It’s all in the details…

So make them something special :)

I stashed some  fabric away a while ago because I am absolutely in love, and yellow is my color!! I’ve been thinking what to make out of it for about 6 months now and when your thinking that much over one dress you get the details down to a T…

My main inspiration for the dress has come from An Affair to Remember when Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant visit Janou in Italy…

I have changed a lot on the design of the dress - adding in my obsession with peter pan collars, pin tucks and petticoats in particular! (all the P’s) I absolutely love how it is coming along and if I hadn't ‘misplaced’ my twin needle I would have had it finished today!

My favourite bit in particular is the sleeve ties - At the moment they completely make the dress! And to put mind at ease - not one thing has been bought new for the design of the dress. The main fabric is vintage - the button stand, collar and sleeve ties are an old scarf, the buttons and the petticoat ready to go under are also vintage. 

100% Eco made dress. Happy Days! ♥

Wedding Dress: "tick"

I finally finished the Audrey inspired up-cycled wedding dress! Not quite as happy with it as I wanted to be but still, I made a wedding dress!

Trust me to choose the last day of sunshine for the rest of the year and for it to rain instead! But we did acquire an amazing dog for a prop! Next attempt soon I think, thicker fabric and twice as much tulle…

No one does it quite like Audrey…

I've had a while to think about what wedding dress to make for a vintage photo shoot that is coming up.

My initial idea was the stunning 1950’s dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the film Funny Face…

I debated about a lot of styles: a 1940’s silk bottom gown with a tail, or even a quirky organza dress with yellow flowers after I found some beautiful material stuffed away in the back room, but in the end, it always comes back to the Audrey dress.

I’m so excited to see what it turns out like!