Vintage Bride

I think brides-to-be are really catching on to the fact that you don't have to spend your entire inheritance on a dress you will only wear once. I'n not suggesting the pendulum should swing all the way to something cheap and unworthy, but don't confine yourself to the up-scale Bridal Boutiques. Also, the poles are melting...just saying, no harm in buying second hand.

A colleague of mine revealed that she was eloping to Vegas.

Whenever someone tell me they are getting married, my mind immediately jumps to the dress. Will it be a vintage dress, modern look, scaled down, Ladi Di? With only a few weeks to go, she still hadn't found a dress and was kind of giving up on the whole thing. Not on my watch! I gently suggested we could hit some of my favourite vintage stores after work. You never know, we could find a real treasure.

After trying on a couple of maybes we went to "What the Butler Wore" near Waterloo Station.
(www.whatthebutlerwore.co.uk)
The owner was jut about to close, but she showed us some dresses.
There is was. Elegant, timeless, perfect in every way. Price: £60. It's like they were giving it away.

I know what you are thinking, that it's a bit formal for Vegas. That's what we were thinking too. 

However, picture it without the long sleeves. Better? All of a sudden it's a gorgeous Audrey Hepburn dress. It'f funny how one small alteration changes the whole thing. 

Look at the beautiful bead-work, the classic shape, and best of all; it's made from white velvet. I was really looking forward to bringing it back to my sewing room. 

All I did was cut of the sleeves about 1 inch past the seam. Then I made biastape from white silk which I use to hem the new sleeves with. 

Not only was it a perfect dress, it was also a perfect fit. She looks positively gorgeous in it. I think the husband agrees with me, just look at that smile on his face.  

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