WHEN ONE OF THE TRIBE GETS MARRIED, YOU MAKE THE EFFORT.
YOU TREK ON THE TRAIN TO THE COUNTRY, SMELLING NICE WITH CLEAN NAILS AND YOU SIT QUIETLY IN CHURCH AND TRY NOT TO SPILL ON YOURSELF AT THE RECEPTION.
AND YOU MAKE A NEW DRESS TO CELEBRATE THE DAY.
INSPIRED BY THE BLUSHING BRIDE, THE INIMITABLE MRS. MANN,
WE OPTED FOR A SHADE OF ROUGE:
THIS IS THE ALIX OF BOHEMIA RUBY IN CLARET DOTS
(ONE OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF A MAXI DRESS? SMOOTH LEGS ARE NOT REQUIRED. WHICH IS EXCELLENT, BECAUSE IF YOU WOKE UP LATE AND ALMOST MISSED THE TRAIN TO GLOUCESTER, YOU'RE PROBABLY TOO BUSY RUBBING SLEEP MARKS OFF YOUR FACE, DRINKING COFFEE AND RACING AROUND LOOKING FOR YOUR HOUSE KEYS TO DEAL WITH THE TEDIUM OF HAIR REMOVAL)
THOSE TINY INDIAN SPOTTY DOTS WE LOVE, OFFSET WITH SOME BANDS OF FRENCH LACE TO BREAK IT UP AND REMIND US WHERE WE COME FROM
WHAT A SWEET DAY WITH DEAR FRIENDS
(FLAVIA GOT MARRIED! AMAZING.)
ALIX OF BOHEMIA RUBY DRESS, MADE FROM HAND SPOTTED INDIAN COTTON, WITH BANDS OF FRENCH WOVEN LACE. HAND FINISHED THROUGHOUT WITH RUFFLE FROM THE KNEE SO YOU CAN KICK UP YOUR HEELS AT THE WEDDING.
FANCY A MERMAID MAXI OF YOUR OWN? SAY HEY SISTER! HERE.
THANK YOU TO LOVELY ALICE FOR IMAGES OF RUBY AND DETAILS.
SHE LIVES OVER HERE.
