The recreation
Leading dress maker Karen Willis Holmes goes over images of Kate Middleton’s dress.
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The recreation
Slowly more and more images begin to come through of Kate’s dress which Karen will base her pattern on.
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She discusses the design with her team of experts over dinner on Friday ngiht as the wedding is taking place.
The recreation
Karen begins by putting together the patterns of the dress.
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Karen talks over the design with some members of her team.
The recreation
Altogether Karen’s team put in 130 man hours into recreating the dress over just one weekend.
The recreation
Delicate French Chantilly lace was carefully cut to create the bodice of Kate’s dress.
The recreation
Karen uses herself as the model for the lace bodice part of the dress.
The recreation
The skirt of the dress is put together in parts on a mannequin and it takes four team members to assemble it.
The recreation
Karen puts the finishing touches on the skirt which has a lot of intricate detail and lace.
The recreation
After 130 hours the satin and French Chantilly lace replica of Kate Middleton’s wedding dress is complete!
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