Debi Lysaght

Celtic & Medieval inspired wedding Gowns, Tiaras & Circlets

07906 719326

www.fantasyweddingdresses.co.uk

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BIOGRAPHY - a little bit about me . . .

I have been designing and making wedding dresses since I was a teenager, originally starting in theatre costume design at my local saturday morning drama school (having 2 brothers I think my mother thought this would 'girly' me up) - the acting bit I did as we all had to but I am not a natural 'actor' and then I discovered costume, make-up and stage managment! My first play for costume design and making - aged 13 - was Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' for a cast of approx 60 young people in various roles.

My love of medieval literature and heroic tales, costume & art has stayed with me and increased to include anything LOTR, the Pre-Raphalites, absolutely anything Camelot or loosly connected to the Arthurian legands especially the stories of the women eg Morgause, Guinevere and Elyane, and fantasy films such as 'Legand', 'Stardust' & Braveheart (the latter I cry at every time).

I really enjoyed 'Needlework' and 'Art' at school, and went on to Further Education gaining a degree in Textile Design in1985 from Huddersfield Polytechnic. I made my dolls' clothes when I was a little girl from cast off clothes (including one of my mum's 'New Look' dresses) and lost myself for hours of happy play in my fantasy world of their adventures and reinactment of stories from some of the books I was reading! I made my own clothes from 11 years onwards after discovering how to actually thread and use a sewing machine with the advent of spectacles to correct my short sightedness and being pushed to the front of the class as I was shorter than most of my classmates at the time. I started to experiment with commercial patterns and began to work on my own variations and designs then - but am not fashion trained so some of my cuts are a little unconventional!

This website is dedicated to the memory of my brother - Mark Haigh-Hutchinson - who died from pancreatic cancer on 15 January 2008. My younger brother by 11 months, Mark was a talented computer games programmer, very respected in his field, involved in visual imaging techniques including 'real-time cameras' - he tried to explain the technical bits of this to me many times! He was always encouraging me and I miss him a lot.

Debi

Email debilysaght@yahoo.co.uk or telephone me on 07906 719326 (if I am with a bride or working on a dress I may not be able to answer the phone - leave me a message and I will phone you back)

Things I like ...

My two beautiful little neices (Mark's daughters) Emma and Rachel - over in Texas!

Goth Music - from 'The Sisters of Mercy' and 'The Cult' to more recent bands like 'Evensence'

Yorkshire Pudding!

Anything LOTR, Camelot or Medieval!

Books, books and more books . . .

Gothic Architecture - Cathedrals, Norman Churches, Victorian Gothic Houses etc etc etc

My 2 little terrier cross dogs Sam and Pippin!

Handbags! Handbags! Handbags!!!!

Early music played on original instruments

My herb plants

And a growing obsession with all things pink!

Things that I don't like or that annoy me!

Hip hop and rave music

Pineapple and Rhubarb!

Modern 'boxy' architecture!