Rachel Lamb Bridal Design

Here's the next dress from the shoot I did last week, its called Bubble. Bubble is not a completely new dress, but has never been photographed properly before and I didn't want it to be left out. Bubble is made from silk Dupion with a twisted silk Organza overlay attached at the hem. It's not a fitted dress, but the under-layer is shaped so you can see your shape through the gauzy organza layer. It is being modelled by Bernadette , and as you can see it sits above her knees at the front and lower at the back, but it can be made with a level hem, or longer or shorter, depending on your choice. A great choice if you want to wear something different and easy on your wedding day. It would also look great in other colours... What do you think?

January has disappeared amid constant coughing and sneezing, but things perked up towards the end of the month when I had some new dress designs photographed - at last! The photos were taken by Andrew at Lightworks Photography . These dresses have been in the making process since last summer, and I'm really pleased to be able to show you them over the next few weeks. Running a small business, I find it difficult time-wise to be able to co-ordinate 'extra-curricular' activities such as designing and making new dresses and then getting them photographed - 'real' brides always take priority and that's how it should be, so this feels like an achievement! :-) The above dress is called 'Emma' and is made of 100% silk Zibeline, with a silk Dupion and silk Organza skirt. It is one of my favourites, which is why I'm showing you it first, although it does go against my current design leanings in that it's strapless; I have tended to favour des...