AFRIKA ROSE

Back in June, I hosted a three-day event where I showcased three of my new wedding dress designs. It was done in collaboration with a flower shop, AFRIKA ROSE and another bridal gown designer, Satomi Shiga of Rachel Bridal. Satomi and I met last year and we had been entertaining the idea of hosting an event together. Then we came across a flower shop that specializes in roses that are made in Kenya. We pitched the event idea of the event to the owner and she readily agreed.

We had about six months to put the event together and it was a success! We had a cocktail reception on the first night and the place was packed.

{I’m wearing the navy blue lace dress I made last November}Satomi did a live demonstration of the making of the dress below, with the real rose petals. She attached each petal with glue gun.
I showcased three wedding dresses, all with a “rose” theme. The mermaid style dress below is made out rose motif lace. It was inspired by the client work I did recently, which was similar in style. I love mermaid dresses and my own wedding dress was mermaid, but people don’t go for this style often in Japan.I made this second dress thinking of rose petals. Wanted to express the gradation and color change happening in petals, so I made a skirt in silk and ombre dyed with chemical dye. I used DYLON flamingo pink. I dyed bottom half with very watery paint first, let it dry, and did the same for two more times with thicker dye paint. The result was pretty good; I was really happy with how it came out.

The last one I made was a silk organza dress with flower print. When you wear the dress, the flower motif will appear like floral tattoos.
Here are some of Satomi’s dresses. {From left: AFRIKA ROSE owner, Megumi Haguida, Satomi Shiga of Rachel Bridal, Me and AFRIKA ROSE store manager, Ayaka Matsuno}

6月24日～26日の3日間に、「バラとドレスの美術館」というテーマで展示会を開きました。
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