1950’s short wedding dress

seaside bride white wedding dress made to measure

Aine commissioned a 1950’s short wedding dress made up in white taffeta.

Wedding photography by Michael Dillon

The dress has a fitted and boned bodice with square shaped neckline and invisible zip back closure. The flared, knee length skirt has soft white tulle peeking out below. I decorated both the waistline and neckline with white and silver lace and hand beading with Swarovski diamante details. Aine’s veil was also made to order.

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Aine’s veil was a simple elbow length veil with two tiers, made from white tulle. It was finished with a plain cut edge and a thread of silver to match the silver detailing on her dress.

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Hand beaded lace details for a 1950’s short wedding dress

I emphasised t he neckline and waistline of Aine’s dresswith delicate white and silver scalloped lace. I added tiny silver seed beads, bugle beads, Swarovski crystals and diamante stones by hand to really make Aine sparkle on her wedding day.

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Original design sketch

original design sketch by Felicity Westmacott

I have made 1950’s style wedding dresses for quite a few other bride as well. I made this dress in a traditional style, like a Grace Kelly dress. And this blog post includes a dipdye version of a 1950’s short wedding dress too

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Felicity Westmacott

I write about all aspects of weddings, dressmaking, fashion history, and the human relation to clothing. I welcome comments and debate.

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I loved adding a creamy pale yellow and sorbet orange dip dye to this beautiful silk skirt, by @catherine__deane (via @the_little_bridal_boutique).

Aren't these colours so lovely?

I'll be posting the beautiful photos the bride sent me of this wedding dress in action soon!

#bespokeweddingdress #weddingdress #bridetobe #customweddingdress #dipdyeweddingdress ombreweddingdress
2026 is going to be the most whimsical year yet ✨

To be clear, this isn't me. But I did make the dress, and I did insist on the lovely Lauren twirling in it for me. She's a brilliant twirler, I think we can all agree 💃🏻

(This 16th century costume dress is now available sale just get in touch for details 🤫)
Just replace fashion house with bespoke bridal boutique, and you get the idea. 

(I also hate being filmed like this, but my social media elf, Elle, told me it was a good idea 😅)
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