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A vintage dress boutique in the Roman gardens

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

As you know I’ve got a little passion (very little!) for everything that is vintage…so when I saw this photo shooting by Eleonara Sebastiani, a photographer based in Rome who I simply adore, I was nearly in tears and I did not know which dress to choose from.

They all come from Esterita’s shop VintaChic, a little shop in Rome which sells and rents vintage dresses…Esterita has a fashinating story. She started collecting vintage dresses when she was very little – from her mum and aunts – and then when she was older she started travelling and buying dresses in Europe and US. After working for many years as a costumer designer in US, Esterita moved back to Italy where she opened the Vintage Chic. Now she has a collection of hundreds of dress from different eras and type…I’d love to go to visit her shop…I know I could spend days in there trying all sorts of dresses!!!

I love this cocktail dress from the ’50s – pink chiffon with satin inserts and belt.

This is another jewel from the ’50s! and probably my prefered one. I love the colour and the skirt made of a lot of lace and tulle frills.

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A wonderful “The Artist” inspired vintage shooting

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Good morning brides

How are you this morning?!

Today let’s travel to Belgium and meet with Caroline, the talented stylist of Sautoir & Poudrier, who lives in a world of retro, chic and vintage wedding accessories!
I’ve been following her works for quite a while now, and I love the personalised wedding accessorizes she realizes for her future brides! I always wondered whether they would fit on my curly hair though…

I recently felt in love with a series of photos she’s been working on to present her creations! Curious about your comments about this special “Artist” inspired shooting!!!

Caroline was also so kind to tell us more about her job!

How long have you been creating retro and vintage accessories ?
Sautoir et Poudrier was born in July 2010. I was always passionate by the world of whatever is vintage, retrò and glam – which were by the way my wedding themes back in 2009! At that time, I was a little bit tired of my job at that time, and made the decision pursue a new adventure, and to create my own online shop of vintage accessories and jewels!

What about your inspirations?
There are so many of them…. I would say that I’m a great fan of old vintage movies and musicals. I could stay for hours in front of such movies… Yes I would say that cinema is definitely one source of inspiration…

My customers are also of great inspiration too! Some of my creations can see the light simply by looking at my brides-to-be dresses!

How do you create your bespoke accessories ?
I’m lucky enough to have my own home-atelier ! Each of my creation is 100% home and hand made. I spend a rather high amount of time and energy to choose the best fabrics and materials! I love seeing all this messed around on my working desk!

Do you meet your brides-to-be to give them some piece of advice in their choice ?
Being in Belgium, I do not always have the possibility to meet with my brides-to-be. Most of my work is done thru emails and pictures ! This does not prevent from creating the right climate between them and me ! I always try to provide my customers with accurate answers! I might have one day my own shop and have the possibility then to host my customers in my little « boudoir »

How much in advance do we need to place an order ?
This really much depends on the season! But I would say that 3-4 months in advance is perfect so I can work to create the accessorize of your dream! I’m based in Belgium, but I can ship my creations all across the world !

Vintage Hair and Jewels Accessories – Caroline, Sautoir et Poudrier
Photographer – Violaine Meunier
Stationary – Lyllcréation
Hair Stylism : Cindy Chapelle
Model : Cyrielle van Landeghem
Dresses : Lambert Création from the bridal dress boutique Ann Piron
Venue : Maison d’hôte “Rêver d’Art” in Verviers, Belgium

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A glamorous bride at the Royal theatre in Parma

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

Hello girls!

Would you like a bit of glamour today?
I found these fabulous photos by Stefan Giftthaler in Vogue Sposa and I thought to post a few of then in our blog…I think they are simply fab!!!
They were taken in the Royal Theatre in Parma, city famous for being the home town of composer Giuseppe Verdi.

So this photoshooting is a sort of celebration of the old music tradition of this city which is not often included in the most popular tourist destination, but which can be the perfect spot for music lovers!

And now…the fabulous bride…I’ve added details of dresses and accessories below each picture…enjoy!

The dress is by Eddy K., a bridal dress manufacturer based in Milan which I’ve just discovered!

A very elegant mermaid shape dress enriched by lace and beads by Manuel Mota for Pronovias.

This is my preferred one, because it has a vintage touch which reminds me the ’30s – ’40s…The dress is by Jenny Packham.

The first dress is by Ian Stuart Bride and is made in satin and tulle. I love everything of the second dress by Tosca Spose – the simplicity of the satin wide skirt, the big beads applications as well as the lace top!

What about this hairdo??? Simply fabulous! I also love the choker by Marion Godart!

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Touches from the 20s’…

Sunday, September 9th, 2012

Busy busy busy…

Hunting for some 20s’ memorabilia for the next wedding in Venice…this is what I’ve been up to recently…
This bride has just told us she will have a 20s’ inspired wedding dress, so we thought to give the whole wedding a bit of the same touch with some little details…what do you think?

Still waiting to win an old Penguin camera on Ebay, fingers crossed!
Some nice pics after the wedding!

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Egle + Peter: a Grace Kelly theme wedding in Asolo

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Hi girls,
This is really a quick one…the wedding season has started and there is no time for blogging…soooory!!!

However, today I’d like to show you this wonderful bride and her amazing retro’ look which remind me of old movies with Grace Kelly! I love her hairdo as well as her dress! Plus this wedding took place last autumn in Asolo, a lovely little jewel in our Veneto region! A fantastic place for an intimate wedding far from the most turistic destinations…

Location of Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Asolo, Italy
Dress and Shoe designers: Juozas Statkevicius COUTURE
Photographer: White Fashion photographer Eigirdas Scin

Please visit My Italian Wedding Planner Asolo page if you are planning to get married in this area

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Vintage clothes and accessories close to Venice

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Good morning lovely brides,

Hope you’re having a lovely saturday morning! We’ve been keeping ourselves quite busy for a few weeks with our upcoming April weddings! Menu stationary preparation, last admin paperworks checks, photographers to coordinate,…

I found though a couple of weeks ago the time to go to a fantastic fair in Vicenza dedicated to DYI, and came across Une Nouvelle Vie atelier. Vintage clothes and accessories lovers, that’s simply YOUR place!

The atelier philosophy and main job is to give a “new life” ( thus their name!) to old clothing and accessories that may be locked in one of your grand ma’ old vintage suit case, you would not know what to do with!

Result is simply brilliant! And with a complete revamped old skirt or birdcage, you will look like an actress directly coming from old 50′s!

Keep tuned as I and Stefania will pay a visit to their shop in the coming weeks! And we’ll get back to you with some vintage ispirations!

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Retrò style: from Marlene Dietrich to Audrey Hepburn

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Morning ladies,

You already know I’m a big fan of vintage dresses, so you can imagine my reaction when I received an email from Abigail containing the photos of her new collection of retro wedding dresses! And that’s because I start dreaming of cinema and unforgettable female stars like Marlene Dietrich and Audry Hepburn…

I selected 4 of them, which you will see below with an interesting and detail explanation from Abigail, but you can see the whole collection in the gallery next page…

Alençon lace from the late 1930s (left handside)
This fabulous dress is quite unusual for the period in having a plunging backless detail, but this sexiness is balanced by the demure puff sleeves with soft shoulder pads. The sweetheart neckline gives little indication of the drama of the dress at the back. The Alençon lace is a soft almost putty colour rather than a yellowy ivory, with a floral motif and classic Alençon cording. The dress hugs the high hip before floating off to finish at a flattering calf length. The sash is in matching lace and is styled with a side drape.

Flat lace with jacket mid 1930s (right handside)
An elegant example of mid 30s lace work. The slinky shape of the dress with key hole back is complemented by the matching jacket. The carnation-petal detail around the neck of the jacket adds a touch of softness to the silhouette and an extra touch of glamour. Although the overall affect is one of sexiness this is achieved without overexposure and is somehow still quite demure.

And then the 50s…I love these mid lenght skirts and the laces tops!

Tiered lace with bow detail 1950s (left handside)
This dress is destined to sit on the back a Vespa on the way to Chelsea register office, well if there’s any justice in the world. Sassy but still very pretty the lace is given fullness by the tiered skirt. The lace itself is of exceptional quality which levens the frivolity of styling. Bracelet length sleeves and a shelf bust are complemented by a classic mid to late 50s slash neck. Accessorised with its original veil.

High neck organza 1950s (right handside)
The heart shaped taffeta bodice only adds to the dramatic effect produced by the pleated taffeta low back. The silk organza of the front blends into the taffeta of the backskirt and is bought together by a sumptuous taffeta rose that sits at the back waist. The neat shoulder line and sleeve keeps the whole contained and balanced. Givenchy influenced styling in the simplicity and lack of fuss in the cut popular with Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn.
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Egor + Svetlana: Vintage wedding in Rome

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Hi girls,

How are you? I know in Venice was really nice and sunny last week end, but here in the UK it was horrible, so I spent most my Sunday online, looking for some nice inspirations from the web.
And while searching I’ve realised we’ve never featured a wedding in Rome…It’s just that we were waiting for the right photos!
Here we go…this is Egor and Svetlana’s stunning vintage wedding which took place a while ago…

Thanks Eleonora for sending your wonderful pics!
I love the ones among the chairs, and what about her retro wedding dress? Gorgeous!

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A passionate love for hats

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

Hi girls,

Yes, it’s Sunday…but I’ve got these nice pics that I can’t wait until tomorrow…have a look!
A little introduction though. I met with Corinna a few months ago thanks to her wedding reportage on a couple who got married in Genova and who chose a purple colour theme for their wedding! And I’m so il love with her photos that I’d like to show you another wedding she took pictures of…what I really like about it is the bride’s original handmade hat…

Sara and Umberto got married in Liguria region last year. She had her dress made by a dressmaker as well as her hat decorated with a birdcage veil.
She sent a short note to tell us how in love she is with hats and how she managed to draw her own wedding hat with a really vintage (and modern at the same time) style!

Look at Corinna’s pictures! Sara really looks like an old-times bride and the result is wonderful!

“I love hats – I’ve got plenty of them in every sort of shape and colour. So I was pretty sure I wanted to wear one on my wedding day! I made a drawing of my hat after being inspired by some pictures, then I added the birdcage veil which I think is so charming! I brought my drawing to the dressmaker who manage to create this wonderful work of art! It’s all 100% handmade”

Picture courtesy of Vagabondando

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Walking on sunshine…

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Happy Monday ladies!

Today I’ve got a little treat for all the shoeaholic out there!
I’ve discovered Ferracuti wedding shoes through our blog friend and photographer Cinzia, who took the pictures for their collections.

The new collection has got a lot going on – from flat white or coloured shoes to more sophisticated high heels decorated with rhinestones…sooo beautiful!
Plus they make a lot of shoes accessories like clips which you could use to make you shoes unique!

I was particularly intrigued by the video in the “handwork” section, which shows you how they make their shoes…really made in Italy!

What about this lovely vintage wedding dress with light yellow decorations? Cinzia was so proud to tell me this is her mum’s wedding dress!

vintage wedding dress '70
White wedding shoes