Posts from Felicity Westmacott
Christening gown for baby E in beautiful pale gold beaded lace. A simple bodice with folded chiffon sash and real buttons and loops to close. Little puffed sleeves in matching lace complete the picture. This was made in the traditional ‘long clothes’ shape with the skirt flowing far beyond the baby’s feet.
Lou commissioned a simple Kimono style dress in soft sand-coloured silk satin to wear for her wedding day. This dress was worn for a wedding day but was made to an evening dress budget, and so was not lined. The dress has a high boat-neckline and is loose fitting but pulled in at the waist...
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...
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 old gold silk dupion, lined with silk satin. The boned bodice has a v-neckline front...
Bow-tie’s and Cummerbund for Irene’s Groomsmen Irene had her Mother of the bride dress and coat made by Felicity and then commissioned accessories made in matching fabrics for her husband and various members of the bridal party The bow-ties were made in different fabrics for each member of the bridal party. Irene’s husband had blue/gold...
The dress needed to have a vintage, showgirl feel and be really sexy but still realistic as a bridal dress, not many people actually get married in a leotard and feathers! The wiggle skirt with a boned bodice hit all these marks showing off our lovely model, Vanessa?s curves and cinching her waist. I added a teal net petticoat that would show when the high/low hem moved and delicate gold lace detail with Swarovski crystals for showgirl glamour!