Despite being more than a trifle obsessed with the idea bridal trousseaux, I very rarely draw wedding dresses. I think I just have never been that into weddings. Despite living the South (which tends to give a whole new meaning to the idea of big white wedding), I just don’t really get the appeal. I’ve never been one of those girls who was planning my wedding day since age ten or something.
So, when I draw wedding dresses they tend to be historical (regency or 1870s) or fantasy like this steampunk one. I don’t think I’ve ever actually drawn a contemporary wedding dress until today. I probably still wouldn’t have, but that was the theme for this month’s Collaborative paper doll. The whole point is to break out of comfort zones, so this is certainly breaking out of mine.
So, for this paper doll wedding dress, I knew I wanted a few specific things. I wanted a crown of flowers, as that was what my mother and my sister both wore at their weddings. Also, I wanted sleeves. Personally, I really like wedding dresses with sleeves. I didn’t want to go “modest” wedding dress (because a lot of those just look dowdy to me), but I did want sleeves. I like sleeves and I think wedding dresses shouldn’t look like a prom dress in white. They should have some elegance.
If you want to see more bridal paper doll fashions, check out Paper Doll School and Miss Missy Paper Dolls my partners in this collaboration.
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The floral wreath is very pretty!
I’ll admit that – despite loving fashion as an art form – I had little interest in my own wedding gown. My sister picked mine out because I was so frustrated!
It’s always fun to see how we all interpret the same theme differently.
The flowers are lovely
Your Lily and Roccocco gowns would be gorgeous as wedding gowns. My own gown, worn way back in 1966, is still my favorite. I loved everything about it it and wished there had been more than just 1 evening to wear it! Sometimes I think I’d have loved living in the 1860s and 70s because of the fashions of that time.