Posts from Felicity Westmacott
Clare commissioned a flamboyant 1950’s style dress made in burnt orange satin and ivory chiffon with beaded lace and tulle for her Florida wedding. Official wedding photographs by?www.gingermidgett.com The fitted and well boned bodice had a sweetheart neckline framed with straps that narrowed on the shoulder. The bodice was made in burnt orange satin layered...
Simple modern wedding dress in ivory silk dupion with contrast purple silk detail. Hand embroidered butterflies in silk thread and lace applique complete the picture. Karen also had a bridesmaids dresses made bespoke, see here for more pictures. Karen’s dress has a boned bodice with sweetheart neckline, trimmed in palest pink and silver floral lace...
Tessa commissioned me to create two outfits for her daughters to wear for their baptism day, suitable to their ages, and using the fabric and styling details from her own wedding dress. This is a traditional use for a wedding dress after the big day and a really lovely way to make christening gowns very...
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.
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 netting,...
Charlotte commissioned a dress in layered silk satin and Georgette with a dramatic low back filled with beaded lace. Official Wedding Pictures by Sarah McDonnell The dress has a fitted and boned bodice with a sweet heart neckline below a yoke of beaded lace. The back of the main dress plunges low but is filled...
Lauren’s wedding dress was made from matt satin and hand embellished with delicate lace patterns Wedding pictures by Bumble and Brown The dress has a very fitted, princess line bodice, lightly boned and fastening with real buttons and loops at the back. The sweet heart neckline is complimented by a ballet-pinch detail creating a little...
Izzy’s 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 gave a detail focus...
Emma brought me her beautiful Pronovias wedding dress to be altered to fit as well as have the zip removed and replaced with buttons. We used fabric taken from the hem, to cover the buttons and make the loops to match perfectly.
From time to time I collaborate with other wedding professionals on styled wedding photoshoots. This one took place in November 2016 in leafy Surrey with the theme “Frost on the Leaves”. We wanted to explore the underrated beauty of the late English Autumn, a magical time of coloured leaves and silver frost. You can see...