Sunday, October 31, 2010

What your wedding dress says about you

Whether vintage or new, the shape and silhouette that you choose says something about you, or so says an article on Forbes.com article.

If you'd like to make a very special gown for your wedding, then come and visit the The Tailor's Apprentice and for the price of a 10 week course you can make the gown of your dreams. 

Tiered says you're ... Ready to Party
Dresses with masses of ruffles give off a flamenco dancer vibe.

This silk satin V-neck gown with silk organza graduating ruffles--from New York-based design team Birnbaum and Bullock--looks fetching with a flower in the bride's hair. The beaded wasitline adds definition.







Sheath says you're ... Modern
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's simple satin sheath Narciso Rodriguez changed the face of bridal wear. Since her marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1996, more and more brides have opted for beadless, laceless looks that show off a trim figure. The double-faced silk wool that forms this ivory, bibbed mermaid shift from Vera Wang makes it ideal for early fall nuptials.





Empire Bodice says you're ... Old Fashioned

If the double-wedding scene in Sense and Sensibility is your vision of perfection, then a dress with an empire waist will fulfill your period-romance fantasies.

This silk satin and tulle embroidered empire gown from Reem Acra has a scalloped neckline and off-the-shoulder capped sleeves. Reem Acra "Mon Amour" dress, $7,480.


Or you could make a real Regency period gown with The Tailor's Apprentice for the price of a 10 week course, $1,200


Halter says you're ... Practical


Halter-strapped bodices show off the shoulders, but unlike strapless dresses, they stay in place without frequent adjustments.










Sleeves says you're ... Modest


Very few women choose dresses with sleeves these days, but they can add a lovely vintage charm to your wedding gown.





Short says you're ... Unconventional


Very few brides choose a knee-length or tea-length dress, but those who do tend to be a bit quirky. Also, as weddings become less formal, dress lengths continue to rise.
If you'd like to make a very special gown for your wedding, then come and visit the The Tailor's Apprentice and for the price of a 10 week course you can make the gown of your dreams.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Beltane

Happy Beltane!

Beltane signals the beginning of the bright half of the year. It means “Bright Fires,” or “Brilliant Fires.”

If you are marrying this weekend, 
Blessed Be!

Beltane is the best time to get married in the Celtic Pagan calender, it's the ancient Celtic fertility holiday that celebrates the rites of spring, fertility and love with much frolicking and fun around the May Pole and Beltane fires.

Many Australians are preparing for Halloween, preparing to dress ghoulishly and to go 'trick or treating' but in Australia, the great wheel of the seasons has turned to spring, the start of summer and the season of heat, light and fire and Sunday is Beltane - the festival of fire - summer, fertility and renewal, not that of autumn and endings.

So this weekend, forget the ghost and ghouls, celebrate Beltane by renewing your vows with your partner, with fire, candles, champagne cocktails and a toast to love - celebrate the god and goddess's great marriage, welcoming new growth, fertility, love and light into your house and your lives.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

I was once the Tailor's apprentice...

Student in her Italian Renaissance gown

Travel in time, to a pre-industrial world, when a gown couldn't be bought, it was something special to be embroidered, beaded and threaded by hand, just in time for the ball.









Create garments from history...



       
  • Regency (pride and Prejuduce)
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  • American Civil War (Scarlett O'Hara)
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  • Suffragettes (Emily Pankhurst)
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  • SteamPunk,
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  • Tweed Rides,
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  • Cosplay
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  • Victorian Crinolines,
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  • Edwardian, Flapper, 40's auterity, 50's extravagance
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  • 60's mods
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  • Contemporary couture

Now its your era

With Lorna, you can share the experience and love of creating a gown that fits you perfectly.


Classes


One-on-one or group sessions are available.
Classes are run throughout the year in my Blue Mountains studio.












Contact me
enquiries@offbeatceremonies.com.au
or 02 4701 9345 for bookings and enquiries.