Yes, I've Gone Mad..................For a Vintage Wedding Dress

Last summer I bought a wedding dress from a vintage shop. Why you may ask?

• Maybe I've always longed for one of my own because I didn't wear one to my Justice of the Peace wedding.
• Partly because it was so cheap....$50.00.  .
• Partly because I wanted to photograph it.
• Mostly because it's hand made and scrumptious and rufflesd and bowed and it rustles and swishes and is a vintage treasure. 

So beautifully crafted and detailed.  No label in this, so I assume sewn by an Individual, not a Shop. It's tiny, likely a size 2, and made for a Nicole Kidman type figure.  Tall and slender.  My daughter thought I was mad.  I made her try it on, but this is not the dress for a 4'11" girl, no matter now tiny she is. 

It has a bit of a sleeve that sits off shoulder, with organza straps over the shoulder.  A soft collar with a modesty panel, that today's bride would likely remove to show a little more Décolletage .

 All finished off with a Taffeta bow.

 It falls into delightful gathers of silk, tulle and satin....Beautiful seaming with corded edge....................

 Embroidered flowers finished with tulle and a tiny pearl bead.

 A concoction of someone very talented and creative..................................................................

Flowers and beads around the front...........you can see the off the shoulder sleeve with the organza strap

 
And the back reveals a covered button closure all the way up...

 Where it meets with those gorgeous off shoulder sleeves.

It would reveal the shoulders beautifully...............................................................................................

One day, a princess will come along who would love to wear this gown, and I will give it to them.  In the meantime, it hangs in my spare room closet and only comes out for photos.