Welcome to the bloggings of Bride & Gloom, an alternative dressmaking service and creators of darkly clothing, accessories and gift-ware. Bride & Gloom is brought to you by Rachel Behan, a professional seamstress who runs Silver Lining Sewing Rooms in Blackburn, Lancashire. Rachel is able to unleash her alternative streak with Bride & Gloom and will be able to work with you to make the alternative dress of your dreams. Silver Lining Sewing Rooms operate a blog on here already (http://silverliningsewingrooms.blogspot.com) and sometimes these two blogs will mirror eachother. To get this one started, I am copying and pasting some recent blog entries from the Silver Lining blog. You can catch up on the history by clicking the link above.
Sashages
We've been working furiously all week. Not only on the essentials of running a business, but also on the nice parts of working in a creative industry. At the end of October we will be wending our way across the country to play with the Gothic community at Halloween.
Once again we will be promoting the darker side of Silver Lining Sewing Rooms... Bride and Gloom, and showing off our dramatic and extravagant gothic wedding dresses. One of the new items on our stall this time will be our sashes, and boy have we had our tongues tied over this one!
I’m not quite sure that Sashages is the best description of these beautiful embellishments but it definitely makes us all smile and so it’s likely to stick. Try not to think meaty product prepared by a butcher and think more of sumptuous silk, taffeta or satin sash crafted by bewitching seamstresses in a plethora of dazzling colours.
I just love the way these Sashages hang and can transform any outfit into the most amazing and elegant affair.
Originally designed to decorate some bridesmaid dresses and adapted to be worn over corsets these additions to your wardrobe can be worn with anything. Wear them around your waist or hips, or just under your bust to create an empire line… and if you absolutely must around your head in a Rambo styli as Rachel insisted on modelling for us (and I actually have to admit that it didn’t look half bad :))
Don’t tell Rachel, but I already have my eye on several fabrics to make a whole rainbow of Sashages for myself.
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