Wedding Dresses - 50s style/Vintage Recommendations please!

Not sure if they'll have what you're after but Fur Coat No Knickers make vintage/50's style dresses.

I have a lady who has made me two 50's style dresses who I know makes bridesmaids dresses in that style- her shop is called CyanideKiss and both dresses were £50 each, made to measure, and were absolutely amazing. One was a Marvel fabric with all superheros on, one was a Jade/ Emerald green for Xmas party. So great!

http://www.cyanidekiss.co.uk/Gallery.php

I'll be getting her to make me dresses again in the future.

The Fur Coat No Knickers shop is amazing! Didn't buy from there in the end though.... got mine from Cutting Edge Bridal in Bexley

http://www.cuttingedgebrides.com/

My dress is a 50s style tea length with petticoats - it's from Forget me Not. They are based on the Isle of Wight but have a few stockists around, got mine from Altrincham. They are made to measure, so can do custom alterations but not sure if you'd need to go to IoW direct to sort that. Good luck!

What sort of thing are you looking for? A couple of our hitched girls have shorter dresses from bridal boutiques that don't specialise too.

I was on the verge of going to fur coat no knickers and I know someone who got a beautiful dress made from there. They do actually have some vintage dresses if you are teeny (sizes 6-10) but they make them too.

But in the end I got lucky at a sample sale with a dress that was full length, and I just had it cut to ballerina length (calf length) by a seamstress. It is worth remembering that most dresses are made to be taken up anyway, for shorter brides. Even the ones with a lace overlay - the trim is easily detachable.

So I just got them to bring it up even more and add another skirt underneath.

maybe we should start a thread for tea-length brides!

I wasn't necessarily trying to go for a fifties vibe, I just didn't want to have to hoik my dress around with me all day!

I've said from the off that I'm going to have a tea-length, or calf length dress - it's much more me!

I have such a tight budget though (only about £300) that I'm kind of relying on being able to find one at an outlet or sample sale which seems unlikely.

I really wanted a 50's style dress. Originally wanted a Vivien of Holloway but something wasn't quite right. Was then going to get one from Honeypie boutique but again, couldn't put my finger on it. I've now seen this bridesmaids dress from Alfred Angelo and NEED to try it on.

It's not quite what I thought I'd go for but I've fallen in love! Don't limit yourself to places that specialise is basically what I'm trying to say!

Yep that's tough. My budget was £400 but I had to stretch to £800. You would think shorter dresses would be cheaper! Not the case. I do think they are becoming more popular though so hopefully you will have more luck than me.

Also I think you have time to hunt around for a bargain. I have noticed some bridal shops advertise their samples on pre-loved. It's worth setting up an alert or something on there.

Inspyre that's lovely! Good thinking to look at BM dresses! Part of the problem with the short dresses is finding somewhere to try them.

Have you tried the couture company in birmingham, if you google them the website is worth a look.

Their shop is County Durham but their dresses are beautiful!

http://www.houseofmooshki.com/our-dresses/charlotte/

They em may even do bespoke

Mines an Ellis dress

Also try Kenneth Winston private label G & romantica

And don't rule out high street phase 8 in particular.

Inspyre that dress is gorgeous! Good point about bridesmaids dresses, they come in so many different colours including white, ivory, blush etc.

Chucklevision, that's the first time I've seen your dress!! Gorgeous :-)

Wow - some gorgeous tea length dresses on here. Makes me want to get re-married!

Ahhh shucks Mrs Shep- I'm not very good a flashing although with less than 2 months to go I am due a flashathon. X

Yes please! You know we love a flashathon, especially from our regulars!

AdasBridal. You can customize the length of skirt there. There are many choice.

Ladies, thank you so much for this. CV, I pinned your dress to my Pinterest board last year! Saw your flash, it looks fab!

And Catshoes, yours is the closest thing to perfection that I've found! That's the sort of bodice I'd like, a V-neck with a covered back, lots of lace. I just need to go and try one on now!

I've bookmarked a few others too, on the basis that they can be shortened or embellished, so thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! I feel much more positive about the dress now!