Flower girl Dresses for Emma

Flower girl dresses by Felicity Westmacott, ivory duchess satin and soft tulle with coffee ribbon sashes

Emma commissioned me to make two dresses for her nieces to wear as bridesmaids.
The dresses are in a classic modern style. The bodices are made from ivory duchess-satin with a wide boat neckline and concealed zip fastening at the back. The skirts are made from three layers, soft ivory tulle on top, supported by a layer of ivory dress net and lined with a plain ivory lining to prevent little girls getting ‘scratchy’ legs. The dresses were finished with coffee coloured sashes in simple satin ribbon.

Flower girl dresses by Felicity Westmacott, ivory duchess satin and soft tulle with coffee ribbon sashes

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Flower girl dresses by Felicity Westmacott, ivory duchess satin and soft tulle with coffee ribbon sashes

Flower girl dresses by Felicity Westmacott, ivory duchess satin and soft tulle with coffee ribbon sashes

Flower girl dresses by Felicity Westmacott, ivory duchess satin and soft tulle with coffee ribbon sashes

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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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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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