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June 6, 2011The world can never have enough gorgeous vintage style dresses.
Natasha Bailie has been selling the most beautiful vintage frocks through her online shop for some time, she really does source the most gorgeous pieces, but we all know the limitations of true vintage. It can be delicate, come mostly in smaller sizes, not suitable for the more modern figure with access to Domino’s menus and a 24 hour Tescos and you can never find that exact perfect dress when you’re looking for it.
Natasha has this month launched the first style in a range of vintage reproduction dresses that she has been dreaming about creating since 2008. The style is inspired by many of the beautiful 1950s Dresses Natasha has sold over the years and features a shelf bust, cinched waist and bow detail on the back.
The dresses come in sizes 8-14 (waist 24″-30″) I might like to see a slightly broader size range as really one of the disadvantages of vintage is it’s tiny sizing, and the average UK waist measurement is larger than the top end of that scale, but still, at least it’s taking the stress out of hunting for that perfect vintage dress in your size if you ARE in the range!
There are 5 different floral prints and they are strictly limited edition, reducing that dreaded fear of turning up at an event in the same dress as someone else!
My favourite is the black and pink “Ava”
Another of my favourites is the “Betty” a perfect Summer picnic print, look at that beautiful back detail!
The dresses cost £120 each. This is the first of Natasha’s designs and more will be forthcoming, but if you love these prints in get in quick before they’re all snapped up!
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My favourite is the Betty. It’s the blue floral design – so classic and yet quite unusual. Love it- the bow is cute and cheeky too!
ooh how pretty, but Natasha if you’re reading, please go bigger in sizes! Also, the shelf bust looks beautiful unless you have *slightly* (ok extremely) larger bosoms than waistband then they just don’t work *pout*
However, if I was a normal (whatever that may be) size I’d love one of these for my daughter’s christening. I’ll keep looking!
Gemma – I hope you get one of these to review… 😉
Those are lovely. Luckily for my wallet, they wouldn’t fit me – I’m saving my money for when Heyday bring out the limited-fabric Fleur dresses!
(And, for the record, my fatness is due to good homemade food. Dominoes, indeed! 😉 )
That first floral confection made me moan in ecstasy. So beautiful and the shape is divine. So feminine. I think I love floral with a dark background because it makes it less fru-fru and more sexy.
Both of these dresses are so lovely! I especially love the blue floral print on the second dress. It has such a cute bow in the back too. Thanks for sharing these with us!
Beautiful indeed, but.. 30″ waist being the biggest size, pft. I like pies too much for that. 🙂
They are lovely but I would have hoped the size range would be a little more varied. For the price there are many other repro lines around that do cater to a broader audience. As a 12-14 I find it frustrating enough that a lot of vintage clothing doesn’t want to fit me. It must be even harder for larger sized ladies and so many people get into vintage in the first place because they don’t feel catered for elsewhere due to their interests or figures that it’s quite disappointing to find the same issues in the vintage world as well..