Featuring The Construction Of The Emma Gown

by Jennyvi Dizon February 26, 2022

Below are a series of photos I had taken while I was working on the Emma gown. For some reason I had imagined her in a light pink and so I was taking inventory of what I had available to me, I discovered the perfect fabric for what I imagined. Which was a combination of aesthetics from Gwyneth Paltrow's Emma circa 1996 and Anya Taylor-Joy's version from 2020 where you see Emma in darker evening wear.

What's funny is that I didn't even sketch out my design for the Emma gown, it all came together as I collected all the fabrics together and while I was working on it. From start to finish, I had exactly what I envisioned in my head and I was able to finish the gown in 2 and a half weeks.

The most time consuming part about the dress was all the hours I put into the handwork. From pinning the beading into place, to sewing them to the dress, readjusting the beading, and all the thread knotting, was probably a week on it's own.

I think from the family photo of real life matchmaker Cristina (Conti) Pineda and her family, she is pretty happy with the results.

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