When I was swooning over the Stephanie James dress from earlier today, I decided to check out her blog. Needless to say, I spent WAY too long drooling over her incredible, 50′s inspired creations….

How beautiful are these dresses!?!? Stephanie’s blog is filled with amazing creations, you absolutely have to check out. Even more exciting, she features tons of pretty awesome head pieces and accessories…

Sigh…so in love! Stephanie’s dresses range in price from $1200 – $4000 and accessories range from $150-$300. If you want to work directly with Stephanie, you can see the ordering information right here. Otherwise, stop in to one of her retailers and try one on!
So…I am curious to know…how many of you would consider wearing a tea length gown? I LOVE the look, but it is a bit untraditional and I would love to know who is looking to embrace the style?
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She is, by the way, fantastic in person. If you are in southern California, I highly reccomend going down to Hunnington and seeing her in person. She does modifications and all sorts of stuff. She's great. And yes, tea length just felt right to me - better for the dancing. Pluse we are having a outdoor morning wedding, lots of things were just too formal.
I love the tea length look - they seem so much more fun, plus give you a chance to show off some pretty shoes. I think with the new trend in weddings being a lot smaller and more personal this style fits very well.
I cannot believe how stunning the dress with the black dotted tulle is! So fresh and different...you could even wear these dresses to a summer party (maybe they come in different colors?).
Tea-length is becoming very popular in afternoon weddings as well as for the bride's reception dress. As for the headpieces - they are so vintage and unique...I recently wrote a blog on another company that custom-makes headpieces called Artikal.
Viva la tea length!
These are amazing. I am all about the short dresses (shows off your shoes, cooler in summer, and just plain more fun and untraditional than the same old, same old strapless A-line cut). Mine is actually even a bit shorter, closer to knee length, by Morgane Le Fay. So pretty, I want to eat it with a spoon.
Those dresses are amazing, way to bring it back to the fifties in style. Great thing about classic weddings is they never go out of style. These photos remind me of the dresses I found on a luxury wedding site called http://www.strictlyweddings.com " rel="nofollow">StrictlyWeddings.com. They had 3 vendors on there that were focused more towards the luxury market. My favorite was the Blush Couture, which reminded me alot of the photos above.
I love the look of the tea length gowns! I really want to be a guest at a wedding where a bride wears one, and I really want to be able to rock one myself, but I just feel like I'm traditional enough that full length is the way for me. But how gorgeous!
I checked her website when I read your post about Anna Be and, just like you, I could not believe my eyes! Truly precious creations! I would certainly wear one of her tea-length dresses to my wedding! I am also considering a http://www.candyanthony.com/ " rel="nofollow">Candy Anthony! Gorgeous!
I adore the look & style of Stephanie James... I came across her line after I had already found my dress a few months ago, and let me just say, had I not fallen in love my dress, I would have loved to have worn one of her dresses for our wedding! Oh and her headpieces are just so darn lovely!!
The epitomy of Vintage Glam. Absolutely adorable.
I LOVE the tea-length wedding gowns. I wanted to wear one for my wedding in March, but could not find one. Stephanie's gowns are wonderfully chic!
I have loved Stephanie's dresses since they came out. If I were getting married now I would definitely look into a tea length gown. I think it would have been more fun and fitting for our Northern California Redwoods ceremony anyway.
I've been trying to find an excuse to purchase one of your fabulous suits.
Cory Ann
The sneakers, we love the sneakers. A contrast that is sheer poetry.
I LOVE these dresses and would wear one in a heartbeat. Unfortunately the prices are well beyond my price range.
I am also in love with the tea-length dresses. And if you're looking for a lower-cost alternative check out Dolly Couture. Her prices are very reasonable and she will do custom orders as well. I plan on getting my dress from soon!
I totally want a tea-length dress. And I was JUST going to suggest Dolly Couture! My whole reason for leaving a comment, hahah. Here's her website: http://www.dollycouture.net/index.html
I plan on having an outdoor wedding and would like to wear a full length lace gown (perhaps monique lhuillier). But, I think it would be really fun to change into a tea-length number for the party! why not?!
The feathers are to die for! I love everything. I'm headed to her blog right now.
I love this blog, how i just found this blog..
http://make-a-wedding-bouquet.blogspot.com/
Her dresses are so flirty and feminine. I just love that 40s vibe.
I am SOO DELIGHTED that you blogged about Stephanie James! I love her dresses! My friend recently renewed her vows in Vegas... She is featured in one of the below pictures!!! I love t-length dresses and though I am customizing my mom's dress, I will be changing into a t-length fun and flirty dress during our reception. Check out my friend's blog: kristinspencer.com/blog
I absolutely love the short wedding dresses. So perfect for a casual wedding. Plus the bride looks so chic and beautiful. Awesome post.
Man oh man how I wish I had known about Stephanie's dresses two years ago when I got married. I searched high and low for a 50s style tea length cocktail dress but couldn't find anything. I even trolled ebay looking for vintage dresses but girls then were so teeny tiny... everything was wayyy too small for me. In the end I had one made by a dressmaker in town, and although it turned out ok, I wasn't thrilled with it. Stephanie nails it right on the head, her dresses are exactly what I was going for, but didn't quite achieve.
As a Miami resident and an avid fan of 50s rockabilly fashion, I would actually prefer a tea length gown. It fits the environment of Miami much better than a princessy floor-length confection (not that they're not gorgeous, but still). Besides, they seem much easier to dance in!
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This was a really good post. I want to hear more. Perhaps your guests will like my website with rockabilly and skater pictures.
I am ONLY looking for Tea-Length dresses for my upcoming wedding. I am having the hardest time finding a reasonably priced dress. I am going to check out Stephanie James - as she is sold at a local shoppe.