Friday 15 March 2013

Celine's Wedding Dress








My dear old friend Celine wrote to me last year saying she wanted to commission me to make her wedding dress and of course I said "yes!". She wrote that she wanted something simple, blue, made out of silk and the rest she was leaving up to me. So basically any dress designer's dream come true (not to mention the fact that my client is a now retired model).

One of the larger hurdles of this project was the fact that Celine and I live on opposite ends of the world and there wasn't much chance of sending the dress back and forth with needles holding measurements in place. I was able to get her measurements over email and started drafting a pattern from tissue paper. I decided to create a 1930s-40s silk gown -very slinky and just above ankle length.

I went and bought the silk satin and georgette and started sewing. I cut all of the pieces on the bias and used special bakelite buttons from my collection. It took me a few days of pinning, stitching and fussing, but it all came together beautifully. The floaty georgette "wings" were a last minute idea that I had, I wanted to make it look more ethereal. I am so proud of this dress, it made me feel like I was present at the wedding.

12 comments:

  1. What a stunning dress! Very elegant! Reminds me of the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy look... You're amazing Ruby :)

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  2. wow, that is dreamy. loving the buttons.

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  3. Oh, it's stunning. Well done x

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  4. gorgeous dress - would love to see some shots of the bride wearing it

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  5. I can only imagine how special she will feel wearing a custom wedding dress made by her friend...it will be such a special part of a special day.

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  6. Ruby, sorry for the delay but you will eventually get the wedding photos of the dress as soon as Chris finishes editing the wedding album. Gorgeous dress!!

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  7. Wow, I hope we get to see photos of the Bride in her stunning dress. xo

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  8. That looks stunning! I'm dying to see it on, I bet it looks gorgeous in the body.

    xox Lilly

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  9. You are truly a woman of amazing talent...
    Ronnie xo

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  10. You are so clever Ruby this dress is just beautiful, so elegant and I love the soft blue coloured fabric. xx

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  11. um hi Ruby, are you just amazing at everything?!? LOVE THIS DRESS! You are inspiring lady xx

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