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Showing posts with label Designer - Dollies' Dressmaker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Designer - Dollies' Dressmaker. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Lavender Dress from Meet Molly
This lavender dress, inspired by an illustration from "Meet Molly", was made by Dollies' Dressmaker. In the illustration, Molly's family reads a letter from Dad who is a doctor stationed in England during WWII.











Sunday, October 30, 2011
History of the Rocking Chair
The earliest rocking furniture were created for babies as cradles. But starting in the 18th century, people modified existing chairs by adding skates to them. Windsor rocking chairs were made in Philadelphia in the 1740s.
Read more about rocking chairs:
http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/rocking/origin.html








Read more about rocking chairs:
http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/rocking/origin.html
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
18th Century Saque Back Gown
18th Century Saque Back Gown by Dollies' Dressmaker.
Sorry I've been remiss about posting. We've been going through dozens of wedding photographers and we've finally found one we really love.
More information about the 18th century saque back gown:
http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/tagged/saque_back
http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/lmlowel/the331/rococo/womenreview.htm



Matching earrings!






Sorry I've been remiss about posting. We've been going through dozens of wedding photographers and we've finally found one we really love.
More information about the 18th century saque back gown:
http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/tagged/saque_back
http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/lmlowel/the331/rococo/womenreview.htm
Matching earrings!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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