His & Hers (And Rose Meringue-ish Slipdress) - A Postlette

15 July 2009 | by jen in Vintage, Wedding Stuff

matching-boxes

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.

underdress

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!

underdress2

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. :)

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6 Comments on “His & Hers (And Rose Meringue-ish Slipdress) - A Postlette”

  1. 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!

     

  2. Of course, I say go with the crinoline! I wear mine when I can but what a perfect opportunity this will be.

     

  3. I say go with the crinoline too - beautiful post! :D

     

  4. 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!~

     

  5. Hugs! :D The dress will be lovely, and the matching ring boxes are a wonderful touch.

     

  6. Your dress will be beautiful !

     

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