Sunday, March 25, 2007

stuck on vintage

I am still stuck on vintage. And still looking for pretty ball gowns. I found another great vintage site-CherishedBride.Com which not only sells actual vintage gowns, but amazing vintage headpieces and veils, and other accessories.

Because I am supposed to be looking for ball gowns, I found some on this site that, well, I would not necessarily recommend for any bride to wear, but they are great example of style and beautiful detail that we can all at least learn from.

So, this entry devoted to ball gowns from CherishedBride. Next entry, my faves from CherishedBride. (all photos from CherisedBride.com)

If you are going to go for layers, (as many brides seem to be doing now using the "make me look like a melted wedding cake or a can of shaving cream that exploded" technique), this is the way to do it. Look at the beautiful neck-line. Collars on a wedding dress can be beautiful, when done right (hint, hint, Giorgio ). And what's that, a back to a dress without an ass bow?? Is it really possible?



I absolutely love the beautiful neckline on this one. So pretty, oh so pretty!


Ok, if I was a ballerina, I would totally get married in this dress! They so knew how to use lace properly back then. Why do we not use as much lace anymore? Why?!! Another beautiful neckline!

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Back in the good old days...

During my quest to find pretty ball gowns, I have stumbled on this AMAZING site, VINTAGEGOWN.com. I have always been in love with gowns of the past, and by past, I don't mean the horrid gowns from the 80's I've often feature here that are best forgotten. It's not so much the gowns on this site, but the history of beautiful gowns, and the VEILS! I am probably as obsessed with veils as I am with dresses, but one so rarely sees beautiful veils. They even have a section on "opera glove etiquette"! Today's wedding dress designers could learn so much about class, style, and real beauty from days gone by.

So then I wanted to post some photos, but the website wouldn't let me copy them, so I found this other site, sovintagepatterns.com, with all kind of sewing patters, and well, I can't sew, but having seen some of these, I really wish I could! (all photos from sovinatepatterns.com)

I even managed to find some ball gowns :)