Beautiful Blue Bride

 PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINSE 2 

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 PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINSE 2 

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINSE 2 

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINSE 2 

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I love receiving wedding photos especially when they include a beautiful bride wearing one of my dresses! 

This little blue silk dress trimmed in silver sequins with a full deep hemmed tulle skirt looks absolutely stunning on bride Georgie in Melbourne. Congratulations to the happy couple! x

For more info on having this dress made to order please click here. 

Pink Flamingos Dress

Ok, not the John the Waters film and in slightly better taste is our 50's inspired novelty summer dress in bright turquoise blue with a saturated pink leggy flamingos print. Style up with white gloves, barbie white stilettos or pointed flats and a preppy ponytail. Perfect for a Summer event or Vegas.

In the Press ..... Caroline and Angus

We are on the the beautiful dress filled Love My Dress blog with our gorgeous bride Caroline. I'm going to write and show you pictures of all the work in progress soon but in the meantime check out the fabulous photo's of Caroline and Angus's wedding by Assassynation.

Vinnie's Fifties Sari Wedding Dress

This is exactly what I like to see when receiving images from my brides! Twirling and smiling, just perfect!

Vinnie came to me earlier this year for her wedding gown and bought with her the most gorgeous wedding saris to have her dress made in. I had just got back from a trip to Singapore where I indulged in many stunning silk saris with the intention to make dresses from (they are still hoarded in my 'best' cupboard and will be coming out very soon!) and this was like a dream request come true.

Vinnie had a traditional Hindu wedding for the first part of her day in a bridal sari and then slipped on her version of our Christy dress for a gorgeous Mad Men Fifties style in the evening. Complete with antique gold Jimmy Choo's! 

She looks so stunning, Congratulations to Vinnie! 

Photos by Nic Serpell-Rand at free range weddings.

New Dresses!

I'm still super super excited about the Rock n Roll bride tutorial from Saturday and thank you to everyone for their lovely comments and tweets! I love hearing feedback from people! 

Here we have two new dresses and a very misty morning which looks gorgeous and Wintery.

I love love love the print on the toile de jour dress which reclaimed from a vintage pair of curtains and we made the skirt super full and twirly which works perfectly with the cinched black silk waistband.
The second dress is a super chic fifties hourglass dress, it's going to work real good on curves and the black lace and green silk look amazing together. The silk draped belt is detachable to wear with or without the added drama.
Both available ready to wear and made to order in the shop! x

Brides and Debs

The new bridal / debutant prom dresses and the updated, refined Debutant Debby dress. 

The prom dress is now built onto a silk corseted bodice instead of the bought in bodices I used before, This keeps it looking beautiful inside and also gives a lovely smooth back with no stretch. There is still the option for cups too if you like.

The new Ivory Betty and Betty's Big day asymmetric dresses in the lightest silk dupion which gives the full skirts a gorgeous ballet like float. Great to add detailing too in the form of veils, gloves, etc Audrey style.

And the new silk organza 'Candy' dress taken from our candy stripe floral collection with the colours de-saturated and a fuller pleated skirt added to take this design to a slightly more special level. I love the poppy late fifties feel of this dress with the strong outlines in the satin. I used to get told off for outlining everything in art class but outlines are good and I like to add definition.

The ever popular short wedding dress is a way of adding a second dress if you are having a big, big wedding or just feel the need for a costume change works especially well if you have chosen to have a dramatic full length gown with train for the main ceremony.
They also make a super chic option as your main dress and get amazingly pretty pictures too. You get to stay comfortable all day, can dance as madly as you like and depending on what you are looking for, they can be fantastic when you are on a modest budget. And there are so many things you can do to make yours unique.
A simple dress like our Betty dress  can be trimmed to the max with ribbons, vintage brooches and corsages, it's a great blank canvas. The simplicity and great cut also allows you to play around with veil options and go all out on the shoes. Then after the wedding you can take out your nets, add a leather belt and don some ballet pumps and off you go. I know there is a certain treasured feeling you get about your dress after the day but wouldn't it be awesome to just go out and wear these dresses whenever we liked?

For my own wedding I had a full length tulle number which looked fabulous in the photos but me not being used to wearing full length gowns and being a little scared of being a 'bride' on the day, I changed to a candy stripe tulle prom dress for the evening and danced away into the night very happily not feeling in slightest but wifely.
Being able to make the dresses myself did give me quite an advantage though like a kid in a candy store!

The black lace illusion dress

 The black lace illusion dress. 

This is the dress inspired directly by Princess Margaret's couture gown produced by Norman Hartnell that I went to see at Bath Fashion Museum. The dress was stunning on the outside with a full circle skirt in corded lace over a fitted, padded, pencil skirt underneath and has a strapless sweetheart bodice. I Loved the illusion of having a fitted silhouette underneath the fullness of the lace and the skill of getting the top layer to stand away from the body.
The asymmetric neckline was chosen to drape over the sweetheart underneath as this line is always very elegant and added more to the illusion dress underneath. The disappointment with the Norman Hartnell dress was that it was un-lined. This may have been so that another corset could be worn underneath or it had been taken out at some point but it looked a little tatty so our dress is lined in silk nice and neatly.  Finished with a black velvet bow.
Model: Nicole Handley
Crown: Janine Basil Millinery
Location: Banwell Castle, Somerset UK

Nicole with the giant bear at the castle, he knid of looks a bit Royal too.

Princess Coat and Hood

The princess coat and the studded hood. 

To match the velvet dress, as it's winter a coat was needed to match and instead of fixing a hood I wanted this to be separate so that it could be worn in different ways.
The coat took inspiration from fifties cocktail coats and the coats worn to the opera. It's to keep you warm and look fabulous with your dress whilst being seen entering the theatre or jazz club.
The cut is once again princess line through a fitted bodice and tightly fitted full length sleeves that are shaped at the shoulder with tulip folds. The skirt is full and pleated, to accommodate a full skirted dress  and to make an impact from behind. Fully lined in a heavy satin to the edge so that you get a peek of the pale gold every time you move.
The hood co-ordinates with the dress with a studded velvet lining and tie bow fastening. It's large enough to cover your whole head is is entitled the 'hiding hood' as every Princess needs to guard her face from the paps whilst leaving her lovers hotel room! It also has a great drape to it over your shoulders and would looks equally good styled with a skinny fit leather jacket.

The coat is available made to order from £365 and the hood is one size and from £90 direct from our online shop.  As you know with our made to order garments you can pick a different colour too if you really want, a dark red would look amazing!