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Dress and Jacket for Jan

Blue print dress and jacket by Felicity Westmacott

Jan commissioned a elegant dress in crushed two-tone blue and later came back to have a matching jacket made.

The dress was a simple princess line shape with v-neckline and short sleeves. The skirt flared out in a graceful a-line shape to?mid calf. The short jacket has long sleeves and shaped lapels to frame the neckline. It was finished with hand beading?in real hematite chips and tiny black bugle beads.

Blue print dress and jacket by Felicity Westmacott: design sketch

Jan wrote: ?Hi Felicity, As promised, here is a photo of my outfit at James’ wedding. It was so comfortable to wear and I got a lot of compliments.?Thanks for suggesting Pretty Pink Toes – I got some black onyx shoe clips from them which matched my black onyx jewellery.?Best wishes, Jan

Blue print dress and jacket by Felicity WestmacottBlue print dress and jacket by Felicity WestmacottBlue print dress and jacket by Felicity Westmacott: beading detail

Detail of the hand beading with real hematite chips and tiny glass bugle beads

Blue print dress and jacket by Felicity Westmacott: beading detail on collar

Detail of the beading on the jacket lapels

Blue print dress and jacket by Felicity Westmacott: beading detail on collar

Detail of the beading on the jacket cuffs

Blue print dress and jacket by Felicity Westmacott

The dress being worn at a South African wedding party.

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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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