Custom Creations
Made from Wedding Gowns
I make Baptism, Christening, First Holy Communion and flower girl dresses from wedding gowns. You can also use or incoporate an heirloom gown into an adult's dress. Below are pictures of gowns that have been restyled for girls and a boy.
A "generations dress" simply refers to dresses we have made using wedding gowns. These gowns make truly sentimental heirlooms. You are not limited to using only wedding gowns. Think about a special piece you own but do not wear. Would you like to see the fabric reused for either a child's outfit or something new for yourself?
The woman wearing the wedding gown shown on the left and right was a size 24 bride. She is now a size six. She found it painful to think of the gown after having lost such a great deal of weight. Her original gown was made into her daughter's First Communion dress. Beaded lace from the dress was also incorporated into the veil. A beautiful woman regardless of size, the mother was delighted to have her gown remodled for her daughter.
The wedding gown on the left was made into a christening gown and matching cape. Left over fabric can be used in another project such as a quilt, bib, etc. You may want to save left over material for another wedding gown.
The antique gown above was used to make the boy's vest and tie and two dresses. These outfits were worn by the original bride's grandchildren one Christmas.
Below is is an example of how a dress with a tank style top and high back can be remodled to suit your tastes.
The bodice and skirt of the J Crew dress on the left was remade into two different styles. The photos on the right and bottom left, although they appear different in color, were made from the same dress. In the first example, the bodice was changed to a wide spaghetti strap with a v-neckline.
In the second example, the bodice has spaghetti straps and a sweetheart neckline. J Crew generously sent extra fabric to make the bodice on the far right. In both "after" pictures, the pleats were taken out of the original skirt to make the dress more of an A-line.