Tessa wanted a contemporary, colourful wedding gown for her special day.
The cloak’s fastener has hand-sewn buttonholes and silver embroidery.
The cloak is cut and made in a way that makes it look like it has a hood at the back.
The hand embroidered design is based on Tessa’s necklace.
Chinese knotwork creates a focal point at the back of the cloak
The dress is made from jade green satin with over layer of very pale green chiffon.
Tessa wore a classically styled silver silk cloak which concealed the embroidery on her dress, for maximum effect later
The false hood is embellished with the same crystals as the dress.
Tessa, looking radiant on her wedding day.
Together, we designed a delicate wedding dress in jade green silk, with a chiffon overlay in a very pale green. Inspired by the design of her favourite necklace, I hand-embroidered the bodice with silver thread and crystals.
In order to create a magical ‘reveal’, Tessa chose to wear a silver silk cloak over her dress. The fastener tab cleverly concealed the embroidery on her bodice until she removed the cloak during the service.
The cloak was cut to a classical shape, carefully draped to create a ‘hood’ at the back which I decorated with a piece of Chinese knotwork. The same crystals and silver thread which I used to embellish the dress bodice were scattered over the cloak to discreet effect.