Tuesday, 3 May 2016

'Antique Hand Mirror' Flower Girl Dresses (Part 1)


Detail of the embroidery on the silver dress

I don't normally design children's clothes, but I wanted to have a go at designing these flower girl dresses. They are based on the decoration on the backs of antique hand mirrors that I found on a variety of antique websites. I designed five different flower girl dresses, but to prevent an incredibly long post, I've split the designs into two posts. I'll post the other two designs in a couple of weeks.

Detail of the embroidery on the green dress

The designs are fairly similar. They all have a decorative bodice, embroidered in gold with patterns taken from the decoration used on the hand mirrors. The skirts of all three of the dresses are quite full, though the blue dress does have a slightly narrower line than the other two. The blue and silver dresses use a rounded neckline, but the green dress uses a 'V' shaped neckline. All three of the dresses are ankle length and have gold ribbon stitched round the skirt of the dress near the hem.
Detail of the embroidery on the blue dress

I hope you liked this design. For more designs, check back here next week, or visit my every-day wear blog: www.bronzedaledesigns.blogspot.co.uk/

Flower girl dress designs and images © Bronzedale Designs

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