Red and black corset Goth wedding dress

faye 7 sweet heart strapless corset bodice alternative wedding dress bespoke

Faye commissioned an unusual red and black Goth corset wedding dress. I made it for her in black and red duchess satin. The inspiration for the design came from a dress worn by a lady in one of her favourite music videos! I created Faye’s dress as a two piece, bodice and skirt but with several different ways the skirt and train could be worn to give different looks for the ceremony and into the evening.

Design details

Faye’s dress has a fitted and heavily boned bodice with a sweetheart neckline edged with pleated black tulle and beaded lace to soften the line. It laced shut at the back over a contrast colour modesty panel. The skirt was fitted to her upper hip and then flared in an a-line over netting to the floor. A feature water-fall ‘pick-up’ was pinned up to her bodice with a beautiful brooch, connecting the two halves of the design, and revealing the contrast red underskirt. I finished the red hip sash with long sash ends at the back that flowed down Faye’s train. You can see pictures further down for how the skirt could be changed for day/evening looks. I also made Faye’s birdcage veil and her husband’s tie.

faye 3 church wedding not white red and black duchess satin
faye 2 alternative wedding dress with long black train and bridesmaids
faye 4 Goth wedding dress laced corset train and sash with confetti
Black and red satin Goth, corset wedding dress by Felicity Westmacott: original design sketch

Original design sketches

The smaller sketches show the ideas and options for Faye’s skirt. The front would hook up even further for the evening to reveal the black tulle and netting below the red underskirt. The back of the dress could have had any number of features, in the end. Faye choose that in the largest main picture of plain sash ends.

Bird Cage Veil

faye 13 bird cage veil lace and swarovski crystals goth wedding

Faye’s head-dress was specially commissioned to go with her dress. I used black twisted wire and a mix of red and black Swarovski crystals to create the piece. Fixed to a comb for easy insertion in her hair style the black bird cage veil could then be arranged to suit.

faye 14 detail of birdcage french veiling fascinator tiara for black alternative vintage wedding
faye 24 custom hair grips crystal sparkle goth black swarovksi grips wedding hair

I made three mini grips, each with a tiny black Swarovski crystal. These were for Faye to use when fixing the bird-cage veil across her face and into her hair.

faye 8 made to order wedding dress with waterfall split skirt and boned bodice

faye 12 red sash and hooked up train lace up back corset dancing

Faye in her black corset Goth wedding dress dancing the night away. The train is usefully bustled out of the way.

faye 20 hand sewn beaded lace and tulle trim to sweetheart neckline and boning channels

Detail of the pleated tulle edging and beaded lace

faye 1 dressing the bride goth wedding corset lacing

Dressing the Bride

faye 5 fascinator birdcage veil black and red french veiling punk wedding
faye 10 corset boned bodice wedding dress tulle trim and birdcage veil

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faye 11 punk and goth wedding custom made wedding dress and tie
faye 6 plus size goth bride with punk groom in black wedding dress church

Making Faye’s red and black corset Goth wedding dress

faye 15 toile practice run of bespoke custom wedding dress boned corset

Fitting pics from Faye’s first fitting, the shell of the skirt and the toile of the bodice, only half boned.

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Second fitting, the outfit progresses

faye 17 train laid out and hooked up bustle for dancing alternative black satin wedding dress

Back with train out and with train bustled up for the evening

faye 21 eyelet lacing holes corset lace up boned bodice custom made to order

Detail of the lacing holes and beaded lace

faye 18 detail of finished bodice eyelets and lacing on corset red modesty panel tulle and lace trim with sweetheart neckline

Detail of the back-lacing and sweet heart neckline

faye 19 fitting picture in finished bespoke wedding gown black satin mirror sash

Faye at her final fitting

faye 25 waterfall aline wedding skirt goth alternative duchess satin

The finished skirt front of the black corset Goth wedding dress, left as for the ceremony and right, with the red layer hitched up too, for the evening

faye 23 fitting picture birdcage veil vintage tiara fascinator swarovski red and black crystal

I also made Faye’s birdcage veil fascinator with black french veiling and wired Swarovski crystal highlights.

faye 22 wrist loop bustle up for train hidden something blue and red

‘Something blue’, hidden among more red roses next to the wrist loop for lifting the train

Official Wedding pictures by Allan Breeze (now retired)

Two more black wedding dresses for gothic brides

And I was lucky enough to have one of those dresses was published on a wedding blog, see more here

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Felicity Westmacott

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I thought it would be fun to see the differences between various bridal petticoats and hoop skirts. Meet the Aurora wedding dress, she's one of my favourites, especially because of the excellent dramatic vibes she gives. So she felt like the perfect dress to experiment with.

The Aurora dress already has some layers of netting built into the dress, so she's already got a bit of volume from the get go. But I wanted to see what difference adding more underlayers would have.

The first addition was a single hoop skirt. Hoop skirts come in all sorts of variations - the single hoop is pretty much what it sounds like. There's a single hoop at the bottom of the skirt, translating into more width at the bottom of the dress.

Then I took off the hoop skirt, and put on a 5-layer petticoat. This thing is a monster! But adds so much more airy, fluffy volume.

The second hoop skirt I tried was a bell hoop skirt. This one has hoops built in all the way up the skirt, creating more of a...you guessed it...bell shape.

And then finally, for the ultimate princess vibes, I tried both the 5-layer petticoat and the bell hoop skirt together. It's giving fairy tale bride, for sure. Perfect for twirling in whilst you dance with your prince, princess or princep.

When ordering a dress from me, talking about what kind of silhouette you want is really useful. And I've got loads of seamstress secrets to achieve pretty much anything you can imagine!

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"I cannot begin to put into words how thankful I am that I found you to make my wedding dress of my dreams. The dress was perfect in every way and the colours looked glorious in the Cornish sunshine. Everyone fell in love with the dress and I even got likened to the Porthleven mermaid! It even stood up to rambling down cliffs. You truly are a genius and I can never thank you enough."⁠

Nicola wanted an elegant and figure-hugging mermaid wedding dress made in pale ivory lace. To add colour to her look, she chose a vibrant yellow, orange, red and purple dip dye skirt. 

If you want to see how the dress looked on the day of Nicola's wedding, have a look at my previous post. I love how the colours of the dress really stand out against the dramatic setting of the Cornish coast.⁠
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If you're also looking for a completely unique wedding dress, then you've come to the right place. Starting with your ideas and working together during the entire process, I'll design and make your dream wedding dress. Drop me and DM and let's have a chat!
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Hair & Makeup - Amy Needham @amyellenhairandmakeup
Part 2!

In Part 1 I spent all day prepping my bridal window display. There was a looot of dismantling and tidying involved before I could even begin to start thinking about which wedding dresses I wanted to include in my Pride themed window. Now that's all done, let's just enjoy all this glorious colour!

Which outfit is your favourite? I would love to see a bride wearing both the skirt and veil in one, fabulous, rainbow look.

And, of course, happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈

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I love making wedding dresses, but a highlight of my month is always coming up with a new window display.

For this month, obviously I had to do something for Pride. You probably know by now, but Pride is important to me for lots of reasons. I feel it especially important as an individual, as well as a business, to show my support and my pride openly, so that others know that my shop is a safe space for all.

With that theme in mind for this bridal boutique window display, I chose my Nile Queen wedding dress, complete with golden corset, and this gorgeous gold leaf, dip dye train. For the other three looks, I chose the bases to be relatively simple, so that the pops of colour from the rainbow overskirts and veil could really shine through. 

If you want to see how the window turned out, have a look at for Part 2!
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