I made this silk chiffon-and-georgette wedding gown for a friend, using the Alexander McQueen exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for inspiration. The bodice was hand-draped and each layer of the two-tone skirt is an individual spiral ruffle. At a rough guess there are about 500 ruffles and applying them by hand took three days! The gown was lined in bright purple satin (the bride’s favorite color) as a special surprise. I’m a professional wedding gown designer, but this was my first attempt at making a strapless ball gown. The bride kindly allowed us to feature it in a fashion show at Supreme Novelty Fabrics before she wore it down the aisle so we even got to show it off to a few different audiences. Hope you all like it, for a first effort it was incredibly fun!
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Outstanding! The gown is fabulous and your friend looks absolutely splendid.