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Photo Collaboration with Taichi Hatano

April 4, 2015 By Chie

Last fall, I had an opportunity to work on a photo collaboration with a Japanese photographer and retoucher, Taichi Hatano. When I saw this and this photos (his Flicker here), I was immediately drawn to his stylistic world which elegantly combines both photos and retouching. His photos are surreal put you in a fantasy world.

He chose lace butterfly back wedding dress for his project. The photo was taken in an empty park in Odaiba and was modeled by his girlfriend. The white butterflies around the model were all added in post production.

フォトグラファーでありリタッチャーでもある幡野さんと、去年の秋に撮影コラボしました。
ドレスは私が作ったサンプルを使い、お台場の公園で撮影しました。

テーマは「秋と冬の間の中で」。
幡野さんの作品はこちらからもご覧いただけます。

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Simple Satin Bridal Sash

March 31, 2015 By Chie

I recently had an opportunity to make a simple bridal sash for a customer. The design is very simple so how you tie it into a bow really determines the total look of the wedding dress. Being right handed, I had always started the first loop of the bow with the right side; but it turned out you can make a much better looking bow if you start from the left. I created a short video of how I tie a simple bridal sash (or any sash!) into a bow, so check it out if you are interested.

The sash is available in 11 different colors, all made in matte satin. The sash is made out of two layers of satin, so it is easy to tie it into a cute bow and without it being squashed.

P.S. Here is another bow sash with tulle, that matches with the cotton lace dress.

シンプルなウェディングドレス用ウエストベルトの結び方のビデオです♪
左側から、ループを作り結ぶと、かわいく結べます。

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In Process | Three-Way Lace Wedding Dress

March 24, 2015 By Chie

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Here are some pictures of the dress I had been working on. It is always a pleasant surprise when your taste matches exactly with customer requests. I love dresses with a more bohemian feel, delicate lace, open back and skirt design that shows off your figure.

I recently suggested a three-way wedding dress for a customer who has both ceremony and wedding party at different times. She wanted to enjoy two completely different styles, so I made a lace mini dress as a base and she can switch two over-skirts depending on where she goes. One style is made of lace and chiffon skirt, perfect for a beach wedding. It comes with many chiffon streamers which looks pretty strolling on the beach. The other style is princess-line skirt. With a petticoat underneath, it gives a great volume! I ended up using 50 meters of chiffon while making this.

I blogged about other wedding dresses I made in the past here, here and here.