Cadbury purple 1950’s bridesmaid’s dresses

coloured net petticoat bridesmaid dress purple silk

Stunning Cadbury purple 1950’s bridesmaid’s dresses with with black sashes and pretty butterfly detail.

The dresses are all simple boned bodices with a ‘ballet pinch’ detail just below the sweetheart neckline. A halterneck is flattering and provided peace of mind to the wearer. The full circle skirts lie over netting skirts in bright contrast colours of turquoise, green and fuchsia. Black silk sashes emphasise tiny waists with pre-tied bows at the back and concealed zip closure.

 before the ceremony bride and purple bridesmaids
cadbury purple silk bridesmaids dresses made to order

Three pretty bridesmaids with their dressmaker in Cadbury purple 1950’s bridesmaid’s dresses

original design sketch bespoke bridesmaids by felicity westmacott

Original Design Sketch

original design sketch bespoke bridesmaids by felicity westmacott
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With the bride, who also had her dress made by me. See here for more pictures.

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Fitting pictures Cadbury purple 1950’s bridesmaid’s dresses

fitting picture and finished dress butterfly bridesmaid

Pictures from a fitting and a finished dress on the stand. Tiny ivory organza butterflies were sewn in different places on each dress so it looked like a flight of the pretty insects had just alighted on the girls. Each butterfly was made of two layers of organza with Swarovski crystals added for a little sparkle.

black silk sash and organza butterfly bespoke dress

Detail of the butterflies on one dress.

The butterflies were sewn on in a different pattern to each dress, to look as though a flock had just alighted on the girls!

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The coloured petticoats looked fabulous as they peeked out when the girls danced, sat down or walked around. Karen’s wedding took place at the beautiful Coltsford Mill in surrey.

To see more purple bridesmaids dresses made by me head over to this post

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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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Story time! 

Remember the Swan Lake themed wedding photoshoot I featured a few days' ago?

When the day came for the shoot, we were blessed with one of the sunniest days of the year so far (and this was March), but the ground was still very wet. We really wanted to get some photos amongst the trees for that real fairy tale feeling, but our beautiful bride, @alicia.modelling_x⁠ didn't want to risk ruining the outfit.

And that's when I stepped in!

You may think that a seamstress is only on set to help with the dress. But I'm here to do anything that might be useful to the shoot, and if that means carrying Alicia across the boggy ground, then that's what I'll do! 😂
(I was quite pleased that all my work on strength with @mybodyrocksstudio is paying off!)

If you want a seamstress who will not only make the perfect bespoke wedding dress for you, but will also go the extra mile for you, I think you know who to call 😉

(shout to @hair_by_tel ⁠for capturing this moment)
Today is my birthday, so I wanted to share something I've been grateful for almost every year of my life.

I started ballet lessons when I was four, moving on to the Lewiston School of Dance until 18 (I even won the Pointe Work cup with them once). My grandmother had been a professional dancer and my mum also took ballet lessons (and still does, at over 70!), so there has always been a lot of ballet in my family.

When I went to uni, I stopped dancing, then came back to it in the form of adult ballet lessons with my mum, and then got pregnant. After that I found aerial hoop, which replaced dancing as my active hobby. However, my ballet training has really helped my progress in hoop, and I'm very grateful for the skills I continue to draw upon for both hoop and acting.

What's a hobby you're grateful to have started, no matter what stage in life?

(and shout out to @hair_by_tel ⁠for capturing this video of me playing around during a recent bridal photoshoot)

#ballet #passion #dancing
The main inspiration for this wedding dress was this blue and white gown, worn by Emily Blunt for Vanity Fair. Claire, the bride, added photos of the infamous Mr Pearl's beautifully ornate corsets to her mood board as well.

As a bride, talking in images is one of the easiest ways for me to understand your vision and aesthetic. If someone says to me 'dreamy' or 'classic', that can mean very different things to different people. But this gorgeous reference photo of a Dior gown gave me everything I needed to know to start sketching.

What images are on your dream wedding mood board right now?

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