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

A beautiful 1950’s style orange 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.

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

Ties and Hankies

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

Making Rebecca’s orange wedding dress

Making a bespoke wedding dress always includes a ‘toile’ or practice run in cheap fabrics. We can check the style for fit and it being flattering. I pinned a few changes into the bodice during Rebecca’s toile fitting.

The lace and trim’s that Rebecca chose for her Orange wedding dress were from Bennet Silks and Michael’s Bridal fabrics. I keep both of these company’s sample books at my studio so clients can browse for suitable fabrics at your design consultation. I am also happy to use fabric you find elsewhere and will always provide yardages required in your quotation letter.

Final Fitting Pictures

The little details matter! Here you can see the silk buttons and loops I added to the collar of Rebecca’s orange silk wedding dress.

If you’d like to see another orange wedding dress I made head over to Clare’s wedding dress made for her special day in Florida. Or this regal silk dress in shot bronze and gold.