Tracey wanted a Tudor inspired wedding dress with a modern twist for her wedding at the Tudor period hotel, Langshott Manor. I love designing alternative wedding dresses so this was a lovely project. The two piece ensemble made in deep red silk velvet has a firmly boned bodice cut in a ‘Tudor’ style with a...
Catherine got married at Guildford Cathedral in December so her silk mikado wedding coat and dress ensemble worked perfectly for the weather and spectacular venue. Official photography by taylormadeimagery I design a simple and elegant long wedding coat in ivory silk Mikado with slight lip and plunge v-neckline and criss-cross ribbon waist detail. The long...
I made a bespoke silk dupion dress and coat in old gold and blue silk. Irene had very firm ideas about what she wanted to wear to her daughter’s wedding. The dress and coat ensemble was designed to take her from a cold January daytime to the black-tie evening party. The dress was made from...
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Just leaving this here...
It`s a passage from a book of interviews with Germans who lived through World War II.
I often describe what I do as Dress Alchemy. But have you ever wondered what I mean when I say that? You might even be a dress alchemist yourself...
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This is Nicky, the beautiful bride (and all round beautiful person), who nominated me for the Wedding Industry Awards 🩵✨️ here`s what she said about my work:
"Utterly amazing, Felicity brought to life a bespoke wedding dress for me this year based around words in our first dance song! A true, creative professional with such fine attention to detail, her dresses are glorious, unique works of art."
Such lovely lovely words 🥲
I loved designing and making this sparkly blue wedding dress. And I`m glad she made use of the removable sleeves (they`re fast becoming a favourite design element of mine).
As she mentioned above, Nicky`s dress was designed around the lyrics of a song. Can you guess which one?
(have a look at the previous post to find out if you`re right)
Photography - @hazeldupreezphotography
"When I first met you, you looked a lot like Billie Holiday, that blue backless dress, the one with the sequins and the single white gardenia."
Some brides give me mood boards for their wedding dress inspiration. And some brides give me the lyrics to the extended (8 minute!) version of Torch by Soft Cell.
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The days are counting down `til the deadline for the Wedding Industry Awards (@twia_official), and I wanted to thank anyone who has already voted for me.
There is something so special about people going above and beyond what they need to do, and it`s always lovely to feel appreciated and seen. So, if you have already voted, comment down below so that I can thank you! 💜
And if you haven`t, and you would like to, then you can find the link in my bio. Remember, you can only vote for me if you`ve used my services between Oct 1st 2024 up until now (all that way until Sept 29th 2025).
Photo by @altweddingco
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Whilst I was looking up photos of my own wedding dress (it`s my wedding anniversary this week!) I started to think about other pieces of embroidery I`ve done.
I`ve had a lot of weird and wonderful embroidery commissions throughout my years as a dressmaker and seamstress, with some of my earliest work being from almost 20 years ago.
Here`s a little selection. Until I put them all together, I didn`t realise how varied they are!
1 - fuchsias and vines for above mentioned wedding dress
2 - one of many purple butterflies I sewed across another wedding dress
3 - a church based commission for two stoles
4 - this wonderful art deco-inspired piece for a green wedding dress
5 - another bridal butterfly from 2006
6 - a waistcoat for a priest with the nativity scene
7 - climbing ivy on a blue silk maternity dress
8 - this bride wanted lots of little embroidered details on her dress that had personal significance to her; including her dog
9 - the other stole from the church commission
Which is your favourite?
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