Truly Victorian

elensari · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:08 am Post subject: Getting married! OMG

Hello everyone. I am freshly engaged Shocked

, and will be getting married at our little Dickens event in Galveston 2010. Laughing

You all are great sources of opinion and information, so I was wondering what your ideas for bustled wedding dresses are. I am having hardest time deciding which flavor I want to do...early, naturalform, or late.

I have the dover wedding book, but I want to see what you think. Thanks for all the help.

cheers!

~Kelly
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Miss Cindy · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:28 am Post subject:

Congratulations!
I happen to like the natural form. Before I knew what Victorian clothing was, I picked a wedding dress that was most closely related to the natural form.
Really, tho', all of the eras are beautiful. My sister in law had a light blue CW gown made for her wedding, themed as such. Her hubbie even had the confederate uniform. It was great!
I realize this won't help any, but it truly is your preference. Smile

I wish you the best.
Marriage, it is like shoveling sand...not real complicated, just a lot of work and commitment. Very Happy

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Erin · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:10 pm Post subject:

Kelly! Congratulations! This is so exciting, and I'm so happy for you Smile

I don't have any opinion on your dress, you always look great.
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valleyviolet · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject:

Congratulations! Very Happy

You should stick to which ever period matches your personal aesthetic more closely. Personally I like the NF and late bustle styles more (the really high waist on the early bustle drives me mad), but you should do what you like. Besides, you look stunning in everything! Wink

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Frank815 · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:14 pm Post subject:

Hey Kelly, I know I already talked to you today, but I ran across this dress and thought of you:

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elensari · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject:

Goodness! Frank that is fantastic! Do you have other pics of its front?

Thanks for all the good wishes! I will look forward to more pictures. Smile

~k
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Bookwyrm · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:22 pm Post subject:

If you're looking for references for any of those periods, Festive Attyre has a bunch of Peterson's images on the internet (under "Research") and the Dover Archive book Victorian Fashions and Costume from Harper's Bazar 1867-1898: 1000 Illustrations has TONNES of stuff for you, including hats and jewelry.
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stealthflower · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject:

Oh my, Frank, that's beautiful. Where is it from? *drooling*

Frank815 · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject:

Christine Hall had it on her website:

here is the front:

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Yvonne · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:17 am Post subject:

ohhhh, this is so gorgeous!!! This dress is so beautiful

does anyone know if there are 2 steel halfhoops/ bones to help with the stand of the back of the dress?

This almost looks like it, but it really doesn't get clear from the photos....

Oh sry Embarassed

and my congrats to you, Ele!

Heather · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:55 am Post subject:

Based on that pic, yes, those are two steels to stand in for a bustle.
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diana · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:14 am Post subject:

Congrats, Kelly!

I would choose NF as well, although a dinner dress neckline as opposed to a high neckline for comfort's sake (unless you are wanting to be period correct?)
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elensari · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject:

This is one of the dresses I am considering.

http://www.festiveattyre.com/victorian/p77/oct8.jpg[url][/url]
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