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Ife

Barnston Lodge, Essex, UK · Couture · Photographs: Annie Poe

“Well, I feel amazing, fantastic, and beautiful! I feel like I got classy, and sexy, and princess all at the same time, and I’ve had the best time. And thank you all so much for everything. I mean, wow!”

Ife in black and white, standing in a doorway at Barnston Lodge, Essex, holding a glass of champagne. Her couture halter-neck gown has a floral-appliquéd column skirt, with the detachable overskirt and long train sweeping behind her.

Ife’s couture wedding gown

For her wedding in Essex, Ife wore a striking bespoke Kosibah couture bridal gown that brought together contemporary sophistication, sensuality and romantic grandeur. The beautifully sculpted halter-neck bodice complemented a sleek, figure-hugging skirt embellished with intricate three-dimensional floral appliqués and delicate beadwork.

A dramatic detachable overskirt, complete with a sweeping train and statement bow at the back, transformed the gown into an elegant, voluminous bridal silhouette for the ceremony. Removing the overskirt revealed a sophisticated, embellished column gown for the evening celebrations, giving Ife two distinctive looks in one exquisite couture creation.

  • Ife and her husband hold hands on a gravel drive at Barnston Lodge, Essex. She wears a halter-neck bridal gown with a floral-appliquéd skirt and a detachable overskirt with a sweeping train.
  • Black and white view from above as Ife walks down the aisle of the church in Essex beside an older man in a dark suit, her veil and the voluminous overskirt of her couture gown spilling behind her.
  • Ife steps out of a vintage cream convertible at Barnston Lodge, Essex, helped by her husband, in a halter-neck bridal gown with a beaded floral-appliquéd skirt and a detachable overskirt.
  • Ife and her husband walk hand in hand across the lawn at Barnston Lodge, Essex, laughing. Her halter-neck gown has an embellished fitted skirt, with the detachable overskirt billowing out behind her.
  • Ife and her husband stand in front of the Georgian manor house at Barnston Lodge, Essex, beside a vintage open-top car. She wears a bespoke Kosibah couture bridal gown with a flowing train.
  • Ife and her husband enter the marquee reception at Barnston Lodge, Essex, hand in hand. She raises an arm in a halter-neck gown with an embellished floral skirt and detachable overskirt.
  • Black and white close-up of Ife laughing as she toasts with her husband. Her white halter-neck bodice is edged with a beaded sash above a delicately embellished skirt.
  • Ife dances at her evening reception at Barnston Lodge, Essex, in the embellished halter-neck column gown revealed when the overskirt came off, its skirt covered in three-dimensional floral appliqués and beadwork.
  • Fashion illustration of Ife's gown, signed Yemi Osunkoya, Kosibah: a sculpted halter-neck bodice, a figure-hugging skirt of three-dimensional floral appliqués and beadwork, and a detachable overskirt, with close-ups.

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