Wedding Wednesday: Dress Progress

March 2013 vintage wedding gown -original front
the original dress

Deanna Fokes has started working on transforming my dress and she was kind enough to send me photos of the progress.

March 2013 vintage wedding gown -original bodice back

To do the dramatic alterations she is essentially taking the whole dress apart and then building it back again from scratch.

March 2013 vintage wedding gown -bodice with muslin torso front

It's so exciting to see it coming together! I'm really looking forward to my next fitting.

March 2013 vintage wedding gown -bodice with muslin torso back

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