Even if you aren't working with a consultant, bear in mind that bridesmaid sizes may differ from your regular dress size
The same also goes for black tie preferred weddings, which lean more on the formal side of the spectrum, without being too exclusive
As a child, growing up in Northumberland, my mother always dressed me in antique Edwardian nighties and petticoats, and Ive loved that aesthetic ever since, she said, wearing a gossamer-fine, puritanical dress created as part of a collaborative capsule collection she designed this season with British label Queene and Belle
The flattering V-neckline and 7/8-length sleeves create a balanced silhouette, while the easy shift shape offers all-day comfort
Before 1926, black dresses did exist but they were mostly worn by domestic servants as a way of distinguishing the help from the mistress of the house