Western Cape

Short Wedding Dresses in
Cape Town

Cape Town brides come to us for something that isn't in the Bree Street windows. We build one gown, cut to one body, with a fitting rhythm designed around a single trip north — or none at all, if you'd rather we come to you.

A short wedding dress for Cape Town

A short gown is judged entirely on hem line and hem finish. A centimetre either way changes the proportion of your whole leg, so we set it on you, in your shoes, and then look at it in a photograph before we sew.

Structured bodice, clean hem with a faced or horsehair edge so it holds its shape, and an optional overskirt if you want a long look for the ceremony and a short one afterwards.

A short dress needs a better fit than a long one — nothing is hidden by the skirt.

Fittings from Cape Town

Cape Town brides work with us remotely and comfortably: a video consultation to begin, a measurement appointment with a local seamstress we brief directly, a toile posted to you for a photographed fit check, then two refinement rounds before the finished gown is couriered to Cape Town with a steaming and dressing guide. Brides who prefer to visit the Windhoek atelier condense the process into two unhurried trips.

  • Silk mikado
  • Corded lace
  • Crêpe
  • Organza
Lead time — Three to five months.Investment — From N$ 4,000
Venues we've dressed brides for near Cape Town
  • Molenvliet
  • Nooitgedacht
  • Cavalli Estate
  • The Silo
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Cape Town enquiries

Speak to Georgina

Send your date, your venue and the shape you have in mind. We'll tell you honestly whether it suits you — and we never replicate another designer's dress from a picture.

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