Something Old, Something New: Ideas For Vintage Wedding Dress Designs

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, and Atonement? The dresses of course! We love seeing fashions from the past, and when planning a wedding this is no exception. At the moment, having a retro or vintage wedding is all the rage, and it helps to contribute to the special and individual feeling that your dress and the whole day can have. Love the Roaring 20s? Nostalgic about the Flower Children of the 60s? Or maybe you love the romance of Victorian antiques. Whatever your favourite period, a local London wedding dress designer can work with you to help you create that perfect vintage dress and that special day reminiscent of times past.

There are many ways to get the vintage feel. Perhaps the most popular is to design a gown around a vintage pattern. But if you want something a little more authentic, you can use vintage material to create a modern dress, or even use an original vintage dress and tailor it to your tastes.

Vintage Design

London wedding dress designers will be up to date on the most popular vintage and retro trends for bridal gowns, and one of the easiest ways to get a vintage-inspired gown is to go with a retro design but with modern fabrics and construction. To do this you should make clear to your designer the look and feel that you want the gown to have (whether you want it to be resembling antique lace, have beads, etc.) and he or she will talk about designs and templates that would be practical for your wedding. Another way to do it is to bring in a photograph of a vintage dress that you love and use that as a model. This can be anything from a picture of Marilyn Monroe in a sleek 50s style to a picture of Winona Ryder in Bram Stoker's Dracula. There are so many dresses to choose from!

Vintage Material

Another way to incorporate an antique theme into your gown is to use vintage textiles or designs. Most people have heard of William Morris's wallpaper and the Red House, but did you know that he also designed beautiful fabrics? Working with a local London wedding dress designer can help you to take your fabric ideas and turn them into a vintage style dress. Alternatively, you can use the antique fabric designs in a modern style dress.

Vintage Dress

But for the most authentic vintage bridal gown, you'll have to go for the real thing. This is the most difficult option, as vintage wedding dresses in the styles and fabrics that you want may be hard to come by. However, some second-hand shops specialise in bridal gowns. For example, Barnardo's has an entire shop of second-hand and antique wedding dresses that you can browse through by appointment. After you find the one you love, you can take it to your London wedding dress designer and they'll tailor it either keeping the original features and cut, or updating it to suit your tastes.

by: Tatiana Porembova

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