I made a made to measure Christening Gown Sussex in ivory taffeta and beaded lace applique. I was honoured to be asked to create a mini-me christening dress for Baby M, using fabrics and inspiration from her motherโs beautiful wedding dress. Creating a dress for a growing babe is a tricky business but I have...
For real bride, Rae, I created this gorgeous green wedding dress coat to fit over her other wedding dress. That way she had a more dramatic look for her ceremony, and then a lighter option during the reception. I made the dress coat in a stunning shot silk dupion that colour shifted from green to...
This was the first styled shoot I ever organised โ but certainly not the last. I live on the border between Sussex and Surrey and as a wedding dress designer, it only made sense that I gathered together some local wedding suppliers, chose a stunning location, made some dresses and had some fun! Hence this...
If youโre a bride-to-be who loves vibrant colours, daring silhouettes and opulent fabrics, all whilst being inspired by nature, then Iโve got three jewel bright wedding dress ideas youโre going to love (made by me). โ This styled wedding shoot in Upthorpe Wood is such a feast for the eyes. Featuring so many gorgeous colours and...
This bride was looking for a UK seamstress and found me online. She then approached me, asking if I could make her an elegant couture dress with ruching, pleating and a statement bow. The end result is this opulent, bespoke, bronze gold wedding dress. We combined 1950โs and Elizabethan style details to create a modern,...
Rebecca wanted a Victorian-inspired wedding dress made in deep forest green and ivory silk dupion. We prioritised historical accuracy with this gown, from the custom-made corset underneath, to the embroidered bustle, all the way down to the layers of knife pleats around the skirt. Photography โ Yuriy Nutsa Photograhy and Babb Photo Rebeccaโs wedding was...
Eleanor commissioned a beautiful Victorian wedding dress in palest blue embroidered silk dupion. I designed Eleanorโs dress using a mixture of historical sources as inspiration. Tudor, 18th century and Victorian corsetry came together to create a dress that flattered her petite but curvy figure. I made Eleanorโs dress with a fitted and boned bodice and...
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 daughterโs 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...
Posts from Felicity Westmacott
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I just wanted to drop you a line to say how wonderful my dress was last weekend.โ
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I honestly cannot thank you enough, I felt so special in it and everyone said how amazing it was.โ
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You are so talented and you completely brought all my dreams to life.โ
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Thank you so much. Mum also loved hers and looked amazing - we were saying how we canโt wait to come back to you for something else.โ
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Lots of love, Meg"โ
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Thank you to both Meg and Lisa for trusting me with making their outfits for this wonderful day. โ
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Not only did I create Meg`s beautiful floaty wedding dress, but I also made a silk ensemble in shades of Green for the mother of the bride, Lisa ๐ธ๐ฟโ
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I`m looking forward to seeing what else I make for them in the future!โ
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Photography - Kaleido Shoots, @kaleidoweddingsโ
Venue - Sarah Jones Gardens, @sj_gardens
Soft, light chiffon layered over delicate peach silk.โ
Gently gathered skirt and sleeves, finished with ribbons.โ
Scrolling lace climbing up the corseted bodice.โ
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This dress is so romantic, so relaxed and so pretty. Meg looks like a princess from your favourite historical novel. I can just imagine her gliding across the dancefloor with her beloved, skirts quietly rustling as they twirl together.โ
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Can you guess what Megโs inspiration for this design were?โ
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Photography - Kaleido Shoots, @kaleidoweddingsโ
Venue - Sarah Jones Gardens, @sj_gardens
A little bit of this and a little bit of that lead to a whole lot of magic โจ
Want to see how the dress looked on the day? I`ll be posting it later this week (and it`s all your soft focus, dreamy Kate Bush vibes ๐๏ธ)
All these brides have something in common...can you guess what it is?โ
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All of them will be celebrating their 10 year anniversaries this year, since it was 10 years ago that I altered each of their dresses.โ
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In 2016, I was still working from my own home - having a shop wasn`t even a twinkle in my eye. I had two children under four, so I was managing a family alongside work, and creating a lot less as a result. But each dress still got as much time, care and obsessive attention as they do now.โ
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So thank you to Jade, Gemma, Nseko, Inese, Alex, Michaela and Tamsin, and all the other brides who trusted me 10 years ago. And thank you to all the brides who continue to trust me now.โ
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Are you celebrating a milestone anniversary this year?
An upcycled 80s wedding dress?โ
Dyed pink?โ
And a Whistable wedding day with Buzz Balls and oysters on the beach?โ
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Francesca is living proof that you can use your free will however you choose. ๐๐ป๐
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And shout out to the amazing outfit she made for her maid of honour. That deep pink bodice and skirt ensemble is gorgeous!โ
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If you want to inject some fun into a vintage wedding outfit for your big day, drop me a DM. As you can see, the possibilities are endless!โ
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Photography - @gedpeake_photography
Especially if it`s the bride`s mother`s wedding dress from the 80s, hand dyed to the perfect shade of warm pink, and restyled to evoke the iconic Vivienne Westwood.
There`s definitely a lot of happiness in that.
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