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Victorian Wedding Dress in Pale Blue Silk for Eleanor

Tags: Blue, Boned, corset, Dupion, Embroidery, floor length, Full Skirt, Hoop, Net petticoat, off the shoulder, pleats, Silk

pleated frill victorian wedding dress on church path

Eleanor commissioned a beautiful Victorian wedding dress in palest blue embroidered silk dupion. I designed Eleanor’s 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 Eleanor’s dress with a fitted and boned bodice and...

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old gold and blue silk dupion coat and dress for Irene, Mother of the Bride

Tags: Blue, Boned, brown, chiffon, Collar, cuff, Embellishment, Embroidery and Beading, floor length, gold, pleats, Ruched, Silk, Straight skirt, V-neck

mother of the groom silk dupion natural thai coat and dress old gold and blue

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...

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