This two-piece gown entices through the soft flowing skirt and rigid fitted corset. The mix of soft transparent fabric for the skirt and the structured opaque bodice brings a modern twist to what most two-piece gowns have to offer.
Two pieces, two textures
Most two-piece gowns separate at the waist and leave it there. Portia goes further: the skirt is soft and transparent, the bodice structured and opaque, so the two halves read as genuinely different fabrics rather than one dress cut in half.
Sheer over structured is also the most forgiving way to wear a sheer skirt — the opaque corset holds the line while the skirt does the moving.
What a separate lets you do
Because the pieces are made as two, they can be fitted independently — useful for any bride whose waist and hip measurements sit at different points on a size chart, which is most brides.
It also gives you options on the day. A two-piece can be worn, adjusted and photographed in more ways than a single gown allows.
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.