June in ivory silk dupion with a honey sash

I was contacted by a bride who loved my June design, but wanted to have a more 'vintage' looking dress. I suggested that she went for the rough ivory silk dupion, and she loved the honey dupion for the sash. To give the skirt a lighter feel, i sewed the 2 layer ivory petticoat directly into the skirt which encourages the dress to hang softer and makes the dress a lot lighter. Sewing the petticoat in also means that you can decide exactly how much petticoat sticks out, and it will stay that way!

She also loved the lace petti in the June photo shoot, so I sewed a lace trim on to the bottom of the petticoat. I love it, such a cute and very vintagy looking dress. The best part? Her wedding is next week! So that means we don't have to wait long to see this gorgeous dress in action.

Congratulations Beth and Matt!

Beth emailed me more than a year before her wedding, in fact she actually had the dress in her possession for almost a year before the big day. How she resisted putting the hot pink petticoat on and spinning round the house every week i'll never know.

She sent me these photos from her wedding and what a gorgeous explosion of pink it was! Beth wore June in ivory satin, a 3 layer cerise petticoat and a cerise sash.

I love this image - so cute!

The flowers, the shoes... perfect!

Even the wedding certificate matches!

Thanks for asking me to be such a big part of your day Beth, it was such an honour!

Rose!

On Easter weekend the sun came out and shone beautifully just in time for Rose's photo shoot! It's taken a few weeks to get the photos ready, but at last here they are in all their beautifulness for you to enjoy.

The inspiration for the shoot was one of my favourite Banksy pieces, 'girl with a balloon'. I absolutely love the result, the colours worked so nicely and the hundreds of dandelions really brought the shoot together.

Special thanks to Nicole for being a beautiful model, and my gorgeous husband for being such a talented photographer. I hope you all enjoy looking at the photos as much as we enjoyed creating them!

Oh yes... details of the dress. Nicole wears Rose, with a full silk tulle ivory skirt and a cherry red sash.

Copyright Richard Banks

p.s. the lovely birdcage veil and feathers that are worn in the photos is part of my new accessories collection!