The creation of Mother-of-the-Bride Cynthia’s custom gown from sketch to dancing into her daughter’s wedding Reception Hall.

Cynthia wore a 3-piece ensemble to her daughter’s wedding. A pale gold organza chemise with 3/4 length sleeves, a strapless corset in pale gold duchesse satin overplayed with blue and gold guipure lace and a floor length trumpet silhuette skirt in blue duchesse satin with a modified A-line overskirt in pale gold organza. All pieces were embellished with hand-cut appliques harvested from a single piece of lace.

The look was completed with a Gele (head wrap) as a nod to her Yoruba heritage.

Wedding location – London, England.

Please play the video to view the process.
Sketch of Mother of the Bride Cynthia’s gown
Lace fabric from which appliques will be harvested
Corset patterns on the Lace fabric
Corset patterns on the Lace fabric
Cutting out applique patterns from the Lace fabric
Placing Lace appliques unto Organza fabric (for the overskirt)
Lace appliques pinned unto Organza fabric (for the overskirt) which will later be hand-stitched in place
Lace appliques pinned unto satin fabric (for the skirt) which will later be hand-stitched in place
After dressing Cynthia
Cynthia with her aunt (my mother) Mrs Cosiba Osunkoya
Cynthia at the wedding service with her sister Belinda, also dressed in custom Kosibah
Cynthia at the wedding service with her sister Belinda, also dressed in custom Kosibah
Cynthia at the with her daughter Simi, also dressed in a custom Kosibah bridal gown
Cynthia, her husband the Father of the Bride with the newly wed couple
Cynthia dancing into the Reception hall
Cynthia dancing into the Reception hall

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