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ť First fitting of my Amsale Ella gown - some pics included!!! :))

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First fitting of my Amsale Ella gown - some pics included!!! :))

P: 4/29/2009 12:41:40 PM
CKinNYC Cut Rock Total Posts: 185 Last Post: 9/11/2009 Member Since: 4/20/2008	Hi everyone! I had my first fitting for my Amsale Ella gown yesterday at Kleinfeld. My seamstress' name is Ellie, and she seems absolutely LOVELY! Anyhoo, I bought the dress all the way back in August last year, so it's been so long since I've seen it! I forgot what a lovely rich creamy ivory color it is - these pics don't do it justice. I only had my phone with me, so the quality of the pics isn't the best. There's quite a bit of pinning going on in the top bit, to make it smaller/more fitted, and to adjust the "boob bit" (the boning - as I'm nearly 6 feet tall, the dress is made for someone with shorter proportions, so the boning bit curves out a bit below where my actual boobs are. The joys of being tall! Anyhoo, Ellie says she'll take care of it.) You can also see the way it's going to be bustled. It actually has a lovely train. And you can see the extra grosgrain ribbon that I asked to be included in the belt, hanging down at the back. I'm going to leave it loosely knotted and hanging down like that. I'm going to be wearing a cathedral-length ivory lace-edged veil with this dress - kindly loaned to me by my lovely aunt! Jewelery-wise, I'm going for some fairly simple sparkly dangly earrings. I was planning on having my hair all up in a high bun, and had even done the trial that way. But once I put the dress on yesterday, my hair all up looked too harsh - I was all shoulders and jawline, and... well it was just harsh! So I think I'll do something half-up-half-down... hence having my hair down here. So!!! ........... What do you think?!?!?!?!?!?! CK
Posted: 4/29/2009 12:41:40 PM

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P: 4/29/2009 12:42:29 PM
CKinNYC Cut Rock Total Posts: 185 Last Post: 9/11/2009 Member Since: 4/20/2008	By the way, the skirt looks all rumpled and creased in these pics - I had been hauling it up for the bustle. It will be all smooth on the day. :)
Posted: 4/29/2009 12:42:29 PM

P: 4/29/2009 12:44:48 PM
CKinNYC Cut Rock Total Posts: 185 Last Post: 9/11/2009 Member Since: 4/20/2008	Side view, which also gives a bit of an idea of my hair.
Posted: 4/29/2009 12:44:48 PM

P: 4/29/2009 12:45:23 PM
CKinNYC Cut Rock Total Posts: 185 Last Post: 9/11/2009 Member Since: 4/20/2008	Back view, showing the bustle, the lovely lace detail on the top and the grosgrain ribbon.
Posted: 4/29/2009 12:45:23 PM

P: 4/29/2009 12:46:06 PM
CKinNYC Cut Rock Total Posts: 185 Last Post: 9/11/2009 Member Since: 4/20/2008	Last one! Thanks for looking!
Posted: 4/29/2009 12:46:06 PM

P: 4/29/2009 12:47:34 PM
CKinNYC Cut Rock Total Posts: 185 Last Post: 9/11/2009 Member Since: 4/20/2008	Oh - one last thought!!!! Do you think it looks like it's pinned a TAD too short?? Thanks!
Posted: 4/29/2009 12:47:34 PM

P: 4/29/2009 12:52:04 PM
ilovesparkles Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,179 Last Post: 10/13/2009 Member Since: 2/13/2006	Love your dress! And I think your hair half up/half down will be gorgeous! Can't wait to see some alterations!
Posted: 4/29/2009 12:52:04 PM

P: 4/29/2009 1:01:05 PM
sunnyd Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,554 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 11/5/2007	Ella, ella, ella, eh! That is beautiful!!! I think your hair half down is a good choice also.
Posted: 4/29/2009 1:01:05 PM

P: 4/29/2009 1:06:51 PM
Bia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,300 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 3/28/2008	CKinNYC, you look like a princess in that dress. I love it! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it Salvador Dali
Posted: 4/29/2009 1:06:51 PM

P: 4/29/2009 1:11:25 PM
Kim N Ideal Rock Total Posts: 922 Last Post: 11/16/2009 Member Since: 10/7/2005	LOVE your dress! You look gorgeous, and I think your hair half up/half down will be perfect.
Posted: 4/29/2009 1:11:25 PM

P: 4/29/2009 1:12:34 PM
blackbetty Cut Rock Total Posts: 191 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/8/2009	i'm not a seamstress, so what do i know, but i heard once that the dress should be hemmed an extra 1/2 in because it will fall (maybe de-poofomewhat?) as you wear it, and that way it doesn't end up dragging. somthing like that. - What you see depends on what you're looking for.
Posted: 4/29/2009 1:12:34 PM

P: 4/29/2009 1:18:01 PM
doodle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,373 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 2/23/2008	oooooh, i love your dress! and you are gorgeous, btw.
Posted: 4/29/2009 1:18:01 PM

P: 4/29/2009 1:22:59 PM
tlh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,060 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 12/31/2008	dress= AWESOME!!! Hair, down, soft and romantic. Hair up and you'd be feeling very gweneth at the oscars. "I like smiling. Smiling's my favorite!" Will Ferrell ~ Elf
Posted: 4/29/2009 1:22:59 PM

P: 4/29/2009 1:36:01 PM
mscushion Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,166 Last Post: 11/16/2009 Member Since: 11/15/2008	Wow, you are soooo beautiful -- I love your height! That dress makes you look like a princess.
Posted: 4/29/2009 1:36:01 PM

P: 4/29/2009 1:49:37 PM
sammyj Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,216 Last Post: 11/5/2009 Member Since: 8/28/2008	Wow! You are STUNNING...I think that dress was made for you!!! I also think the length looks ok and a half-up half-down style will look fabulous.
Posted: 4/29/2009 1:49:37 PM

P: 4/29/2009 1:50:46 PM
elrohwen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,933 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 5/20/2008	Wow, you're gorgeous and so is your dress! And I love it with your hair down as well. ~Elrohwen
Posted: 4/29/2009 1:50:46 PM

P: 4/29/2009 2:18:10 PM
Kelli Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,581 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 5/27/2008	You look gorgeous! I think the length is ok, but it also depends on the shoes. I love the half up half down look. You'll be a stunning bride!
Posted: 4/29/2009 2:18:10 PM

P: 4/29/2009 2:47:25 PM
CKinNYC Cut Rock Total Posts: 185 Last Post: 9/11/2009 Member Since: 4/20/2008	Thank you all for your lovely compliments!!! You're very kind - and too generous, ha! Yes, I deffo think that hair half-up-half-down will work well - I'm now thinking about whether I should put something nice and sparkly in my hair too, but we'll see. Simpler could be better. Thank you also for the pointers on the length, blackbetty and Kelli. I think it'll be fine. I'm wearing shoes in the pics, so it should be AOK on the day. BTW, it's so nice to be able to post here - all my family, and nearly all my friends, are back in Ireland, so I've been doing nearly all my wedding stuff - dress stuff, shoes, invites, well, kind of everything - on my own, so there's been few occasions when anyone is around to give me some feedback! Even if it's just to be reassured that everything is/will be great! Don't get me wrong, my friends are AWESOME and so supportive beyond belief.... I guess it's just nice to get all your lovely comments here. So thank you! Oh, and I'm deffo going to get my girlies here to come along to the final fitting! With a bottle of bubbly (or two!).
Posted: 4/29/2009 2:47:25 PM

P: 4/29/2009 3:49:23 PM
ams0124 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 934 Last Post: 8/11/2009 Member Since: 8/6/2008	CK you look AWESOME in that dress!! It was made for you!! I love it
Posted: 4/29/2009 3:49:23 PM

P: 4/29/2009 3:51:02 PM
Porridge Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,612 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 10/27/2008	That's such a beautiful dress, really perfect on you! You're beautiful too!! Very jealous of your lovely hair
Posted: 4/29/2009 3:51:02 PM

P: 4/29/2009 4:25:44 PM
AmberGretchen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,046 Last Post: 11/11/2009 Member Since: 1/6/2005	The dress looks fantastic on you! I agree about leaving your hair half-down - I think it will look much softer, prettier, and more romantic and flattering
Posted: 4/29/2009 4:25:44 PM

P: 4/29/2009 4:38:39 PM
FroggyMont Cut Rock Total Posts: 135 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 4/15/2009	That is one fabulous dress!!
Posted: 4/29/2009 4:38:39 PM

P: 4/29/2009 4:41:51 PM
kama_s Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,687 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 7/12/2008	You are gorgeous! The dress looks amazing on you! I say hair half up half down with big flowy curls!
Posted: 4/29/2009 4:41:51 PM

P: 4/29/2009 5:56:30 PM
bee* Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,105 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 5/14/2006	You look stunning! I adore your dress and I think that the length looks fine.
Posted: 4/29/2009 5:56:30 PM

P: 4/29/2009 6:05:56 PM
Maisie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,767 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 12/30/2006	You look beautiful! I think your dress has to be slightly shorter at the front so you don't trip when you walk. I was told that most people lean slightly forward when they walk so the dress will be just the right length.
Posted: 4/29/2009 6:05:56 PM

P: 4/29/2009 6:09:09 PM
Tempi Rough Rock Total Posts: 20 Last Post: 6/3/2009 Member Since: 7/9/2008	Wow!! Hair half up half down for sure, otherwise I think it would look to "ballerina" ish. I love, love love the dress, and you are gorgeous!
Posted: 4/29/2009 6:09:09 PM

P: 4/29/2009 6:29:06 PM
Dreamgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,010 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 3/25/2008	Awwwwwww I love this gown its so pretty! I wouldn't ever have guessed you were nearly 6 feet tall in these photos. I think the gown looks gorgeous on you! Very exciting! ____________________________________________________________ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. Dreaming of the Osaka sun...
Posted: 4/29/2009 6:29:06 PM

P: 4/29/2009 7:04:50 PM
Tuckins1 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,392 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 4/13/2008	You look beautiful! "If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!"
Posted: 4/29/2009 7:04:50 PM

P: 4/29/2009 7:21:58 PM
katamari Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,106 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 5/18/2008	Your dress is gorgeous! I can tell what the fabric feels like just by looking at it. I don't think it is too short at all, either. You don't want it directly against the floor or it could be dingy by the end of the evening.
Posted: 4/29/2009 7:21:58 PM

P: 4/30/2009 1:01:36 AM
PilsnPinkysMom Ideal Rock Total Posts: 971 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 10/12/2008	GORGEOUS!!! And you look like a model. For real. I love your porcelain skin!! Please tell me you won't tan/spray tan before your big day!
Posted: 4/30/2009 1:01:36 AM

P: 4/30/2009 1:06:38 AM
tigian Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,386 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/25/2009	You look absolutely beautiful! Your hair half up half down will be perfect. I don't think your dress is pinned too short. It has to be a bit above the ground so you don't trip and don't have to be super conscious when walking. You'll have plenty of other things to be thinking about on the big day. Best wishes on your wedding day and future together!
Posted: 4/30/2009 1:06:38 AM

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