Teal flamenco inspired wedding dress

teal wedding dress bespoke for mature bride

I made in Liz’s dress flamenco inspired wedding dress in teal blue shot silk. It has a boned bodice with ruching to the hip and a wide off the shoulder neckline. The skirt falls in graduated tiers of waterfall frills. Hand applique of teal lace adds sparkle and texture to the neckline and skirt.

blue silk frills mature bride wedding gown

Liz had shoes dyed and embellished with matching lace by Marsha hall

Liz wrote:“My dress is stunning and I love it – you have done me proud – I can’t wait until November to wear it, I want to wear it now!! lol. I think you can tell by the smiles on my face in the photoshow pleased I am with it. Thank you just doesn’t seem enough so for now I will say in French – Merci mille fois or a thousand thank yous!”

teal peacock blue silk dupion wedding dress
flameco style wedding dress ruched bodice
spanish waterfall frill skirt and hand beaded detail

Motifs of sequinned lace were carefully cut and sewn to the dress along the edges of the skirt tiers. A lace motif cut and appliqued to the dress was hand beaded with Swarovski crystals, seed beads and diamante stones to create a ‘brooch’ highlight on one hip.

hand beaded detail hip motif diamante crystal
original design sketch bespoke wedding dress

The original design sketch.

bespoke bow tie for groom teal silk

I also made a bow-tie for Andy, the groom, in silk to match Liz’s dress.

 real bow tie peacock blue silk dupion
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cross over neckline with lace detail teal silk

Making the flamenco inspired wedding dress

toile fitting practice run calico spanish frills

A picture from the ‘toile’ or practice run fitting. The dress is made from cheap fabrics to check fit and style before cutting into silks and expensive lace

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 fitting picture bespoke dressmaker wedding dress

An intermediate fitting during the making process

 inner lace up corset bodice bespoke wedding dress

The back of the dress closed with a concealed zip over an inner lace up layer that provided shape and support.

fitting picture waterfall frill lace wedding dress
swaorvski crystal beading hand sewn

Detail of the tiny Swarovski crystals sewn as a scattering along the roll-hems of the waterfall frills that fell from her front hip. I usually sew in a hidden ‘something blue’, but her Liz’s whole dress was already blue I sewed in a red rose for ‘love’ instead.

 finished dress on the stand shor silk dupion scalloped lace edge

The finished dress on the stand

waterfall frill skirt wedding dress bespoke

If you would like to see another dress with a waterfall frill skirt head over to Richelle’s Scottish wedding

To see more dresses for mature brides you can see my blog post here.

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Felicity Westmacott

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I created this Regency-inspired wedding dress for a Bridgerton themed wedding shoot. I used modern fabrics like tulle, beaded lace and shantung, but with period accurate details like the empire line waist, square neckline and boned stays (corset). ⁠
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I love to work with versality when it comes to my creations, so the dress was designed with multiple layers; the main dress has an embroidered tulle bodice and asymmetric beaded lace skirt. A lilac and pink dip-dyed tulle skirt can be added over the floral train of the main dress for some dreamy ombre magic. A lilac silk dupion 'spencer jacket' with hand appliqued beaded lace completes the ensemble. ⁠

 All these options make it possible to have lots of different looks throughout your wedding day. ⁠

Which Bridgerton character can you imagine wearing this outfit?

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Now and again I'll take one of the wedding dresses I've made, and break down some of the elements. So, if there's something you love about a dress, but you don't know the 'proper words' to reference them, hopefully this will help you out.⁠
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This beautiful 1950’s style wedding dress with delicate cream lace over golden-orange silk has lots of really scrummy details:⁠
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🧡 the opening at the back of the dress is called a keyhole (or you could call this a slit opening). This one is closed at the top with three covered buttons.⁠
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🧡 the base dress is made of a beautiful russet orange silk dupion, with dark ivory lace layered on top.⁠
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🧡 the base dress is essentially a halter neck, with a turn over collar at the front, with the ivory layer providing semi-sheer, full length sleeves.⁠
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🧡 the edges of the ivory layer are cut along the floral pattern of the lace, making a pretty scalloped edge.⁠
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🧡 this length of skirt is called 'ballet' or 'ballerina'.⁠
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🧡 the front of the dress has a line of false buttons (buttons that are just there for decoration), that match the buttons at the back.⁠
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Those are just some of the details of this dress. If you have any questions about anything else, just leave a comment. I could talk dress making all day!⁠
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