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Edwardian-inspired fabulosity on Emily

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A few months ago Nataya contacted me through instagram and asked if I’d do a sponsored post featuring one of their dresses. I don’t generally do sponsored posts because I have to actually love and need a thing in order to feel comfortable marketing it.  And I really don’t need any more pretty frocks… But I knew about Nataya because my friend Emily has raved about their dresses.  She’d always wanted to have the excuse to have one.  Hmmmmmm… Someone who I love and owe a lot of favours to (Emily is my tech wizard for this blog and Scroop Patterns!) loves the dresses and would look amazing in them… I sense a plan coming on! So I had a chat with Nataya and Emily, and they both agreed to a post featuring Emily in her favourite Nataya frock.  Three weeks ago a gorgeous dress arrived in the post in pretty pink packaging!  This is the 40163 Downton Abbey Tea Gown in mauve in size 2x. Emily tried it on, and I did a little …

Rate the Wedding Dress

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UPDATE: Ratings on this dress closed on March 9th. This week’s Rate the Dress is one that has been in my RTD file for a long time, but it’s never been the right one. This week is finally its time. Last Week: 1780s pick ups and pleats  For last week’s 1780s mint green concoction you either adored the colour, or hated it, and either loved the pleats, or found them fussy, and either thought the silhouette was fabulously shepherdess-y, or far too extreme and boxy, and either thought the fly fringe was a fascinating touch, or weird and hairy. Most of you who loved the things loved most of the things, if not all, and very few of you hated everything, leading to a score of… The Total: 8.4 out of 10 A major improvement after last week, but not as good as a lot of other recent picks. This week: 1780s pick ups and pleats  Our Rate the Dress for the week is a 1907 wedding dress featuring a full helping of Edwardian frills, lace, …