Friday, January 6th, 2012

Penny, my wonderful Mother of the Bride

Last year I had the pleasure of working with Penny, a wonderful Mother of the Bride. Her daughters wedding was in September, the transition between seasons, so we began by choosing a fresh ‘Cornflower’ blue in a structured duppion silk with a darker facing trim around the collar and sleeves for contrasting detail. The colour also worked beautifully with the Bridal party (you can see the soft Rose colour worn by the bridesmaid below).

After selecting the designs together, I took Penny measurements and a cotton toile was produced so she had something to try on before we cut to fabric.  A few tweaks later we cut to fabric for our first garment fitting. The dress was a classic Empire line cut with a straight skirt. The scoop neck complimented the shorter jacket neckline and turned back sleeves and we also created a silk flower broach tying her outfit in with the bride and bridesmaids. Penny was great to work with and looked beautiful on the day of her daughters wedding.

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