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Classic modern low back chantilly lace wedding dress

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Rikki commissioned a simple, modern chantilly lace wedding dress. Her dress had a sweetheart bodice with lace overlay and lowback complimented by layered silk georgette for the full skirt and train.

I made the dress with a lightly boned bodice in a classic sweetheart neckline that then swept low at the back. The whole bodice was covered with delicate chantilly lace. I edged the lace with a satin ribbon trim on the front boat neckline and it dipped into a graceful v at the back. Rikki’s elbow length lace sleeves were finished with the pretty scalloped edging that came with the lace. I highlighted Rikki’s waistline with a satin ribbon and the back fastened with pretty buttons and loops.

I cut the skirt in panels, to hang flat from the waist but full at the hem and extending into a small train behind. Rikki and I carefully layered ivory and white silk georgette, which is semi-shear, to create the perfect warm-white colour to flatter Rikki’s skintone.

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The dress was originally designed for a different style of venue. Originally the dress had a very long, full train, designed to look amazing in a wide open country space. A change of plans meant the wedding was deferred and re-arranged as a town wedding, so the dress was altered to suit. We removed the long train so that Rikki would feel comfortable in the new, town wedding venue. With six years separating the original design and final wearing of this dress we were lucky the concept was fashion forward enough in it’s inception to still look on trend when the wedding eventually took place!

Official photography by balancephotographyweddings.com

Making Rikki’s Chantilly Lace Wedding Dress

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Pictures from the ‘toile fitting’ which is a practice run of the dress in cheap fabrics to perfect style and fit

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Final Fitting Pictures

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This picture shows the train before it was cut short for the second set of wedding plans.

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To see another dress made with chantilly lace click here.

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Felicity Westmacott

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