June 11, 2014

Kosibah Real Bride Charlotte

By Kosibah

It is always a great show of confidence in one’s work when as a designer you get to create bridal gowns for more than one member of the same family. It was such a case in today’s Kosibah Real Bride Charlotte as I also got to create her sister’s bridal gown a couple of years later.

Charlotte wanted a fitted fishtail gown with some texture in the fabric. I created a gown featuring an asymmetrical empire-line bodice hand-draped in silk duchesse satin with a Swarovski embellished knot leading to 2 detachable shoulder straps. The corseted lower bodice and fishtail skirt was in textured silk tulle with Swarovski diamante crystals added on in the Kosibah Studio.

I also made the dresses worn by the 2 Bridesmaids (one of whom I later made a wedding gown for), the Mother of the Bride and the Grandmother of the Bride. As I usually do when I can, I arrived in the morning to dress the whole bridal party.

Charlotte, the daughter of Lord Boateng, a peer of the realm, had the privilege of getting married in the beautiful St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey with her reception taking place across Parliament Square at One Great George Street , a magnificent Grade II listed, four-domed, Edwardian building .

Charlotte removed her silk tulle cathedral veil after the wedding service and just before cutting the cake with her new husband, removed the detachable shoulder straps which created a more informal look to her dress.

Enjoy the images, especially the interiors of both St Margaret’s Church and One Great George Street.

About Kosibah

YemiKosibah - I am a Couture Bridal and Eveningwear designer specialising in figure enhancing gowns that shape and flatter the wearer. With my signature use of corsetry and draping, I'm able to celebrate the female form by recreating the Classical hour glass shape. Please follow my posts on Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/yemikosibah) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/yemikosibah) View all posts by Kosibah

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 at 9:35 am and tagged with couture, Couture bridal gown, couture bridalwear, Kosibah, Kosibah Real Bride, Mother of the Bride outfit, One Great George Street, St Margaret's Church, Yemi Kosibah, Yemi Osunkoya, YemiKosibah and posted in Events, Ideas and Inspirations, Real Weddings. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

8 responses to “Kosibah Real Bride Charlotte”

Veronica U
June 11th, 2014 at 3:00 pm

Absolutely amazing. Love it!

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- Kosibah
  June 11th, 2014 at 3:02 pm
  
  Thank you so much Veronica.
  
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Tara
June 12th, 2014 at 5:15 am

Wow, fantastic, simply fabulous. Makes me want to do it al over again. Particularly liked the Mother of the bride frock. What’s that clolour? Ice blue? Very nice. Welll done Yemi.

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- Kosibah
  June 12th, 2014 at 6:02 am
  
  Thank you so much Tara. The mother of the bride was wearing silver Dupion silk that indeed had a tinge of blue.
  
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camerondgoodwin23
June 16th, 2014 at 5:14 am

Hey, nice post! I’m Cameron and I’m very interested in fashion and style. I think you would enjoy my posts; I would really appreciate a follow back! Thanks!

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- Kosibah
  June 16th, 2014 at 5:51 am
  
  Thank you Cameron, I will do so.
  
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Oyinkansola
January 21st, 2015 at 9:58 pm

Great job sir….. I love the skirt fabric…

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- Kosibah
  February 25th, 2015 at 7:01 pm
  
  Thank you very much Oyinkansola.
  
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