Fashion advice

alina Posted: Nov 27, 2002 09:50 AM

Fashion advice

I have a question:
If my dress is pretty heavily accented with pearls, will rhinestone hairpins work as hair accessories?
I just made them this past weekend, but then went to a bridal shop to try on veils with my dress, and it didn't look quite right with the rhinestone hairpieces in the store?

What do you girls think?

karen32 Posted: Nov 27, 2002 09:54 AM

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It's hard to picture - but since your dress has pearls, can you make pearl hairpins?? That might look more coordinated.

Licia Posted: Nov 27, 2002 09:56 AM

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I agree with Karen try here, the tiara king listed as a vendor in this site. www.bettywales.com
they have some pretty pearl pins.

alina Posted: Nov 27, 2002 10:02 AM

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Ok, here is a picture of my dress. The rhinestone hairpins are flower shaped. I also started making pearl haipins, and made 2 so far, I have used a larger pearl for the center, and made daisy like designs with the small seed pearls. Each bobby pin was one daisy. I can't wait till my dress comes on the 9th to try it on all together!!!

Edited to say that the embroidery showing on picture has pearls imbedded all over!!!

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OctBride03 Posted: Nov 27, 2002 10:04 AM

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I think I would use pearl hairpins. JMO. Considering the beadwork on the gown is mostly pearl. I'm anal when it comes to coordination like that, you know won't wear a black belt with brown shoes, type of person. haha! Anyway, if your dress had more crystally sparkly type of work, then I'd say the rhinestones were fine Good luck!

Sassy Posted: Nov 27, 2002 10:04 AM

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Pretty dress, seems like it may have a lot of pearls, so I would Not use Rhinestones at all.

alina Posted: Nov 27, 2002 10:06 AM

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Licia, where are the pins on the bettywales site? I only see tiaras

MarcellaBella Posted: Nov 27, 2002 10:40 AM

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I have the same problem...My dress has all pearls and some silk roses on it so the rhinestones would totally clash...

you can get 1 stranded pearl beaded headband, or a tiara with just pearls..

wacky Posted: Nov 27, 2002 10:43 AM

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Use pearls, the two might clash. They both give a different look. Try BettyWales.Com

nrvbrd Posted: Nov 27, 2002 10:44 AM

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A beaded hairpiece would work best.

Sorry, I have to clarify and say a headpiece w/pearls.

alina Posted: Dec 02, 2002 02:49 PM

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Hi Girls:

Thank you all for the hair pins advice.

Here are the hair pins that I made, I plan to wear either 4 or 6 for the half up / half down updo.

The left is the pearl daisy that I made myself and leaning towards wearing, the right is the rhinestone flower shaped button, on a bobby pin, I don't think it will go with the dress

Do you guys think the daisy looks too simple or it it ok as is? I plan to wear a chapel or cathedral veil and a simple pearl necklace.

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OctBride03 Posted: Dec 02, 2002 02:57 PM

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I like the pearl one much better! And you made it?? That's great! I think I need to get more crafty!!

alina Posted: Dec 02, 2002 03:01 PM

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OctBride03:

These were easy to make, I used really thin wire (from Michaels - I think it was the thinnest they had in the bead section) and I got a box of mixed pearls. Then, I just made one flower pettal, and twisted the wire, then made a 2nd, twisted the wire, after the 2nd or 3rd pettal I put the center bead on... And when the whole thing is done, I just used leftover wire to attach it to the bobby pin... You can also probably do this with larger combs, etc...

Don't use regular string/thread, b/c then the pettals won't hold up and you won't have the control over them...