Vintage Wedding Dresses in
Somerset West

Vintage means one of two things here: a new gown drafted in the language of another decade, or an heirloom taken apart and rebuilt to fit you. We do both, and the second is often the most moving thing we make.

For a rebuild we unpick, clean, replace perished linings and re-cut to your measurements, keeping the original lace wherever it will survive. For a new gown we draft period-accurate seams — a 1930s bias cut, a 1950s waist, a 1970s sleeve — with modern internal support.

For Helderberg brides we favour silk crêpe and stable mikado over floating chiffon, weight the hem so the skirt returns to the body rather than lifting, and secure the neckline so it holds through photographs on an exposed lawn. Bridesmaids for the same wedding are cut from a single dye lot so the colour matches in the light off the bay. Fittings are remote by default, with the finished gown couriered insured to your door.

Aged silk can tear on the needle. We assess an heirloom in person or from detailed photographs before we promise anything.