
{"id":1065,"date":"2012-09-20T10:35:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T17:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2019-12-27T22:05:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T22:05:06","slug":"victorian-wedding-gowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/?p=1065","title":{"rendered":"Victorian Wedding Gowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1072\" title=\"Lianna3\" src=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna3-632x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Victorian Wedding Gown\" width=\"309\" height=\"502\" \/><\/a>We make some of the most amazing custom dresses out there.<\/p>\n<p>You let us know a bit about yourself and your style and we start sketching.<a href=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1068\" title=\"Lianna7\" src=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna7-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Victorian Wedding\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This dress, however, is the one that I have been promising to post for the last few months: \u00a0My own wedding dress.<\/p>\n<p>As a designer and dressmaker, choosing the right fabrics and details for a once in a lifetime experience is especially challenging. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1075\" title=\"Lianna6\" src=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Victorian Wedding Ceremony\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had so many strange and wonderful ideas and obsessions, spent so much time thinking about different colors and textures.<\/p>\n<p>What I ended up making was partially based on a pattern that I recreated in my size from a Victorian-era fashion magazine, and partially emerged from my own fantasies and a lot of thought about what would look good on me.<a href=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1071\" title=\"Lianna2\" src=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna2.jpg\" alt=\"Bustle Gown\" width=\"352\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna2.jpg 558w, https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna2-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1069 alignleft\" title=\"Lianna8\" src=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna8-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gold Wedding Dress\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The base fabrics are hand-underlined silk duppionis: \u00a0iridescent gold and brown for the body, with flowers handcrafted in purple, teal, and gold-orange iridescent colors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1073\" title=\"Lianna4\" src=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Victorian Steampunk Bustle\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Hand underlining the silks adds structure and wrinkle resistance and makes it possible to sculpt the silks into any shape you can dream up.<\/p>\n<p>The front of the dress has a wide panel of tulle that is gathered over the base fabric to add dimension and texture. \u00a0The green detailing on the bodice is made up of many sewn on iridescent beetle wings. \u00a0The wings of these gorgeous Asian dung beetles can be pierced easily with a needle&#8212;a traditional Victorian needlecraft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1074\" title=\"Lianna5\" src=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna5.jpg\" alt=\"Steampunk Wedding\" width=\"353\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna5.jpg 504w, https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna5-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a>My hat is made from sculpted leather and was made to go with the outfit by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsmyths.com\">ArtsMyths<\/a> here in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>So if we are making you a dress, we can definitely help you out with a hat as well, either a silk, straw or wool hat made by us or an incredible leather hat made by Tiffany Smyth of ArtsMyths and her workshop.<\/p>\n<p>We specialize in making non-traditional wedding dresses. \u00a0Some of them are tea-length 1950s style dresses. \u00a0Some of them Victorian and Edwardian. \u00a0Some of them incredible fantasy dresses. \u00a0And many of them are in full color&#8212;white dresses are gorgeous but don&#8217;t look great on everyone.<\/p>\n<p>We also do make dresses for customers all over the world. \u00a0To make sure we get the fit right, we mail you a cotton mock-up of the dress first to try on. \u00a0You send us digital pics of yourself wearing it, and we alter the pattern so that we can get something that fits you wonderfully.<\/p>\n<p>We can make dresses to fit every size and shape!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1070 alignright\" title=\"Lianna1\" src=\"https:\/\/denverdressmakers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Lianna1-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are thinking about a custom dress, please contact us via email (superhero@vigilantelabs.com) and we will get started sketching something unique for you and sourcing gorgeous \u00a0fabrics from around the world.<\/p>\n<p><em>Amazing photographs are by Denver\/Fort Collins area photographer <a href=\"http:\/\/sarahchristinephotography.com\/\">Sarah Christine Photography<\/a>. \u00a0Be sure to check out her website if you are getting married in Colorado!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We make some of the most amazing custom dresses out there. 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