Hera Peacock Print Dress

The Hera Peacock Dress 

This beautiful print is a Liberty London design classic. I first used this print whilst at University for my final collection and was so pleased when I found a few metres of this again at a vintage sale a few years ago. Its my favourite print of all time.  

The design is currently not in print with Liberty making this a real treasure of a dress. The colours and peacock feather design are so decadent making this print perfect for a cocktail dress. Read more about the print here on the V&A website.

The dress features a hand draped strapless bodice using the sculpted fold of the fabric to create detail and form, I wanted to use the print fully not in cut sections and the skirt shows the print fully in a peacock flare. 

A party dress with Art Nouveau opulence and a one of a kind piece. 

Available to buy in the shop here.

Sweetest Thing - Liberty Print Bodice

Liberty Bodice - We fell in love with the Capel print from Liberty of London and this final piece has been our romantic use of the print.
In the soft pink and cream tones we constructed a fitted sweetheart bodice with a scalloped waist and matching self belt to be worn with a matching ivory tulle ballerina skirt producing the ultimate in feminine styles.
Perfectly designed for dreamy events where you'll be the belle of the ball, just add crystal slippers away you go in your pumpkin.
Available to order online here x 

Pink Liberty Print Dress

Pretty in pink tea dress using the Capel print by Liberty of London.

This was my first choice when deciding on prints to use from Liberty's, it's a classic and in the light Tana lawn floats effortlessly over the body. The soft sugar pink and cream delicate daisy print edged in a dark grey gives the impression of a fine vintage lace.
For the design I chose a simple sleeved cut, a preppy princess line bodice with higher neckline that lunges sexily to the waist at the back. Finished with a full circle skirt that drapes with cool nonchalant ease to the knee or can be worn with a flirty tulle underskirt for the evening.

We styled the Pink Capel dress for full candy girl impact with ...... a Johnny Love Rosie Rose Hair corsage ....... the gorgeous coral feather leather necklace from What Katy Did Next ......... Our vintage pink glitter clutch bag ...... Glitter pink shoes from New Look and ..... our Liberty Claire Aude print skinny belt.

Caroline and Angus - The Photos!

I love this photo of all the maids helping Caroline into her underskirts, it's exactly how it should be!

Caroline's birdcage veil made from the fabric of her dress as something new, the veiling from my own wedding veil as something borrowed and a vintage 1950's brooch as something old and blue.

All three bridesmaids dresses together. We made Libby the youngest of the bridesmaids dress too with turquoise edging. 

The very first glitter bags were commissioned by Caroline to match her shoes for herself and the bridesmaids.

If someone said this was Audrey Hepburn I would totally believe them, but this is our bride with definite old Hollywood star elegance. 

Caroline's Mum and ladies from the church made these beautiful matching Liberty print flower holders. These details make such an impact all together. 

All of the dresses had a bow at the back, Caroline's dress had a huge matching bow, the bridesmaids had detachable bows and Libby the youngest has a pink glitter bow for the back of her dress.

I made the veil after a few tries at getting the bow shape just right so that it kept the elegant style of the dress without it becoming distracting. A long flat single pleat bow was a success. 

The Kurt Geiger 'Anna' shoes will always be my favourite style and shape for a long time, they have the heel height and shape, pointed toe and overall design of any shoe. I wish they would bring them back! 

Flower petal Confetti makes the best photos and I love that all the guests wore bright colours. Helen (Caroline's Mum) looked fabulous in her rich blue purple and violet outfit.

Carrot, Guinness and Elderflower cup cakes with sugar sweet peas.

Bright fabric flowers made at the Hen Party workshop taught by Anna. 

At last I can share the amazing photos from Caroline and Angus's wedding shot by the fabulous Assassynation.
There were hundreds of wow factor photos to choose from and I have whittled it down to this handful of my favourites. It looks like it was an incredible day, full of colour and when you listen to the soundtrack it gets even cooler.
Caroline really was a perfect bride in a very non 'perfect bride' way. A joy to work with such a smiley lady and I will very much miss the twirling round the studio and all the excitedness. And yes she is the spitting image of Audrey Hepburn in looks and demeanour which was like Funny Face in real life :)

Thank you to Carloline and her super lovely maids Clare, Ellen and Libby and to Helen for finding me in the first place.

Congratulations to Caroline and Angus wishing them a Very Happy First Christmas as a wedded pair! xxx

Credits

Costume

Wedding Dress: Alexandra King 

Bridesmaids Dresses: Alexandra King

Veil: Alexandra King

Flower Girl Dress: Made by flower girls Grandmother

Shoes: 'Anna' by Kurt Geiger

Angus's Suit: The Kooples and Shoes by Converse

Photography: Sassy Lafford Assassynation

Flowers: Hans Haverkamp and the ladies of St Margarets Church 

Invitation, Menu, Table Plan, Order of Service Graphic Design: All by Angus 

Venue

Church: St Margaret Of Antioch, Alterton Gloucestershire

Reception Venue: Deer Park Hall 

Catering

Cupcakes: Caroline Hammill 

Meal: Belle House

The Music: 

Entrance: La Valse D'Amelie by Yann Tiersen

Exiting The Church: All I want Is You by Barry Louis Pulizar

Reception Introduction: Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

First Dance: Otis by Jay Z and Kayne West 

Entertainment: The Roving Crows

More Pictures and Details on Love My Dress Here 

ALL PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT (c) 2012 ASSASSYNATION. 

Liberty Bridesmaids Dresses ...... Carolines Wedding Part 2

Before you get to see all of Caroline's amazing wedding photo's I thought I'd share the bridesmaids dresses first. Just like the wedding dress the bridesmaids dresses were full of English rose gorgeousness.
Caroline chose the Liberty Claire-Aude Tana lawn in turquoise, pink, lime and plum. The colours were fresh and vibrant and each of the bridesmaids had a different version in the same ditsy print. The underskirts were to match the colours of the shoes (Kurt Geiger patent Anna's) and each had a plaited belt in the shades from the print.

Liberty Tana lawns are just brilliant to work with and make the best tea dresses. The cotton is woven with a little stretch, is strong and light at the same time and just sews like a dream.
Claire's dress had a cutaway shoulder bodice and full skirt an Ellen had a t shirt cut, both with plunging v backs that keep the silhouettes from being too twee. It's another design I want to make for myself when I get round to it, but which liberty print to choose?

We also lined the glitter bags in the matching print, it looks fabulous against the glitter! These are definitely the best tea dresses of the year and will be making another appearance next Summer in a few different prints.

Coming up next will be the actual wedding photos xxx