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In Process | Three-Way Lace Wedding Dress

March 24, 2015 By Chie

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lace up back wedding dressvivat veritasHere are some pictures of the dress I had been working on. It is always a pleasant surprise when your taste matches exactly with customer requests. I love dresses with a more bohemian feel, delicate lace, open back and skirt design that shows off your figure.

I recently suggested a three-way wedding dress for a customer who has both ceremony and wedding party at different times. She wanted to enjoy two completely different styles, so I made a lace mini dress as a base and she can switch two over-skirts depending on where she goes. One style is made of lace and chiffon skirt, perfect for a beach wedding. It comes with many chiffon streamers which looks pretty strolling on the beach. The other style is princess-line skirt. With a petticoat underneath, it gives a great volume! I ended up using 50 meters of chiffon while making this.

I blogged about other wedding dresses I made in the past here, here and here.

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Sketching is my least favorite part of the process…

 

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  1. Reana Louise says

    March 24, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    FIFTY METRES OF CHIFFON?!

    Excuse me while I hyperventilate with jealousy over here in the corner.

    • Chie says

      March 26, 2015 at 8:26 pm

      I know! That is a lot of fabric right?! It was so heavy!

  2. Sarah says

    March 26, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    Wow! It looks fab, I love the idea of a dress having multiple looks.
    Aww your sketching is sweet, it’s not my strong point either but I find with practise it gotten better over time, sometimes I use a template for the figure so I only have to concentrate on the detail of the clothes.

    • Chie says

      March 26, 2015 at 8:25 pm

      Thank you Sarah! That’s so encouraging. Also it’s nice to know that I can use a template. Great idea!!

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