I was originally gifted the original dress by my employer from my co-op placement at The Crosmaz & Brown Vintage Emporium, soon after I received it I then took it apart and made it into something completely new.
It is now a ballgown wedding dress with a Cathedral length train (Almost as long as princess Diana's was) it also now has a sweet hear neckline trimmed with antique lace (It's original neckline was a Jewel neckline, but I turned it into a more flattering neckline for my figure and I was inspired by Grace Kelly's)
The front of the ballgown skirt still has it's original autumn leaves applique still on it (The applique formerly continued up onto the bodice but I removed that as it was too distracting and looked more elegant just on the skirt)
Something I still need to add to it is the ribbon waist line, there is a medium sized satin bow on the back just below the zipper so I want it to look like I have a thick ribbon tied around my waist to accent it.
I hopefully have an upcoming project coming up, to design a historical wedding dress.
My possible client is interested in something Victorian to go with her themed wedding so it is now in the research and design process. She wants a large ballgown skirt like mine or bigger with an incredibly long train and a corseted sleeveless bodice. I plan to create it a similar way that I did with mine (Although in a much shorter time period) with a base dress that I could alter and use the fabric from and add or remove things to correspond with the intended design as they want it cost effective, and I will probably just rent out or let her borrow the undergarmentry as she wants it similar to the one for mine. To make it cost effective it would be a better option or the undergarments could end up more expensive then the dress itself since she wishes it to be very poufy. Hopefully all goes well and I start creating this soon :)
