My NYFA classmate and friend Samantha thoughtfully invited me over to her place to look at her Vera Wang wedding gown.
Some things I did not know about Vera Wang:
1. She doesn’t “do” white gowns, only cream.
2. When you order a Vera Wang wedding gown, you schedule a fitting, at which they take many many measurements–more than the average fitting–so that when your gown arrives in the mail, it fits you perfectly. Guaranteed. No more fittings or adjustments.
Samantha’s favorite thing about the gown was how the big ruffly bustle looks sort of punk-rock, tatters and frayed raw edges of tulle.
Oddly now, whenever I see a beautiful gown, I start peering up the skirt. I’m looking for signs of how the designer managed it. The Vera Wang innards were, I’m sure it goes without saying, impeccable. The scraps were stitched to the skirt base in big sworls so they wouldn’t look too uniform. (Mental note!)
Her gown reminds me of these two Alexander McQueen masterpieces:
Looking at these gowns, I remembered I had long ago blogged about this CUP + PENNY scrap scarf. It was one of my very first sewing projects, from the book I used to teach myself sewing.
Maybe it’s time to cook up a new scrap project…a ruffle bustle on a skirt, perhaps?
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