Kate needed a bespoke wedding dress for her wedding in Horsham. She commissioned a soft floaty gown in ivory silk satin and silk georgette with touches of Nottingham lace.
I made her dress with a simple bias-cut skirt in satin with the georgette as an overlay. Above the high waistline the bodice I designed a sweet heart neckline and gathered georgette straps which widened as the went over the shoulder to become the ‘wings’ at the back. The bodice was actually lightly boned but this was completely hidden by a soft draped cowl. The lace I used on the bodice peeped out above the cowl on the sweetheart neckline.
At the back I cut the high waistline with a very steep slope y down to the small of Kate’s back so the lace panel above was kept slim to create a low, open back line. Half inch wide straps held the dress in place while ‘wings’ of georgette cascaded from the shoulders to beyond the puddle train of the main dress. I trimmed the edges of each wing with the scalloped edge of the same Nottingham lace. The dress fastened at centre back with a concealed zip. I added a bustle up button for the train in the evening and a ribbon which tied the ‘wings’ back gracefully as well so Kate could dance without a care!
Original design sketch for the bespoke wedding dress Horsham
Fitting pictures of the bespoke wedding dress Horsham
These pictures show the detail of the front bodice with lace, cowl, sweetheart neckline and gathered straps. The lace on the back panels was ‘faded’ into the front cowl by using the scalloped edge over the seam. Creating a bespoke wedding dress Horsham is always a delight. If you would like to talk to me about having a dress made please just get in touch.
To see more dresses featuring lace you can visit this blog post: Lace wedding dress styles.
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