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1920's Reproduction Bridesmaid dress. Silk Chiffon
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This was a request for a repro of an amazing matron of honor dress that had been in the family for a long time. It was unfortunately badly damaged by age. I took photos of the original while on vacation and based on the photos I reproduced a likeness of the dress in the same fabric. I found the exact fabric at a local private fabric store (Jay’s fabrics S. Pasadena, FL) and started the project. The panels are 14 large petal type panels that go around the dropped waistline. The fabric is a crinkle silk chiffon which was amazingly durable and beautiful to work with. I edged the panels and all of the edges with a deco. stitch that was most like the original. I found later that the original had a great tie on “train” which the girls tied on and had a large bow in front. This winter I plan to make one to add to the dress. The wedding was held in Augusta, Maine, in august in the 20’s Apparently each bridesmaid wore a different color of the same dress and the matron/maid of honor wore the multi colored version of the dress… wearing a color of each of the other bridesmaids.
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crinkle silk chiffon, silk thread
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Dec 28, 2009, 03.10 PMby Heather D. Childree
I love the history that you included. What a cool idea for a a matron/maid of honor dress.
Dec 22, 2009, 09.01 AMby marmota-b
What a fantastic dress!
Dec 21, 2009, 02.08 AMby freakusbzzz
what stitch did you do on the edge? Looks lovely. Detail is great.
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Dec 21, 2009, 02.43 PMby be-bops1
It’s actually just a stretch blind stitch on the edges of the petals. I tried many deco, but the blind stitch looked closest to the original. I allowed it to lettuce by stretching the fabric a bit on the petals. On the neckline and arms however, I put some tear off stabilizer and stitched it so the edge stayed straight. It’s folded over on those edges as well.
Dec 20, 2009, 10.22 AMby loyl8
really pretty i love it
Dec 20, 2009, 02.09 AMby calicocouture
Wow! I love the skirt. The story behind the dress is really interesting. I too, would love to see pictures of the original.
Dec 19, 2009, 11.47 PMby oscarthegrouch108
how beautiful! i love the idea behind the bridesmaid/maid of honor color scheme. what a beautiful wedding that must have been! beautiful workmanship as well!
Dec 19, 2009, 04.56 PMby aubreydawn
looks so flirty and fun to play in :)
Dec 19, 2009, 01.07 PMby almatinka
It’s a beautiful dress and a beautiful fabric! But the story makes it special!
Dec 19, 2009, 11.10 AMby mandan
Really beautiful!! Especially the imagination of the big 20s party with lots of these dresses in the unicolors. ;)
Dec 19, 2009, 10.19 AMby jays
thats so beautiful and really special.
Dec 19, 2009, 09.25 AMby elisana
wow! I want to wear it!!!!! beautiful dress, beautiful fabric
Dec 19, 2009, 09.00 AMby nenasew
Wow. Its really gorgeous. Love the color palette specially.
Dec 19, 2009, 03.11 AMby judeb
Its lovely, and love the history that goes with it. do you have photos of the original aswell?
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Dec 19, 2009, 12.23 PMby be-bops1
Yes, I do on my older laptop. The family also found a photo of the ORIGINAL wedding party, and someone remembered how the color scheme worked.(the pic was all sepia color) I did ask that they scan and email a copy but they haven’t. That’s where we saw the tie on train. I was suspecting something to tie on, but they just nailed it..
Dec 19, 2009, 03.10 AMby Ashlee Nemo
FABULOUS… all the pics are showing up fine now :)
Dec 19, 2009, 01.51 AMby be-bops1
are the pics showing up okay? Just checking.