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Like a Fairytale: Catherine Middleton's Wedding Dress


British Royal Wedding, April 29th, 2011
Prince William and Ms. Catherine Middleton


Vogue Daily — Catherine Middleton



Vogue Daily — Catherine Middleton



Vogue Daily — Catherine Middleton and her sister, Pippa Middleton

Stunning dress! Simply elegantly beautiful, regal. Love the dress so much... If only I had a chance to wear such beautiful dress like that.. ;) Of course, with a necessary modification to suit the Islamic modesty..

The dress was made by a personal collaboration between the bride and her designer, Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.


From the official press release:
“The lace applique for the bodice and skirt was handmade by the Royal School of Needlework, with individual flowers hand-cut from lace (in shapes of roses, thistle, daffodils and shamrocks). The dress is made of ivory and white satin gazar with a skirt in the shape of an opening flower. The satin bodice, narrowed at the waist and padded at the hips in a McQueen signature, is based on Victorian corsetry. The back is finished with 58 gazar and organza covered buttons.

The veil, made of ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers, is held in place by a 1936 Cartier tiara, lent to Ms. Middleton by the Queen. (It was bought for her mother by the Duke of York and presented to Queen Elizabeth on her 18th birthday.) Ms. Middleton’s earrings—shaped like oak leaves with a pave set diamond acorn suspended in the center—are by Robinson Pelham. The shoes are also by McQueen.”

On  her head, Catherine wore a Cartier Halo Tiara lent by the Queen. It carried the nuance of simplicity, regalia, and family meaning.

The bouquet was designed by Shane Connolly, and each flower in the bouquet carried a meaning. The flowers' meanings are:
Lily-of-the-valley: Return of happiness
Sweet William: Gallantry
Hyacinth: Constancy of love
Ivy: Fidelity; marriage; wedded love; friendship; affection
Myrtle: the emblem of marriage; love.


Prince William and Princess Catherine

Hope they will live happily ever after..


A bit flashback to the time before the wedding, back in December 2010, some Designers sketched their suggestions for Chaterine Middleton's wedding dress:

Rebecca Taylor
Karl Lagerfeld



Alberta Ferretti
Frida Giannini, Gucci


Jason Wu

Lela Rose


Angela Missoni



Monique Lhuillier





Nanette Lepore


Peter Copping, Nina Ricci
Rachel Roy



Prabal Gurung






Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, Valentino

Vera Wang



Christian Lacroix

Now, we finally find out which designer Princess Chaterine has chosen to collaborate with for her wedding dress... :)


Click here to see more Designers Sketches for Catherine's wedding dress.



Source: "Vogue on Catherine Middleton's Wedding Dress" [Vogue], RedCarpet-FashionAwards, and WWD.




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Hijab Tutorial and May Giveaway!

Three pashmina for three lucky winners!


Before we go into a giveaway time, as I promised, I will share one more Hijab Styling Tutorial from Scarf SweetHoney. Here's the hot mama style:


(Photo: Courtesy of Scarf SweetHoney)


About Scarf SweetHoney:

It's an online Hijab and Shawl shop based in Malaysia. Founded by Nadia and Bieyha, they sell various hijabs, shawls, scarves, and underscarves.

Their latest collection are Hijab Denim AZRA, Hijab Denim ALEYA, and The Crumple ANYA.

Not only sell Hijabs, they also provide some tutorials of Hijab Wrapping on their site. Go look around their site, see Scarf SweetHoney's gorgeous products, and don't forget to check out their Hijab Tutorial on the site... because they have many refreshing hijab styles to share.

Here's their site: ScarfSweetHoney.com 


Now it's time for the giveaway!

The lovely Nadia and Bieyha, the owners of Scarf SweetHoney, are kindly giving away three gorgeous PASHMINA CRUMPLE ANYA from their latest collection.




So, there will be THREE winners! Yeyy! :)


To have a valid entry in this competition, you must do these three things:

1. Follow Scarf SweetHoney on Twitter (@ScarfSweethoney)
   
2. Re-tweet this message on Twitter:

RT @fashioningfaith Win a gorgeous crumple ANYA pashmina! 3 pashmina for 3 lucky winners! http://bit.ly/jgOlGo  #fashioningfaithsshgiveaway

    (Just copy and paste the message above, then tweet it to your followers)


3. Visit Scarf SweetHoney site: click here, and then send in an email telling which your favorite hijab from Scarf SweetHoney's site, along with your full name, city (where you live), and your Twitter ID to fashioningfaith@gmail.com with "May Giveaway" on the subject line.


Please note that if any of this information is missing, you will not be entered into the competition.

The deadline for entries is midnight GMT on Sunday, May 22nd, 2011, and the giveaway is open to entrants from all countries!

I will determine the winner by giving each entry a number and use random.org to select the winning number (on Monday, May 23rd, 2011). The winner will be contacted via email, and will have 24 hours to respond to my email. If not, a new winner will be chosen and contacted.

Okay, I look forward to your entries, and don't forget to tell all your families and friends about this giveaway! ^_^




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Muslimah Bridal Fashion Show


by the Students of 'Rias dan Busana', Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY)
at Yogyakarta Fashion Lunch, April 23rd, 2011; Royal Garden Resto, Yogyakarta


Last week, I attended a Fashion Lunch held in Yogyakarta in regard to Kartini's Day, and watched the Fashion Show. The show was divided into two session. First the 'Kebaya' (traditional women clothing in Indonesia) Fashion Show by several designers in Yogyakarta, then continued by Muslimah Bridal Fashion Show by the students of UNY.

Here are some pictures of Bridal Fashion Show I took from the show. The make-up, clothing, headdresses styles, and hijab accessories/jewelries were influenced by Middle East and Javanese Traditional Brides.

Most of the models were modelling 'kebaya', too.











The Headdresses, Jewelries, and 'Kebaya':






View from the back:



'Middle East' Style:





Not allowed to Copy and Paste any of these pictures.
Photos: Courtesy of Rania, fashioningfaith.blogspot.com




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