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Orange silk and lace vintage 1950’s wedding dress + groom’s ties for Rebecca

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A beautiful 1950’s style wedding dress with delicate cream lace over Autumnal golden-orange silk.

Photography by Gregg Brown, www.greggbrownweddings.com 

Rebecca’s dress has a fitted and boned bodice with a face framing collar and v-neckline. Long lace sleeves are finished with scalloped edging. The skirt is a tea length full circle over many layers of ivory netting, each edged with orange satin ribbon. The lace hangs in handkerchief points over the silk skirt and in a waterfall peplum at the back. The dress closes with a concealed zip at the back and is finished with a silk sash and covered buttons on the bodice and back of the halter neck.

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Rebecca said “Felicity – dress maker extraordinaire. I loved the dress, EVERYONE loved the dress. Comments range from “so beautiful”, “stunning”,”gorgeous”, “wow”. THANK YOU”

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Ties and Hankies

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Ties and hankies were made for the groom and best man in matching orange silk.

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Making Rebecca’s dress

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A few changes were pinned into the bodice during Rebecca’s toile fitting (practice run).

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fitting picture front and back made to measure wedding dress

Final Fitting Pictures

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Watch til the end to see this beautifully ethereal dip-dyed wedding dress 👗 I did 4 rounds of dyeing to get the perfect, dusk to midnight blue ombre, but it was so worth it! I do a lot of custom dip dying, and I've noticed that blue is really on trend at the moment. But what's wonderful, is that there's still so much variety that can be had. My dip dying service comes entirely customisable, with up to five possible colours in the gradient. Some brides choose blues, but include purples and even black into their colour choices. Other brides stick with paler hues, whilst others go for the deeper, darker shades. It's always exciting to see my brides' imaginations running wild! What colours would you add to your wedding dress? If you want to see the bride looking like a fairy getting married in the woods, have a look at the post before this one.

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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? ~ Suppliers Photographer: @english.rose.photography Concept/Cake Designer: @primrosecakesipswich Venue: @hintleshamhall Decor/Styling: @giantgesturessuffolk Models: @youdeservelove88 Wedding Dress: @felicitywestmacott Veil: @hannahcummingsembroidery Hair/MUA: @maxine_pfander Bridal Shoes: @the_new_glass_slipper Groom Outfit: @goldingnewmarket Table Decor/Styling: @the_prop_library Chair Drapes: @extravorganza1 Stationary: @moocollection_calligraphy Jewellery: @nujewellery_byemma
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