New Life In Old Dresses

I've done a collection of alterations for Lubna, here's just a couple. She is clearly a woman who loves her clothes but several of her dresses needed a little tweak to transform them from just clothes she bought into her dresses.

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This is a beautiful red vintage dress. The upper chiffon layer was a little worse for wear as well as the dress being too big. Also as it is an original, there was a lot of shaping over the hip, typical for the period, but unfortunately was not especially flattering to the more slender figure.

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I also had the pleasure of working on a fab dress with the most amazing print, it looks like a TYPEWRITER!!! It doesn't get better than that.

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Again, a fab dress but quite shapeless, but we took it in and added some darts to give a more flattering shape. We also took up the hem and cuffs to Lubna's preferred length.

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Silk Flower Bouquets

I've been experimenting with creating silk flowers as an alternative for fresh flower bouquets. These are some of my first tries, what do you think?

They can be perfectly tailored to suit the theme of any wedding as well as serve as a beautifully crafted keep sake after the big day.

Black edged golden poppy

Black silk chrysanthemum with purple leaf

Gold organza rose

Purple silk gathered rose

I was largely experimenting with the the ribbons and silk I had to had but have been inspired by the results of the black and purple flowers as they would be such a strong contrast to an ivory wedding gown.