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Christening Gown for Baby A

Pale blue silk mini-me christening dress by Felicity Westmacott

I made Baby A’s mother’s wedding dress and a few years later I was very privileged to be asked to make a christening gown too. I used left over materials from Eleanor’s wedding dress to make the christening dress. We designed a dress using elements of style from the original wedding dress, but made suitable for a baby to make the perfect ‘mini-me’ dress.

Pale blue silk mini-me christening dress by Felicity Westmacott

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Pale blue and green silk mini-me christening dresses by Felicity Westmacott

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Photos of Eleanor’s original wedding dress

Eleanor commissioned a shoot after her daughter’s Christening where she wore her wedding dress too! Two beautiful girls in the ‘same’ dress.

Pale blue silk mini-me christening dress by Felicity Westmacott

Pale blue silk mini-me christening dress by Felicity Westmacott

A picture from her wedding day

Wedding Dress by Felicity Westmacott: Historical victorian inspired in pale blue silk with corset, pleats and embroidery

To see more pictures of Eleanor’s wedding dress click here

Pale blue and green silk mini-me christening dresses by Felicity Westmacott

Another little girl who had had a ‘mini-me’ christening dress made attended Baby A’s christening, here they are together, both in their mini-versions of mummy’s wedding dress.

Pale blue and green silk mini-me christening dresses by Felicity Westmacott

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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)

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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

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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?

~
#weddingdress #bespokeweddingdress #blueweddingdress #hautecouturewedding #weddinginspiration

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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? ~ #weddingdress #bespokeweddingdress #blueweddingdress #hautecouturewedding #weddinginspiration
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