a wedding dress designed by her and a second look that her mother wore 40 years ago

Loreto is a designer, but to date, she had never created a wedding dress. These pieces are very difficult, not only because they are worn on a single day and generate emotional expectations, but because they are usually creations with great technical complexity, they must fit perfectly to the bride’s body, white is one of the sneakiest colors —shows details that other shades hide, such as an imperfect seam—and must work as a whole along with the rest of the accessories. But her bridal look, which they shaped at Arrate, a workshop in Barcelona, ​​was a success.

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A wedding dress inspired by ancient Greece and a recycled second look

The bride explains to us that she had never thought about creating her own dress, but after trying on other colleagues’ clothes, she always had changes in mind. “Being a designer, it didn’t seem right to me to mark every detail that I wanted to change on another creative, so I finally decided to design it myself from scratch.”

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Even so, he tells us, before launching fully into the process different options were triedsomething that seems fundamental to him. She, for example, had always felt a certain predilection for slip dresses cut on the bias. “When I tried them on I saw that they didn’t fit me well. That’s why I recommend trying on many styles and shapes, only then can you know what suits you best and what you’re most comfortable with.”

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When the time came to plan her bridal look, Loreto looked for inspiration from ancient Greecean era that both she and her husband, Samuel, are fascinated by. “I was doing a little research on pleats and draping and finally came across some images of the 1940s designer, Madame Gres. Her pleats reminded me of those Greek tunics, so little by little I designed the dress keeping those draping in mind, but always adapting to a more current style, hence the asymmetry and the bardot neckline“.

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Loreto explains to us that once the style of the dress was defined – a garment with puffed sleeves, pleats, frays, asymmetries and transparencies – what was most difficult for her was finding the most suitable materials. She wanted to join one of the trends that we see most frequently at the moment in the bridal world, the fabric overlay. And for that, finding the perfect textiles is essential. “It’s a shame that it’s increasingly difficult to find different, quality fabrics, so I bought the body fabric and sent it to be pleated. Both the body and the sleeves are made of super-vaporous silk fabric, so we had to give it a little body with satin lining”.

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One of the most special elements of the dress are the sleevessemi-transparent and puffy, finished with a beautiful frayed ruffle that came from the cuff. What we didn’t know is that they were full of anecdotes. “Everyone told me that they would give me problems at mealtime because they were very long and I couldn’t be happier to have followed my intuition, it was the most complimented thing about the dress!” she says delightedly.

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This very special garment, with a timeless air, was created in record time. Loreto was getting married on October 18 and until after the summer they did not see a toile whole. “I have to say that I have always been very calm with Begoña and the girls from Arrate, I never worried about the final result,” she says.

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The designer, like many other brides, decided to wear a second dress for her wedding. But instead of opting for a new creation, recycled the wedding dress that her mother had worn 40 years earlier. “She bought it in the store where she worked when she was young, it was really a party dress. It is a dress that has two shades of white, the one on the skirt is more ivory than the one on the body. She wore it with an underskirt and a bullfighter’s hat. of the same satin as the skirt, it was very different for its time, I see it as very modern. I only wore the short dress and I was very comfortable throughout the dance,” she tells us.

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From her great-great-grandmother’s nightgown to her bridal bouquet

It is increasingly common for brides to take great care of all the details of their big day, and that includes how they are going to dress during the preparations. He getting ready Not only does it leave us some wonderful images of the makeup and hair process, it also reveals authentic lingerie jewelry. Loreto tells us that she brought a nightgown that they had found in a trunk at her grandmother’s house. “It turned out to be my great-great-grandmother’s, it was in perfect condition and has a pattern that I had never seen before, it is a real gem. I had my great-grandmother’s ivory-colored Manila shawl by my side in case I was cold, which she has also worn on occasions special my grandmother. We could say that during everything Four generations of women from the family were represented that day. and they will always be reflected in the beautiful photos that Caleidoscopy took of me during the preparations.

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As for its accessories, instead of opting for classic pieces, Loreto opted for some earrings full of personalitylong, gold and pearls, from Ikelele. She also decided to wear a veil, although it was a last-minute choice, something much more common than it seems. “From the first moment I said that I would not wear a veil, I imagined myself with something in my hair, but more like a diadem or some type of bow. We wanted to try the veil with a piece of silk bambula and that’s when I saw myself dressed as a bride for the first time.”

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When shaping your branchLoreto explains to us that she wanted to have a wink with her husband’s mother and choose her favorite as the main flower: the orchid. “We were working on it the day before together with Carolina Bouquet, the artist behind the bouquet. It is made up of mauve chrysanthemums and another type of mini yellow orchid, the same tone as the Mehari that I entered with my father.”

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Choosing a look that reflects the bride’s personality and in which she feels comfortable not only involves thinking about the dress, but also choosing well both makeup and hairstyle. “As I don’t usually wear excessive makeup, in my day-to-day life I wanted something natural that Ruth Márquez knew how to capture perfectly. For my hair, I knew I also wanted what I always do to groom myself,” says Loreto.

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In matters beauty The bridal world has changed a lot in recent years. If before it was more common to see fiancees with marked eye shadows or very colored lips, now naturalness prevailsalso in the hairstyle. There are ballerina-inspired buns, simple updos, pigtails and braids; but also loose hair, whatever its length. Loreto showed off hers, medium length, with casual waves.

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Finally, we ask Loreto to let us advice for other brides who are in full search of their dress. “As I said before, comfort and that it reflects your personality. It is the dress that has to adapt to you, not you to the dress. That day is yours and your partner’s, you don’t have to care about the opinion of others, you have to be faithful to your intuition and taste.

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