Shimmering EleganceBridal Couture · Hanan Bakri

The most worked gown we make. The bodice is built in bands of hand-set crystal and silver beading that radiate from the waist upward, each row laid separately so the light breaks across the surface instead of sheeting off it. Below the waist the skirt is glitter tulle, enormously full, falling into a train that keeps its shape on the floor.

The veil is part of the piece rather than an accessory. It is cut to sit forward over the brow, crystal-worked along its whole border, and it holds the same silver as the bodice so the two do not fight each other in photographs.

Swarovski work at this density takes weeks and cannot be resized afterwards, so we build it to a final fitting rather than a first one. Write to the atelier in Amman on WhatsApp and we will set the calendar back from your date.