For us to be able to do a bohemian draping we must first understand what Bohemian fabric is and what the different ways is to do a bohemian draping for a wedding. What is Bohemian clothing and fabric: Let's read about it a little bit...
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Bohemian style has, for over 200 years, been an exotic alternative to the accepted fashions of a given period. Generally associated with artists, writers, and intellectuals, bohemian culture incorporates various ethic clothing styles, as well as historical costume.
Bohemian style consists of loose, colorful clothing and has been known as boho chic, hippie style, and Aesthetic dress. With their long flowing hair and rich, though threadbare fabrics, bohemians stand out in a crowd representing a colorful counterculture based on creativity, poverty, and an indifference to social structures and traditions.
Elements of Bohemian Style
Bohemian style, now referred to as boho chic, has come down through history, reappearing as beatnik style and in the hippie culture of the 1960s. For 200 years, bohemian style has consisted of several fashion elements.
- Loose, flowing clothing made of natural fabrics
- Less restrictive garments worn without corsets, bras or other restrictive elements
- Loose, flowing hair
- Colorful scarves worn at the neck, on the head, or instead of a belt
- Peasant style clothing including tunics, loose trousers, boots, and sandals
- Used or worn clothing
- Oriental elements including robes, kimonos, and the ethnic designs of Persia, India, Turkey, and China
- Mixing historical elements of medieval clothing with ethnic styles
- Layering
- Matching of garments in a nontraditional manner, such as mixing prints, or unusual color combinations
- Multi strands of beads, several bangle bracelets, and the wearing of unusual, hand crafted, or unmatched jewelry
- Large dangle or large hoop earrings
- Broad brimmed hats
- Patched clothing
- Paisley, flowered fabrics, ruffles, lace edged sleeves
- A general disregard for tidiness and uniformity of dress
- A look of contrived dishevelment
When we read the above article we can see definite words being used to describe Bohemian... Words like dishevelment, Patched clothing, Paisleys, nontraditional, unusual, peasant style, colorful and natural.
How on earth can we bring those words into a draping that you do for a wedding. Remember that you must always pull the theme through out the wedding. If you decide on dishevelment, patched, colorful then that must be seen in your ceremony, reception, cake etc.
What type of material can I use for a Bohemian draping? Short answer: mix and match, colorful, mismatched, natural material.
Here is a few types of materials that you can use:
Mexican
Ikat
Ikat
Indian
Najavo
Tribal
Aztek
Paisley
Old scarves
Old scarves
Vintage materials and Sari's
The biggest thing you need to remember when you want to do a bohemian draping is that you don't have to have all the different fabrics and the ones that you do have must be hanged in a non traditional, mis matched way.
Here are a few examples of the use of bohemian draping in weddings.
Fabric strips: If you use a natural type of material like a cotton then it is easy to tear the material into strips. If you are using a thicker material it is best to cut the materials into strips. Hang the strips in an unorganised way over a pole, rope or tree.
Draping over trees. If the venue where you are getting married, has big trees on the property you can definitely consider to use the tree as an arch. You can then throw the draping material over the trees. Remember that it is definitely better to use natural material for such a draping.
Draping between trees. If you want a definite bohemian vibe at your wedding chose a venue that have lots of tree on it. You can then either tie a rope between trees and do your draping then between the trees like these examples. The other options is to put your gazebo's or pipe and drape between the trees and drape on them. I would not recommend pipe and drape between trees because there is a definite risk in the pipe and drape falling over and hurt one of your guests.
If you want to break away from fabric draping you can think about just using flowers for your arch etc or you can use a macrame as a backdrop or arch.
Loose draping over an arch made with branches. The most important thing to do this type of draping is the fact that you must use a light and whimsical type of material that will blow in the wind. Think about wimsical or fairy tale... With this type of draping, you can use lots of flower or even no flowers.
Don't you have an arch? Follow this tutorial and make one for your wedding: http://www.bridecraft.com/branch-wedding-arch.html
Can't you find the right material on a shoe string budget? Here is a tutorial that will show you how to make your own ikat printed material. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcgsiLRgyds&feature=youtu.be
Events greetings
Marieta
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