Retro Bridesmaid dresses- A guest post

We have a guest post today from London based retro fashion label Fever, telling us about how to choose a retro bridesmaid dress:

If you don’t fancy paying through the roof for bridal gowns and bridesmaid dresses then there are a few options.

Vintage is one option. There are so many vintage and retro stores which have popped up, left right and centre since vintage became super trendy a few years back what with Mad Men creating a style boom. For those who are not too fussy about second hand vintage stores there is another option for cheap and timelessly well-tailored dresses.

Vintage can sometimes mean long days spent doing some high and low searching, as many stores as there are, it can still take some quality sifting to find a genuine beautiful article of clothing behind numerous rows of dusty smelling clothes, this of course sometimes being the major appeal for vintage shoppers!

If you don’t fancy sifting through second hand clothes then you can always go for the option of new vintage style dresses. Many benefits come with this option, returns being one of them, plus a less challenging search. Although in saying that there are many “retro” / “vintage” stores which don’t really adhere to the true retro rules. Retro dresses should be well tailored, with an elegant fit and often strong visual patterns. The quality in new retro dresses isn't always the same.

Fever are a London based retro clothes store which focuses on new retro clothes, sourcing inspiration from around the world via searching high and low throughout vintage and retro clothing stores for retro patterns, styles and fabrics.

They actually have a whole collection specifically designed for weddings, including bridal and bridesmaid dresses so have kindly done most of the legwork regarding searching for that perfect retro wedding dress.

Whether you decide on old or new dress let retro be the style definer! There is so much effortless choice in this particular era of clothing and with that will never go out of fashion. Treat the bridesmaids to a dress that can be worn time upon time again.

A little bit of Luxury

I have written so many posts about hippie bridal looks, it's about time to show something more elegant more high fashion, which I love just as much. Have any of you ever checked out the great website The Lane? It's full of great inspiration for Brides who really love fashion, don't check the side out for the first time if you are having a busy day ; ) Be warned, you might loose a couple of hours looking at beautiful photos of beautiful weddings, styled photo shoots and great vendors. I found it a very great resource for me as a wedding makeup artist as well. I love my job so much I could easily get lost in making mood boards and pin boards for my work. There is always something new to discover, more to learn, skills to achieve and products to know about.

I found a wonderful pair of luxury shoes that somewhat match the vibe of the elegant weddings featured on this side. And we all love a good pair of designer shoes. These are by Carmen Steffens and I love all the detail: The little gold trimmings, golden buckle and the intricate pattern. There are many more sparkly gorgeous pairs in their range The colour makes them just perfect for weddings I think, but you will sure be able to wear these again and again and again.

Brides in Flats Part I

I have recently done hair & makeup for a gorgeous bride to be who was wearing the most beautiful simple little flat summer sandals. For an Australian outdoor wedding, they were such a great match, I absolutely loved it. This couple was so lovely to work with, I sometimes feel incredibly blessed about my profession. It's wonderful to meet people and getting to know their stories not to mention becoming part of such an important day in their lives. I am currently preparing my stand for One Fine Day the unique wedding fair in Sydney. It's coming up so soon and there is still some things to do beforehand. In Germany is a saying about being self employed, it means you are doing everything yourself and you are working all the time. I always found that to be very true. It's so rewarding at the same time. Anyhow, I got inspired to source some cute flat shoes for you, there are some more here. The ones below are by Jonak. Slip'em on and dance all night ;)

More Rosegold!

2013 is already an old friend, and yet it's just beginning. I have been preparing loads and loads for the unique wedding fair OFD. Our last weeks in London we spent designing new business cards for my makeup artistry, with my logo in rose gold foil print. Which I love! Above is a little snap shot for you. And while beside makeup and hair and I am always trying to source some great shoes and wedding shoe inspiration for you guys I came across some rad little sandals from Marc By Marc Jacobs in rose gold. I am really seriously thinking of getting these for myself. To match my card ;)

Hello, Sydney Brides To Be!

2013 started with a bang, January is one busy month, I am working with many beautiful brides, doing exciting photo-shoots and also and very importantly I am preparing myself and my stand for the amazing little wedding fair One Fine Day here in Sydney. I didn't even yet manage to update my website with all the latest work I have done over the last months. Come and say: "Hi!", Meet me for a chat, some makeup tips and tricks and get loads of good ideas for your wedding day. See you there- Check out the website here. Hope you all had a fantastic start into the new year: Happy 2013!