I made a bespoke victorian waistcoat for the groom and his groomsmen at this wedding. Eleanor’s ushers and the best man hired their frock-coat style suits but had bespoke waistcoats made to order.
Official Wedding pictures by Sebastian Lomas
I made each waistcoat in ivory brocade with an oyster coloured satin back. They all had mother of pearl buttons, the traditional waist band at the back and false pocket flaps. I also made sure each gentleman had a silk dupion cravat and hankie in colours to match the bridesmaids’ dresses.
Martin, the groom, wanted a Victorian style coat that would match in with the historical inspired theme of Eleanor’s wedding dress. I made his bespoke coat from deep blue silk dupion and lined it with a gold and blue shot fabric. We used the groomsmens’ hired coats as the basis for his design so everything matched together. The shape is vaguely Victorian, a traditional frock coat style but we did not stick too closely to period style so that Martin felt comfortable.
I also made Eleanor’s Victorian inspired wedding dress, click here to see more pictures of her dress.
Here you can see the detail of pocket his pocket with handkerchief and cover buttons.
The back of coat had buttons at the waist seam and a split to allow easy movement
Martin’s bespoke victorian waistcoat was inspired by historical styles too. I designed it to be double breasted with a lapel and open front to show off his silk cravat. Martin wanted his cravat to be made from the same pale blue silk I had used to make his bride’s wedding dress. Matching an element of the groom’s outfit to the bride is a popular way to have the couple’s look come together.
Bespoke victorian waistcoat for the page boy
I made this tiny bespoke victorian waistcoat from the same brocade as the other groomsmen. Then and I added a mini bow-tie in gold and blue shot silk dupion for the page-boys perfect ensemble.
Barnaby, Eleanor’s page-boy with Abigail her little bridesmaid as well. To see more pictures of the flower girl and page boy click through to their dedicated blog posts.
Design sketches for bespoke victorian waistcoat shape that I made for the groomsmen and pageboy.
