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mariage pluvieux, mariage heureux // New Bridal Lookbook

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Vivat Veritas Bridal Lookbook 2014 Boho Wedding Custom Dress

It’s funny how opportunities can roll in while sitting on a couch, relaxing and scrolling down the instagram feed. I found Lisa’s feed from someone else’s and could not stop favoriting her photos. She is an amazing photographer! Especially this one and this one. Her photos have their own uniquness to them; and you are left with a dreamy fairy tale feel like after looking at her photos. It also happened that we have worked with some people in the past. Tokyo English speaking fashion/photography world is such a small world!

Anyway, we met up one day in June to shoot with a model Maria at Hibiya park. I had never been to Hibiya park prior to this, but it is a must-visit place. It is much more calm than the famous Yoyogi park. Lots of flowers and quiet paths. Unfortunately, right when we tried to shoot, it started to pour, but we went on to shoot anyway. I wasn’t sure how it would work out, but It gave the photos pretty melancholy feel, and I quite like it. Vivat Veritas Bridal Lookbook 2014 Boho Wedding Custom Dress 2 Vivat Veritas Bridal Lookbook 2014 Boho Wedding Custom Dress3

I made the title of the lookook, “mariage pluvieux, mariage heureux”. It means “Rainy wedding, happy marriage” in French.
Check out the full lookbook here.

“mariage pluvieux, mariage heureux”とはフランス語で、「雨の日の結婚式は幸せをよぶ」という意味があるそうです。
雨の日の結婚式はネガティブなイメージがありますが、こんな素敵な言い伝えがあるなんて、素敵です★

Lookbookの写真は、日比谷公園で撮影。
フォトグラファーはLisaさん。
彼女のとるナチュラル且つ夢の中のおとぎ話の様な雰囲気、すごく好きです。
家族写真やポートレートもやっているそうなので、今度、家族３人で記念にとってもらおうと思っています。
Lookbookはこちらから。

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The Process of Making Wedding Dress

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Hi, This is Rina. Chie and I are working on the wedding project as Chie has already posted. I’m taking on the bride’s wedding dress and the groom’s dress shirt and bow tie. I really appreciate this opportunity, and I’m so excited to learn from this experience.

The bride shared her favorite dress photos with me. We discussed dress colors, silhouettes, fabrics, and some details. We decided to make a beige A-line dress with tulle. This is one of the most interesting processes to make garments.

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Chie drafted bodice patterns, and I drafted the skirt pattern based on the book, 2Way Wedding Dress. I also drafted the gloom dress shirt based on the book, 男のシャツの本.

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I made a muslin for the wedding dress, dress shirt and bow tie as the first step. About wedding dress, we checked the fit, length of the skirt and train. I was relieved that it wasnt necessary to modify it drastically. However, the shirt is a bit too small in the armhole and collar for him. I realized that I have to go back to drafting patterns and modify them a lot. I usually make garments for myself, so I am able to modify and fit on at the same time. But I can’t do this on this men’s dress shirt making. Plus, I haven’t got used to making men’s garments. After coming back from the first fitting, I stared photos he wears the muslin shirt, and stared books explaining the relation between muslin ruck and physical types. I shipped the modified muslin dress shirt to him few days ago, and asked him to try it on again. I’m waiting forhis response now. I hope it fit well for him!

I’m sure I will be able to learn a lot of things through this project.

I went to Marunan in Shibuya and Okadaya in Shinjuku to buy dress fabrics a few days after the fitting day.
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These shops are not as cheap as Nippori, but I like them because stores are well organized and clerks are willing to give me advice. They have a wide range of formal dress fabric. You can order fabrics on their online stores, but you can find more things on the real stores.

Unfortunately, Marunan is going to shut down the store as well as their online store at the end of August. The clerk said they are going to close business. I’m sad because I like their assortment of products. Everything in Marunan is on closing sale, so it worth looking at if you can stop by Shibuya!
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I’ll update more about the wedding project process.

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先日のChieさんのBlog Postにもある通り、今わたしたちは一緒にウエディングドレス製作をしています。Chieさんは新郎のタキシードを、わたしは新婦のドレス、新郎のドレスシャツ、蝶ネクタイを製作しています。

とても責任ある仕事を任せてもらえて本当に嬉しく思っていますし、とてもわくわくしています！

このドレス製作において、まず花嫁から、彼女の気に入っているドレスの写真を数点頂きました。そして色やシルエット等について話し合い、ベージュのAラインドレスを作ることにしました。

パターンの作製はChieさんに協力してもらうのと同時に、”2Way Wedding Dress“と”男のシャツの本“という本を参考にしています。

シーチングで仮縫いを行い、フィッティングを確認します。ドレスはいくつかの補正をするだけで大丈夫そうでしたが、新婦のドレスシャツはアームホールや襟に大幅な補正が必要でした。正直、男物の洋服を作るのは不慣れなこともあり、不安もありますが本とにらめっこし、補正した仮縫いシャツを新婦へ送りました。サイズが合うといいなー。

フィッティングから数日後、ドレス生地を購入するために渋谷のマルナンと新宿のオカダヤへ行きました。

生地の種類も豊富ですし、店内もきれいで店員さんも親切なのでとても買い物がしやすいです。オンラインでも注文を受け付けていますが、実店舗にしかおいていない商品もいくつかあるようですね。

マルナンは今月末で閉店するとお店の方が言っていました。商品の品揃えが気に入っていたのでとても残念です。

またこのウエディングドレス製作についてはアップデートしていきたいです！

不慣れなことも多く、右往左往していますが、新郎新婦が気に入ったものが作れるように頑張ります　：）

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