Let’s be honest, there’s a lot to adore here on Love My Dress and, if you’re anything like me, it’s always the gowns that really make you swoon. We’ve recently featured a beautifully coloured dress, a bride in stunning separates and this fantastic Sixties inspired wedding (complete with the most amazing surprise announcement – do take a look if you’ve not seen this yet!). Today, I’m so happy to introduce you to the fabulous dresses from Elegance 50s – which are, as you might expect, truly elegant, 1950s style gowns at very appealing prices…
“Elegance 50s is definitely a family business,” says Director, Lawrence Aitken. “My mother is our lead designer and our design team includes several aunties, a couple of cousins and some very close family friends!”
“I grew up loving the 1950’s and our dresses are all influenced by the designs of this decade. It’s a style loved by so many people, especially within the wedding world, and I love how many people have such a soft spot for this look.”
Elegance 50s take their inspiration from the iconic silhouettes of the 50s and reinvent them so you can enjoy the wearing a dress that combines the best vintage inspiration and modern techniques to create something very special indeed. These super feminine, super simple lines are just so wonderfully flattering.
“Our most popular designs are those that require the most sophisticated patterns and they’ve all been developed over many years,” explains Lawrence. “These designs make our dresses unique and that makes them wonderful to wear. But it’s our customer care and service that really completes the package. One of the things we love most about our work is how happy our customers are when they receive their gowns.”
The team at Elegance 50s believes that online shopping can still allow you to enjoy lots of personal interaction – they’re available to help you even before you order and they want to make the experience totally memorable for all the right reasons:
“We understand that buying a dress for a wedding isn’t a normal purchase, it’s special and it deserves a special kind of customer service. Because of the way we work, we can be incredibly flexible and our process includes design previews and the options to make adaptations before the dress is sent out. We love it when customers send us thank you notes and photos of them looking fantastic wearing their Elegance 50s dress!”
Lawrence admits that the tea length gown is “our kind of thing” and I can just imagine one of these dresses being worn at a vintage inspired wedding, one that’s full of lively dancing, sentimental touches and a gloriously retro vibe. Elegance 50s gowns would also be perfect if you’re a fan of the mix-and-match bridesmaids trend – either opt for the same design in different fabrics or colours or use the same material in style that suit each maid.
“I love that everyone really seems to appreciate the skill and time that goes into making each dress,” says Lawrence. “When people see the dresses, they ask questions how long they take to craft, how long we’ve been making them and then, of course, they want to know if they can have one!”
Vintage inspired gowns from Elegance 50s start at less than £100 and none of their silk dresses cost more than £285. Elegance 50s ships worldwide and you can find out more about the ordering process and request a quote online.
To find out more about Elegance 50s and to view the whole collection do visit the website. You can also follow their work via Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest and if you’ve got any questions at all, the team would love to hear from you – [email protected].
Love Tamryn x
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Tamryn Settle View all Tamryn's articles
Self-confessed wedding addict Tamryn spends her days in her Berkshire studio writing about all things beautiful and romantic with her black Labrador for company.
