Music superstar Dua Lipa choose a custom one CHANEL Haute Couture wedding dress for her wedding ceremony Callum Turner. The couple first married in a private civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London and then gathered guests in Palermo, Sicily for a three-day wedding celebration.
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The main ceremony took place at Villa Valguarnera in Bagheria, near Palermo. The 18th century estate provided the wedding with a dramatic backdrop, while the CHANEL dress gave the day its defining fashion moment. Matthew Blazey designed the bridal gown for Lipa, marking his first CHANEL Haute Couture bridal gown for a friend of the House. The design also reflected Lipa’s close relationship with the brand.
CHANEL made the dress by hand in the Haute Couture ateliers in Paris. Several Maisons d’art contributed to the final look, each bringing a particular technique to the dress, veil and shoes. Atelier Montex embroidered the dress with 480,000 beads, creating a dense surface throughout the bridal silhouette. Lesage created trompe l’oeil jewels through 1,155 hours of embroidery, adding a jewel effect directly to the fabric.
Lemarié added 25,000 feathers to the dress and the two-meter train. The feathers gave the bottom of the dress a softer texture and extended the detail on the train. Blazy styled the dress with a halter front and low back, keeping the cut straight, while the embroidery and feather carried the visual weight.
CHANEL completed the bridal look with a six-meter tulle veil. The veil featured beaded and feather embroidery, along with hand-cut organza appliqués. The veil frames the feather-detailed cover-up, and Massaro created custom white satin pumps for Lipa.
