So, after many many MANY hours of sweat, blood and a few tears the bridal gown is 95% finished. I knew the gown would take a while, but I never thought it was going to take over 300 hours. I had finished the gown in around 250 hours but hated the way it looked and took the whole thing apart. Starting over with just the bodice, I reworked the chiffon overlay and created the sand dollar appliques throughout the bodice instead of the original idea of having it only on the bust. After reworking the bodice I toned down the skirt from the previous design by using only a few draped "fishing net" like cowls in the contrast color chiffon to bring in the theme but not take away from the intricacy of the bodice This gown an "Under the Sea" themed gown and the next will be "Old World" with a slim silhouette and a draped skirt-sketches will be posted soon. I think the next gown will only take around 200 hours but I don't think I will be attempting that anytime soon.
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