Haha Jean .... LOL
My mum was a dressmaker and did a very similar thing about the same
time.... the wedding dress had an overdress of guipure lace and the
bridesmaids dresses were edged in the same lace at the neck, waist and
sleeves.... one bridesmaid came from way down south somewhere and we
had to rely on her mum sending her measurements up.... mum took one
look at the measurements and said 'either this girl is tiny and fat or
mums measured to her knees!! we lengthened the dress when cutting it
by about 8 inches, but it was still too short! Not enough material or
time to make another so we lengthened the dress by putting another 6
inches on the bottom.... then hid the seam with a line of lace round
at that point on all the bridesmaids dresses!! So.... Sarah Burton
must have got her ideas and inspiration from my mum as well!!
Sue
On 2 May 2011, at 08:20, Jean Nathan wrote:
In actual fact Sarah Burton got her inspiration from me. :-D
I made my own wedding dress in 1962. It had a top made of very
expensive lace (machine made of course) and a frothy tulle skirt. I
cut out motifs from the lace left over from the top and appliquéd
them onto the tulle skirt. It was cut up and used for other things
over a very few years.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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