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Wedding Dress for Thalia

Simple ivory silk wedding dress by Felicity Westmacott

Thaila commissioned a simple wedding dress made up in ivory silk satin and georgette.The dress is cut princess-line with a sweet heart neckline and unstructured bodice. The softly a-line skirt in georgette extends to a puddle train at the back. The sleeves are unlined and cut with flared ends draping to a ‘medieval’ point.

Simple ivory silk wedding dress by Felicity Westmacott: wrist loop for train

The dress had a wrist loop so Thalia could hold the train up easily when she was outside. The same loop was used to ‘bustle’ the train in the evening for hands free ease of dancing.

Simple ivory silk wedding dress by Felicity Westmacott

Thalia wrote…?The wedding was perfect, and I loved the dress. It couldn’t have been better made. Thank you very much for doing such a great job. You will definitely hear from me again in the future. I am thinking of having a full length coat made around summer time for next winter, so I’ll get in touch around that time.
Simple ivory silk wedding dress by Felicity Westmacott

Simple ivory silk wedding dress by Felicity Westmacott

Simple ivory silk wedding dress by Felicity Westmacott

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Destination Vegas. Rockabilly bride. Halloween vibes. 
Sounds like the perfect wedding.

Gorgeous goth Ellie got married in Las Vegas on Halloween. She wanted something alternative, retro and a little spooky. She realised she was never going to find that with an off-the-rack wedding dress. That's where I came in.

I designed and made her white and purple wedding dress with a wonderful blend of 1950’s and 90's shapes, modern styling and subtle Halloween Vixen detail. Harkening back to when Halloween was a little more stylish - perfect for this gothic bombshell. Below the boned bodice, I ruched and layered white satin over sumptuous shot black/purple taffeta and layers and layers of white net. The white satin was spangled all over with hand sewn crystals, ready to sparkle under the Vegas lights. 

My favourite detail? The hand beaded spider web made from Swarovski crystals. Spooky but subtle.
As a seamstress there are certain things that give me the ick. Usually they're pretty specific and unless you're also a dressmaker it might be something you're completely unaware of.

I've always had a ‘thing’ about language generally. I find it really interesting. I've noticed how strong a reaction I can have to people using language differently to what I’m used to. And when I notice that I often go on a bit of a deep dive to understand where that difference stems from. I think coming from a historical costuming background also means I love to know the history of things (and despite my instinctive language-conservative leanings, I do actively work on being accepting and open minded, trying celebrate the differences).

That said, please don’t say your dress has a trail!

Snails have trails - dresses have trains! 🐌
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