Darning the Divide: dress

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25 May 2011

Shopping; the shoes and another new dress

So I went shopping with the dress in my bag. Checked out the Office shoes and then fitted perfectly! I promptly went to Topshop tried on two dresses but also used the changing rooms to look at the dress and the shoes on together.

me in topshop changing rooms trying on the dress with the shoes ~ ignore the purple tights ~

shoes ~ ignore the purple tights ~

I then (after much diving into shops all down Oxford St) found this cardigan in Zara and had to try it on with the dress.

me in zara changing rooms trying on the cardi with the dress and shoes

shoe on dress close up

I also bought some other things along the way. The dress is from Topshop, cotton, 50's style, looks vintage but is new; only £36. Shoes are from New Look; £17.99. Tights from New Look, lots of colours; £2.99 a pair. And some little socks from H&M; £3.99.

the other things I bought in between!

22 May 2011

Bridesmaid dress, Mum's shoes & Old Cotton Doilies

So Mum and I went shopping for a dress for me and for shoes that matched her dress. This is the dress I ended up loving, it fitted so well, and I liked it. I bought it online afterwards as it was cheaper online and because this one in the picture had an unfortunate part of the pattern right on my stomach which just looked wrong. Now I just need shoes, cardi and a bag!

Trying on the only dress that fitted well & that I loved

Mum's shoes were easier to get but we found some beauties. Very smart, and useful for after wedding also.

Mum's shoes

Now to the doilies. I found some wonderful little old doilies in my favourite Cheshire Street shop, just off Brick Lane in East London which is simply called 'The Shop'; you can see some pictures of it here. I have taken you there right Jo?

6 cotton doilies & two half aprons

6 cotton doilies; maybe we can use them for the milk jugs at the reception?

I always end up buying at least one vintage apron whenever I go in there! This time it was two and a whole pile of doilies!

14 Feb 2011

my dress plan

These links go to 3 different lovely ladies on flickr, who have all made dresses from the same pattern i plan to use for my wedding dress. It's one by Anna Maria Horner, and i plan to make it in the floor-length, short sleeved version (like the last link).

one

two

three

now to give you an idea of the fabric and style of the dress look at these:

this one shows how floaty it will be, but mine will be a soft cream colour. that's the shape of the skirt i will be going for.

this one's just showing how i plan to use plain cream cotton (lawn) underneath, and layer it with muslin. also like this dress i'm going to put some bits of lace around the top or patched on the skirt.

this is the right kind of shape (apart from not being maternity!) and the right kind of pale cream natural muslin colour.

now you'll have to use your imaginations, cause i can't find a photo of the dress i have in my head!

12 Feb 2011

More dresses

Now this dress is from Mango and has a very cool print which you will have to follow the link to see properly; zoom in on the image in the link and what do you see? Black cats! Amazing! Not very wedding-y but had to show you.

This is a very pretty tea dress with a stylish bird print. Very girlie and pretty, but maybe too dark for a summer dress.

This one from Warehouse is a bit more summery, but i'm not sure about the sleeves....

I guess I need to be a bit more patient as most summer fashion collections have not come out yet. I noticed that Toast's Spring collection is out now though...