Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Official wedding picture
Jacqueline commissioned a beautiful dress deep green silk dupion with MacDonald Tartan highlights to wear for the
Ceilidh after her wedding ceremony.
The 1950's style dress has a fitted and boned bodice with v-neckline. The skirt is full over layers of netting to give a real
swish as Jacqueline danced. The stylish little bolero had a lip curving up around the neck and three quarter length sleeves with
pleated cuffs. Tartan silk-dupion was used to make a sash for the skirt with a bow at the back and a shoulder sash that could be
worn with just the dress or over the bolero as well. The bolero had little square
buttons covered in silk Tartan highlighting the back seams and Tartan silk at the cuffs with contrasting green buttons .
Similar styles from £540
With fabrics and detailing as shown £930
Dress only £670 (with waist and shoulder sashes and seperate petticoat)
Bolero only £260 (with cuffs and buttons)
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Jacqeuline wrote:
Hi Felicity,
Thanks, we had a lovely weekend and I got lots of compliments on my dress. I attach a couple of photos. Thanks again for your hard work.
Regards,
Jacqueline
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Original design sketches
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Finished dress on the stand
The little white marks on the left shoulder are the poppas for attaching the shoulder sash, so it can come off when the
bolero is worn.
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Finished dress and bolero on the stand
The shoulder sash was attached with poppas so it could be worn over just the dress or over the bolero has well. The waist sash
was sewn onto the dress but the bow was also on poppas so it could be optional as we felt it wasn't needed when the shoulder sash
was worn.
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Finished dress and petticoat on the stand
The netting petticoat was made separately so the dress could be worn with or without it. The main dress had just a little tulle
sewn inside so that the skirt stil had some shape even when the petticoat wasn't worn. The pictures at the side show the dress
both ways.
The top panel of the petticoat is made of special stretch fabric like 'magic knickers' for a perfectly flat finish with no
bumps from waistbands or pleating showing through the dress.
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Official wedding picture
Jacqeuline shows off her garter and all her netting layers
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Fitting pictures
Jacqeuline at her final fitting, dress bolero and sashes in different combinations
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Finished dress and bolero on the stand
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Finished dress and bolero on the stand
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Detail of pre-tied bow
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Detail of pleated Tartan cuffs and contrast buttons on bolero sleeves
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Detail of Tartan covered buttons on the bolero back
Wedding-Ceilidh dress for Jacqueline Macdonald
Official wedding picture
