Perri and Ed's Wedding

Like most of the brides that come to me for a wedding dress, Perri wanted a dress that she could wear after her wedding day.

Being in Melbourne, it was really hard for us to predict the weather. Early December should be summer afterall, which means sunny, right? Well, that is not the case with Melbourne, it could be cold and raining, sunny, it could hail, it could be windy or it could be extremely hot (or all of the things I just mentioned in one day).

Perri knew she wanted red and something that would keep her cool if it was a 45C day. Cotton sateen was the fabric we chose and after 2 initial designs, we decided on an 'Anni' dress style, but using a full circle for the skirt. I initially was going to fully line the dress, but as the weather was looking like it would behave, I decided to half line the dress using red viscose lining, as cotton sateen with lining can be a little heavy on a super-hot summer day.

The outfit was completed with a 1950s style Malco Modes petticoat and a beautiful crocheted shrug, handmade by her friend.

Perri also wanted her bridesmaids to wear dresses that could be worn again, they chose my 'Rocker Girl Jane' style dress "off the rack" from my online store and we used red with white cotton pindot fabric, instead of polka dot fabric. I made white belts to compliment their white petticoats, and as the bridesmaids live in different places around the world, each one was altered by their own dressmaker.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Perri and Ed for making me a part of their wedding day. It has been alot of fun.

Sylvia in stripey 'Lucky Diamonds' at Greazefest

I love receiving photos of customers wearing Peta Pledger dresses and this one is adorable.

Sylvia wore my Red and White stripe 'Lucky Diamonds' dress to Greazefest this year.

If you have a photo of yourself wearing a Peta Pledger garment please send it to me! My email address is: petapledger@gmail.com

Thanks Sylvia!

'Lula' mini skirt in tartan

The new photos from my latest shoot will be trickling online over the next few weeks.

Available from my online store now, the 'Lula' mini skirt in tartan is made from 65% Polyester/35% Viscose and lined with 100% red Polyester.

Lining adds to the cost, but I think that the 'creeping up' feeling when you're walking down the street in an unlined mini is quite uncomfortable, also, by lining this skirt I found that it gave it a nicer shape.

The waistband is bound in yellow (you can see inside the skirt if you click on image number 4 here and there is an invisible zip in the centre back. I am favoring large snaps as waist band closures at the moment over traditional button and buttonholes.

If you wish to buy this skirt, it is available from my online store now.

Teer in that Sassy Red Dress!!

I blogged about this dress in this post:

http://petapledger.blogspot.com/2008/12/last-week-my-friend-and-model-teer.html

I finally have a full shot of the dress to share with you. Teer is currently working on her own .com but for now you can view her online modelling folio here.

Photo credit: Scott James Prebble

Teer in print wearing sassy Red dress

Last week my friend and model, Teer Wayde (AKA Miss T) wore my dress to a photoshoot for the Age newspaper (article printed 28/11/2008).

The article was about a wonderful new modelling agency called The Alternative Modelling Agency, run by Samantha Shields.

Teer's dress was a last minute job. My first instinct was to put her in Red and I am glad that I stuck with it.

The dress is made from 95% Cotton/5% Spandex and as a very slight sheen to it. It has set in puff sleeves gathered at both the sleevehead and armband.

I was originally going to do a sweetheart neckline, but changed it to a curved V as I was cutting out the dress.

The skirt is a super tight pencil and the back has an invisible zip.

I was so glad that Teer accessorised the dress with her own black patent belt as it finished off the look perfectly.

Thank you so much Teer, once again, it was a pleasure to work with you!

Screen shot: www.theage.com.au

Photo taken by: Simon Schluter