Finding the perfect wedding dress can be a challenge, but one bride avoided all the shopping trips by having a custom made gown. Mariana Pavani not only wore a dress no one else had ever worn before when she walked down the aisle this month, she also made fashion history by wearing the world’s first 3D-printed wedding gown.
The Brazilian lawyer enlisted Dutch designer Iris van Herpen, known for creating delicate 3D-printed pieces, to make the dress. Pavani first had a 3D body scan to make sure the fit would be perfect, and over the course of two years, she flew to Paris twice and Amsterdam three times for more fittings. The one-of-a-kind gown features a structured bodice that “twists around the torso and up her neck like boney vines,” with a textured skirt that was pleated by hand, and the dress has no seams.
The design took van Herpen 600 hours using a software called ZBrush, then printing it took another 41 hours. According to the designer, the finished frock encapsulates “femininity with a cutting-edge vibe.” The bride was thrilled with the gown, which she calls a masterpiece. “We achieved everything I was hoping for,” Pavani says. “The final design makes me feel powerful and feminine, a very unique and singular look.”
Source: NY Post