Bella’s Wedding Dress

November 29th, 2011 | Breaking Dawn, Twilight News | No Comments »

Here are some interesting & fun  facts behind Bella Swan’s wedding dress from ‘Breaking Dawn’.

  1. Stephenie Meyer & Director, Bill Condon selected this design out of ten sketches that Ms. Herrera submitted.
  2. The wedding dress is handmade and took Ms. Herrera and four seamstresses six months to complete.
  3. The wedding dress was custom fit for Kristen Stewart.
  4. The dress is made out of crepe satin and French Chantilly lace
  5. 152 buttons line the back of the dress and there are 17 buttons on each sleeve
  6. Ms. Herrera designed the back of the dress to be a surprise, and she considers it very romantic.
  7. Ms Herrera plans to include the design in her 2012 collection and it will be available at her CHNY boutiques next year.
  8. The estimated value of Bella’s wedding dress is $35,000.
  9. The bridal dress company ‘Alfred Angelo’ will be selling a replica of the dress in select stores retailing at $799.

 

Watch the below video, which Ms. Herrera describes her experience with making the dress.

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