Monday 3 February 2014

Vintage wedding dress of the week: lovely 1930s 'Daisy'

Dear Reader

On the blog today, my Vintage Wedding Dress of the Week. This pretty 1930s dress is made in cotton lace with so many wonderful details. 
1930s wedding dresses, 'Daisy', c Heavenly Vintage Wedding Blog
1930s wedding dress, Daisy, in cream cotton lace. Price £995
I call it the Daisy Dress, as the lace is sprinkled with a charming repeat pattern of daises.

The style is a flattering bias cut - very easy and comfortable to wear. It just slips on over the head, with no zips or openings, and moves beautifully with your body. 
1930s wedding dresses, 'Daisy', c Heavenly Vintage Wedding Blog
1930s wedding dress, with beautiful art deco 'zigzag' panelled skirt, £995
The skirt is a 'zigzag' construction, very popular in 1930s wedding dresses. This gives it a lovely swish, and beautiful art deco seam patterns.
1930s wedding dresses, 'Daisy', c Heavenly Vintage Wedding Blog - b&w pic of Ginger Rogers
1930s  movie star Ginger Rogers wearing a very similar style.
And with its pretty flutter sleeves - just like those on famous dancer Ginger Rogers' dresses from the period - this is the perfect dress to take you from 'I do' to the dance floor. 

Lace wedding dresses from the 1930s are becoming harder to find in good wearable condition, as the lace dries out and can become brittle. So I was specially pleased to source this gorgeous dress in such wonderful condition. As it's bias cut, it's a flexible fit from size 8 to 10. I've teamed it here with a lovely original 1930s satin slip, included in the price of £995.
1930s wedding dresses, 'Daisy', c Heavenly Vintage Wedding Blog
1930s wedding dress,  flattering bias cut and art deco seam details, £995
The 1930s is such a fabulous decade for wedding fashion. If you'd like to see 'Daisy' or view original 1930s wedding dresses, please do contact me to arrange an appointment. And keep your eye on my blog, there are lots more lovely original vintage wedding dresses here
Thanks for stopping by.

Love 
Helena

Photographs with thanks to Robert Lawler Photography