Welcome to our W-day style webchat with Beulah London's Natasha and Lavinia

Join us on 6 September from 1-2pm for a gloriously girly webchat that’s all about fashion, darling! Grab a coffee and get comfy as we chat about everything W-day style-related, from amazing maids dresses to oh-so-cool outfit changes for you..

Ready and waiting to answer all your questions, from destination dress ideas for your maids to sassy, wedding-worthy outfit suggestions for your skirt-shy mum, Natasha and Lavina are ready and waiting to giev you your personal style prescription.

Natasha Rufus Isaacs and Lavinia Brennan are the creative brains (and beauties!) behind Beulah London. The girl's super-luxe collection of dainty dresses and soft, silk tailoring offer perfect W-day wear and are loved by trend setters Kate Moss and Sarah Jessica Parker.

So if you’re in need of some style solutions before your big day, join the chat on 6 September from 1-2pm. Don’t worry if you can’t join us on the day, you can leave your questions for the Beulah team now.

Hi ladies,

I'm looking at a really beautiful but heavy wedding dress (it's got loads of underskirts!) and while I love it, I don't think it'll be very practical for dancing! I'd like to change into something a bit more party-ish but in keeping with my Pride and Prejudice theme. What sort of thing do you suggest? It doesn't have to be white but I'l like to keep in blending in with my navy, lilac and cream colour scheme.

Thanks so much!

Hi everyone,

Thank you for joining us today for the W-day style webchat with Natasha and Lavinia from Beulah London.

The girls will be with us until 2pm, so please so post all your fashion-related puzzlers here for the experts to answer.

Enjoy the chat!

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We are the creative brains behind Beulah London, a luxury fashion label with a conscience. We like to think of Beulah as part of the growing trend towards social impact ventures that provide, not only exceptional customer experience and high quality products, but also set about to make a difference in the world. The ethos behind the brand is to produce fashion with a conscience, involving women who have been trafficked into the sex trade in part of the production process, thus helping to provide them with an alternative, sustainable livelihood.

We specialize in ladies occasions wear and are very excited to be here talking to you lovely brides-to-be. Please feel free to fire away and we will do our best to answer your questions…..

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Hi tinklebride,

Thank you for your question. Wow, what an incredible wedding dress it sounds like you have. But you’re right, you need something more practical to change into for the dancing – you don’t want to be restricted on your big day! We would suggest a long maxi dress to keep in with the Pride and Prejudice theme, puffy short sleeves and a high waistline emphasized by perhaps a ribbon or a belt. The neckline tended to be quite low in that era to emphasize the bust. I would stay with quite muted colours as you suggested – perhaps cream or lilac to go with your colour scheme. Our collections tend to be quite bright because the colours and energy of India influenced our designs. We do however offer a bespoke service where we can make up one of our styles in a specific colour according to what our customer is after. We have a Shiloh dress in our current Spring/Summer collection that could fit the bill (www.beulahlondon.com). Otherwise I would have a look at fairly classic designers such as Libelula. You could even take an image of a dress you like to a seamstress and have her make up the dress.

We hope we’ve helped – let us know if you need any more ideas.

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Hi girls!

I'm worried about finding a dress that will look right with my body shape...I'm quite short (about 5,2') and petite but I have big boobs, which I don't want to spill out everywhere =/!!! I've tried on a few styles but I either drown in them or look too heavy up top. My wedding isn't until next August so I have a while...

Please help!

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Hi girls...my dress length means i will have to get shoes that have a heels of 2 1/2 inch or less.Dissapointing because im a high heels girl! but anyhoo..
I really cant find heels that low that are nice enough for my big day, being a size 6 i find the smalled the heel the longer it makes you feet look!

Any tips? Shoes are an obsession with mine and these should be the most wonderful shoes ever!
thanks x

Hi both, I really want a romantic, boho-style dress but I'm very conscious of my arms and find most dresses are either sleeveless, long sleeved (which wouldn't work as it;s a summer wedding) or the few short sleeved ones I do find seem to be very low-cut and show too much cleveage. Do you have any ideas of coverups that aren't too frumpy- or is it even possible to get separates (a top and skirt) that look like a dress?

Many thanks

Hi blonde bridezilla,

Not to worry - we're sure you will find something. You want to find something that will accentuate your small waist line to show that although you have big boobs you are also petite. We would recommend looking at strapless wedding dresses that are fitted under the bust and tight around the body with some flare at the bottom. Or you could opt for a wedding dress with an empire waist line that is tight around the bust area with fabric that then drapes down (more floaty than the first option). This would give you more height whilst also accentuating your bust area - it is a very rare and fantastic combination to be petite and busty. You should flaunt that without taking away any of the demureness that a wedding dress should have.

I hope this helps.

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Hi CastleBride,

We LOVE our killer high heels too but smaller heels are making a comeback, and probably much more practical for your wedding day sadly. Depending on your budget, have you had a look at LK Bennett? They always have very sophisticated shoes that would be perfect for a wedding day - they must have some smaller heels in there somewhere.Manolo Blahnik do some gorgeous smaller heeled shoes as well, but again they are quite pricey so depends on your budget. If you are looking on a slightly lower budget do let us know and we will have a think and get back to you.

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