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November 17, 2022

The creation of Mother of the Bride Elizabeth’s couture outfit for her daughter’s Traditional Engagement ceremony.

Elizabeth commissioned a couture gown for her daughter’s Traditional Yoruba Engagement ceremony which took place a few days before her white wedding. I decided to create an gown that fused Yoruba and Western style elements.

The gown comprised of an off the shoulders corset bodice with 3/4 length sleeves and a trumpet silhouette skirt with a puddle train. The heavily beaded burnt orange tulle fabric with 3D flower detailing was backed with a satin underlay. I harvested some of the flowers to be hand stitched strategically throughout the gown.

The outfit was completed with a traditional head tie called a gele and shawl worn over the left shoulder in a bespoke Nigerian fabric called Aso-Oke handwoven in silk threads and embellished with pearls and burnt orange beads.

Location: The Resort At Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, CA.

Please play the video to view the process.

Heavily beaded fabric that the 3D flowers were harvested from
The flower appliques pinned in place on the toile. These will later be hand-stitched in place
Back view of the toile
Back view of the toile
The 3D flowers hand-stitched on the actual fabric
The gown in the middle of the creation process
The completed gown
Elizabeth in her couture Kosibah gown
Elizabeth in her couture Kosibah gown.

What are your thoughts or questions about the process involved in the creation of this gown? Please leave your comments below.

September 15, 2022

TRUST THE PROCESS – KOSIBAH COUTURE GOWN CALLIOPE.

The process of creating Kosibah couture gown Calliope from the Kosibah atelier till a styled shoot in the beautiful Chateau Challian. Strapless gown with ruched Tulle corseted bodice. Column skirt with puddle train. Hand stitched appliqués on the skirt. Tulle overskirt with cathedral train. Removable Tulle chemise with cap sleeves.

Styled shoot location: Chateau de Challian, Challian-la-Potherie, France.

Styled shoot images by Nek Vardikos.

Please play the video to view the process.

Pinning hand-cut appliques unto the skirt front
Pinning hand-cut appliques unto the skirt front
Hand sewing the appliques unto the lower end of the skirt front
Hand sewing the appliques unto the upper end of the skirt front
The appliques now stitched unto the skirt front
Appliques pinned unto the skirt back panel
Hand sewing the appliques unto the skirt back panel
The completed skirt back panel with appliques
Close up view of the hand stitched appliques
The underside of the skirt back panels showing the thread lines
The skirt front and back panels joined together (front view)
he skirt front and back panels joined together (back view)
Starting the top left to lower right draping process on the bodice
Draping the back of the bodice
Draping the back of the bodice
That section of draping completed
Each pin will be replaced by a stitch to keep the fold in place
The back view
Starting the top right to lower left draping process on the bodice
Creating draping folds held in place with the pins
Adding more folds
The draping completed. Half the folds have been hand-stitched in place, half still with the holding pins
The bodice facing, with the corsetry boning, and the skirt lining (front view)
The bodice facing, with the corsetry boning, and the skirt lining (back view)
The bodice and skirt pinned unto the dress stand o check the flow before the overskirt is added
The gown completed
Close up of the flow between the draped bodice and the gathered overskirt
Kosibah gown Calliope on location at Chateau Challian
Kosibah gown Calliope on location at Chateau Challian
Kosibah gown Calliope on location at Chateau Challian

What are your thoughts or questions about the process involved in the creation of this gown? Please leave your comments below.

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