old gold blue and green bowties and cummerbund for Irene’s groomsmen

father of the bride groom bow tie custom silk dressmaker sea colours

Bow-tie’s and Cummerbund for Irene’s Groomsmen

Irene had her Mother of the bride dress and coat made by Felicity and then commissioned accessories made in matching fabrics for her husband and various members of the bridal party

groomsmen bowties and cummberbund silk and organza sea colours

The bow-ties were made in different fabrics for each member of the bridal party. Irene’s husband had blue/gold silk to match her coat, there were two each in old-gold for the best men two in the bridesmaids’ green silk for the ushers and the groom had pale gold organza to match his bride.

Each bow-tie fastened with a hook on re-sizeable neck-band. The cummerbund was lined in silk and fastened at the back with a secure clip.

made to order groom best man usher bow ties silk dupion blue and green

mother of the groom silk dupion natural thai coat and dress old gold and blue

Irene’s dress and coat were very splendid, for more pictures click here

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Felicity Westmacott

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In order for a bride to look beautiful and serene as they walk down the aisle, some thought has to go in to make sure that her dress is sitting just right.

Most of the time when I make bespoke wedding dresses, I'm not there on the day. But sometimes the dresses can be tricky to put on. If the bride's team aren't with her during her final fitting, they're not going to know how to make sure her dress is done up correctly and ready for the aisle. Especially if there are multiple layers, or corsets to tighten. So here's a little look into how I guide a bride's dresser. 

I go step by step through the process, carefully explaining how each layer does up, and giving any tips I think would be useful. 

This particular video wasn't for a bridal party, but for a shoot organiser. In the past I've sent dresses away to shoots and only after receiving the photos do I realise the dress was put on wrong! So now I make sure to arm the organisers with the knowledge they need. It's always good to learn from your mistakes!

Looking at the different between the dress on the mannequin and on the model makes me think: wedding dress really come alive once its on a bride. Don't you agree?

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