Timeless elegance - Tammam

The Daisy Team have been out hunting for the perfect ethical wedding dress.

And wow have we made some amazing finds.

To find true eco dresses the  the design process, fabric and execution have to be considered. Click through the gallery to find inspiration for your big day the ethical way.

Motasem
With prices starting at just £550 for their wedding gowns their elegant flowing silhouettes create a classic glamorous look that make all the dresses timeless. The founder and designer, Sabina Ali uses natural silks that haven’t undergone a dyeing process so it’s kinder to the environment than normal silks.

Our favourites are the Alaya design which is made from natural silk with a cowl neck, the Lotus dress which is  shorter than the traditional wedding dress and the Aurora gown that can be seen in the gallery.

motasem.co.uk

Tammam
The old fashioned ideas of Tammam’s fashion house the ideal place for an incredibly stylish gown that has not been compromised by how ethical the fabrics are. If they can’t source the fabric then they will make it themselves, they only use factories that work in fair trade conditions and are 100% vegetarian. The dresses are so simple that the exude effortless chic.

tammam.co.uk

Julie Dutton
From her home studio in Warwickshire Julie Dutton offers a complete bespoke service that has an eco option. Julie’s dresses in the gallery are examples of her eco couture that is made from using collected remnants or ethical silks. The paradise back drop to her images show the shine of the ethical silk, with the detailing on the dresses becoming more obvious.

juliedutton.co.uk

Blushless
For a very modern wedding Blushless have designed a dress that is the essence of romance. The short and strapless dress that is covered in white love hearts and would be great post ceremony. The collection was inspired by David Lynch’s ‘Wild at Heart’ and this dress is the perfect example of this. The company only make wedding dresses using the finest eco fabric the world has to offer and from the rest of the collection this shows through their compelling contemporary designs.

blushless.com

Sheffield University
This last dress is quite revolutionary. Most wedding dresses will be worn once and then will become an heirloom  in the back of the wardrobe. Fashion and engineering students at Sheffield Hallam University have created a dissolvable wedding dress, which might not be great for an British wedding due to the unreliability of the weather but at least it is completely ethical.

The lavishly designed dress has now become an art piece in the University’s Furnival Gallery. Sheffield Hallam University Fashion professor Jane Blohm said that ‘The wedding gown is perhaps one of the most iconic and symbolic garments in humanity’s wardrobe and represents the challenges of “throwaway fashion”‘.

And don’t forget vintage and secondhand where true treasure can be found. Check out Oxfam’s dedicated bridal shop. That way you’ll have a warm glow on your wedding day for more reasons than one.

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