Tuesday, November 15, 2011

SOMETHING OLD

























OUR BELLA COUSIN GOOSEY IS GETTING MARRIED (HOORAY!)SHE HAS OPTED TO HAVE AN ALIX OF BOHEMIA WEDDING DRESS FOR HER UPCOMING SUMMER NUPTIALS (WE ARE HONORED).
HOURS AND HOURS SPENT DISCUSSING SOMETHING SIMPLE AND FLOWING AND REMINISCENT OF JULIETTE'S NIGHTGOWN. 
FOR INSPIRATION, WE TURN TO OUR SHARED GRANDPARENTS ON THEIR WEDDING DAY MANY YEARS AGO IN PARIS.





IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE FABRIC COULD BE NOTHING SHORT OF SPECTACULAR.
AND SO, WE UNEARTHED FROM A VINTAGE ARCHIVE THIS SWATH OF SILK CHIFFON, MADE IN FRANCE NO LESS, IN THE SAME DECADE AS THE MARRIAGE ABOVE, (IT WILL BE GOOSEY'S 'SOMETHING OLD').
REGARD, THE FRENCHIE SILK CHIFFON GOLDEN BEAUTY WE  HAVE SETTLED ON FOR HER DRESS:

WE LOVE THE LATTICE PATTERN OF THIS; FOR SOON GOOSEY AND HER MAN WILL BE INTRICATELY INTERTWINED FOREVER.