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!

goth bridesmaid dress sweetheart neckline

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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I'm a bespoke wedding dress maker, of course I made my own wedding dress!

When I first designed it, I wanted something that was completely 'me'; colourful, historical and a little dramatic. I had ambitions of covering the train with embroidered stems and flowers. At the same time, I had three other wedding commissions I was working on, as well as my own bridesmaids' dresses, some waistcoats for the best men and page boys. Although I managed to get it to a point where I could wear it, I didn't quite achieve what I wanted to by the time my wedding day came around.

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