Bespoke flower girl dresses Surrey with butterflies

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Alice commissioned three fairytale bespoke flower girl dresses, Surrey.

Official Wedding pictures by www.laurencephotography.com

I designed the dresses each with a simple bodice in silver silk satin and layered skirts in grey and white chiffon over gathered tulle. The skirt layers were cut and graduated in petals with tiny purple and white organza butterflies sewn with their wings left to flutter as the girls moved. I embellished the neckline and waistline of each dress with hand applied Swarovski diamante stones to echo the bride’s own dress. I wanted the dresses to be truly unique so I included shaped necklines and chiffon shoulder frills.

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Designs for bespoke flower girl dresses

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Original design sketches, showing shoulder and neckline options for the bespoke flower girl dresses surrey

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Finished dress on the stand

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Details of hand applied diamante stones on shaped neckline and waist on the bespoke flower girl dresses surrey. This beading took me 2.5 hours per dress and used Swarovski stones.

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I layered the butterflies with purple and white edged wings and then highlighted with silver seed-bead bodies. Their wings were left loose to flutter as the girls moved. I sewed the butterflies to each dress in a flock, to look as though they had just landed on the girls.

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The steamed dresses, each on their own pretty pink padded hanger, await collection ready for the big day.

I also made the bride’s dress and dresses for her two adult bridesmaids. As we designed Alice’s wedding dress in layers of both white and pale ivory we did the same for the flower girl dresses. You can see that the tulle beneath the chiffon layers is a brighter white colour.

To see other flower girl dresses I have made visit the portfolio page.

This set of flower girl dresses, that I made for Catherine’s wedding, also have hand sewn decoration in the form of silk kanzashi flowers

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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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This sheer tulle overdress is embroidered from neckline to hem with wildflowers in red and lilac, trailing leaves that climb up and down from the waist like something grown, not made. Beaded droplets catch the light along every seam of the train - dew picked straight from the meadow. 🍃

A high neckline, delicate button-and-loop back, and cold-shoulder sleeves finished with beaded drops make this one for the bride who wants whimsy with a wild edge.

This is a photoshoot sample - one of a kind, in excellent condition, and listed at more than half the retail price. Worn here over an ivory slip, but this overdress can also be styled alone or with one of my dip-dye underskirts, for a pop of colour beneath the tulle. 

Link in bio to shop the sample or enquire about bespoke. 👇

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I originally made this wedding dress for a cultural fusion styled shoot. 

It's made from the fabric of two fuchsia pink lehengas, carefully disassembled and rebuilt to fit my design. It mattered to me to source genuine fabric from an Indian seller — nothing compares to the quality and detail of the real thing.

Designing this dress meant finding the perfect balance between traditional Indian textiles, British bridal silhouettes, and a few modern touches of my own. A fusion across geography and time. ✨

If there are parts of your culture and heritage you want present in your wedding dress, then drop me a message. I love cultural fusion, so getting to work with brides with varied and beautiful backgrounds is always such a pleasure.

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