Six panels of ivory tulle, each embroidered in Paris with a vine that grows heavier toward the hem. Sixty hours per panel, and no two panels repeat.
$17,300estimate · six fittings included
Cloth Ivory mikado
Train Chapel
Veil Cathedral
Available to fit · see current openings.
The cloth
The stiffest silk in the house. Sculptural, slightly ribbed, and quiet — it does not rustle, which brides notice during the vows.
Measurements & fit
Sizes cut
US 0 – 20, made to measure
Bodice
Lightly boned, invisible
Train
Chapel, 1.4 m
Hand-work
1,960 hours
Care & preservation
Silk of this weight is cleaned by hand only. After the wedding we collect the gown, clean it in the salon and seal it in an acid-free box — included for the first year. Never store it on a hanger; the weight of the train will pull the shoulder seams within a season.
Delivery & timeline
From first fitting to final press is twenty-two weeks. Book at least seven months before the date so there is room for a second body change. Rush work is possible for a fee, but it costs the second fitting.
How this one is made.
Weeks 1–3
The drawing
The vine is drawn full-size on paper first, then traced panel by panel.
Weeks 4–16
Paris
Six panels, sixty hours each, worked by two embroiderers so the hand stays consistent.
Weeks 17–20
Joining
Panels are joined so the vine crosses each seam without a break — the slowest week in the house.
Weeks 21–26
Fittings
Hem last, always. Cutting an embroidered hem wrong cannot be undone.