Kate needed a bespoke wedding dress for her wedding in Horsham. She commissioned a soft floaty gown in ivory silk satin and silk georgette with touches of Nottingham lace. I made her dress with a simple bias-cut skirt in satin with the georgette as an overlay. Above the high waistline the bodice I designed a...
Photography – Andrew Brannan Real bride, Janet, had been following me on Instagram for a few years before she got in touch. When we had our first Zoom meeting, she said she had been waiting for the perfect moment to be able to have a dress designed and made by me. I think a wedding...
Izzy’s modest guipure lace wedding dress was created to be simple and flattering with pretty lace and butterfly detail. The main dress was cut princess line to float around her figure, lightly boned for support. The square neckline and cap sleeves were modest and feminine. Lace applique highlighted Izzy’s waist and the lace up back...
Lisa wanted an elegant Santorini blue dipdye wedding dress, with hints of Grecian style for her destination wedding in Greece. After a lot of trial and error, I managed to create what I think is the most perfect, vibrant sky blue. I love how this dress turned out, from the peek-a-boo shoulders, to the floaty...
Rachel contacted me wanting a bespoke early 1910s inspired bridal look. Of all the brides I’ve worked with, she was the one who wanted the dress to be the most historically correct. Although not exact (for example, we didn’t include any corseting), she wanted a period accurate silhouette. During our chats, consultations and fittings I...
Our photoshoot with elegant Downton Abbey vibes and breezy summer colours made this August wedding day the perfect country fete styled wedding.
Butterfly wing dress with pale blue green edging and hand beading. Official Wedding pictures by Kate Bellinger Photography I made Katie a simple ivory satin dress with sweetheart neckline and halter strap. The bias-cut skirt flows from the underbust line with silk georgette ‘wing’ panels laid over the top. I created the wings to extend...
Vicki commissioned a chiffon cowl back wedding dress in ivory soft satin and Georgette with hand appliquéd lace. Official photographs by Vivien Woods A short video of Vikki’s dress being worn here: Vicki’s Dress The dress has and empire line bodice, lightly boned with a sweetheart neckline and shaped straps. The skirt was made of...
I made Sarah-Louise’s classic beaded lace bespoke wedding dress in ruched silk georgette with a gentle fishtail flare. The lace over-bodice had scalloped edging and a button back. Official photographs by Sebastian Lomas The classic beaded lace bespoke wedding dress was made in two parts. I made a strapless underdress in ivory silk Georgette (a...
Charlotte commissioned an ivory silk crepe and lace wedding dress. I designed her dress in layered silk satin and Georgette with a dramatic low back filled with beaded lace. Official Wedding Pictures by Sarah McDonnell Design Details Charlotte’s dress has a fitted and boned bodice with a sweet heart neckline below a yoke of beaded...
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"Simply the BEST. Working with Felicity was an absolute joy. I knew that I wanted to collaborate with someone who I knew I could depend on as I was on a tight deadline and it had to be perfect.
Not only did Felicity meet my expectations, she helped me realise my vision and achieve my dream that I had been working on for decades. Given my exacting fabric choice, she knows exactly what would work for me and gave expert advice. She thinks of everything and I trust her implicitly with my brand. I would recommend her to anyone.
Felicity puts you first and understands how much emotional energy you put into your big day -- whatever that day looks like."
Kathy is absolutely my type of person, an amazing, bright, creative soul, and I absolutely loved working with her.
I had such a lovely time at @kathykyle_`s launch party 🥰 and I bumped into some of the @hellodorking team as well!
Photography - Luke Whatley Bigg, Anna Kompaniets, Sarah Jordan, Leisa Pickles
@kathykyle_studio is a local artist who walked into my shop one day and asked me to make her a dress. She`s a textile artist, and she was having a launch party for her latest collection, and wanted something extra special for the occasion.
Kathy makes wearable art. She paints beautiful, intricate designs and has her designs printed onto silk scarves. Her pieces are full of meaningful motifs about feminism, life and so much more.
Making this dress was such a wonderful collaboration. Kathy created a new design (5m x 1.5m in size) to be printed onto fabric, and brought me a vintage pattern she wanted to use. The pattern was actually reversable, with options for both a V-neck and boat neck. It was very cool to see Kathy switching her dress round for each part of her launch day.
I love working with fellow artists!
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Here are just some of my creations from the past year! I feel so lucky to get to make such interesting and varied garments as my job 🥰 colourful wedding dresses, unique mother of the bride ensembles, as well as alterations to make a dress feel more like home.
If you used my services (as a bride specifically) between Oct 1st 2024 up until now, I have a little favour to ask...
I`ve been nominated for the 2026 Wedding Industry Awards, in the "Independent Dressmaker/Designer" category and the people in the time period above are the only ones who are eligible to vote for me.
So, if you have a spare few minutes, and you enjoyed both working with me and the outcome, then you can vote for me via the link in my bio. There are different voting links depending on whether you were a bespoke or dipdye booking, or an alteration booking.
Industry recognition is one thing, but recognition from the people I work with is even better 💜
(and if you`ve already voted for me, thank you!! It means the world!)
"I’ve had so many people say the dress was amazing, and the best dress they’ve ever seen, so thank you!"
For her wedding day, Katie wanted a feminine and floaty wedding dress in layered tulle and floral lace. And what a dress it turned out to be!
The dress was made from layered silk dupion (one of my favourite fabrics to work with), rose pink tulle and embroidered floral tulle. We choose a wide neckline and the classic princess puff sleeves, decorated with an adorably tiny tulle frill. And the back had gorgeous lace up detailing, along with a big, dramatic bow.
The skirt was cut very full in layers of tulle over silk dupion and it has pockets!
And the final touch, was the embroidered tulle - hand appliqued to create a fade up the body.
This is the kind of wedding dress I love to make. It says so much about Katie - about her whimsy, her love for colour and flowers. You can see that she likes fantasy and romance and history.
Photography: @zaradavisphoto
Venue: @pauntley_court
Stylist/Florist: @laraparnellweddings
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It`s giving bridal Sun Goddess 🌞 Just look at that colour!
One of my favourite bespoke wedding dresses to date. I made this opulent bronze gold look for an equally gorgeous bride who wanted something a little different for her wedding day.
My favourite features have got to be the statement bow on the shoulder and the cartridge pleats around the waist. This style of pleating helped add volume to this unbelievable iridescent dupion silk. Cartridge pleating was popular in the first Elizabethan era and always gives a touch of the historical to any garment on which it`s included.
I also included a bustle hook (you can see what the dress looks like up in the last clip), which totally transforms the dress and makes it much easier to move in when it`s time to dance!
This is bride was a dream client - elegant and adventurous, with a touch of the dramatic 😉 drop me a DM if you`ve got wedding dress dreams that you`re dying to bring to life!
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