Ivory silk wedding dress.  This dress is an interpretation of a designer dress that the bride saw online.  A china

silk dress with silk organza overlays, it is decorated with silk flowers. Photo by Dave Busse.

Ivory silk wedding dress.  This close-up shows some detail of the silk flowers.  Photo by Dave Busse.

Ivory silk wedding dress with silk organza overlays and flowers.  Photo by Dave Busse.

Edwardian style silk and lace skirt made to complement the original period blouse which belonged to the

bride's grandmother.

White taffeta wedding dress.  The train was designed to be worn down for the ceremony and bustled for

dancing. 

Summer wedding dress of ivory dupioni with blue lace-trim.

Summer wedding dress

Halter-neck summer wedding dress from the side.

Summer wedding dress from the back.

This bride wanted an overdress to fit over an existing dress, cut to display the ruffles of the dress underneath.  

The fabric was sheer with embroidery.

Embroidered overdress from the back.

This bride already had her dress, but needed the dress detached from the bodice.  She wanted to wear the

bodice with a shorter skirt for dancing in the evening.

"Detached" dress bodice detail.  The embroidery around the bottom of the bodice had to be reconstructed after

the skirt was detached. 

Dancing skirt made to wear with the bodice from the wedding dress.

Wedding dancing outfit.

Bridal corset made as underwear from white duchess satin. 

Corset made as a bridal shower gift.  The bride's sister commissioned this corset as an unusual shower present.

This corset was commissioned with a peacock theme and features a tiny embroidered peacock "signature" on

the side.

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