This look is made up of two pieces: a strapless gown with a bow-front detail and a puff-sleeve, off-the-shoulder cape. The two pieces effortlessly gel together while each being its own masterpiece. Why not have a cape to remove as the night goes on?
Two looks in one day
A removable cape is the simplest way to have two gowns without buying two gowns. Covered and formal for the ceremony, strapless and free for the reception — and the change takes seconds, with no second fitting room required.
It is a genuinely practical answer to a common problem: wanting coverage for the ceremony and none of it by the time the dancing starts.
The bow, and the cape
The bow-front detail gives the strapless gown a focal point of its own, so it never reads as the plain half of the pair once the cape comes off. That was the intention — each piece has to hold up alone.
The cape's puff sleeve and off-the-shoulder line do the opposite job, softening the strapless neckline underneath and adding the drama for the walk down the aisle.
Every gown is made to measure.
Nothing in the collection is bought off a rack. Each gown is made for one bride, to her measurements, through the same bespoke process — five fittings, a made-to-measure toile, and a gown that fits only her.
Come and see it in the Christchurch studio. Details can be adjusted, fabrics reconsidered and necklines changed — the collection is a starting point, not a catalogue.
Try her on.
Book a consultation at the Sydenham studio to see the collection in person — and to talk about how a gown like this one could be made for you.