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My best friend got married this summer so I made her dress. We chose a cream silk charmeuse for the dress and skirt lining. The wedding was outside in July so I lined the bodice in cotton which would be more comfortable and moister wicking than silk. I added pleats to the bodice front and back and made a large flower broach which Rosie wore on her waist. Rosie did not want a bustle so I attached a ribbon loop into the hem of the train and she held the train up with her wrist. To throw in “something blue” I used blue fabric for the sleeve facings and added a fun ribbon for the waist stay.
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Silk, Cotton
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Expert
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Oct 6, 2010, 07.48 AMby katexxxxxx
Lovely!
Oct 4, 2010, 05.05 PMby amaydak
Amazing job, your friend looks beautiful!
Oct 4, 2010, 02.50 PMby kihli
So carefully worked out details! How long did it take you to make this dress?
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Oct 4, 2010, 03.50 PMby hartdesigns
All together, including designing, fabric shopping, drafting the pattern, fitting and finishing it took me 25 hours to make the dress which, considering I spread this out over 6 months is not bad at all.
Oct 4, 2010, 02.16 PMby tamezdc
Very pretty gown! Lucky friend!
Oct 4, 2010, 01.47 PMby lauriana
Wow. Great work! Your friend must have been so happy with it.
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Oct 4, 2010, 03.51 PMby hartdesigns
Thank you! She was!!
Oct 4, 2010, 12.46 PMby lynnevv
So Beautiful-flattering and I love the flower.
Oct 4, 2010, 04.42 AMby kelepso
I love to see wedding dress creations on BurdaStyle, because many of you are very talented and creative. This is a sweet dress and if I were attending the wedding, I would have never guess the dress was custom made by you. Great Job! Althought very simple and cleant (which I like), it looks beautiful, especially with the flower brouch.