design challenges traditional bridal expectations, embracing bold silhouettes, printed colorful fabrics, separates, and unexpected details. Each collection is created with the modern bride in mind: a woman who seeks individuality and garments that are buildable for every facet of the celebration and beyond.

VARCA is based in Chicago, where Sarah lives with her family, and made with love in the NYC garment district.