His & Hers (And Rose Meringue-ish Slipdress) - A Postlette
15 July 2009 | by jen in Vintage, Wedding Stuff
Coordinating 1930s celluloid ring boxes for our wedding bands. Mine’s the blue, his is the ivory. I’m crazy for these little boxes, they are so sweet. I totally lucked out finding two of the same design.
So I ended up using the petal pink batiste to line my dress. It’s like a cloud floating there on the hanger. Tinted meringue, even. I think batiste is my new favorite fabric although my dastardly little pins slip right out of it.
The straps are made of some pretty nude-colored lace I got in the Marché Saint Pierre many years ago for cheap; it’s always good to pick up haberdashery on trips - you never know when you may use it!
For this part of my wedding dress I used this pattern here. I think it provides some good structure and is close-fitting. There are two layers there but it’s such a wisp of a dress it hardly weighs a thing. I may end up wearing a vintage pink crinoline that I have underneath, to fill out the skirt, although I haven’t made up my mind on that yet.
That’s all for now. Sorry I haven’t posted again with another sewing lesson. I feel badly about it but I just haven’t been able to get back to it. But I will, I will!
And thanks so much for the wedding-love: Sharing these things with you make the planning all the more fun! Have a lovely evening. 
What are your thoughts, dears? | ♥ 
16 July 2009 | Casey says:
Oh! Such beautiful things in this post–I hardly know where to start!
Those boxes are such a fun find; you’ll be able to display them for years to come (unlike the ugly black flocked boxes that my rings came in… those are stuffed away! lol). I just love how the dress is coming along–can’t wait to see it finished!
16 July 2009 | lsaspacey says:
Of course, I say go with the crinoline! I wear mine when I can but what a perfect opportunity this will be.
18 July 2009 | Aya says:
I say go with the crinoline too - beautiful post!
19 July 2009 | Heather says:
Hmmm….are we long lost sisters? I own most of that stack of books too
Lady Cottington and the Edward Gorey…*love*
The dress is looking beautiful! what a fun project!~
19 July 2009 | Andrea says:
Hugs!
The dress will be lovely, and the matching ring boxes are a wonderful touch.
20 July 2009 | Stéphanie says:
Your dress will be beautiful !